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Rosalind Franklin Institute

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,444
of 22,385 · #5,174 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#258
of 862
Research works
200
▲ 161% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
56%
world 18%
Rosalind Franklin Institute

Which fields of science does Rosalind Franklin Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Rosalind Franklin Institute is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (29%), Medicine (16%), Engineering (10%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 50 fractional works · 41.3% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 9.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 fractional works · 9.8% of its workRadiation: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 7 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 44 fractional works · 36.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 36 fractional works · 29.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 13.6% of its workStructural Biology: 9 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 17.7% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 15.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKRosalind FranklinInstitute121fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences36%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering129.9%
    2. Physics and Astronomy129.8%
    3. Materials Science118.9%
    4. Chemistry97.5%
    5. Computer Science32.2%
    6. Environmental Science22.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    8. Energy00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3629.4%
    2. Neuroscience32.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology32.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine1915.5%
    2. Health Professions21.6%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    1. Psychology32.6%
    2. Social Sciences21.3%
    3. Decision Sciences10.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Rosalind Franklin Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 35.6 works5.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.51× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.30× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.75× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.75× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.54× its world share, 11 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.41× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.51×36 works
  2. Chemistry4.75×9 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy4.41×12 works
  4. Materials Science2.54×11 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.30×3 works
  6. Neuroscience1.75×3 works
  7. Nursing1.15×1 works
  8. Psychology0.84×3 works
  9. Medicine0.81×19 works
  10. Engineering0.66×12 works
  11. Health Professions0.61×2 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.52×1 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.46×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.40×2 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×2 works
  18. Energy0.29×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.28×3 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.12×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.11×2 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Rosalind Franklin Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Michael Grange, Michele C. Darrow and Maud Dumoux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rosalind Franklin Institute.

  1. 1 Michael Grange United Kingdom · #294,608 worldwide 1.3k citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Michele C. Darrow United Kingdom · #429,724 worldwide 1.5k citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Maud Dumoux United Kingdom · #493,623 worldwide 1.6k citations · 71 works
  4. 4 L. Moynié United Kingdom · #572,063 worldwide 2.2k citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Miriam Weckener United Kingdom · #606,960 worldwide 1.1k citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Audrey Le Bas United Kingdom · #609,971 worldwide 966 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Thomas S. Glen United Kingdom · #884,146 worldwide 1k citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Ajay Jha United Kingdom · #938,319 worldwide 1.2k citations · 96 works
  9. 9 Yana Demyanenko United Kingdom · #1,233,558 worldwide 70 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Nikita Levin United Kingdom · #1,677,023 worldwide 389 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Rosalind Franklin Institute

What are the most cited papers from Rosalind Franklin Institute?

The most cited paper from Rosalind Franklin Institute is "Interprofessional collaboration: three best practice models of interprofessional education" (DianeR. Bridges, Richard A. Davidson, Peggy Soule Odegard et al., 2011), with 1,025 citations. Next come "Mitochondrial dysfunction in schizophrenia: evidence for compromised brain metabolism and oxidative stress" (982) and "The CCP 4 suite: integrative software for macromolecular crystallography" (945).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Interprofessional collaboration: three best practice models of interprofessional education DianeR. Bridges, Richard A. Davidson, Peggy Soule Odegard et al. · Medical Education Online Open access 2011 1,025
2 Mitochondrial dysfunction in schizophrenia: evidence for compromised brain metabolism and oxidative stress Sudhakaran Prabakaran, Jane E. SWATTON, Margaret M. Ryan et al. · Molecular Psychiatry 20 Apr 2004 982
3 The CCP 4 suite: integrative software for macromolecular crystallography Jon Agirre et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology Open access 4 May 2023 945
4 Neutralizing nanobodies bind SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD and block interaction with ACE2 Jiandong Huo et al. · Nature Structural & Molecular Biology Open access 13 Jul 2020 554
5 Porins and small-molecule translocation across the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria Julia Vergalli, Igor V. Bodrenko, Muriel Masi et al. · Nature Reviews Microbiology Review 2 Dec 2019 430
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rosalind Franklin Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Image Processing, Cryo-Electron Microscopy, Single-Particle Analysis, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Tomography and X-ray Imaging.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Image Processing11▲ 21×5 topics
  2. Cryo-Electron Microscopy9▲ 447×1 topic
  3. Single-Particle Analysis9▲ 447×1 topic
  4. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy7▲ 79×2 topics
  5. Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths7▲ 314×1 topic
  6. Scanning Electron Microscopy7▲ 255×1 topic
  7. Tomography6▲ 27×4 topics
  8. X-ray Imaging5▲ 128×2 topics
  9. Phase Retrieval5▲ 278×1 topic
  10. Ptychography5▲ 278×1 topic
  11. Mass Spectrometry4▲ 24×4 topics
  12. Glycosylation4▲ 31×3 topics
  13. Cancer4▲ 2.5×17 topics
  14. Proteomics4▲ 52×2 topics
  15. Imaging4▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Electrospray3▲ 81×1 topic
  17. Ionization3▲ 81×1 topic
  18. Molecular Dynamics3▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Angiogenesis3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  20. Integrated Circuits3▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Drug Discovery3▲ 9.5×4 topics
  22. Failure Analysis3▲ 23×1 topic
  23. Photon Emission Microscopy3▲ 81×1 topic
  24. Quantitative Analysis2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  25. Nanostructures2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  26. Immune System2▲ 8.1×6 topics
  27. Nanoscale Patterning2▲ 72×2 topics
  28. Cell Signaling2▲ 12×8 topics
  29. Molecular Imaging2▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Surface Engineering2▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Genomics2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Ion Beam2▲ 123×1 topic
  34. Surface Analysis2▲ 123×1 topic
  35. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Glycans2▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Mucins2▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Antibody Engineering2▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Fc Receptors2▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Extracellular Matrix2▲ 7.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Rosalind Franklin Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques, Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications.

Advanced Electron Micros…9Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 9 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 7 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 5 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techni…3Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and …3Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 3 fractional worksIon-surface interactions…2Ion-surface interactions and analysis: 2 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 2 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksEnzyme Structure and Function: 2 fractional worksCrystallography and Radiation Phenomena: 1 fractional works
Structural BiologySurfaces, Coatings and FilmsRadiationSpectroscopy6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 9 works
  2. 2 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 7 works
  3. 3 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 5 works
  4. 4 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 3 works
  5. 5 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 2 works
  7. 7 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  9. 9 Enzyme Structure and Function Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Crystallography and Radiation Phenomena Condensed Matter Physics 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available67.0%not open33.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.9%domestic only44.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rosalind Franklin Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 161% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Rosalind Franklin Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00056% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Rosalind Franklin Institute0.00054% in 20251990200020102020

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