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Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research

In research, Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,871 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,671 of 7,814 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#2,016 of 4,961 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 16.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#7,394
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#424
of 2,253
Research works
327
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
69.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,871 of 14,347 33.3%253
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,671 of 7,814 32.9%226
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,016 of 4,961 33.2%163

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 16.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 21.4 works16×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 29.6 works13×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 32.8 works5.7×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12.58× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.80× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.06× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× 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, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert McFarland and Yi Shiau Ng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research.

  1. 1 Robert McFarland United Kingdom · #75,670 worldwide 304 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Yi Shiau Ng United Kingdom · #342,499 worldwide 126 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research

Which keywords describe research at Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Oxidative Stress, Aging, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Metabolic Regulation, Reactive Oxygen Species, Mitochondria and Cell Death.

▲ 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Mitochondrial Dysfunction13▲ 98×9 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress11▲ 16×19 topics
  3. Aging10▲ 44×7 topics
  4. Metabolic Regulation10▲ 137×3 topics
  5. Neurodegenerative Diseases10▲ 138×4 topics
  6. Reactive Oxygen Species10▲ 56×6 topics
  7. Mitochondria10▲ 169×4 topics
  8. Cell Death10▲ 94×3 topics
  9. Mitochondrial Fission10▲ 411×1 topic
  10. Mitochondrial Fusion10▲ 411×1 topic
  11. Mitochondrial Function6▲ 131×4 topics
  12. Metabolic Disorders5▲ 103×2 topics
  13. Tandem Mass Spectrometry5▲ 238×2 topics
  14. Biochemical Genetics5▲ 340×1 topic
  15. Newborn Screening5▲ 225×1 topic
  16. Inflammation3▲ 3.3×24 topics
  17. ATP Synthase2▲ 415×1 topic
  18. Vacuolar ATPases2▲ 415×1 topic
  19. Neurodegeneration2▲ 13×8 topics
  20. Cancer2▲ 2.7×13 topics
  21. Cancer Progression2▲ 20×2 topics
  22. RNA methylation2▲ 39×1 topic
  23. m6A-seq2▲ 39×1 topic
  24. Chaperones1▲ 55×2 topics
  25. Huntington's Disease1▲ 104×1 topic
  26. Polyglutamine1▲ 104×1 topic
  27. Protein Aggregation1▲ 61×2 topics
  28. Genetic Mutations1▲ 6.9×10 topics
  29. Neurological Disorders1▲ 5.1×9 topics
  30. Cancer Therapy1▲ 4.8×11 topics
  31. Gene Expression1▲ 4.5×8 topics
  32. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.3×9 topics
  33. Translation1▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Data Analysis1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  35. Parkinson's Disease1▲ 9.7×6 topics

Which research topics does Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, ATP Synthase and ATPases Research and RNA modifications and cancer.

Mitochondrial Function a…10Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 10 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic D…5Metabolism and Genetic Disorders: 5 fractional worksATP Synthase and ATPases…2ATP Synthase and ATPases Research: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…2RNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerativ…1Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 1 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 1 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 1 fractional worksMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins: 1 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyClinical BiochemistryCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment1 others

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

  1. 1 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 10 works
  2. 2 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 5 works
  3. 3 ATP Synthase and ATPases Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  9. 9 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 0 works
  10. 10 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 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 available61.5%not open38.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.3%domestic only60.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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