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CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology

In research, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,261 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#6,872 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,973 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,637
of 28,054 · #8,370 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#320
of 1,094
Research works
507
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
44.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology 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 #4,261 of 14,347 35.7%196
MedicineField #6,872 of 17,978 32.6%215
Health SciencesDomain #8,973 of 20,462 32.5%218
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,572 of 7,814 35.2%161

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology 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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.61× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.72× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 3.16× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.78× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology?

Ranked on the composite score, Séan M. O’Cathail lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology.

  1. 1 Séan M. O’Cathail United Kingdom · #1,331,589 worldwide 16 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology

Which keywords describe research at CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Cancer Therapy, Genomic Instability, Tumor Microenvironment, Immunotherapy, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Homologous Recombination.

▲ 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. Cancer5▲ 4.9×19 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 2.6×27 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.0×16 topics
  4. Epidemiology3▲ 1.18×29 topics
  5. Cancer Therapy3▲ 7.3×12 topics
  6. Genomic Instability3▲ 36×3 topics
  7. Immunotherapy3▲ 5.5×11 topics
  8. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 8.6×7 topics
  9. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.0×10 topics
  10. Genetics2▲ 4.2×11 topics
  11. Homologous Recombination2▲ 66×2 topics
  12. Apoptosis2▲ 9.6×7 topics
  13. Dosimetry2▲ 42×2 topics
  14. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Particle Therapy2▲ 116×1 topic
  16. Proton Therapy2▲ 116×1 topic
  17. Radiotherapy2▲ 7.6×8 topics
  18. Cell Death2▲ 12×6 topics
  19. Chromatin2▲ 55×2 topics
  20. Cancer Treatment2▲ 11×8 topics
  21. HIF-12▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Image-Guided Radiotherapy2▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Quality Assurance2▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Radiotherapy Physics2▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Warburg Effect2▲ 38×1 topic
  26. DNA Damage2▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Proteomics2▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  29. Targeted Therapy2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  30. ATM and ATR Kinases1▲ 86×1 topic
  31. Precision Medicine1▲ 4.2×4 topics
  32. Repair1▲ 86×1 topic
  33. Autoimmunity1▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Innate Immunity1▲ 6.0×8 topics
  35. Imaging1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  36. Magnetic Resonance Imaging1▲ 6.3×6 topics
  37. Membrane Proteins1▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Metabolic Regulation1▲ 9.6×4 topics
  39. Quantitative Analysis1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  40. Tandem Mass Spectrometry1▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques and DNA Repair Mechanisms.

Radiation Therapy and Do…2Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 2 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Met…2Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Te…2Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 2 fractional worksDNA Repair Mechanisms1DNA Repair Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 1 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 1 fractional worksEffects of Radiation Exp…1Effects of Radiation Exposure: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 1 fractional worksLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCancer ResearchRadiationMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 2 works
  4. 4 DNA Repair Mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 1 works
  6. 6 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Effects of Radiation Exposure Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 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 available63.0%not open37.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.5%domestic only58.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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