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Institut Català d'Oncologia

In research, Institut Català d'Oncologia stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,449 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,465 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,205 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology, Cancer Research and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Oncology is 16.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,685
of 22,385 · #2,634 all time
Rank in Spain
#142
of 426
Research works
2.1k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
87k
41.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Institut Català d'Oncologia

What is Institut Català d'Oncologia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,449 of 9,902 13.8%295 #1043
MedicineField #1,465 of 8,541 13.8%283 #1038
Life SciencesDomain #3,205 of 6,403 10.2%79 #1751
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,507 of 2,964 10.2%62 #1181
OncologySubfield #392 of 755 13.0%75 #366

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Català d'Oncologia 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 of those standings moved

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

  1. Health Sciences#1,043 #1,449
  2. Medicine#1,038 #1,465
  3. Life Sciences#1,751 #3,205
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,181 #1,507
  5. Oncology#366 #392
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Institut Català d'Oncologia work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Institut Català d'Oncologia is in Health Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (70%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%), Immunology and Microbiology (3%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 329 fractional works · 72.6% of its workMedicine: 316 fractional works · 69.6% of its workOncology: 84 fractional works · 18.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 49 fractional works · 10.7% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 19 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHematology: 17 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 15 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 90 fractional works · 19.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 70 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 29 fractional works · 6.4% of its workCancer Research: 23 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 14 fractional works · 3.0% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitut Catalàd'Oncologia454fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences73%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. Medicine31669.6%
    2. Health Professions92.0%
    3. Dentistry20.5%
    4. Nursing20.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7015.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology143.0%
    3. Neuroscience30.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Psychology71.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.2%
    3. Social Sciences51.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Environmental Science40.9%
    2. Engineering30.8%
    3. Computer Science30.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy20.5%
    5. Mathematics10.3%
    6. Chemistry10.3%
    7. Materials Science10.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Institut Català d'Oncologia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 16.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 84.0 works16×
  2. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 23.1 works12×
  3. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 48.5 works7.0×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.88× its world share, 70 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.99× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.62× its world share, 316 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.62×316 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.99×14 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.88×70 works
  4. Dentistry1.00×2 works
  5. Health Professions0.77×9 works
  6. Veterinary0.76×0 works
  7. Nursing0.71×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.57×6 works
  9. Psychology0.49×7 works
  10. Neuroscience0.42×3 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×1 works
  12. Mathematics0.26×1 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.22×2 works
  14. Chemistry0.18×1 works
  15. Environmental Science0.18×4 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×2 works
  17. Social Sciences0.09×5 works
  18. Computer Science0.08×3 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×1 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
  21. Engineering0.05×3 works
  22. Materials Science0.04×1 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institut Català d'Oncologia?

Ranked on the quality score, José Ramón Quirós, Xavier Castellsagué and Aurelio Barricarte lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Català d'Oncologia.

  1. 1 José Ramón Quirós Spain · #9,194 worldwide 28k citations · 360 works
  2. 2 Xavier Castellsagué Spain · #19,713 worldwide 50k citations · 315 works
  3. 3 Aurelio Barricarte Spain · #24,159 worldwide 41k citations · 523 works
  4. 4 Miren Dorronsoro Spain · #30,848 worldwide 24k citations · 302 works
  5. 5 Antonio Agudo Spain · #31,047 worldwide 34k citations · 587 works
  6. 6 Francesc Xavier Bosch Spain · #36,118 worldwide 74k citations · 537 works
  7. 7 Nerea Larrañaga Spain · #42,848 worldwide 23k citations · 246 works
  8. 8 Carlos Alberto Gonzalez Spain · #44,851 worldwide 35k citations · 473 works
  9. 9 Eric J. Duell Spain · #63,322 worldwide 21k citations · 437 works
  10. 10 Ernest Nadal Spain · #66,213 worldwide 11k citations · 571 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Català d'Oncologia

What are the most cited papers from Institut Català d'Oncologia?

