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Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre

In research, Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre stands highest in Medicine (#8,971 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,778 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,883
of 28,054 · #28,779 all time
Rank in India
#960
of 1,840
Research works
234
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #8,971 of 17,978 3.5%135
Health SciencesDomain #11,778 of 20,462 3.6%148

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre 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).

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: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.03× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.80× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.44× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.48× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.37× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.43× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Ashok Ghosh, Arun Kumar and Ranjit Kumar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre.

  1. 1 Ashok Ghosh India · #921,241 worldwide 71 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Arun Kumar India · #1,006,349 worldwide 28 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Ranjit Kumar India · #1,128,938 worldwide 44 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre

Which keywords describe research at Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Toxicity, Health Effects, Chemotherapy, Contamination, Groundwater, Radiotherapy, Adsorption and Removal.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.2×29 topics
  2. Toxicity7▲ 18×8 topics
  3. Health Effects7▲ 13×12 topics
  4. Chemotherapy7▲ 11×15 topics
  5. Cancer5▲ 4.5×15 topics
  6. Contamination5▲ 62×2 topics
  7. Groundwater4▲ 66×3 topics
  8. Adsorption4▲ 25×5 topics
  9. Radiotherapy4▲ 14×7 topics
  10. Removal4▲ 146×2 topics
  11. Arsenic4▲ 226×1 topic
  12. Human Papillomavirus4▲ 37×3 topics
  13. Water4▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Inflammation4▲ 2.2×15 topics
  15. Nanoparticles4▲ 3.5×8 topics
  16. Quality of Life4▲ 3.0×14 topics
  17. COVID-194▲ 3.0×10 topics
  18. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.4×8 topics
  19. Treatment3▲ 3.3×12 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors3▲ 8.7×8 topics
  21. Risk Factors3▲ 3.4×10 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 6.8×10 topics
  23. Squamous Cell Carcinoma3▲ 41×3 topics
  24. Antioxidant3▲ 5.1×7 topics
  25. Prognosis3▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Cetuximab3▲ 39×2 topics
  27. Survival3▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma3▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Oropharyngeal Cancer3▲ 63×1 topic
  30. Biomonitoring2▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Herbal Medicine2▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Cervical Cancer2▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Traditional Medicine2▲ 18×4 topics
  34. Lead Exposure2▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Metal Toxicity2▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Surgical Management2▲ 6.0×9 topics
  37. Neuroprotective2▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Cancer Incidence2▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Osteoarthritis2▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 6.5×5 topics

Which research topics does Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Arsenic contamination and mitigation, Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity and Diverse Scientific Research Studies.

Arsenic contamination an…4Arsenic contamination and mitigation: 4 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 3 fractional worksHeavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity: 2 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 1 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 1 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 1 fractional worksPatient Satisfaction in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksMycotoxins in Agriculture and Food: 1 fractional worksIndian and Buddhist Studies: 1 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 1 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryOtorhinolaryngologyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Arsenic contamination and mitigation Environmental Chemistry 4 works
  2. 2 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 3 works
  3. 3 Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  4. 4 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  7. 7 Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 1 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 available74.6%not open25.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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