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Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center

In research, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center stands highest in Medicine (#6,305 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,131 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,694
of 28,054 · #7,018 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#294
of 1,094
Research works
544
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
62.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center 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 #6,305 of 10,443 28.8%61 #6442
Health SciencesDomain #8,131 of 11,982 28.4%63 #8635

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center 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 Research UK Cambridge Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 43.0 works6.2×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 24.2 works6.1×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.19× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.29× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.45× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Nitzan Rosenfeld, Richard D. Baird and Florent Moulière lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center.

  1. 1 Nitzan Rosenfeld United Kingdom · #190,720 worldwide 162 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Richard D. Baird United Kingdom · #340,135 worldwide 111 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Florent Moulière United Kingdom · #574,446 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Susana R�os United Kingdom · #978,944 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Christopher G. Smith United Kingdom · #1,135,540 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Alejandra Bruna United Kingdom · #1,575,184 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Olga Rodríguez United Kingdom · #1,625,143 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center

Which keywords describe research at Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Genomic Instability, Gene Expression, Cancer, Survival Analysis and Precision Medicine.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 1.84×35 topics
  2. Chemotherapy9▲ 10×13 topics
  3. Immunotherapy9▲ 10×13 topics
  4. Cancer9▲ 4.9×34 topics
  5. Machine Learning8▲ 1.79×13 topics
  6. Neoadjuvant Therapy8▲ 25×5 topics
  7. Genomic Instability7▲ 50×3 topics
  8. Gene Expression7▲ 9.0×13 topics
  9. Survival Analysis7▲ 20×6 topics
  10. Precision Medicine7▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Endoscopic Resection7▲ 52×2 topics
  12. Targeted Therapy7▲ 23×4 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 8.5×9 topics
  14. Inflammation6▲ 2.1×33 topics
  15. Molecular Characterization6▲ 24×4 topics
  16. Cancer Genomics6▲ 58×1 topic
  17. Mutational Signatures6▲ 58×1 topic
  18. Tumor Microenvironment6▲ 9.4×7 topics
  19. Radiotherapy5▲ 11×8 topics
  20. Breast Cancer5▲ 16×9 topics
  21. Medical Imaging5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  22. Predictive Modeling4▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Feature Extraction4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  24. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy4▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Quantitative Analysis4▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Texture Analysis4▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Adjuvant Therapy4▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Radiomics4▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Surgery4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  30. Tumor Heterogeneity4▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Barrett's Esophagus4▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Esophageal Carcinoma4▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Gastric Cancer4▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Magnetic Resonance Imaging4▲ 11×6 topics
  35. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy4▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Cancer Risk3▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Homologous Recombination3▲ 58×2 topics
  38. Genetic Testing3▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Lymph Node Dissection3▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Metastatic Gastric Cancer3▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes.

Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 6 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 4 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Resear…4Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 4 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…3Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 2 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 2 fractional worksPhotoacoustic and Ultras…2Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 2 fractional worksPARP inhibition in cancer therapy: 2 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 2 fractional works
Cancer ResearchRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 6 works
  2. 2 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  3. 3 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 PARP inhibition in cancer therapy Oncology 2 works
  9. 9 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  10. 10 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 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 available65.4%not open34.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.6%domestic only51.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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