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Institut Català d'Oncologia

In research, Institut Català d'Oncologia stands highest in Medicine (#1,694 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,111 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,039 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology, Cancer Research and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Oncology is 16.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,956
of 28,054 · #4,475 all time
Rank in Spain
#162
of 658
Research works
2.1k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
87k
41.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Institut Català d'Oncologia 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 #1,694 of 10,443 18.3%283 #859
Health SciencesDomain #2,111 of 11,982 18.5%295 #1094
Life SciencesDomain #4,039 of 7,800 18.5%79 #3583
OncologySubfield #449 of 772 19.7%75 #363
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,280 of 3,579 18.3%62 #3379

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 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. Medicine#859 #1,694
  2. Health Sciences#1,094 #2,111
  3. Life Sciences#3,583 #4,039
  4. Oncology#363 #449
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,379 #3,280
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 Institut Català d'Oncologia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 16.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 75.3 works17×
  2. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 20.4 works12×
  3. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 43.2 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: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.87× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.10× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.65× its world share, 283 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 4 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.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Ricard Mesı́a, Ramón Salazar and Eric J. Duell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Català d'Oncologia.

  1. 1 Ricard Mesı́a Spain · #14,674 worldwide 573 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Ramón Salazar Spain · #17,829 worldwide 789 citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Eric J. Duell Spain · #25,486 worldwide 391 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Rafael Rosell Spain · #26,524 worldwide 879 citations · 140 works
  5. 5 Gabriel Capellá Spain · #39,759 worldwide 466 citations · 79 works
  6. 6 Ignacio Blanco Spain · #44,559 worldwide 383 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 F. Xavier Bosch Spain · #44,835 worldwide 372 citations · 70 works
  8. 8 Anna Sureda Spain · #52,272 worldwide 634 citations · 133 works
  9. 9 Rámón Colomer Spain · #60,381 worldwide 250 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Xavier Castellsagué Spain · #81,392 worldwide 196 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Català d'Oncologia

Which keywords describe research at Institut Català d'Oncologia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Radiotherapy, Targeted Therapy, Clinical Trials, Tumor Microenvironment and Breast Cancer.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy44▲ 16×22 topics
  2. Immunotherapy38▲ 13×19 topics
  3. Prognostic Factors27▲ 15×14 topics
  4. Radiotherapy26▲ 17×12 topics
  5. Targeted Therapy26▲ 29×5 topics
  6. Clinical Trials26▲ 9.5×15 topics
  7. Cancer22▲ 4.0×44 topics
  8. Tumor Microenvironment22▲ 12×8 topics
  9. Breast Cancer21▲ 22×11 topics
  10. Inflammation20▲ 2.4×63 topics
  11. Lymphoma19▲ 29×4 topics
  12. Quality of Life18▲ 3.2×30 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines18▲ 8.3×13 topics
  14. Metastasis15▲ 11×12 topics
  15. Survival Analysis15▲ 14×7 topics
  16. Neoadjuvant Therapy14▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Rituximab14▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Precision Medicine14▲ 7.5×7 topics
  19. PET Imaging14▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Genomic Profiling13▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Biomarkers13▲ 4.8×16 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations13▲ 7.4×14 topics
  23. Molecular Subtypes13▲ 38×3 topics
  24. Molecular Profiling12▲ 31×3 topics
  25. Immune Checkpoint Blockade12▲ 27×1 topic
  26. PD-1 and PD-L112▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Gene Expression12▲ 4.9×11 topics
  28. Cancer Immunotherapy12▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Gene Expression Profiling12▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Cancer Risk12▲ 13×8 topics
  31. Metastatic Breast Cancer11▲ 50×2 topics
  32. Treatment Guidelines11▲ 12×6 topics
  33. Molecular Characterization10▲ 15×5 topics
  34. ALK Inhibitors10▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Cetuximab10▲ 31×2 topics
  36. EGFR Mutations10▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Genomic Instability10▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Tumor Regression10▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Leukemia9▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Cancer Incidence9▲ 17×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment and CAR-T cell therapy research.

Cancer Immunotherapy and…12Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 12 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…10Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 10 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and T…9Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 9 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…8CAR-T cell therapy research: 8 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 8 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 7 fractional worksMultiple Myeloma Researc…6Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 6 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies: 6 fractional worksCancer Treatment and Pha…5Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology: 5 fractional works
OncologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePathology and Forensic MedicineCancer Research1 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 12 works
  2. 2 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  3. 3 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 9 works
  4. 4 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 8 works
  5. 5 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 8 works
  6. 6 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 7 works
  7. 7 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 6 works
  8. 8 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies Oncology 6 works
  10. 10 Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Oncology 5 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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