The most cited paper from Institut Català d'Oncologia is "Human papillomavirus is a necessary cause of invasive cervical cancer worldwide" (Jan M.M. Walboomers, Marcel V. Jacobs, M. Michele Manos et al., 1999), with 9,115 citations. Next come "Effects of radiotherapy with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide versus radiotherapy alone on survival in glioblastoma in a randomised phase III study: 5-year analysis of the EORTC-NCIC trial" (7,889) and "Epidemiologic Classification of Human Papillomavirus Types Associated with Cervical Cancer" (6,330).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Human papillomavirus is a necessary cause of invasive cervical cancer worldwide Jan M.M. Walboomers, Marcel V. Jacobs, M. Michele Manos et al. · The Journal of Pathology Open access Sep 1999 9,115
2 Effects of radiotherapy with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide versus radiotherapy alone on survival in glioblastoma in a randomised phase III study: 5-year analysis of the EORTC-NCIC trial Roger Stupp et al. · The Lancet Oncology 10 Mar 2009 7,889
3 Epidemiologic Classification of Human Papillomavirus Types Associated with Cervical Cancer Núbia Muñóz, Francesc Xavier Bosch, Sílvia de Sanjosé et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 5 Feb 2003 6,330
4 Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Edward B. Garon et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 19 Apr 2015 6,312
5 Erlotinib versus standard chemotherapy as first-line treatment for European patients with advanced EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (EURTAC): a multicentre, open-label, randomised phase 3 trial Rafael Rosell et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access 30 Jan 2012 5,563
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institut Català d'Oncologia?

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

▲ 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 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. Chemotherapy51▲ 16×22 topics
  2. Immunotherapy42▲ 13×19 topics
  3. Radiotherapy30▲ 17×12 topics
  4. Prognostic Factors30▲ 15×14 topics
  5. Targeted Therapy29▲ 28×5 topics
  6. Clinical Trials28▲ 9.3×16 topics
  7. Breast Cancer25▲ 22×11 topics
  8. Tumor Microenvironment24▲ 12×8 topics
  9. Cancer24▲ 3.9×46 topics
  10. Inflammation23▲ 2.4×65 topics
  11. Quality of Life22▲ 3.3×36 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines20▲ 8.2×13 topics
  13. Lymphoma20▲ 27×4 topics
  14. Metastasis17▲ 11×12 topics
  15. Survival Analysis17▲ 14×7 topics
  16. Neoadjuvant Therapy16▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Biomarkers16▲ 4.9×16 topics
  18. Precision Medicine15▲ 6.7×7 topics
  19. Rituximab15▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Genomic Profiling14▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations14▲ 7.1×17 topics
  22. Molecular Subtypes14▲ 35×3 topics
  23. PET Imaging14▲ 18×4 topics
  24. Gene Expression14▲ 4.8×11 topics
  25. Immune Checkpoint Blockade14▲ 26×1 topic
  26. PD-1 and PD-L114▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Molecular Profiling13▲ 30×3 topics
  28. Cancer Risk13▲ 13×8 topics
  29. Metastatic Breast Cancer13▲ 47×2 topics
  30. Cancer Immunotherapy12▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Gene Expression Profiling12▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Cetuximab12▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Treatment Guidelines12▲ 12×6 topics
  34. Molecular Characterization12▲ 15×5 topics
  35. Genomic Instability12▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Prognosis11▲ 7.6×7 topics
  37. ALK Inhibitors11▲ 40×1 topic
  38. EGFR Mutations11▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Tumor Regression11▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Human Papillomavirus10▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does Institut Català d'Oncologia publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

Cancer Immunotherapy and…14Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 14 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…11Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 11 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and T…10Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 10 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…9Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 9 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 9 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer T…7Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 7 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 7 fractional worksMultiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 6 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Stu…6Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 6 fractional works
OncologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePathology and Forensic MedicineCancer Research2 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 14 works
  2. 2 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  3. 3 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 10 works
  4. 4 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 9 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 9 works
  6. 6 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 8 works
  7. 7 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  8. 8 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 7 works
  9. 9 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 6 works
  10. 10 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 6 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 available48.4%not open51.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.9%domestic only65.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institut Català d'Oncologia's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Institut Català d'Oncologia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Institut Català d'Oncologia0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institut Català d'Oncologia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Institut Català d'Oncologia12.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.9% in 2009.

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