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MRC Cancer Unit

In research, MRC Cancer Unit stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,199 of 14,347 worldwide), Neuroscience (#872 of 2,675 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,418 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,668
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#355
of 2,253
Research works
905
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
49k
54.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is MRC Cancer Unit 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,199 of 14,347 30.7%474
NeuroscienceField #872 of 2,675 34.5%146
MedicineField #6,418 of 17,978 31.5%309
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,040 of 7,814 29.8%269
Health SciencesDomain #8,598 of 20,462 31.1%323
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,439 of 4,961 28.0%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MRC Cancer Unit 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.71× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.23× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MRC Cancer Unit?

Ranked on the composite score, D.E. Pegg, Mark G. Darlison and N. M. Bleehen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MRC Cancer Unit.

  1. 1 D.E. Pegg United Kingdom · #131,400 worldwide 144 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Mark G. Darlison United Kingdom · #360,375 worldwide 111 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 N. M. Bleehen United Kingdom · #485,341 worldwide 79 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 P R Twentyman United Kingdom · #654,640 worldwide 52 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Ian L. Martin United Kingdom · #1,101,960 worldwide 72 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at MRC Cancer Unit

Which keywords describe research at MRC Cancer Unit?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Synaptic Plasticity, Neuronal Circuits, Dendritic Spines, Astrocyte Function, GABAergic, Neurotransmission and Stress.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Neurological Disorders60▲ 9.7×13 topics
  2. Synaptic Plasticity57▲ 20×6 topics
  3. Cancer52▲ 4.1×40 topics
  4. Neuronal Circuits51▲ 30×2 topics
  5. Dendritic Spines50▲ 33×2 topics
  6. Astrocyte Function49▲ 35×2 topics
  7. GABAergic49▲ 41×1 topic
  8. Neurotransmission49▲ 41×1 topic
  9. Chemotherapy41▲ 6.5×23 topics
  10. Inflammation39▲ 1.82×58 topics
  11. Stress39▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress38▲ 2.3×44 topics
  13. Cell Signaling35▲ 12×12 topics
  14. Prefrontal Cortex35▲ 28×3 topics
  15. Genetic Variation34▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Cancer Therapy28▲ 4.8×16 topics
  17. Drug Discovery26▲ 7.2×8 topics
  18. Endoscopic Resection25▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Genomic Instability25▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Neurobiology24▲ 8.2×8 topics
  21. Neural Plasticity24▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Serotonin24▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Dopamine24▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Reward Circuitry24▲ 48×1 topic
  25. Tumor Microenvironment22▲ 7.1×7 topics
  26. Chromatin21▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Genomic Stability21▲ 25×2 topics
  28. DNA Damage21▲ 17×4 topics
  29. Inhibitors20▲ 32×4 topics
  30. Apoptosis20▲ 5.6×16 topics
  31. Glycosylation19▲ 9.7×3 topics
  32. Neoadjuvant Therapy18▲ 9.1×5 topics
  33. Surgery18▲ 6.2×6 topics
  34. Membrane Proteins18▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Genetic Variants18▲ 9.0×7 topics
  36. Metabolic Regulation18▲ 6.8×4 topics
  37. Targeted Therapy17▲ 8.9×5 topics
  38. Homologous Recombination17▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Crystal Structure17▲ 7.5×2 topics
  40. Tumor Hypoxia16▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does MRC Cancer Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

Esophageal Cancer Resear…1Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Financial I…0Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 0 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 0 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksGenital Health and Disease: 0 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 0 fractional worksCancer Risks and Factors: 0 fractional worksAdvances in Oncology and…0Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 0 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 0 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 0 fractional works
SurgeryEconomics and EconometricsEpidemiologyCancer Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  3. 3 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 0 works
  4. 4 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 0 works
  5. 5 Genital Health and Disease Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  7. 7 Cancer Risks and Factors Oncology 0 works
  8. 8 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  9. 9 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 0 works
  10. 10 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 0 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 available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MRC Cancer Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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