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Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute

In research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#996 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#1,370 of 17,978 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#692 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,380
of 28,054 · #2,566 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#246
of 1,094
Research works
1.7k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
117k
70.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute 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
Life SciencesDomain #996 of 14,347 36.6%1,068
MedicineField #1,370 of 17,978 32.3%498
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #692 of 7,814 37.3%921
Health SciencesDomain #1,827 of 20,462 32.2%512
Molecular BiologySubfield #466 of 4,961 36.6%591
OncologySubfield #477 of 1,852 32.8%165
Cell BiologySubfield #314 of 750 41.9%124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cancer Research UK Scotland 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).

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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.10× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.79× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.95× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Eyal Gottlieb, Karen H. Vousden and Kevin M. Ryan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute.

  1. 1 Eyal Gottlieb United Kingdom · #9,983 worldwide 1.4k citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Karen H. Vousden United Kingdom · #12,966 worldwide 1.6k citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Kevin M. Ryan United Kingdom · #18,387 worldwide 1.4k citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Allan Balmain United Kingdom · #69,527 worldwide 277 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Paul R. Harrison United Kingdom · #108,421 worldwide 126 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 John Paul United Kingdom · #118,703 worldwide 315 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Kurt I. Anderson United Kingdom · #183,296 worldwide 141 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Walter Kölch United Kingdom · #218,524 worldwide 179 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 M. Saveria Campo United Kingdom · #294,903 worldwide 107 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 A.J. MacGillivray United Kingdom · #452,962 worldwide 117 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute

Which keywords describe research at Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Tumor Microenvironment, Cancer Therapy, Immunotherapy, Apoptosis, Immunity and Cancer Progression.

▲ 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. Cancer13▲ 11×31 topics
  2. Inflammation9▲ 4.8×32 topics
  3. Tumor Microenvironment7▲ 18×8 topics
  4. Cancer Therapy7▲ 14×13 topics
  5. Immunotherapy6▲ 8.9×14 topics
  6. Apoptosis5▲ 17×9 topics
  7. Immunity4▲ 11×6 topics
  8. Cancer Progression4▲ 24×6 topics
  9. Chemotherapy4▲ 6.3×14 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.7×17 topics
  11. Cell Death4▲ 18×6 topics
  12. Metabolism4▲ 8.5×10 topics
  13. Stem Cells4▲ 16×9 topics
  14. Tissue Engineering4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  15. Gene Expression4▲ 6.5×11 topics
  16. Mechanotransduction3▲ 57×4 topics
  17. Extracellular Matrix3▲ 20×5 topics
  18. Cell Migration3▲ 66×3 topics
  19. Cancer Immunotherapy3▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Reactive Oxygen Species3▲ 7.5×4 topics
  21. Mitochondria3▲ 22×4 topics
  22. Angiogenesis2▲ 8.4×9 topics
  23. Immune Checkpoint Blockade2▲ 25×1 topic
  24. Mutation2▲ 14×4 topics
  25. PD-1 and PD-L12▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Precision Medicine2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  27. Endocytosis2▲ 104×2 topics
  28. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 16×7 topics
  29. Drug Resistance2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  30. HIF-12▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Tumor Regression2▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Warburg Effect2▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition2▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  35. Proteasome Inhibitors2▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Cancer Stem Cells2▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Cell Signaling2▲ 14×7 topics
  38. Proteasome2▲ 62×1 topic
  39. Tumor Metastasis2▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Ubiquitin2▲ 62×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Cancer Cells and Metastasis and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions.

Cancer Immunotherapy and…2Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Met…2Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 2 fractional worksCellular Mechanics and I…2Cellular Mechanics and Interactions: 2 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome…2Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways: 2 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer: 2 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 2 fractional worksCellular transport and s…2Cellular transport and secretion: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional worksCancer-related Molecular Pathways: 1 fractional works
OncologyCancer ResearchCell BiologyMolecular Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 2 works
  3. 3 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Cell Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 2 works
  7. 7 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Cellular transport and secretion Cell Biology 2 works
  9. 9 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Cancer-related Molecular Pathways Oncology 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 available48.9%not open51.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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