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The Queen's Medical Research Institute

In research, The Queen's Medical Research Institute stands highest in Medicine (#3,692 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,767 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,456
of 28,054 · #4,099 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#211
of 1,094
Research works
935
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
56.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is The Queen's Medical Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #3,692 of 10,443 31.2%88 #2763
Health SciencesDomain #4,767 of 11,982 30.7%94 #3097

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Queen's Medical Research 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.21× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.96× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.51× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.72× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.92× its world share, 88 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at The Queen's Medical Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Epidemiology and Diabetes.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Inflammation15▲ 4.7×66 topics
  2. Epidemiology13▲ 2.0×75 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 6.2×31 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress10▲ 4.0×37 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 7.8×17 topics
  6. Cancer9▲ 4.3×38 topics
  7. Hypertension7▲ 16×13 topics
  8. Biomarkers6▲ 5.8×15 topics
  9. Diabetes6▲ 7.9×16 topics
  10. Obesity6▲ 4.7×18 topics
  11. Treatment5▲ 2.5×23 topics
  12. Diagnosis5▲ 3.2×23 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Events4▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Heart Failure4▲ 6.5×10 topics
  15. Metabolism4▲ 5.0×14 topics
  16. Gene Expression4▲ 4.2×12 topics
  17. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 8.6×8 topics
  18. Atherosclerosis4▲ 8.8×12 topics
  19. Glycemic Control4▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Aldosterone4▲ 86×1 topic
  21. Insulin Resistance4▲ 5.0×8 topics
  22. Primary Aldosteronism4▲ 86×1 topic
  23. Genetics3▲ 3.1×14 topics
  24. Cytokines3▲ 6.9×7 topics
  25. Insulin Therapy3▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Angiogenesis3▲ 5.9×11 topics
  27. Regulation3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  28. Type 1 Diabetes3▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  30. Echocardiography3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  31. Macrophages3▲ 9.5×7 topics
  32. Biogenesis2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  33. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  34. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  35. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 6.5×8 topics
  36. Fibrosis2▲ 8.1×6 topics
  37. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  38. Autoimmunity2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  39. Liver Transplantation2▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Renal Function2▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does The Queen's Medical Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, Diabetes Management and Research, MicroRNA in disease regulation and Heart Failure Treatment and Management.

Hormonal Regulation and …4Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension: 4 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regulation: 2 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection: 1 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksStress Responses and Cor…1Stress Responses and Cortisol: 1 fractional worksAdrenal Hormones and Disorders: 1 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 1 fractional worksCongenital heart defects…1Congenital heart defects research: 1 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismCancer ResearchCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePharmacology4 others

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

  1. 1 Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  3. 3 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 2 works
  4. 4 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection Pharmacology 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 Stress Responses and Cortisol Behavioral Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Adrenal Hormones and Disorders Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Congenital heart defects research Molecular Biology 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 available67.5%not open32.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.8%domestic only62.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Queen's Medical Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017.

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

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