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Brain Tumour Charity

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World rank, 2022-now
#22,278
of 22,385 · #33,241 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#857
of 862
Research works
159
▲ 351% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Brain Tumour Charity

Which fields of science does Brain Tumour Charity work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Brain Tumour Charity is in Health Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (54%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%), Dentistry (15%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 52 fractional works · 71.4% of its workMedicine: 39 fractional works · 54.0% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 9 fractional works · 12.4% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 11 fractional works · 15.1% of its workPeriodontics: 10 fractional works · 13.1% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 21.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 15.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 8.8% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBrain TumourCharity73fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences71%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3954.0%
    2. Dentistry1115.1%
    3. Health Professions22.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1115.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology44.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences11.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
    6. Psychology00.2%
    1. Engineering12.0%
    2. Computer Science00.7%
    3. Materials Science00.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    5. Environmental Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.89× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.91× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 31.11× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.81× its world share, 39 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 31.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry31.11×11 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology4.91×4 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.89×11 works
  4. Medicine2.81×39 works
  5. Health Professions0.86×2 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.41×0 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.31×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.29×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.19×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.17×0 works
  12. Engineering0.14×2 works
  13. Materials Science0.13×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.10×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.09×0 works
  17. Psychology0.08×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Brain Tumour Charity?

Ranked on the quality score, Kathy Rose Oliver lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Brain Tumour Charity.

  1. 1 Kathy Rose Oliver United Kingdom · #283,703 worldwide 2.3k citations · 105 works
All ranked researchers at Brain Tumour Charity

What are the most cited papers from Brain Tumour Charity?

The most cited paper from Brain Tumour Charity is "Deficits in axonal transport precede ALS symptoms in vivo" (Lynsey G. Bilsland, Erik A. Sahai, Gavin P. Kelly et al., 2010), with 426 citations. Next come "Lack of transmission of H5N1 avian–human reassortant influenza viruses in a ferret model" (349) and "International standards for the analysis of quality-of-life and patient-reported outcome endpoints in cancer randomised controlled trials: recommendations of the SISAQOL Consortium" (323).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Deficits in axonal transport precede ALS symptoms in vivo Lynsey G. Bilsland, Erik A. Sahai, Gavin P. Kelly et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 8 Nov 2010 426
2 Lack of transmission of H5N1 avian–human reassortant influenza viruses in a ferret model Taronna R. Maines, Li-Mei Chen, Yumiko Matsuoka et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 2 Aug 2006 349
3 International standards for the analysis of quality-of-life and patient-reported outcome endpoints in cancer randomised controlled trials: recommendations of the SISAQOL Consortium Corneel Coens et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access 30 Jan 2020 323
4 Impact of COVID-19 related social support service closures on people with dementia and unpaid carers: a qualitative study Clarissa Marie Giebel, Jacqueline Cannon, Kerry Louise Hanna et al. · Aging & Mental Health 21 Sep 2020 300
5 European Association for Neuro-Oncology (EANO) guidelines for palliative care in adults with glioma Andrea Pace, Linda Dirven, Johan A F Koekkoek et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access Jun 2017 296
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Which keywords describe research at Brain Tumour Charity?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Clinical Management, Human Papillomavirus, Epidemiology, Prognosis and Risk 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 2022-now 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. Radiotherapy15▲ 51×9 topics
  2. Epidemiology12▲ 4.3×11 topics
  3. Chemotherapy12▲ 22×7 topics
  4. Squamous Cell Carcinoma10▲ 158×3 topics
  5. Clinical Management10▲ 76×2 topics
  6. Human Papillomavirus9▲ 105×2 topics
  7. Prognosis9▲ 38×3 topics
  8. Inflammation9▲ 5.9×19 topics
  9. Risk Factors9▲ 11×3 topics
  10. Oropharyngeal Cancer9▲ 239×1 topic
  11. Survival9▲ 89×1 topic
  12. Oral Mucosal Disorders9▲ 442×1 topic
  13. Potentially Malignant Disorders9▲ 442×1 topic
  14. Cancer6▲ 6.3×17 topics
  15. Immunotherapy4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  16. Metastasis4▲ 15×8 topics
  17. Biomarkers4▲ 7.1×6 topics
  18. Molecular Classification4▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Quality of Life3▲ 3.1×7 topics
  20. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 9.5×5 topics
  21. Treatment3▲ 3.3×4 topics
  22. Angiogenesis3▲ 12×7 topics
  23. Cancer Therapy3▲ 6.7×6 topics
  24. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Immunity3▲ 8.9×7 topics
  26. Autoimmune Disease2▲ 56×1 topic
  27. Saliva2▲ 143×1 topic
  28. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  29. Glioblastoma2▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Temozolomide2▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Photodynamic Therapy2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Prognostic Factors2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  33. Surgery2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  34. Surgical Management2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  35. Therapeutic Targets2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Stem Cells2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  37. Mucositis2▲ 130×1 topic
  38. Oral Complications2▲ 130×1 topic
  39. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  40. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy2▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Brain Tumour Charity publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Oral Health Pathology and Treatment, Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment.

Head and Neck Cancer Stu…9Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 9 fractional worksOral Health Pathology an…9Oral Health Pathology and Treatment: 9 fractional worksSalivary Gland Disorders and Functions: 2 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksOral health in cancer treatment: 2 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksOral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 2 fractional worksWnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer: 1 fractional worksSalivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksImmune Response and Inflammation: 1 fractional works
OtorhinolaryngologyPeriodonticsPhysiologyGenetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 9 works
  2. 2 Oral Health Pathology and Treatment Periodontics 9 works
  3. 3 Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Oral health in cancer treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Immune Response and Inflammation 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 available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.6%domestic only65.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Brain Tumour Charity's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 351% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Brain Tumour Charity as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000083% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Brain Tumour Charity0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Brain Tumour Charity over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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