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Centro Oncológico de Galicia

In research, Centro Oncológico de Galicia stands highest in Health Sciences (#14,040 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine (Medicine is 3.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#32,351
of 34,923
Rank in Spain
#621
of 646
Research works
212
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3k
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Centro Oncológico de Galicia

What is Centro Oncológico de Galicia 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
Health SciencesDomain #14,040 of 16,688 8.6%122

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centro Oncológico de Galicia 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Centro Oncológico de Galicia work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Centro Oncológico de Galicia is in Health Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Neuroscience (4%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 21 fractional works · 63.1% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 61.7% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 16.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 8.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 20.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 13.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCentro Oncológicode Galicia33fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences4%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2061.7%
    2. Health Professions01.1%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology413.1%
    2. Neuroscience14.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Computer Science13.9%
    2. Environmental Science13.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.0%
    4. Engineering01.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Arts and Humanities01.3%
    2. Social Sciences01.0%
    3. Psychology00.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Centro Oncológico de Galicia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 20.4 works3.2×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.45× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.47× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.21× its world share, 20 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.21×20 works
  2. Neuroscience2.47×1 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.45×4 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.94×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.92×1 works
  6. Veterinary1.06×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.64×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.50×1 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.44×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.44×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.35×0 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.29×0 works
  14. Psychology0.28×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.14×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.14×0 works
  19. Dentistry0.12×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×0 works
  21. Engineering0.09×0 works
  22. Social Sciences0.08×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Centro Oncológico de Galicia?

Ranked on the quality score, Laura García‐Estévez, Manuel R. Ramos and Ana Medina lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centro Oncológico de Galicia.

  1. 1 Laura García‐Estévez Spain · #862,924 worldwide 3.1k citations · 140 works
  2. 2 Manuel R. Ramos Spain · #1,030,010 worldwide 3.4k citations · 113 works
  3. 3 Ana Medina Spain · #1,668,208 worldwide 928 citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Margarita Amenedo Spain · #2,118,668 worldwide 4.4k citations · 100 works
  5. 5 Estela Vega Spain · #2,607,473 worldwide 449 citations · 93 works
  6. 6 Manuel Ramos Vázquez Spain · #2,621,802 worldwide 891 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Isabel Calvo Spain · #2,723,356 worldwide 563 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Alfonso Mariño Spain · #2,951,155 worldwide 897 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Jesús Rodríguez-Pascual Spain · #3,423,095 worldwide 738 citations · 71 works
  10. 10 Jose Carlos Méndez Spain · #4,370,107 worldwide 1.1k citations · 93 works
All ranked researchers at Centro Oncológico de Galicia

What are the most cited papers from Centro Oncológico de Galicia?

The most cited paper from Centro Oncológico de Galicia is "Increased Survival in Pancreatic Cancer with nab-Paclitaxel plus Gemcitabine" (Daniel D. Von Hoff et al., 2013), with 6,826 citations. Next come "Rucaparib maintenance treatment for recurrent ovarian carcinoma after response to platinum therapy (ARIEL3): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial" (1,729) and "Erdafitinib in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma" (1,396).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Increased Survival in Pancreatic Cancer with nab-Paclitaxel plus Gemcitabine Daniel D. Von Hoff et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 16 Oct 2013 6,826
2 Rucaparib maintenance treatment for recurrent ovarian carcinoma after response to platinum therapy (ARIEL3): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial Robert Louis Coleman et al. · The Lancet Open access117 authors 12 Sep 2017 1,729
3 Erdafitinib in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma Yohann Loriot et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 24 Jul 2019 1,396
4 The Sperm Chromatin Dispersion Test: A Simple Method for the Determination of Sperm DNA Fragmentation José Luís Fernández, Lourdes Muriel, Marı́a Teresa Rivero et al. · Journal of Andrology Open access 2 Jan 2003 657
5 PROREPAIR-B: A Prospective Cohort Study of the Impact of Germline DNA Repair Mutations on the Outcomes of Patients With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Elena Castro et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology 9 Jan 2019 380
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Centro Oncológico de Galicia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Breast Cancer, Tumor Microenvironment, Radiotherapy, Clinical Trials, Targeted Therapy and Neoadjuvant Therapy.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Chemotherapy4▲ 18×15 topics
  2. Immunotherapy2▲ 9.2×12 topics
  3. Breast Cancer2▲ 24×10 topics
  4. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 13×6 topics
  5. Radiotherapy2▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Clinical Trials2▲ 7.8×8 topics
  7. Quality of Life2▲ 3.6×10 topics
  8. Targeted Therapy2▲ 22×4 topics
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 8.7×8 topics
  10. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 20×5 topics
  11. Precision Medicine2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  12. Cancer1▲ 3.2×13 topics
  13. Inflammation1▲ 1.83×14 topics
  14. Survival Analysis1▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Complications1▲ 7.1×5 topics
  16. Metastatic Breast Cancer1▲ 60×2 topics
  17. Molecular Subtypes1▲ 40×2 topics
  18. Biomarkers1▲ 4.8×7 topics
  19. Genomic Profiling1▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Machine Learning1◆ 1.04×6 topics
  21. Molecular Characterization1▲ 19×5 topics
  22. Immune Checkpoint Blockade1▲ 28×1 topic
  23. PD-1 and PD-L11▲ 28×1 topic
  24. Survival1▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does Centro Oncológico de Galicia publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology and Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies.

Cancer Immunotherapy and…1Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…1Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 1 fractional worksCancer Treatment and Pharmacology: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies: 1 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…1Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 1 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 0 fractional works
OncologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCancer ResearchRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

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

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  2. 2 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 1 works
  7. 7 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  8. 8 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 0 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 available38.9%not open61.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.3%domestic only71.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centro Oncológico de Galicia's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Centro Oncológico de Galicia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000068% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Centro Oncológico de Galicia0.00018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Centro Oncológico de Galicia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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