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Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

In research, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,620 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,501 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 14.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,321
of 22,385 · #9,083 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#756
of 862
Research works
549
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
29.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

What is Mount Vernon Cancer Centre 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 #4,620 of 9,902 14.0%66 #2239
MedicineField #4,501 of 8,541 14.2%64 #2262

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mount Vernon Cancer 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Mount Vernon Cancer Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (77%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Physics and Astronomy (4%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 79 fractional works · 79.9% of its workMedicine: 77 fractional works · 77.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 22 fractional works · 21.8% of its workOncology: 17 fractional works · 16.8% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 10.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 11.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 10.0% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMount VernonCancer Centre99fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences80%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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7777.2%
    2. Health Professions22.4%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1010.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Physics and Astronomy44.2%
    2. Computer Science11.3%
    3. Mathematics00.4%
    4. Engineering00.3%
    5. Environmental Science00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
    2. Social Sciences00.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
    5. Psychology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Mount Vernon Cancer Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine takes 14.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 21.6 works14×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.87× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.01× its world share, 77 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.01×77 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy1.90×4 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.87×10 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.32×1 works
  5. Health Professions0.90×2 works
  6. Dentistry0.77×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×1 works
  8. Mathematics0.30×0 works
  9. Neuroscience0.24×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.17×1 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.12×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.07×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.05×0 works
  14. Veterinary0.05×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.03×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works
  19. Engineering0.02×0 works
  20. Psychology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Anwar R. Padhani, Paul Nathan and Rob Glynne‐Jones lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.

  1. 1 Anwar R. Padhani United Kingdom · #13,700 worldwide 37k citations · 449 works
  2. 2 Paul Nathan United Kingdom · #86,647 worldwide 31k citations · 462 works
  3. 3 Rob Glynne‐Jones United Kingdom · #114,660 worldwide 21k citations · 340 works
  4. 4 David W. Miles United Kingdom · #133,270 worldwide 15k citations · 133 works
  5. 5 Peter Hoskin United Kingdom · #145,659 worldwide 45k citations · 1,211 works
  6. 6 Peter James Ostler United Kingdom · #169,083 worldwide 5.5k citations · 90 works
  7. 7 Stephanie Lea Brown United Kingdom · #238,585 worldwide 5.9k citations · 76 works
  8. 8 Marcia Hall United Kingdom · #413,764 worldwide 7.8k citations · 251 works
  9. 9 Gerry J. Lowe United Kingdom · #512,980 worldwide 3.6k citations · 84 works
  10. 10 Mark Harrison United Kingdom · #525,564 worldwide 3.3k citations · 121 works
All ranked researchers at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

What are the most cited papers from Mount Vernon Cancer Centre?

The most cited paper from Mount Vernon Cancer Centre is "Trastuzumab Emtansine for HER2-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer" (Sunil Verma, David W. Miles, Luca Gianni et al., 2012), with 3,859 citations. Next come "Improved Overall Survival in Melanoma with Combined Dabrafenib and Trametinib" (2,718) and "Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Version 2.1: 2019 Update of Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Version 2" (2,528).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Trastuzumab Emtansine for HER2-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer Sunil Verma, David W. Miles, Luca Gianni et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access Oct 2012 3,859
2 Improved Overall Survival in Melanoma with Combined Dabrafenib and Trametinib Caroline Robert et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 16 Nov 2014 2,718
3 Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Version 2.1: 2019 Update of Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Version 2 Barış Türkbey, Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, Masoom A. Haider et al. · European Urology 18 Mar 2019 2,528
4 Improved Survival with MEK Inhibition in BRAF-Mutated Melanoma Keith T. Flaherty et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 14 Jun 2012 2,179
5 Rectal cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up Rob Glynne‐Jones, Lucjan Stanislaw Wyrwicz, Emmanuel Tiret et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access 5 May 2017 2,098
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Radiotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Clinical Trials, Prostate Cancer, Genetic Mutations and Radiation 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-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. Chemotherapy17▲ 25×20 topics
  2. Immunotherapy13▲ 19×17 topics
  3. Radiotherapy12▲ 31×10 topics
  4. Clinical Practice Guidelines9▲ 16×8 topics
  5. Clinical Trials9▲ 13×8 topics
  6. Prostate Cancer8▲ 63×5 topics
  7. Genetic Mutations7▲ 17×10 topics
  8. Radiation Therapy7▲ 55×4 topics
  9. Breast Cancer7▲ 29×10 topics
  10. Survival Analysis7▲ 25×7 topics
  11. Clinical Guidelines7▲ 23×5 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors7▲ 15×11 topics
  13. Neoadjuvant Therapy6▲ 28×5 topics
  14. Biomarkers6▲ 8.6×8 topics
  15. Quality of Life6▲ 4.0×13 topics
  16. Genomic Profiling5▲ 53×2 topics
  17. Screening5▲ 52×2 topics
  18. Dosimetry5▲ 69×2 topics
  19. Treatment5▲ 4.0×9 topics
  20. Biopsy5▲ 73×2 topics
  21. Genetic Variants5▲ 26×3 topics
  22. Targeted Therapy5▲ 21×4 topics
  23. Gleason Grading4▲ 108×1 topic
  24. MRI Imaging4▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Metastatic4▲ 68×2 topics
  26. Precision Medicine4▲ 8.7×8 topics
  27. Molecular Characterization4▲ 23×4 topics
  28. Molecular Subtypes4▲ 48×3 topics
  29. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 9.2×6 topics
  30. Image-Guided Radiotherapy4▲ 94×1 topic
  31. Metastatic Breast Cancer4▲ 69×2 topics
  32. Radiotherapy Physics4▲ 94×1 topic
  33. Gene Expression4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  34. Hormone Therapy4▲ 44×2 topics
  35. Prognostic Markers4▲ 34×3 topics
  36. Androgen Receptor4▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Metastatic Prostate Cancer4▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Prognosis4▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Metastasis3▲ 9.7×10 topics
  40. Breast Tumours3▲ 66×1 topic

Which research topics does Mount Vernon Cancer Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies.

Prostate Cancer Diagnosi…4Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Te…4Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 4 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatmen…4Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research: 4 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment …3Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 3 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 3 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer T…2Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 2 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Le…2Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 2 fractional worksColorectal and Anal Carc…2Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas: 2 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Stu…2Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineRadiationCancer ResearchOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 4 works
  3. 3 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 3 works
  5. 5 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 3 works
  6. 6 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 3 works
  7. 7 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  9. 9 Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 2 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 available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.3%domestic only72.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mount Vernon Cancer Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Mount Vernon Cancer Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00041% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Mount Vernon Cancer Centre0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mount Vernon Cancer Centre 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%Mount Vernon Cancer Centre13.4% 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 19.8% in 2007.

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