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Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research

In research, Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research stands highest in Medicine (#1,595 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,097 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,856 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,056
of 28,054 · #6,405 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#338
of 1,094
Research works
559
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
82.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research 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
MedicineField #1,595 of 17,978 40.8%214
Health SciencesDomain #2,097 of 20,462 41.0%219
Life SciencesDomain #3,856 of 14,347 39.8%278
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,550 of 7,814 39.6%231

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research 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-Matrix Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 23.3 works6.0×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.99× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.71× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.13× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.24× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.99× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research?

Ranked on the composite score, David J. Thornton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research.

  1. 1 David J. Thornton United Kingdom · #436,434 worldwide 107 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research

Which keywords describe research at Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Extracellular Matrix, Cancer, Angiogenesis, Tissue Engineering, Stem Cells, Cell Adhesion and Focal Adhesion Kinase.

▲ 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. Inflammation12▲ 8.2×41 topics
  2. Extracellular Matrix9▲ 67×7 topics
  3. Cancer8▲ 8.7×24 topics
  4. Angiogenesis7▲ 31×12 topics
  5. Stem Cells5▲ 26×11 topics
  6. Tissue Engineering5▲ 11×9 topics
  7. Cell Adhesion5▲ 150×3 topics
  8. Epidemiology4▲ 1.55×34 topics
  9. Focal Adhesion Kinase4▲ 237×1 topic
  10. Integrins4▲ 237×1 topic
  11. Cancer Progression4▲ 28×7 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.1×18 topics
  13. Biomechanics3▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Mechanotransduction3▲ 63×4 topics
  15. Gene Expression3▲ 6.4×8 topics
  16. Metabolism3▲ 7.9×8 topics
  17. Cell Migration3▲ 78×3 topics
  18. Cell Mechanics2▲ 134×1 topic
  19. Cytoskeleton2▲ 134×1 topic
  20. Cell Signaling2▲ 19×7 topics
  21. Fibrosis2▲ 16×8 topics
  22. Regeneration2▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Cancer Therapy2▲ 4.8×11 topics
  24. Health Effects2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  25. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Circadian Clock2▲ 72×1 topic
  27. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome2▲ 123×1 topic
  28. Marfan Syndrome2▲ 123×1 topic
  29. Melatonin2▲ 72×1 topic
  30. Retinal Ganglion Cells2▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Thrombosis2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  32. Pluripotent Stem Cells2▲ 46×2 topics
  33. Heart Failure2▲ 5.1×8 topics
  34. Innate Immunity2▲ 6.3×9 topics
  35. Toll-like Receptors2▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Macrophages1▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Matrix Metalloproteinases1▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Immune Regulation1▲ 16×5 topics
  39. Immune System1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  40. TGF-ß1▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Connective tissue disorders research and Circadian rhythm and melatonin.

Cell Adhesion Molecules …4Cell Adhesion Molecules Research: 4 fractional worksCellular Mechanics and I…2Cellular Mechanics and Interactions: 2 fractional worksConnective tissue disord…2Connective tissue disorders research: 2 fractional worksCircadian rhythm and melatonin: 2 fractional worksRenal and related cancers: 1 fractional worksCoagulation, Bradykinin,…1Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema: 1 fractional worksDermatological diseases and infestations: 1 fractional worksProteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research: 1 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 1 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 1 fractional works
Immunology and AllergyCell BiologyGeneticsEndocrine and Autonomic Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Cell Adhesion Molecules Research Immunology and Allergy 4 works
  2. 2 Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Cell Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Connective tissue disorders research Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 Circadian rhythm and melatonin Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Renal and related cancers Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Dermatological diseases and infestations Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research Cell Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 1 works
  10. 10 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 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 available69.9%not open30.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.1%domestic only65.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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