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Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics

In research, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics stands highest in Medicine (#1,417 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,028 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology — Oncology is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,420
of 28,054 · #5,004 all time
Rank in ??
#91
of 692
Research works
1.4k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
99k
71.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics 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 #1,417 of 10,443 35.8%115 #1096
Health SciencesDomain #2,028 of 11,982 35.6%122 #1414

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics 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 Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 24.0 works10×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.58× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.83× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.63× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.06× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.12× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.83× its world share, 115 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 4 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, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer Incidence, Health Effects, Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Chemotherapy, Metabolic Syndrome, Human Papillomavirus and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 2.6×51 topics
  2. Cancer Incidence19▲ 65×4 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 6.0×24 topics
  4. Health Effects14▲ 11×20 topics
  5. Chemotherapy12▲ 8.3×19 topics
  6. Inflammation12▲ 2.8×45 topics
  7. Risk Factors12▲ 5.1×13 topics
  8. Cancer12▲ 4.0×33 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 6.7×15 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress11▲ 3.1×28 topics
  11. Human Papillomavirus10▲ 40×3 topics
  12. Public Health10▲ 3.2×15 topics
  13. Immunotherapy10▲ 6.3×14 topics
  14. Cervical Cancer9▲ 42×3 topics
  15. Health Disparities9▲ 17×7 topics
  16. Global Burden9▲ 7.8×9 topics
  17. Radiotherapy9▲ 11×10 topics
  18. Mortality9▲ 7.2×6 topics
  19. Population-Based Study8▲ 61×2 topics
  20. Gene Expression8▲ 6.2×10 topics
  21. Breast Cancer8▲ 16×10 topics
  22. Viral Oncoproteins8▲ 56×2 topics
  23. Carcinogenicity7▲ 38×3 topics
  24. Survival7▲ 26×4 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors7▲ 7.8×12 topics
  26. Biomarkers7▲ 4.9×12 topics
  27. Cytology Screening7▲ 68×1 topic
  28. HPV Vaccination7▲ 68×1 topic
  29. Mortality Rates7▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Preventive Services7▲ 55×2 topics
  31. Breast Cancer Screening7▲ 69×1 topic
  32. Cancer Risk7▲ 14×7 topics
  33. Global Surveillance7▲ 69×1 topic
  34. Survival Analysis6▲ 11×6 topics
  35. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 5.2×12 topics
  36. Global Burden of Disease6▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Genetic Variation6▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Particulate Matter5▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Chronic Diseases5▲ 9.2×6 topics
  40. Genomic Instability5▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Cancer Risks and Factors.

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 7 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 7 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 5 fractional worksCancer Risks and Factors3Cancer Risks and Factors: 3 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksViral-associated cancers and disorders: 3 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …3Nutritional Studies and Diet: 3 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 3 fractional worksGenetic Associations and Epidemiology: 3 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…3Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional works
EpidemiologyOncologyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisCancer Research2 others

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

  1. 1 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 7 works
  2. 2 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 7 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  4. 4 Cancer Risks and Factors Oncology 3 works
  5. 5 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 3 works
  6. 6 Viral-associated cancers and disorders Oncology 3 works
  7. 7 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  8. 8 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 3 works
  9. 9 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 3 works
  10. 10 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 3 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 available63.9%not open36.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.8%domestic only60.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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