# MRC Prion Unit

**Type:** Institutions  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/institutions/mrc-prion-unit/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Avg h-index | 59.5 |
| Citations | 421,951 |
| City | London |
| Country | GB |
| Description | MRC Prion Unit is a research organisation in London, GB. OpenAlex records 1,843 works and 421,951 citations for it. 411 researchers list it as their most recent affiliation. |
| Homepage | http://www.prion.ucl.ac.uk/ |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/I4210134576 |
| Region | England |
| Researchers | 411 |
| ROR ID | https://ror.org/043j90n04 |
| Type | facility |
| Works | 1,843 |

## University papers

- [Lewy bodies in grafted neurons in subjects with Parkinson's disease suggest host-to-graft disease propagation](https://scholariq.org/papers/lewy-bodies-in-grafted-neurons-in-subjects-with-parkinson-s-disease-suggest-host/)
- [Mutations in the endosomal ESCRTIII-complex subunit CHMP2B in frontotemporal dementia](https://scholariq.org/papers/mutations-in-the-endosomal-escrtiii-complex-subunit-chmp2b-in-frontotemporal/)

## University top topics

Showing 8 of 25.

- [Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding](https://scholariq.org/topics/prion-diseases-and-protein-misfolding/)
- [Alzheimer's disease research and treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/alzheimer-s-disease-research-and-treatments/)
- [Neurological diseases and metabolism](https://scholariq.org/topics/neurological-diseases-and-metabolism/)
- [Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-research/)
- [Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-neurodegenerative-diseases/)
- [Trace Elements in Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/trace-elements-in-health/)
- [Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/parkinson-s-disease-mechanisms-and-treatments/)
- [Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/dementia-and-cognitive-impairment-research/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.