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Cancer Genomics Centre

In research, Cancer Genomics Centre stands highest in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#965 of 7,814 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,776 of 14,347 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#811 of 4,961 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,140
of 28,054 · #4,512 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#95
of 237
Research works
878
▼ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
70k
79.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Cancer Genomics Centre 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
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #965 of 7,814 45.5%392
Life SciencesDomain #1,776 of 14,347 44.9%459
Molecular BiologySubfield #811 of 4,961 46.1%261
MedicineField #3,310 of 17,978 35.0%297
Health SciencesDomain #4,439 of 20,462 35.2%319

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cancer Genomics Centre 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.60× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.74× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cancer Genomics Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Ron P. Dirks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cancer Genomics Centre.

  1. 1 Ron P. Dirks Netherlands · #1,402,198 worldwide 36 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Cancer Genomics Centre

Which keywords describe research at Cancer Genomics Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Chemotherapy, Genetic Mutations, Epidemiology, Tumor Microenvironment, Survival Analysis, Cancer and Targeted Therapy.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology9▲ 2.3×38 topics
  2. Immunotherapy7▲ 11×14 topics
  3. Chemotherapy6▲ 9.4×16 topics
  4. Genetic Mutations5▲ 13×12 topics
  5. Cancer5▲ 4.1×29 topics
  6. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 10×6 topics
  7. Inflammation4▲ 2.0×25 topics
  8. Survival Analysis4▲ 15×7 topics
  9. Clinical Trials4▲ 6.0×10 topics
  10. Quality of Life4▲ 2.7×20 topics
  11. Targeted Therapy4▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Functional Recovery4▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Genomic Instability3▲ 29×3 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors3▲ 7.2×9 topics
  16. Rehabilitation3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  17. Biomarkers3▲ 4.2×9 topics
  18. Pancreatic Cancer3▲ 26×3 topics
  19. Neuroendocrine Tumors3▲ 80×1 topic
  20. Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors3▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Gemcitabine2▲ 37×1 topic
  22. Gene Expression2▲ 4.4×7 topics
  23. Metastasis2▲ 7.7×11 topics
  24. Surgical Complications2▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Physical Activity2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  26. Prognosis2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  27. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.5×10 topics
  28. Cancer Genomics2▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Cerebral Palsy2▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Mutational Signatures2▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Somatic Mutations2▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Gross Motor Function2▲ 54×1 topic
  33. ICF Model2▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition2▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Neural Plasticity2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Recovery2▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Therapy2▲ 10×5 topics
  38. Cancer Stem Cells2▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Constraint-Induced Therapy2▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Tumor Metastasis2▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Cancer Genomics Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders.

Neuroendocrine Tumor Res…3Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances: 3 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…2Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…2Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…2Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 2 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksStructural Health Monito…2Structural Health Monitoring Techniques: 2 fractional worksNeuroblastoma Research a…2Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Stu…1Lung Cancer Research Studies: 1 fractional worksSpinal Cord Injury Resea…1Spinal Cord Injury Research: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyOncologyCancer ResearchPsychiatry and Mental health4 others

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

  1. 1 Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 2 works
  4. 4 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  5. 5 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  7. 7 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments Neurology 2 works
  9. 9 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Spinal Cord Injury Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available66.1%not open33.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.7%domestic only60.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cancer Genomics Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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