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Cancer Research Malaysia

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World rank, all time
#22,798
of 34,923
Rank in Malaysia
#103
of 141
Research works
213
▼ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.7k
26.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Cancer Research Malaysia

Which fields of science does Cancer Research Malaysia work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research at Cancer Research Malaysia is in Health Sciences, 31% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (25%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 17 fractional works · 34.4% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 30.8% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 14.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 30.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 24.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 10.8% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 26.4% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 12.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCancer ResearchMalaysia49fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences31%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences8%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1530.8%
    2. Dentistry12.1%
    3. Health Professions11.5%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1224.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology23.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.5%
    1. Engineering612.2%
    2. Environmental Science36.8%
    3. Materials Science23.2%
    4. Energy12.3%
    5. Computer Science00.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    1. Social Sciences23.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting12.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    5. Psychology00.2%
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: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.65× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.88× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.48× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 4.26× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.60× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.65×12 works
  2. Dentistry4.26×1 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.88×2 works
  4. Energy2.48×1 works
  5. Medicine1.60×15 works
  6. Environmental Science1.37×3 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.36×0 works
  8. Materials Science0.93×2 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.83×1 works
  10. Engineering0.81×6 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×1 works
  12. Health Professions0.57×1 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×1 works
  15. Neuroscience0.31×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.31×2 works
  17. Nursing0.23×0 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.23×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.11×0 works
  20. Psychology0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cancer Research Malaysia?

Ranked on the quality score, Soo‐Hwang Teo, Sok Ching Cheong and Siti Norhidayu Hasan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cancer Research Malaysia.

  1. 1 Soo‐Hwang Teo Malaysia · #55,762 worldwide 23k citations · 480 works
  2. 2 Sok Ching Cheong Malaysia · #966,837 worldwide 3.8k citations · 261 works
  3. 3 Siti Norhidayu Hasan Malaysia · #1,373,744 worldwide 612 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Shivaani Mariapun Malaysia · #1,413,328 worldwide 3.1k citations · 85 works
  5. 5 Siang Hui Lim Malaysia · #1,900,310 worldwide 2.7k citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Jia Wern Pan Malaysia · #1,922,055 worldwide 328 citations · 78 works
  7. 7 Sook‐Yee Yoon Malaysia · #1,945,512 worldwide 1.2k citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Annie Wai Yeeng Chai Malaysia · #1,995,394 worldwide 510 citations · 126 works
  9. 9 Amyza Saleh Malaysia · #2,094,416 worldwide 660 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Senthilmani Rajendran Malaysia · #2,275,962 worldwide 532 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Cancer Research Malaysia

What are the most cited papers from Cancer Research Malaysia?

The most cited paper from Cancer Research Malaysia is "BODIPY dyes in photodynamic therapy" (Anyanee Kamkaew, Siang Hui Lim, Hong Boon Lee et al., 2012), with 2,096 citations. Next come "Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci" (1,602) and "Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk" (1,109).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 BODIPY dyes in photodynamic therapy Anyanee Kamkaew, Siang Hui Lim, Hong Boon Lee et al. · Chemical Society Reviews ReviewOpen access 28 Sep 2012 2,096
2 Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci Kyriaki Michailidou et al. · Nature Open access362 authors 20 Oct 2017 1,602
3 Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk Kyriaki Michailidou et al. · Nature Genetics Open access222 authors 27 Mar 2013 1,109
4 Association analyses of more than 140,000 men identify 63 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci The Profile Study et al. · Nature Genetics Open access192 authors 8 Jun 2018 1,025
5 Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk Ganna Chornokur et al. · PLoS ONE Open access160 authors 19 Jun 2015 906
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cancer Research Malaysia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Breast Cancer, Precision Medicine, Tumor Microenvironment, Chemotherapy, Cancer, Cancer Risk, Genetic Testing and Ovarian Cancer.

▲ 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. Breast Cancer4▲ 29×6 topics
  2. Cancer3▲ 4.9×15 topics
  3. Precision Medicine3▲ 13×4 topics
  4. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 14×3 topics
  5. Chemotherapy3▲ 7.8×9 topics
  6. Epidemiology3▲ 1.32×16 topics
  7. Cancer Risk2▲ 23×2 topics
  8. Genetic Testing2▲ 44×2 topics
  9. Ovarian Cancer2▲ 53×3 topics
  10. BRCA12▲ 175×1 topic
  11. BRCA22▲ 175×1 topic
  12. Immune Checkpoint Blockade2▲ 40×1 topic
  13. PD-1 and PD-L12▲ 40×1 topic
  14. Risk Factors2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  15. Radiotherapy2▲ 10×6 topics
  16. Innate Immunity2▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  18. Survival2▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Gene Expression2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  20. Health Disparities2▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Cancer Incidence2▲ 25×4 topics
  22. Targeted Therapy2▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Human Papillomavirus1▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Genomic Instability1▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Population-Based Study1▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Cancer Therapy1▲ 4.1×8 topics
  27. Cell Death1▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Cell-Free DNA1▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Cetuximab1▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Community Engagement1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  31. Global Surveillance1▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Mortality Rates1▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Antigen Presentation1▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Cancer Genomics1▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Immunotherapy1▲ 3.1×7 topics
  36. Mutational Signatures1▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Phase Change Materials1▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Solar Energy1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  39. Obesity1▲ 2.7×2 topics
  40. Wastewater Treatment1▲ 8.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Cancer Research Malaysia publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

BRCA gene mutations in cancer: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksPhase Change Materials Research: 1 fractional worksCancer Risks and Factors1Cancer Risks and Factors: 1 fractional worksTourism, Volunteerism, and Development: 1 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 1 fractional worksOral Health Pathology and Treatment: 1 fractional works
GeneticsOncologyCancer ResearchOtorhinolaryngology4 others

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

  1. 1 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 2 works
  2. 2 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  5. 5 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  6. 6 Phase Change Materials Research Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Cancer Risks and Factors Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development Demography 1 works
  9. 9 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 1 works
  10. 10 Oral Health Pathology and Treatment Periodontics 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 available53.8%not open46.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.2%domestic only65.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cancer Research Malaysia's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Cancer Research Malaysia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Cancer Research Malaysia0.00020% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Cancer Research Malaysia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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