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Edinburgh Cancer Research

In research, Edinburgh Cancer Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,897 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#3,021 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,059 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Oncology is 11.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,142
of 28,054 · #4,937 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#161
of 1,094
Research works
1.3k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
36.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Edinburgh Cancer Research 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,897 of 7,800 33.5%103 #2482
MedicineField #3,021 of 10,443 25.9%136 #1827
Health SciencesDomain #4,059 of 11,982 26.0%141 #2429
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,471 of 3,579 34.2%86 #1934

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#2,482 #1,897
  2. Medicine#1,827 #3,021
  3. Health Sciences#2,429 #4,059
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,934 #1,471
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Edinburgh Cancer Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 36.7 works12×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 86.2 works5.9×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.89× its world share, 86 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.62× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.58× its world share, 136 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 2 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, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Edinburgh Cancer Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Ted R. Hupp, David Cameron and Karen J. Taylor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Edinburgh Cancer Research.

  1. 1 Ted R. Hupp United Kingdom · #21,616 worldwide 410 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 David Cameron United Kingdom · #36,984 worldwide 798 citations · 150 works
  3. 3 Karen J. Taylor United Kingdom · #69,715 worldwide 187 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Charlie Gourley United Kingdom · #87,226 worldwide 249 citations · 72 works
  5. 5 Margaret C. Frame United Kingdom · #142,988 worldwide 167 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 C. Simon Herrington United Kingdom · #143,554 worldwide 122 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Marie Fallon United Kingdom · #153,595 worldwide 280 citations · 98 works
  8. 8 Ian Kunkler United Kingdom · #177,398 worldwide 173 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Peter S Hall United Kingdom · #214,845 worldwide 278 citations · 107 works
  10. 10 Barry Laird United Kingdom · #298,262 worldwide 82 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Edinburgh Cancer Research

Which keywords describe research at Edinburgh Cancer Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Inflammation, Gene Expression, Breast Cancer, Radiotherapy, Immunotherapy and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

▲ 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. Cancer24▲ 6.5×40 topics
  2. Inflammation23▲ 4.0×62 topics
  3. Chemotherapy21▲ 11×19 topics
  4. Gene Expression16▲ 9.8×13 topics
  5. Epidemiology14▲ 1.30×68 topics
  6. Breast Cancer13▲ 20×9 topics
  7. Immunotherapy13▲ 6.6×17 topics
  8. Biomarkers12▲ 6.6×14 topics
  9. Radiotherapy12▲ 12×11 topics
  10. Cancer Therapy12▲ 7.5×15 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines12▲ 7.9×13 topics
  12. Clinical Trials11▲ 6.1×13 topics
  13. Tumor Microenvironment11▲ 9.1×8 topics
  14. Metastasis10▲ 11×11 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress9▲ 2.1×31 topics
  16. Neoadjuvant Therapy9▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Targeted Therapy9▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Survival Analysis7▲ 9.6×7 topics
  19. Aging7▲ 4.6×12 topics
  20. DNA Methylation7▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Genomic Instability7▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Immunity6▲ 5.8×8 topics
  23. Molecular Subtypes6▲ 27×3 topics
  24. Epigenetic Reprogramming6▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Molecular Characterization6▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Ovarian Cancer6▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Precision Medicine6▲ 4.8×7 topics
  28. Prognostic Markers6▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Cancer Epigenetics6▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Histone Modification6▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Apoptosis6▲ 7.0×11 topics
  32. Metastatic Breast Cancer6▲ 37×2 topics
  33. Cell Death6▲ 8.8×6 topics
  34. Genomic Analysis6▲ 8.1×7 topics
  35. Genetic Variation5▲ 9.1×6 topics
  36. Immune Checkpoint Blockade5▲ 18×1 topic
  37. PD-1 and PD-L15▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Cancer Risk5▲ 8.3×7 topics
  39. Homologous Recombination5▲ 40×2 topics
  40. Mutation Analysis5▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Edinburgh Cancer Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies.

Epigenetics and DNA Meth…6Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 6 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…5Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 5 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 4 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment …4Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 4 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…4Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 4 fractional worksGenetic Associations and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …4Nutrition and Health in Aging: 4 fractional worksPARP inhibition in cancer therapy: 3 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 3 fractional works
Molecular BiologyOncologyReproductive MedicineCancer Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 5 works
  3. 3 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 4 works
  5. 5 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 4 works
  8. 8 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 4 works
  9. 9 PARP inhibition in cancer therapy Oncology 3 works
  10. 10 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 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 available55.7%not open44.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.5%domestic only69.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Edinburgh Cancer Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.