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Northeast Cancer Centre

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World rank, all time
#32,665
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#673
of 718
Research works
162
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.8k
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Northeast Cancer Centre

Which fields of science does Northeast Cancer Centre work in?

In all years, 52% of research at Northeast Cancer Centre is in Health Sciences, 27% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (46%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (20%), Health Professions (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 85 fractional works · 52.4% of its workMedicine: 74 fractional works · 45.6% of its workOncology: 18 fractional works · 11.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 44 fractional works · 27.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 20.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 13.9% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 13.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workRadiation: 8 fractional works · 5.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNortheast CancerCentre162fractional works, all years
Life Sciences27%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences52%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Medicine7445.6%
    2. Health Professions106.3%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3320.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology74.4%
    3. Neuroscience21.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
    1. Physics and Astronomy95.5%
    2. Computer Science63.6%
    3. Engineering42.4%
    4. Materials Science10.8%
    5. Chemistry10.7%
    6. Environmental Science10.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Psychology52.9%
    2. Social Sciences32.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.68× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.82× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× 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, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.82×7 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.68×0 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.88×1 works
  4. Psychology1.09×0 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×0 works
  6. Nursing0.76×0 works
  7. Dentistry0.38×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.32×0 works
  9. Health Professions0.32×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.24×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.16×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.12×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  15. Engineering0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Northeast Cancer Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Julie Bowen, Clive Sinoff and Susan Boyko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northeast Cancer Centre.

  1. 1 Julie Bowen Canada · #1,632,231 worldwide 695 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Clive Sinoff Canada · #2,895,637 worldwide 1.8k citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Susan Boyko Canada · #3,210,318 worldwide 785 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Karen Lynn Rebeiro Canada · #3,311,963 worldwide 726 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Colin J. Germond Canada · #3,556,609 worldwide 988 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Andrew G. Pearce Canada · #3,612,310 worldwide 459 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Mary A. Bewick Canada · #4,030,467 worldwide 617 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Shawn Steggles Canada · #5,570,296 worldwide 324 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Konrad W Leszczynski Canada · #5,599,131 worldwide 905 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at Northeast Cancer Centre

What are the most cited papers from Northeast Cancer Centre?

The most cited paper from Northeast Cancer Centre is "Long-Term Results of Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer" (Timothy Joseph Whelan, Jean‐Philippe Pignol, Mark N. Levine et al., 2010), with 1,895 citations. Next come "Diagnosis and Management of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: A Systematic Review and International Consensus" (1,374) and "Regional Nodal Irradiation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer" (1,324).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Long-Term Results of Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer Timothy Joseph Whelan, Jean‐Philippe Pignol, Mark N. Levine et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 10 Feb 2010 1,895
2 Diagnosis and Management of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: A Systematic Review and International Consensus Aliya Aziz Khan et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Review 21 Nov 2014 1,374
3 Regional Nodal Irradiation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Timothy Joseph Whelan et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 22 Jul 2015 1,324
4 Efficacy of Pamidronate in Reducing Skeletal Complications in Patients with Breast Cancer and Lytic Bone Metastases Gabriel N. Hortobágyi, Richard L. Theriault, Lester L. Porter et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 12 Dec 1996 1,031
5 Common oral complications of head and neck cancer radiation therapy: mucositis, infections, saliva change, fibrosis, sensory dysfunctions, dental caries, periodontal disease, and osteoradionecrosis Hervé Sroussi, Joel Brian Epstein, René‐Jean Bensadoun et al. · Cancer Medicine Open access 25 Oct 2017 804
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Northeast Cancer Centre?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Cancer, Dosimetry, Monte Carlo Simulation, Image-Guided Radiotherapy, Radiotherapy Physics and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy13▲ 11×21 topics
  2. Cancer12▲ 5.5×20 topics
  3. Radiotherapy12▲ 19×10 topics
  4. Quality of Life9▲ 4.2×15 topics
  5. Dosimetry8▲ 56×2 topics
  6. Monte Carlo Simulation8▲ 16×2 topics
  7. Image-Guided Radiotherapy8▲ 93×1 topic
  8. Radiotherapy Physics8▲ 93×1 topic
  9. Cancer Therapy6▲ 6.1×12 topics
  10. Immunotherapy6▲ 5.4×15 topics
  11. Clinical Trials5▲ 4.9×8 topics
  12. Cancer Risk5▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Breast Cancer4▲ 9.8×9 topics
  14. Cancer Treatment4▲ 11×7 topics
  15. Depression4▲ 3.7×9 topics
  16. Angiogenesis4▲ 6.4×8 topics
  17. Gene Expression4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  18. Prognosis4▲ 7.9×4 topics
  19. Survival4▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Medical Education4▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Squamous Cell Carcinoma4▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Genomic Instability4▲ 19×3 topics
  23. Chromatin4▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Ionizing Radiation4▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Cetuximab4▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Diagnostic Imaging4▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Human Papillomavirus4▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Prostate Cancer4▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma4▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Oropharyngeal Cancer4▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 10.0×2 topics
  32. Occupational Exposure3▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Computed Tomography3▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Radiation Exposure3▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Cancer Progression3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  36. Extracellular Matrix3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  37. Global Access3▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Health Economics3▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Quantitative3▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 8.7×5 topics

Which research topics does Northeast Cancer Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers.

Lung Cancer Treatments a…0Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 0 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Stu…0Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 0 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 0 fractional worksOral health in cancer treatment: 0 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 0 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…0Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 0 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 0 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 0 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOtorhinolaryngologyCancer ResearchOncology2 others

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

  1. 1 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  2. 2 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 0 works
  3. 3 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 0 works
  4. 4 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 0 works
  5. 5 Oral health in cancer treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 0 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  10. 10 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 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 available24.9%not open75.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Northeast Cancer Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Northeast Cancer Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000021% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Northeast Cancer Centre0.000025% in 20251990200020102020

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