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Centre international de recherche sur le cancer

In research, Centre international de recherche sur le cancer stands highest in Medicine (#510 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#721 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology and Epidemiology — Oncology is 13.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,038
of 28,054 · #1,771 all time
Rank in France
#54
of 1,422
Research works
3.9k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
527k
135.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Centre international de recherche sur le cancer 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 #510 of 10,443 35.8%210 #276
Health SciencesDomain #721 of 11,982 36.3%228 #361

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre international de recherche sur le cancer 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 Centre international de recherche sur le cancer specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 13.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 51.2 works13×
  2. EpidemiologySubfield · 30.0 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: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.41× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.52× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.36× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.09× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.15× its world share, 210 worksMedicineNursing: 1.86× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre international de recherche sur le cancer?

Ranked on the composite score, Elisabete Weiderpass, Freddie Bray and Paul Kleihues lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre international de recherche sur le cancer.

  1. 1 Elisabete Weiderpass France · #44 worldwide 6k citations · 183 works
  2. 2 Freddie Bray France · #2,270 worldwide 4.7k citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Paul Kleihues France · #7,357 worldwide 1k citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Paul Brennan France · #9,264 worldwide 840 citations · 140 works
  5. 5 James McKay France · #9,434 worldwide 656 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Isabelle Soerjomataram France · #10,015 worldwide 827 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Gilbert Lenoir France · #12,758 worldwide 563 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Ian A. Cree France · #12,864 worldwide 1k citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Augustin Scalbert France · #13,467 worldwide 784 citations · 81 works
  10. 10 Hiroko Ohgaki France · #19,949 worldwide 1.1k citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Centre international de recherche sur le cancer

Which keywords describe research at Centre international de recherche sur le cancer?

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

▲ 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 Incidence45▲ 96×4 topics
  2. Epidemiology42▲ 3.0×69 topics
  3. Risk Factors37▲ 9.7×16 topics
  4. Chemotherapy30▲ 12×19 topics
  5. Human Papillomavirus27▲ 63×3 topics
  6. Population-Based Study26▲ 113×2 topics
  7. Health Disparities23▲ 25×6 topics
  8. Preventive Services23▲ 111×2 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome22▲ 7.8×16 topics
  10. Global Surveillance22▲ 138×1 topic
  11. Mortality Rates22▲ 67×1 topic
  12. Cervical Cancer22▲ 59×3 topics
  13. Global Burden21▲ 11×11 topics
  14. Inflammation18▲ 2.5×48 topics
  15. Carcinogenicity18▲ 57×3 topics
  16. Immunotherapy18▲ 7.2×18 topics
  17. Viral Oncoproteins18▲ 80×2 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease18▲ 4.6×23 topics
  19. Public Health17▲ 3.4×33 topics
  20. Cytology Screening17▲ 103×1 topic
  21. HPV Vaccination17▲ 103×1 topic
  22. Radiotherapy17▲ 13×10 topics
  23. Survival16▲ 34×4 topics
  24. Cancer16▲ 3.4×40 topics
  25. Obesity14▲ 5.3×17 topics
  26. Breast Cancer14▲ 17×11 topics
  27. Cancer Risk13▲ 17×10 topics
  28. Health Effects13▲ 6.1×16 topics
  29. Mortality12▲ 6.2×6 topics
  30. Clinical Trials12▲ 5.3×12 topics
  31. Radiation Therapy12▲ 26×4 topics
  32. Risk Assessment12▲ 5.0×7 topics
  33. Biomarkers12▲ 4.9×14 topics
  34. Precision Medicine10▲ 6.5×8 topics
  35. Prognosis10▲ 9.2×7 topics
  36. Guidelines10▲ 6.5×9 topics
  37. Cancer Prevention9▲ 9.9×7 topics
  38. Cetuximab9▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Targeted Therapy9▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Squamous Cell Carcinoma9▲ 29×3 topics

Which research topics does Centre international de recherche sur le cancer publish most on?

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

Global Cancer Incidence …22Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 22 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 17 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 8 fractional worksOccupational and environmental lung diseases: 8 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 8 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 8 fractional worksCancer Risks and Factors: 7 fractional worksEconomic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 6 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 6 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 5 fractional works
OncologyEpidemiologyOtorhinolaryngologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 22 works
  2. 2 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 17 works
  3. 3 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 8 works
  4. 4 Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  5. 5 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  6. 6 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 8 works
  7. 7 Cancer Risks and Factors Oncology 7 works
  8. 8 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  9. 9 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 6 works
  10. 10 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 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 available39.1%not open60.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.0%domestic only51.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre international de recherche sur le cancer's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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