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Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology

In research, Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology stands highest in Molecular Biology (#840 of 4,961 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,392 of 7,814 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,573 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Life Sciences — Molecular Biology is 17.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,525
of 28,054 · #6,680 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#391
of 1,094
Research works
577
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
102.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology 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
Molecular BiologySubfield #840 of 4,961 41.0%341
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,392 of 7,814 40.7%443
Life SciencesDomain #2,573 of 14,347 42.0%507

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology 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).

What does Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 17.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 33.4 works18×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 42.8 works13×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 51.5 works6.3×
← 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: 2.05× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12.89× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.99× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 2.77× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 12.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology?

Ranked on the composite score, Juri Rappsilber and Eric C. Schirmer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology.

  1. 1 Juri Rappsilber United Kingdom · #108,217 worldwide 262 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Eric C. Schirmer United Kingdom · #511,843 worldwide 133 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology

Which keywords describe research at Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chromatin, Cancer Therapy, Gene Regulation, Transcription Factors, Epigenetic Regulation, Histone Modifications, Transcription and Cell Division.

▲ 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. Chromatin7▲ 251×2 topics
  2. Cancer Therapy7▲ 20×7 topics
  3. Gene Regulation6▲ 108×4 topics
  4. Transcription Factors6▲ 75×4 topics
  5. Epigenetic Regulation5▲ 39×5 topics
  6. Histone Modifications5▲ 341×1 topic
  7. Transcription5▲ 341×1 topic
  8. Cell Division5▲ 392×1 topic
  9. Microtubules5▲ 392×1 topic
  10. Cancer5▲ 5.6×10 topics
  11. Small RNAs4▲ 120×2 topics
  12. Genome Evolution4▲ 164×2 topics
  13. Polyploidy4▲ 139×1 topic
  14. Transposable Elements4▲ 309×1 topic
  15. Cancer Progression3▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Mass Spectrometry3▲ 32×3 topics
  17. Alternative Splicing3▲ 94×1 topic
  18. RNA-Binding Proteins3▲ 94×1 topic
  19. Gene Expression3▲ 7.8×9 topics
  20. Metabolic Regulation3▲ 27×4 topics
  21. RNA methylation3▲ 50×1 topic
  22. m6A-seq3▲ 50×1 topic
  23. Genomics3▲ 14×5 topics
  24. Proteomics2▲ 66×2 topics
  25. Genomic Instability2▲ 33×2 topics
  26. DNA Damage2▲ 45×1 topic
  27. Homologous Recombination2▲ 79×2 topics
  28. Repair2▲ 153×1 topic
  29. DNA Methylation2▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Histone Modification2▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Ribosome2▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Signal Transduction2▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Translation2▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Genome Engineering2▲ 48×1 topic
  35. RNA-Guided2▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Cell Cycle2▲ 81×2 topics
  38. Cell Wall2▲ 213×1 topic
  39. Stress Response2▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Yeast2▲ 131×2 topics

Which research topics does Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations and RNA Research and Splicing.

Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 5 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis dynamics: 5 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic …4Chromosomal and Genetic Variations: 4 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing3RNA Research and Splicing: 3 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 3 fractional worksDNA Repair Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…2Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksFungal and yeast genetics research: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyCell BiologyPlant Science

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 5 works
  2. 2 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 5 works
  3. 3 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 4 works
  4. 4 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 3 works
  6. 6 DNA Repair Mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Fungal and yeast genetics research Molecular Biology 2 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 available77.5%not open22.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.7%domestic only59.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower 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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