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Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier

In research, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier stands highest in Medicine (#5,275 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,929 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Oncology is 15.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,720
of 28,054 · #12,214 all time
Rank in France
#340
of 1,422
Research works
805
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier 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 #5,275 of 10,443 16.6%137 #5802
Health SciencesDomain #6,929 of 11,982 16.1%143 #7501

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier 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 Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 15.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 36.7 works16×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 25.0 works7.9×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.00× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.71× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.57× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.48× its world share, 137 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier?

Ranked on the composite score, Marc Ychou, Gilles Romieu and Michel Fabbro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier.

  1. 1 Marc Ychou France · #3,443 worldwide 1.2k citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Gilles Romieu France · #22,172 worldwide 593 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Michel Fabbro France · #50,420 worldwide 203 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Simon Thézenas France · #113,908 worldwide 119 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Stéphanie Nougaret France · #132,819 worldwide 92 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 William Jacot France · #260,883 worldwide 149 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Alain R. Thierry France · #423,975 worldwide 80 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Olivia Sgarbură France · #436,903 worldwide 43 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 H Joyeux France · #557,209 worldwide 46 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Véronique D’Hondt France · #695,536 worldwide 57 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Radiotherapy, Targeted Therapy, Survival Analysis, Clinical Trials and Neoadjuvant Therapy.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy27▲ 19×21 topics
  2. Immunotherapy18▲ 12×16 topics
  3. Clinical Practice Guidelines17▲ 15×11 topics
  4. Radiotherapy16▲ 21×13 topics
  5. Targeted Therapy14▲ 32×5 topics
  6. Survival Analysis14▲ 25×7 topics
  7. Clinical Trials13▲ 9.5×12 topics
  8. Neoadjuvant Therapy13▲ 27×5 topics
  9. Quality of Life13▲ 4.3×22 topics
  10. Cancer11▲ 4.1×35 topics
  11. Biomarkers11▲ 7.9×15 topics
  12. Dosimetry11▲ 77×2 topics
  13. Tumor Microenvironment11▲ 12×8 topics
  14. Breast Cancer10▲ 20×10 topics
  15. Metastasis10▲ 14×12 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors10▲ 11×14 topics
  17. Cancer Therapy8▲ 6.5×15 topics
  18. Metastatic Breast Cancer7▲ 63×2 topics
  19. Cytoreductive Surgery7▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Cancer Treatment7▲ 15×7 topics
  21. Molecular Subtypes7▲ 40×3 topics
  22. Gene Expression7▲ 5.2×9 topics
  23. PET Imaging7▲ 19×4 topics
  24. Tumor Markers6▲ 39×2 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations6▲ 7.1×14 topics
  26. Image-Guided Radiotherapy6▲ 72×1 topic
  27. Radiotherapy Physics6▲ 72×1 topic
  28. Genomic Instability6▲ 25×3 topics
  29. Prognostic Markers5▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Immune Checkpoint Blockade5▲ 23×1 topic
  31. PD-1 and PD-L15▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy5▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Ovarian Cancer5▲ 28×3 topics
  34. Genomic Profiling5▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Breast Tumours5▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Radiation Therapy5▲ 18×5 topics
  37. Treatment Response5▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Molecular Classification5▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Radioimmunotherapy5▲ 84×1 topic
  40. Radiopharmaceuticals5▲ 84×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Breast Cancer Treatment Studies and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications.

Advanced Radiotherapy Te…6Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 6 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…5Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 5 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 5 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chem…5Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 5 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis…4Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 4 fractional worksCancer Treatment and Pharmacology: 4 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 4 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgic…3Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 3 fractional worksIntraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies: 3 fractional works
RadiationOncologyCancer ResearchRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 6 works
  2. 2 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 5 works
  3. 3 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 5 works
  4. 4 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  5. 5 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Oncology 4 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies Surgery 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 available45.2%not open54.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.7%domestic only73.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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