# UK Biobank

**Type:** Institutions  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/institutions/uk-biobank/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Avg h-index | 68.6 |
| Citations | 146,078 |
| City | Stockport |
| Country | GB |
| Description | UK Biobank is a research organisation in Stockport, GB. OpenAlex records 206 works and 146,078 citations for it. 136 researchers list it as their most recent affiliation. |
| Homepage | http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/ |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/I4210117583 |
| Researchers | 136 |
| ROR ID | https://ror.org/02frzq211 |
| Type | nonprofit |
| Works | 206 |

## University papers

Showing 12 of 14.

- [Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in COVID-19](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-mechanisms-of-critical-illness-in-covid-19-2/)
- [Runs of Homozygosity in European Populations](https://scholariq.org/papers/runs-of-homozygosity-in-european-populations/)
- [A foundation model for generalizable disease detection from retinal images](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-foundation-model-for-generalizable-disease-detection-from-retinal-images/)
- [SLC2A9 is a newly identified urate transporter influencing serum urate concentration, urate excretion and gout](https://scholariq.org/papers/slc2a9-is-a-newly-identified-urate-transporter-influencing-serum-urate/)
- [Ranibizumab versus Bevacizumab to Treat Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration](https://scholariq.org/papers/ranibizumab-versus-bevacizumab-to-treat-neovascular-age-related-macular/)
- [Alternative treatments to inhibit VEGF in age-related choroidal neovascularisation: 2-year findings of the IVAN randomised controlled trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/alternative-treatments-to-inhibit-vegf-in-age-related-choroidal/)
- [Long-Term Effect of Gene Therapy on Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/long-term-effect-of-gene-therapy-on-leber-s-congenital-amaurosis/)
- [Latanoprost for open-angle glaucoma (UKGTS): a randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/latanoprost-for-open-angle-glaucoma-ukgts-a-randomised-multicentre-placebo/)
- [Selective laser trabeculoplasty versus eye drops for first-line treatment of ocular hypertension and glaucoma (LiGHT): a multicentre randomised controlled trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/selective-laser-trabeculoplasty-versus-eye-drops-for-first-line-treatment-of/)
- [Defective oligodendrocyte development and severe hypomyelination in PDGF-A knockout mice](https://scholariq.org/papers/defective-oligodendrocyte-development-and-severe-hypomyelination-in-pdgf-a/)
- [Loci Associated with N-Glycosylation of Human Immunoglobulin G Show Pleiotropy with Autoimmune Diseases and Haematological Cancers](https://scholariq.org/papers/loci-associated-with-n-glycosylation-of-human-immunoglobulin-g-show-pleiotropy/)
- [Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-mechanisms-of-critical-illness-in-covid-19/)

## University top topics

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- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Ethics in Clinical Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/ethics-in-clinical-research/)
- [Genomics and Rare Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/genomics-and-rare-diseases/)
- [Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-systems-economic-evaluations-quality-of-life/)
- [Mental Health via Writing](https://scholariq.org/topics/mental-health-via-writing/)
- [COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/covid-19-clinical-research-studies/)
- [Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-environment-cognitive-aging/)
- [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.