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Medical Radiological Research Center

In research, Medical Radiological Research Center stands highest in Medicine (#8,232 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,565 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology (Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging is 9.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,106
of 22,385 · #28,197 all time
Rank in Russia
#563
of 735
Research works
1.2k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.70×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Medical Radiological Research Center

What is Medical Radiological Research Center 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
MedicineField #8,232 of 8,541 2.1%190 #13769
Health SciencesDomain #9,565 of 9,902 2.1%205 #15800

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Medical Radiological Research Center 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 fields of science does Medical Radiological Research Center work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Medical Radiological Research Center is in Health Sciences, 13% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (67%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Physics and Astronomy (4%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 231 fractional works · 72.2% of its workMedicine: 215 fractional works · 67.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 39 fractional works · 12.2% of its workSurgery: 33 fractional works · 10.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 28 fractional works · 8.7% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 14 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 43 fractional works · 13.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 14 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRadiation: 13 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 40 fractional works · 12.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMedicalRadiological…320fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences2%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine21567.2%
    2. Health Professions92.8%
    3. Nursing51.5%
    4. Dentistry20.5%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Physics and Astronomy144.3%
    2. Engineering103.2%
    3. Environmental Science92.8%
    4. Materials Science51.5%
    5. Chemistry41.1%
    6. Mathematics10.2%
    7. Computer Science00.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology288.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology61.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.7%
    4. Neuroscience20.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    1. Social Sciences51.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Medical Radiological Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 27.6 works9.6×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 39.1 works8.0×
  3. OncologySubfield · 23.0 works6.4×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.65× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.93× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.91× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.49× its world share, 215 worksMedicineNursing: 3.08× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.12× 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, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.49×215 works
  2. Nursing3.08×5 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.93×6 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.91×14 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.65×28 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.46×2 works
  7. Veterinary1.31×1 works
  8. Health Professions1.07×9 works
  9. Dentistry1.03×2 works
  10. Chemistry0.70×4 works
  11. Environmental Science0.56×9 works
  12. Materials Science0.43×5 works
  13. Neuroscience0.38×2 works
  14. Engineering0.21×10 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.19×1 works
  16. Mathematics0.18×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×2 works
  18. Social Sciences0.12×5 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.08×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.02×0 works
  21. Energy0.02×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Medical Radiological Research Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Sofia Zaichick, Peter V. Shegay and Anna O. Yakimova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medical Radiological Research Center.

  1. 1 Sofia Zaichick Russia · #1,413,724 worldwide 3.6k citations · 119 works
  2. 2 Peter V. Shegay Russia · #3,058,789 worldwide 427 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Anna O. Yakimova Russia · #3,952,865 worldwide 703 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Olga Krasilnikova Russia · #4,502,997 worldwide 341 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Vera A. Khorokhorina Russia · #4,517,947 worldwide 477 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Victoria A. Shestakova Russia · #4,810,323 worldwide 109 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Olga E. Popovkina Russia · #4,969,901 worldwide 198 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Alexander E. Kabakov Russia · #5,024,940 worldwide 2.5k citations · 94 works
  9. 9 Denis Baranovskii Russia · #5,029,478 worldwide 770 citations · 90 works
  10. 10 Y. Panaseykin Russia · #5,082,671 worldwide 139 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Medical Radiological Research Center

What are the most cited papers from Medical Radiological Research Center?

The most cited paper from Medical Radiological Research Center is "Duration of Androgen Suppression in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer" (M. Bolla, Theodorus M. de Reijke, Geertjan van Tienhoven et al., 2009), with 977 citations. Next come "Necrosis: a specific form of programmed cell death?" (721) and "Risk of Thyroid Cancer After Exposure to 131 I in Childhood" (594).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Duration of Androgen Suppression in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer M. Bolla, Theodorus M. de Reijke, Geertjan van Tienhoven et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 10 Jun 2009 977
2 Necrosis: a specific form of programmed cell death? Sergey Proskuryakov, Anatoli G Konoplyannikov, Vladimir L. Gabai · Experimental Cell Research Feb 2003 721
3 Risk of Thyroid Cancer After Exposure to 131 I in Childhood Elisabeth Cardis et al. · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 17 May 2005 594
4 Induction of oxyradicals by arsenic: Implication for mechanism of genotoxicity Su X. Liu, Mohammad Athar, István Lippai et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 6 Feb 2001 539
5 Hsp70 Prevents Activation of Stress Kinases Vladimir L. Gabai, Anatoli B. Meriin, Dick D. Mosser et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Jul 1997 511
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Medical Radiological Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Oxidative Stress, Radiotherapy, Genetic Mutations, Ionizing Radiation and Prognostic Factors.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy28▲ 12×21 topics
  2. Immunotherapy23▲ 9.9×15 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress22▲ 4.2×34 topics
  4. Clinical Practice Guidelines18▲ 11×10 topics
  5. Radiotherapy16▲ 13×12 topics
  6. Genetic Mutations15▲ 11×15 topics
  7. Ionizing Radiation14▲ 62×3 topics
  8. Health Effects13▲ 6.9×6 topics
  9. Prognostic Factors13▲ 9.2×14 topics
  10. Survival Analysis12▲ 14×6 topics
  11. Thyroid Carcinoma12▲ 74×2 topics
  12. Ultrasound12▲ 34×2 topics
  13. BRAF Mutation12▲ 52×2 topics
  14. PET Imaging12▲ 22×4 topics
  15. Toxicity12▲ 8.6×5 topics
  16. Molecular Characterization12▲ 21×5 topics
  17. Cancer Treatment12▲ 15×8 topics
  18. Differentiated Thyroid Cancer12▲ 91×1 topic
  19. Prostate Cancer12▲ 27×4 topics
  20. Thyroid Nodules12▲ 91×1 topic
  21. Clinical Trials11▲ 5.1×7 topics
  22. Targeted Therapy11▲ 15×5 topics
  23. Radionuclides11▲ 86×2 topics
  24. Biomarkers10▲ 4.7×9 topics
  25. Dosimetry10▲ 44×2 topics
  26. Data Analysis10▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Lung Cancer9▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Neoadjuvant Therapy9▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Tomography9▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Neutron Imaging9▲ 86×1 topic
  31. Small-Angle Scattering9▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Genomic Profiling9▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Apoptosis8▲ 8.5×8 topics
  34. Adjuvant Therapy8▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Genomic Instability8▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Androgen Receptor8▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Breast Cancer8▲ 9.7×10 topics
  38. Cancer Risk8▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Endoscopic Resection8▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Hormone Therapy7▲ 27×3 topics

Which research topics does Medical Radiological Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Nuclear Physics and Applications, Radioactivity and Radon Measurements and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research.

Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis…12Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 12 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Appl…9Nuclear Physics and Applications: 9 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon …7Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 7 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatmen…7Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research: 7 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 7 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging: 6 fractional worksEffects of Radiation Exp…6Effects of Radiation Exposure: 6 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksTrace Elements in Health4Trace Elements in Health: 4 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 4 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismRadiationRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 12 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 9 works
  3. 3 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 7 works
  4. 4 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  5. 5 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  6. 6 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  7. 7 Effects of Radiation Exposure Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  8. 8 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Trace Elements in Health Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  10. 10 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 4 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.6%domestic only81.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Medical Radiological Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Medical Radiological Research Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Medical Radiological Research Center0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Medical Radiological Research Center 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Medical Radiological Research Center1.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.5% in 2004.

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