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Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom)

In research, Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom) stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,289 of 11,023 worldwide), Health Sciences (#13,031 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,522 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,916
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,132
of 1,844
Research works
565
▲ 63% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom)

What is Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #6,289 of 11,023 11.9%203
Health SciencesDomain #13,031 of 16,688 9.7%199
MedicineField #11,522 of 14,558 9.8%175
Physical SciencesDomain #16,846 of 17,446 9.5%136

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom) 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 fields of science does Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 36% of research at Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom) is in Life Sciences, 35% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%), Chemistry (13%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 203 fractional works · 35.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 107 fractional works · 19.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 72 fractional works · 12.7% of its workBiochemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 30 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 19 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 24 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 24 fractional works · 4.2% of its workImmunology: 20 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 17 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 199 fractional works · 35.2% of its workMedicine: 175 fractional works · 30.9% of its workPhysiology: 23 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPharmacology: 23 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGastroenterology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmall Animals: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 136 fractional works · 24.1% of its workChemistry: 73 fractional works · 12.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 46 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 16 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 22 fractional works · 3.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUpsher-SmithLaboratories…565fractional works, all years
Life Sciences36%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10719.0%
    2. Neuroscience305.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences244.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology244.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics173.0%
    1. Medicine17530.9%
    2. Veterinary91.6%
    3. Nursing91.6%
    4. Health Professions61.0%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Chemistry7312.9%
    2. Engineering223.9%
    3. Computer Science111.9%
    4. Environmental Science101.7%
    5. Materials Science81.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy50.8%
    7. Mathematics40.7%
    8. Chemical Engineering30.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Psychology91.6%
    2. Social Sciences71.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities51.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.4%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.00× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.75× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.91× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 2.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksMedicinePsychology: 3.17× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× 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, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology6.75×1 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.00×3 works
  3. Neuroscience4.91×1 works
  4. Psychology3.17×1 works
  5. Chemistry2.28×0 works
  6. Medicine1.21×2 works
  7. Health Professions1.16×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.53×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.48×1 works
  11. Materials Science0.47×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.26×0 works
  13. Engineering0.25×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Desjardins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Desjardins United Kingdom · #5,043,497 worldwide 18 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom) is "Antibiotic-Induced Perturbations of the Intestinal Microbiota Alter Host Susceptibility to Enteric Infection" (Inna Sekirov, Nicola M. Tam, Maria Jogova et al., 2008), with 501 citations. Next come "Functional Annotation, Genome Organization and Phylogeny of the Grapevine (Vitis vinifera) Terpene Synthase Gene Family Based on Genome Assembly, FLcDNA Cloning, and Enzyme Assays" (465) and "Effects of Antibiotics on Human Microbiota and Subsequent Disease" (304).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Antibiotic-Induced Perturbations of the Intestinal Microbiota Alter Host Susceptibility to Enteric Infection Inna Sekirov, Nicola M. Tam, Maria Jogova et al. · Infection and Immunity Open access 5 Aug 2008 501
2 Functional Annotation, Genome Organization and Phylogeny of the Grapevine (Vitis vinifera) Terpene Synthase Gene Family Based on Genome Assembly, FLcDNA Cloning, and Enzyme Assays Diane M Martin, Sébastien Aubourg, Marina B Schouwey et al. · BMC Plant Biology Open access 21 Oct 2010 465
3 Effects of Antibiotics on Human Microbiota and Subsequent Disease Kristie M. Keeney, Sophie Yurist‐Doutsch, Marie‐Claire Arrieta et al. · Annual Review of Microbiology ReviewOpen access 27 Jun 2014 304
4 Global transcript profiling of primary stems from Arabidopsis thaliana identifies candidate genes for missing links in lignin biosynthesis and transcriptional regulators of fiber differentiation Jürgen Ehlting, Nathalie Mattheus, Dana S. Aeschliman et al. · The Plant Journal Open access Apr 2005 299
5 Perinatal antibiotic treatment affects murine microbiota, immune responses and allergic asthma Shannon Russell, Matthew J. Gold, Benjamin P. Willing et al. · Gut Microbes Open access 2013 291
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Synthesis, Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry, Epidemiology, Pharmacology, Stress and Oxidative Stress.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Inflammation61▲ 4.6×46 topics
  2. Epidemiology40▲ 1.77×48 topics
  3. Synthesis30▲ 9.0×19 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress28▲ 2.7×38 topics
  5. Drug Discovery27▲ 12×9 topics
  6. Cancer23▲ 3.0×24 topics
  7. Treatment20▲ 2.7×14 topics
  8. Medicinal Chemistry19▲ 8.9×12 topics
  9. Pharmacology18▲ 9.8×9 topics
  10. Stress18▲ 7.8×4 topics
  11. Genetics16▲ 3.7×9 topics
  12. Cell Signaling16▲ 8.3×7 topics
  13. Heterocycles15▲ 14×7 topics
  14. Anxiety14▲ 6.9×5 topics
  15. Molecular Mechanisms14▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Depression14▲ 3.2×10 topics
  17. Neuropeptides13▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Signal Transduction13▲ 9.2×4 topics
  19. Liquid Chromatography12▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Anticancer Agents12▲ 8.5×9 topics
  21. Hypertension12▲ 6.0×8 topics
  22. Pharmacokinetics12▲ 7.7×8 topics
  23. Asthma12▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Neurobiology12▲ 6.2×6 topics
  25. Crystal Structure11▲ 8.1×2 topics
  26. Arrestin11▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Chiral Separation11▲ 16×1 topic
  28. G-Protein-Coupled Receptors11▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Gas Chromatography11▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Antimicrobial10▲ 7.1×6 topics
  31. Biological Evaluation10▲ 15×5 topics
  32. Anticancer10▲ 9.1×5 topics
  33. Antimicrobial Resistance10▲ 7.1×5 topics
  34. Immunology10▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Allergic Diseases10▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Eosinophils10▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Immune Modulation10▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Chemoselective9▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Glycosylation9▲ 7.5×3 topics
  40. Vasopressin9▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques and Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation.

Antibiotics Pharmacokine…1Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy: 1 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 0 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 0 fractional worksGrit, Self-Efficacy, and…0Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation: 0 fractional worksLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior: 0 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 0 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…0Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 0 fractional worksOptimism, Hope, and Well-being: 0 fractional worksHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 0 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…0Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 0 fractional works
PharmacologyImmunologyMolecular BiologySocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Pharmacology 1 works
  2. 2 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 0 works
  3. 3 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 0 works
  4. 4 Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation Social Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 0 works
  6. 6 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  8. 8 Optimism, Hope, and Well-being Applied Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 0 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 available16.3%not open83.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 63% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000017% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom)0.00010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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