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National Cancer Registry

In research, National Cancer Registry stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,414 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#5,107 of 14,558 worldwide) and Oncology (#879 of 1,474 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,412
of 22,385 · #16,066 all time
Rank in Ireland
#46
of 52
Research works
515
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
30.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
57%
world 18%
National Cancer Registry

What is National Cancer Registry 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,414 of 16,688 13.3%384
MedicineField #5,107 of 14,558 13.5%359
OncologySubfield #879 of 1,474 12.0%124

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Cancer Registry 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 National Cancer Registry work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at National Cancer Registry is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (63%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%), Health Professions (6%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 64 fractional works · 69.8% of its workMedicine: 58 fractional works · 62.8% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 21.6% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 12.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 10.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNational CancerRegistry92fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences12%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5862.8%
    2. Health Professions55.7%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Dentistry00.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1010.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences55.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.5%
    3. Psychology11.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities11.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Computer Science21.9%
    2. Engineering11.5%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    4. Environmental Science10.8%
    5. Mathematics00.5%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.01× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.16× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.27× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× 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, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.27×58 works
  2. Health Professions2.16×5 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.01×10 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.63×3 works
  5. Nursing1.50×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.07×1 works
  7. Dentistry0.94×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×1 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.50×1 works
  10. Psychology0.48×1 works
  11. Mathematics0.45×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.44×5 works
  13. Veterinary0.42×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.24×2 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.15×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×0 works
  18. Engineering0.10×1 works
  19. Neuroscience0.09×0 works
  20. Energy0.06×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.04×0 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.03×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.03×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Cancer Registry?

Ranked on the quality score, Paul M. Walsh, Harry Comber and Aileen Timmons lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Cancer Registry.

  1. 1 Paul M. Walsh Ireland · #337,963 worldwide 10k citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Harry Comber Ireland · #446,227 worldwide 13k citations · 194 works
  3. 3 Aileen Timmons Ireland · #1,466,337 worldwide 1.4k citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Heather R. Ferguson Ireland · #2,565,470 worldwide 1.3k citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Joyce M. Ford Ireland · #2,611,843 worldwide 451 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Eamonn O’Leary Ireland · #3,052,994 worldwide 1k citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Tracy Kelleher Ireland · #3,527,044 worldwide 266 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Alan Ó Céilleachair Ireland · #4,063,305 worldwide 588 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Katie M. O’Brien Ireland · #4,800,797 worldwide 431 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Jon Studnek Ireland · #5,453,680 worldwide 61 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at National Cancer Registry

What are the most cited papers from National Cancer Registry?

The most cited paper from National Cancer Registry is "Cancer incidence and mortality patterns in Europe: Estimates for 40 countries in 2012" (Jacques Ferlay, Eva Steliarova‐Foucher, Joannie Lortet‐Tieulent et al., 2013), with 5,286 citations. Next come "Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy and the Risk of Interval Cancer" (2,025) and "Progress in cancer survival, mortality, and incidence in seven high-income countries 1995–2014 (ICBP SURVMARK-2): a population-based study" (1,083).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cancer incidence and mortality patterns in Europe: Estimates for 40 countries in 2012 Jacques Ferlay, Eva Steliarova‐Foucher, Joannie Lortet‐Tieulent et al. · European Journal of Cancer Open access 25 Feb 2013 5,286
2 Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy and the Risk of Interval Cancer Michal Filip Kaminski, Jarosław Reguła, Ewa Kraszewska et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 12 May 2010 2,025
3 Progress in cancer survival, mortality, and incidence in seven high-income countries 1995–2014 (ICBP SURVMARK-2): a population-based study Melina Arnold et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access 11 Sep 2019 1,083
4 Long term mortality of mothers and fathers after pre-eclampsia: population based cohort studyPre-eclampsia and cardiovascular disease later in life: who is at risk? Henrik Underthun Irgens, James M Roberts, Lars Reisæter et al. · BMJ Open access 24 Nov 2001 1,046
5 Risk of Malignant Progression in Barrett's Esophagus Patients: Results from a Large Population-Based Study Seema Ali Bhat, Helen G. Coleman, Foad Yousef et al. · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute Open access 16 Jun 2011 748
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Cancer Registry?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Cancer Incidence, Chemotherapy, Epidemiology, Population-Based Study, Health Disparities, Preventive Services and Global Surveillance.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 3.0×44 topics
  2. Risk Factors9▲ 9.1×14 topics
  3. Cancer Incidence8▲ 62×4 topics
  4. Chemotherapy8▲ 12×17 topics
  5. Population-Based Study7▲ 111×2 topics
  6. Health Disparities7▲ 28×5 topics
  7. Cancer6▲ 5.2×26 topics
  8. Preventive Services6▲ 111×2 topics
  9. Global Surveillance6▲ 141×1 topic
  10. Mortality Rates6▲ 69×1 topic
  11. Immunotherapy6▲ 8.3×14 topics
  12. Inflammation5▲ 2.4×24 topics
  13. Clinical Trials4▲ 7.4×11 topics
  14. Breast Cancer4▲ 17×9 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 7.5×12 topics
  16. Quality of Life4▲ 2.9×16 topics
  17. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 17×5 topics
  18. Surgery4▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Healthcare3▲ 3.3×6 topics
  20. Metastasis3▲ 11×7 topics
  21. Survival Analysis3▲ 13×6 topics
  22. Radiotherapy3▲ 9.1×7 topics
  23. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 4.2×11 topics
  24. Survival3▲ 24×4 topics
  25. Mortality3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  26. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  27. Prognostic Factors3▲ 7.3×12 topics
  28. Endoscopic Resection3▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy3▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Targeted Therapy3▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Guidelines3▲ 6.0×10 topics
  32. Melanoma3▲ 45×2 topics
  33. Prognosis3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  34. Prevention2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  35. Cost of Care2▲ 82×1 topic
  36. Financial Toxicity2▲ 82×1 topic
  37. Genetic Alterations2▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Chemoradiation2▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Squamous Cell Carcinoma2▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does National Cancer Registry publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer, Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment and Cancer Risks and Factors.

Global Cancer Incidence …6Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 6 fractional worksEconomic and Financial I…2Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 2 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Resear…2Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCancer Risks and Factors: 2 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 1 fractional worksMelanoma and MAPK Pathways: 1 fractional works
OncologyEconomics and EconometricsSurgeryOtorhinolaryngology1 others

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

  1. 1 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 6 works
  2. 2 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer Risks and Factors Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  9. 9 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Melanoma and MAPK Pathways Molecular Biology 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 available46.0%not open54.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.0%domestic only43.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Cancer Registry's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 National Cancer Registry as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00033% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%National Cancer Registry0.00048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Cancer Registry 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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025National Cancer Registry7.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.2% in 2014.

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