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The Pirbright Institute

In research, The Pirbright Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,327 of 6,403 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,423 of 9,902 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,481 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Infectious Diseases (Agronomy and Crop Science is 51.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,984
of 22,385 · #4,899 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#337
of 862
Research works
2.9k
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
131k
45.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
The Pirbright Institute

What is The Pirbright Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #1,327 of 6,403 13.5%105 #1693
Health SciencesDomain #3,423 of 9,902 11.8%74 #2897
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,481 of 3,157 15.1%63 #850
MedicineField #4,654 of 8,541 11.9%71 #4114

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Pirbright Institute sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#1,693 #1,327
  2. Health Sciences#2,897 #3,423
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#850 #1,481
  4. Medicine#4,114 #4,654
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does The Pirbright Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at The Pirbright Institute is in Life Sciences, 40% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (32%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%). It does 3.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 125 fractional works · 55.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 72 fractional works · 32.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 27 fractional works · 12.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 21 fractional works · 9.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 15 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 31 fractional works · 13.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 9.6% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 22 fractional works · 9.7% of its workImmunology: 15 fractional works · 6.9% of its workVirology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 90 fractional works · 40.3% of its workMedicine: 88 fractional works · 39.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 28 fractional works · 12.4% of its workEpidemiology: 27 fractional works · 12.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKThe PirbrightInstitute224fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences56%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences40%Social Sciences1%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7232.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3113.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology229.7%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    1. Medicine8839.1%
    2. Veterinary20.7%
    3. Health Professions10.4%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    1. Environmental Science31.4%
    2. Chemistry10.4%
    3. Materials Science10.2%
    4. Mathematics00.1%
    5. Engineering00.1%
    6. Computer Science00.1%
    1. Social Sciences10.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    4. Psychology00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does The Pirbright Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 51.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 27.1 works51×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 21.4 works20×
  3. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 27.8 works18×
  4. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 21.6 works9.6×
← 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: 6.73× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.58× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.59× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.04× its world share, 88 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.53× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology9.59×22 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.73×72 works
  3. Veterinary5.53×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.58×31 works
  5. Medicine2.04×88 works
  6. Environmental Science0.28×3 works
  7. Chemistry0.26×1 works
  8. Neuroscience0.25×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.15×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.13×1 works
  12. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×1 works
  14. Materials Science0.07×1 works
  15. Nursing0.06×0 works
  16. Psychology0.06×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.03×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.01×0 works
  19. Engineering0.01×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at The Pirbright Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Nazia Thakur, Dalan Bailey and Andrew E. Shaw lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Pirbright Institute.

  1. 1 Nazia Thakur United Kingdom · #113,954 worldwide 5.4k citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Dalan Bailey United Kingdom · #159,837 worldwide 5k citations · 141 works
  3. 3 Andrew E. Shaw United Kingdom · #208,270 worldwide 3.7k citations · 75 works
  4. 4 Isabelle Dietrich United Kingdom · #235,001 worldwide 4.7k citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Lynnette C. Goatley United Kingdom · #257,294 worldwide 3.5k citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Michelle A. E. Anderson United Kingdom · #264,217 worldwide 2.4k citations · 74 works
  7. 7 Kyriaki Nomikou United Kingdom · #269,724 worldwide 8.9k citations · 121 works
  8. 8 Andrew M. Q. King United Kingdom · #285,453 worldwide 12k citations · 74 works
  9. 9 Eeva S. M. Tuppurainen United Kingdom · #306,790 worldwide 4.9k citations · 66 works
  10. 10 Christopher L. Netherton United Kingdom · #350,268 worldwide 4.4k citations · 88 works
All ranked researchers at The Pirbright Institute

What are the most cited papers from The Pirbright Institute?

