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The positions in the table below reflect the University of Cambridge's position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where University of Cambridge is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1504 | 409.12 |
Overall Count and Share for 'University of Cambridge' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Biological sciences | 567 | 142.73 |
| Chemistry | 303 | 127.10 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 132 | 27.30 |
| Health sciences | 283 | 48.14 |
| Physical sciences | 591 | 168.22 |
Note: Articles may be assigned to more than one subject area, as a result the sum of the subject research outputs may not equal the overall research outputs.
Note: Hover over the donut graph to view the Share for each subject.
Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 66 | 29.60 |
| Astronomical Sciences | 91 | 26.94 |
| Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 74 | 26.63 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 95 | 26.37 |
| Clinical Sciences | 141 | 25.88 |
| Particle and High Energy Physics | 153 | 22.77 |
| Organic Chemistry | 26 | 15.22 |
| Physical Chemistry | 36 | 15.19 |
| Genetics | 42 | 13.20 |
| Neurosciences | 48 | 13.05 |
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Collaboration
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (3288 institutions) | 72.9% |
| Domestic (475 institutions) | 27.1% |
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Relationships
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge University Nanjing Centre of Technology and Innovation
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK-CI), University of Cambridge
- Clare Hall, University of Cambridge
- Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, University of Cambridge
- MRC Biostatistics Unit (BSU), University of Cambridge
- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (CBU), University of Cambridge
- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
- MRC Human Nutrition Research (HNR), University of Cambridge
- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit (MBU), University of Cambridge
- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge
- Wellcome Trust - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge
- Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute (The Gurdon Institute), University of Cambridge
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
- 3C 279 Multi-Band Campaign
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems
- Addenbrooke's Hospital
- Alan Turing Institute
- Alborada Drug Discovery Institute
- AortaGen Consortium
- Arcminute Microkelvin Imager Consortium (AMI Consortium)
- Avian Phylogenomics Project
- BRIDGCE UK Network
- Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC)
- British Heart Foundation Oxbridge Centre of Regenerative Medicine (BHF CRM)
- CALIFA Collaboration
- CARDIoGRAMplusC4D Consortium
- COSMOS Consortium
- CRUK Cambridge Centre
- Cambridge Baker Systems Genomics Initiative (CBSGI)
- Cambridge Bristol Toronto Hamburg Neurodegenerative Disease Consortium
- Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine (CCAIM)
- Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore Ltd. (CARES)
- Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research (CCHSR)
- Cambridge Infinitus Research Centre (CIRCE)
- Cambridge-Genetics of Energy Metabolism (GEM) Consortium
- Centre for Molecular Informatics
- Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (SRF)
- Centre for the Neural Basis of Hearing (CNBH)
- Centre for the Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics (COMET+)
- Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery (CAVD)
- Collaborative Oncological Gene-Environment Study (COGS)
- Colorectal Cancer Genetics Consortium (COGENT)
- Crop Science Centre
- DIAGRAM Consortium
- Discovery, Biology, and Risk of Inherited Variants in Breast Cancer (DRIVE)
- Drosophila 12 Genomes Consortium
- EPSRC Centre for Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallization (CMAC)
- EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility
- Elucidating Loci Involved in Prostate Cancer Susceptibility (ELLIPSE)
- European Twisted Mass Collaboration (ETM Collaboration)
- FlyBase Consortium
- GUGC Consortium
- Genetic Factors for Osteoporosis (GEFOS) Consortium
- Genotype-to-Phenotype UK National Virology Consortium
- Global BPGen Consortium
- Hadron Spectrum Collaboration
- Health Data Research (HDR) UK Cambridge
- Heart and Lung Research Institute (HLRI)
- Heliconius Genome Consortium
- Henry Royce Institute
- Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory
- ICGC Prostate Cancer Project: Adenocarcinoma
- International Centre for Advanced Materials (ICAM)
- International Consortium for Blood Pressure (ICBP)
- International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium (IMSGC)
- International PSC Study Group (IPSCSG)
- International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC)
- International Stroke Genetics Consortium (ISGC)
- JDRF/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory (JDRF/Wellcome Trust DIL)
- Joint Universities Pandemic and Epidemiological Research (JUNIPER)
- KidneyGen Consortium
- Mammalian Embryo and Stem Cell Groups
- Meta-Analyses of Glucose and Insulin-related Traits Consortium (MAGIC)
- MiNDSTEp consortium
- Microbiota I-Center (MagIC)
- Multiple Tissue Human Expression Resource Consortium (MuTHER)
- Myocardial Infarction Genetics Consortium (MIGen)
- NA48/2
- NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program (OxCam)
- NIH-Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program (OxCam)
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East of England (NIHR ARC East of England)
- NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU) in Donor Health and Behaviour at University of Cambridge
- NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU) in Organ Donation and Transplantation at University of Cambridge
- NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Donor Health and Genomics
- NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (Cambridge BRC)
- NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility
- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Behavioural Science and Evaluation
- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Vaccines and Immunisation
- National Centre for International Research in Cell and Gene Therapy
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Chemical and Radiation Threats and Hazards
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Environmental Exposures and Health
- OXION Ion Channels and Disease Initiative
- Prostate Cancer Association Group to Investigate Cancer Associated Alterations in the Genome (PRACTICAL) Consortium
- South Asian Type 2 Diabetes (SAT2D) Consortium
- SuperSTEM Laboratory
- Tashkent Centre for High Technologies (CHT)
- The 1000 Genomes Project
- The AMD Gene Consortium
- The ATLAS Collaboration
- The Autism Genome Project Consortium (AGP)
- The Cardiogenics Project
- The Center for Research on Influenza Pathogenesis and Transmission (CRIPT CEIRR)
- The IMAGEN Consortium
- The LHCb Collaboration
- The Mechanisms of Severe Acute Influenza Consortium (MOSAIC) Project
- The QT Interval International GWAS Consortium (QT-IGC)
- Tobacco and Genetics Consortium (TAG)
- Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
- UK ALMA Regional Centre (UK ARC)
- UK DRI at The University of Cambridge (UK DRI Cambridge)
- UK IBD Genetics Consortium (UKIBDGC)
- UK Parkinson's Disease Consortium (UKPDC)
- UK10K Consortium
- Wellcome Trust - MRC Institute of Metabolic Science (IMS)
- Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCCC)