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Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology

In research, Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,460 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#5,921 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,596 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#6,634
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#397
of 2,253
Research works
664
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
54.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology 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 #2,460 of 14,347 38.8%310
MedicineField #5,921 of 17,978 45.7%265
Health SciencesDomain #7,596 of 20,462 45.4%292
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,384 of 7,814 32.8%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology 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: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.32× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 19.12× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.33× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 2.82× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 19.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology?

Ranked on the composite score, James McCulloch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology.

  1. 1 James McCulloch United Kingdom · #159,613 worldwide 171 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology

Which keywords describe research at Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Drug Resistance, Vaccine Development, Genome Sequence, Vector Control, Diagnosis, Chemotherapy and Chagas Disease.

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

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology12▲ 7.6×25 topics
  2. Drug Resistance6▲ 56×7 topics
  3. Vaccine Development5▲ 55×5 topics
  4. Genome Sequence5▲ 155×2 topics
  5. Vector Control5▲ 101×3 topics
  6. Diagnosis4▲ 11×13 topics
  7. Chemotherapy3▲ 12×2 topics
  8. Treatment3▲ 6.3×13 topics
  9. Chagas Disease3▲ 456×1 topic
  10. Trypanosoma cruzi3▲ 456×1 topic
  11. Helminth Infections3▲ 181×2 topics
  12. Global Epidemiology2▲ 145×2 topics
  13. Immunity2▲ 16×6 topics
  14. Inflammation2▲ 2.9×18 topics
  15. Schistosomiasis2▲ 225×1 topic
  16. Soil-Transmitted Helminths2▲ 225×1 topic
  17. Immune Response2▲ 10×11 topics
  18. Artemisinin Resistance2▲ 175×1 topic
  19. Cancer2▲ 4.1×9 topics
  20. Plasmodium falciparum2▲ 175×1 topic
  21. Host-Pathogen Interactions2▲ 61×3 topics
  22. Zoonotic Transmission2▲ 63×3 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  24. Leishmaniasis2▲ 214×1 topic
  25. Parasite2▲ 187×1 topic
  26. Biodiversity1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  27. Inflammatory Diseases1▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Genetics1▲ 4.6×6 topics
  29. Prevention1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  30. Innate Immunity1▲ 9.6×7 topics
  31. Virulence Factors1▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Invasive Species1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  33. Molecular Phylogeny1▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Neosporosis1▲ 214×1 topic
  35. Public Health1▲ 1.95×5 topics
  36. Toxoplasma gondii1▲ 214×1 topic
  37. Ecosystem1▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Parasites1▲ 89×1 topic

Which research topics does Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Trypanosoma species research and implications, Parasites and Host Interactions, Malaria Research and Control and Research on Leishmaniasis Studies.

Trypanosoma species rese…3Trypanosoma species research and implications: 3 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksResearch on Leishmaniasis Studies: 2 fractional worksToxoplasma gondii Research Studies: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …1Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksIL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways: 1 fractional worksInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences: 1 fractional worksComplement system in diseases: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyParasitologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Trypanosoma species research and implications Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 2 works
  3. 3 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies Parasitology 1 works
  6. 6 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways Immunology 1 works
  9. 9 Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences Insect Science 1 works
  10. 10 Complement system in diseases Immunology 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 available49.8%not open50.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.8%domestic only65.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology'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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