The most cited paper from The Pirbright Institute is "Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution" (LaDeana W. Hillier et al., 2004), with 2,532 citations. Next come "Transmissions to mice indicate that ‘new variant’ CJD is caused by the BSE agent" (1,991) and "Insulin-dependent stimulation of protein synthesis by phosphorylation of a regulator of 5'-cap function" (1,248).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution LaDeana W. Hillier et al. · Nature 174 authors 9 Dec 2004 2,532
2 Transmissions to mice indicate that ‘new variant’ CJD is caused by the BSE agent M. E. Bruce, Robert G. Will, James W. Ironside et al. · Nature Oct 1997 1,991
3 Insulin-dependent stimulation of protein synthesis by phosphorylation of a regulator of 5'-cap function Arnim Pause, Graham J. Belsham, Anne‐Claude Gingras et al. · Nature 27 Oct 1994 1,248
4 Culicoides Biting Midges: Their Role as Arbovirus Vectors P. S. Mellor, J. P. T. Boorman, Matthew Baylis · Annual Review of Entomology Review 2000 1,114
5 Changes to taxonomy and the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2018) Andrew M. Q. King et al. · Archives of Virology Open access 12 May 2018 1,105
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at The Pirbright Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Genetic Characterization, Vaccine, Viral Pathogenesis, Immune Response, Vaccines and Disease Control.

▲ 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. Epidemiology104▲ 12×33 topics
  2. Pathogenesis63▲ 55×10 topics
  3. Genetic Characterization48▲ 474×2 topics
  4. Vaccine44▲ 49×8 topics
  5. Viral Pathogenesis32▲ 229×3 topics
  6. Immune Response31▲ 25×16 topics
  7. Vaccines28▲ 226×2 topics
  8. Disease Control27▲ 267×2 topics
  9. African Swine Fever27▲ 450×1 topic
  10. Foot-and-Mouth Disease27▲ 450×1 topic
  11. Climate Change22▲ 3.6×11 topics
  12. Coronavirus21▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Bluetongue Virus21▲ 509×1 topic
  14. Culicoides Biting Midges21▲ 509×1 topic
  15. Viral Infection19▲ 118×2 topics
  16. Pandemic16▲ 7.2×5 topics
  17. Heart Failure16▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance15▲ 125×1 topic
  19. Immunosuppressive Therapy15▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Myocarditis15▲ 208×1 topic
  21. Metagenomics15▲ 74×2 topics
  22. Genomic Sequencing15▲ 58×2 topics
  23. Infection15▲ 26×4 topics
  24. Circovirus14▲ 207×1 topic
  25. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus14▲ 207×1 topic
  26. Vaccine Development14▲ 24×9 topics
  27. Public Health12▲ 3.6×10 topics
  28. Viral Transmission12▲ 37×4 topics
  29. Genetic Diversity10▲ 9.7×8 topics
  30. Genomics9▲ 14×6 topics
  31. SARS-CoV-29▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Virus9▲ 42×3 topics
  33. Norovirus9▲ 92×1 topic
  34. Rotavirus9▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers9▲ 93×1 topic
  36. Zoonotic Infections9▲ 71×1 topic
  37. Immunity8▲ 9.1×5 topics
  38. ACE2 Receptor8▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Antibodies8▲ 63×2 topics
  40. Glycosylation8▲ 33×3 topics

Which research topics does The Pirbright Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Viral Infections and Immunology Research and Animal Virus Infections Studies.

Animal Disease Managemen…27Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 27 fractional worksVector-Borne Animal Diseases: 21 fractional worksViral Infections and Immunology Research: 15 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections Studies: 14 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 9 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…9Viral Infections and Vectors: 9 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research Studies: 8 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 7 fractional worksHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments: 7 fractional worksVirology and Viral Diseases: 5 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineAnimal Science and Zoology2 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 27 works
  2. 2 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 21 works
  3. 3 Viral Infections and Immunology Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 15 works
  4. 4 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 14 works
  5. 5 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 9 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 9 works
  7. 7 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 8 works
  8. 8 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 7 works
  9. 9 Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments Epidemiology 7 works
  10. 10 Virology and Viral Diseases Epidemiology 5 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 available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.9%domestic only70.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Pirbright Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is The Pirbright Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00089% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%The Pirbright Institute0.00063% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of The Pirbright Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%The Pirbright Institute16.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.0% in 2013.

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