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Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory

In research, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,776 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#9,310 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,908 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,836
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#910
of 2,253
Research works
420
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
37.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,776 of 20,462 23.1%209
MedicineField #9,310 of 17,978 25.3%173
Life SciencesDomain #8,908 of 14,347 26.2%166
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #6,538 of 7,814 26.1%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory 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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.86× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.17× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, John Barber and John A. Crolla lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory.

  1. 1 John Barber United Kingdom · #417,853 worldwide 62 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 John A. Crolla United Kingdom · #1,118,800 worldwide 34 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Prenatal Diagnosis, Genetic Mutations, Epigenetic Regulation, Cell-Free DNA, Copy Number Variation, Genomic Rearrangements and Prognostic Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology25▲ 1.47×56 topics
  2. Neurodevelopmental Disorders22▲ 35×5 topics
  3. Prenatal Diagnosis20▲ 27×6 topics
  4. Genetic Mutations19▲ 8.9×19 topics
  5. Epigenetic Regulation19▲ 21×6 topics
  6. Cell-Free DNA19▲ 49×2 topics
  7. Copy Number Variation19▲ 185×1 topic
  8. Genomic Rearrangements19▲ 166×1 topic
  9. Healthcare16▲ 5.5×9 topics
  10. Cancer16▲ 2.7×30 topics
  11. Prognostic Factors16▲ 8.2×13 topics
  12. Genomic Sequencing15▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Mental Health15▲ 3.2×8 topics
  14. Aneuploidy Screening15▲ 96×1 topic
  15. Gene Expression15▲ 5.8×12 topics
  16. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing15▲ 96×1 topic
  17. Cancer Risk13▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Health Information Management13▲ 187×2 topics
  19. Client13▲ 461×1 topic
  20. Patient13▲ 461×1 topic
  21. Genetic Variants13▲ 14×7 topics
  22. Genetic Testing12▲ 18×3 topics
  23. DNA Methylation12▲ 25×3 topics
  24. Classification12▲ 7.7×3 topics
  25. Mutation11▲ 17×4 topics
  26. BCR-ABL10▲ 87×1 topic
  27. Imatinib10▲ 87×1 topic
  28. Precision Medicine10▲ 7.9×6 topics
  29. Prognostic Scoring System10▲ 66×2 topics
  30. JAK2 Mutation10▲ 113×1 topic
  31. Myelofibrosis10▲ 113×1 topic
  32. Ovarian Cancer10▲ 25×3 topics
  33. Sex Determination10▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Breast Cancer10▲ 8.1×8 topics
  35. X Chromosome Inactivation10▲ 93×1 topic
  36. Y Chromosome Degeneration10▲ 93×1 topic
  37. Cardiac Manifestations9▲ 59×2 topics
  38. Imatinib Mesylate9▲ 39×2 topics
  39. Fusion Genes9▲ 81×1 topic
  40. Hypereosinophilic Syndrome9▲ 81×1 topic

Which research topics does Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Rare Diseases, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research, BRCA gene mutations in cancer and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Genomics and Rare Diseases1Genomics and Rare Diseases: 1 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 1 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 0 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 0 fractional worksGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities: 0 fractional worksBiomedical Ethics and Regulation: 0 fractional worksTumors and Oncological C…0Tumors and Oncological Cases: 0 fractional worksConnective tissue disorders research: 0 fractional worksChronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments: 0 fractional worksVascular Malformations a…0Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas: 0 fractional works
GeneticsHematologyCellular and Molecular NeurosciencePhysiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 1 works
  2. 2 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 1 works
  3. 3 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 0 works
  4. 4 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  5. 5 Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Genetics 0 works
  6. 6 Biomedical Ethics and Regulation Physiology 0 works
  7. 7 Tumors and Oncological Cases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Connective tissue disorders research Genetics 0 works
  9. 9 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments Hematology 0 works
  10. 10 Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas Surgery 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 available35.4%not open64.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.7%domestic only73.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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