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Cancer Registry of Norway

In research, Cancer Registry of Norway stands highest in Medicine (#4,721 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,237 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology — Oncology is 17.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,171
of 28,054 · #9,706 all time
Rank in Norway
#62
of 133
Research works
1.1k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
46.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Cancer Registry of Norway known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #4,721 of 10,443 22.1%100 #2975
Health SciencesDomain #6,237 of 11,982 22.4%104 #3912

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cancer Registry of Norway 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).

What does Cancer Registry of Norway specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 17.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 29.6 works17×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.90× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.99× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.35× its world share, 100 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cancer Registry of Norway?

Ranked on the composite score, Giske Ursin, Steinar Tretli and Bjørn Møller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cancer Registry of Norway.

  1. 1 Giske Ursin Norway · #40,861 worldwide 361 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Steinar Tretli Norway · #89,068 worldwide 87 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Bjørn Møller Norway · #101,480 worldwide 207 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Edoardo Botteri Norway · #145,516 worldwide 146 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Kristina Kjærheim Norway · #153,217 worldwide 91 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Frøydis Langmark Norway · #230,138 worldwide 69 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Tom Grotmol Norway · #321,619 worldwide 46 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Solveig Hofvind Norway · #373,821 worldwide 68 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Hilde Langseth Norway · #590,094 worldwide 50 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Jan Ivar Martinsen Norway · #613,778 worldwide 46 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Cancer Registry of Norway

Which keywords describe research at Cancer Registry of Norway?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer Incidence, Risk Factors, Population-Based Study, Preventive Services, Chemotherapy, Health Disparities, Global Surveillance and Mortality Rates.

▲ 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. Cancer Incidence17▲ 82×4 topics
  2. Risk Factors17▲ 9.9×17 topics
  3. Epidemiology13▲ 2.2×51 topics
  4. Population-Based Study12▲ 119×2 topics
  5. Chemotherapy11▲ 10×19 topics
  6. Preventive Services11▲ 125×2 topics
  7. Health Disparities11▲ 28×3 topics
  8. Global Surveillance11▲ 155×1 topic
  9. Immunotherapy11▲ 9.9×15 topics
  10. Mortality Rates11▲ 75×1 topic
  11. Cancer10▲ 4.8×24 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 5.9×15 topics
  13. Cervical Cancer7▲ 45×3 topics
  14. Survival Analysis7▲ 17×7 topics
  15. Clinical Trials7▲ 6.9×10 topics
  16. Radiation Therapy7▲ 35×4 topics
  17. Radiotherapy7▲ 12×10 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 8.2×9 topics
  19. Mortality7▲ 7.4×6 topics
  20. Breast Cancer6▲ 17×10 topics
  21. Human Papillomavirus6▲ 33×3 topics
  22. Global Burden6▲ 7.3×7 topics
  23. Screening6▲ 41×2 topics
  24. Guidelines6▲ 8.2×9 topics
  25. Carcinogenicity5▲ 38×3 topics
  26. Biomarkers5▲ 4.9×11 topics
  27. Colorectal Cancer5▲ 42×3 topics
  28. Cytology Screening5▲ 66×1 topic
  29. HPV Vaccination5▲ 66×1 topic
  30. Gene Expression5▲ 5.1×11 topics
  31. Neoadjuvant Therapy5▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Precision Medicine4▲ 6.3×7 topics
  33. Prevention4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  34. Surveillance4▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Colonoscopy4▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Polyps4▲ 65×1 topic
  37. Survival4▲ 20×4 topics
  38. Targeted Therapy4▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy4▲ 30×2 topics
  40. DNA Damage4▲ 31×4 topics

Which research topics does Cancer Registry of Norway publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection and Occupational and environmental lung diseases.

Global Cancer Incidence …11Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 11 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV …5Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 5 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screen…4Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 4 fractional worksOccupational and environmental lung diseases: 3 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 3 fractional worksCancer Risks and Factors3Cancer Risks and Factors: 3 fractional worksAI in cancer detection: 2 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 2 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 2 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 2 fractional works
OncologyEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCancer Research2 others

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

  1. 1 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 11 works
  2. 2 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 5 works
  3. 3 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 4 works
  4. 4 Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 3 works
  6. 6 Cancer Risks and Factors Oncology 3 works
  7. 7 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 2 works
  9. 9 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  10. 10 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 2 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.1%domestic only63.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cancer Registry of Norway's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher 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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