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Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute

In research, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute stands highest in Medicine (#4,489 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,983 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology — Oncology is 13.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,717
of 28,054 · #3,535 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#296
of 1,094
Research works
2.6k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
118k
45.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute 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 #4,489 of 10,443 22.4%101 #2163
Health SciencesDomain #5,983 of 11,982 22.3%103 #2794

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 13.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 23.7 works13×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.19× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.63× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.24× its world share, 101 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 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, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Ebert, E. J. Land and David J. Scott lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute.

  1. 1 M. Ebert United Kingdom · #76,758 worldwide 513 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 E. J. Land United Kingdom · #85,163 worldwide 332 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 David J. Scott United Kingdom · #99,301 worldwide 195 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Christopher S. Potten United Kingdom · #113,049 worldwide 180 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Peter L. Stern United Kingdom · #131,635 worldwide 166 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 A. J. BATEMAN United Kingdom · #143,326 worldwide 792 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Caroline Dive United Kingdom · #162,178 worldwide 486 citations · 150 works
  8. 8 Geoffrey P. Margison United Kingdom · #175,186 worldwide 112 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 T. M. Dexter United Kingdom · #175,949 worldwide 125 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Nydia G. Testa United Kingdom · #223,314 worldwide 85 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute

Which keywords describe research at Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Clinical Trials, Targeted Therapy, Prognostic Factors, Tumor Microenvironment, Cancer and Biomarkers.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy17▲ 15×21 topics
  2. Immunotherapy14▲ 12×15 topics
  3. Clinical Trials13▲ 12×10 topics
  4. Targeted Therapy12▲ 34×4 topics
  5. Cancer11▲ 5.1×36 topics
  6. Prognostic Factors10▲ 14×13 topics
  7. Tumor Microenvironment9▲ 13×7 topics
  8. Biomarkers9▲ 8.0×10 topics
  9. Radiotherapy8▲ 13×11 topics
  10. Metastasis8▲ 14×12 topics
  11. Inflammation7▲ 2.2×38 topics
  12. Survival Analysis7▲ 16×7 topics
  13. Cancer Therapy7▲ 7.4×13 topics
  14. Genomic Instability6▲ 36×3 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations6▲ 8.9×10 topics
  16. Genomic Profiling6▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Gene Expression6▲ 5.6×10 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 6.0×10 topics
  19. Neoadjuvant Therapy5▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Precision Medicine5▲ 6.7×6 topics
  21. Breast Cancer5▲ 12×11 topics
  22. Cancer Genomics5▲ 40×1 topic
  23. Mutational Signatures5▲ 40×1 topic
  24. Dosimetry4▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Prostate Cancer4▲ 21×4 topics
  26. Immunity4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  27. Tumor Staging4▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Treatment Guidelines4▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Tumor Markers4▲ 28×2 topics
  30. ALK Inhibitors4▲ 36×1 topic
  31. EGFR Mutations4▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Adjuvant Therapy3▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Immune Checkpoint Blockade3▲ 19×1 topic
  34. PD-1 and PD-L13▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Radiation Therapy3▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Human Papillomavirus3▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Monte Carlo Simulation3▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Ovarian Cancer3▲ 23×3 topics
  39. PET Imaging3▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Cancer Immunotherapy3▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques.

Cancer Genomics and Diag…5Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 5 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…4Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 4 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…3Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Te…3Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 3 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 3 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Studies: 3 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…3Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 2 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 2 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis…2Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional works
Cancer ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologyRadiation3 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 5 works
  2. 2 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 3 works
  5. 5 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 3 works
  6. 6 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 3 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 2 works
  10. 10 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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