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Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram

In research, Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram stands highest in Medicine (#3,176 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,299 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology — Oncology is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,233
of 28,054 · #14,903 all time
Rank in India
#913
of 1,840
Research works
1.8k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #3,176 of 10,443 4.5%284 #3210
Health SciencesDomain #4,299 of 11,982 4.7%297 #4110

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram 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).

What does Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 44.3 works10×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.07× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.69× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.91× its world share, 284 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram?

Ranked on the composite score, Thara Somanathan, Manjusha Nair and Niranjan Rout lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram.

  1. 1 Thara Somanathan India · #390,488 worldwide 70 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Manjusha Nair India · #712,611 worldwide 34 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Niranjan Rout India · #829,124 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Manoj Pandey India · #855,961 worldwide 57 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Chandrasekharan Guruvayoorappan India · #974,085 worldwide 49 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Aswin Kumar India · #1,040,373 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Nair Mk India · #1,040,488 worldwide 29 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Preethi Sara George India · #1,078,794 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Geetha Narayanan India · #1,081,038 worldwide 8 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 K. M. Jagathnath Krishna India · #1,104,207 worldwide 11 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram

Which keywords describe research at Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Radiotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Survival Analysis, Metastasis, Clinical Trials and Neoadjuvant 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 2022–2025 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. Chemotherapy60▲ 23×20 topics
  2. Clinical Practice Guidelines41▲ 20×9 topics
  3. Radiotherapy37▲ 25×12 topics
  4. Prognostic Factors32▲ 20×14 topics
  5. Survival Analysis27▲ 26×7 topics
  6. Epidemiology23▲ 1.55×35 topics
  7. Metastasis22▲ 17×10 topics
  8. Clinical Trials21▲ 8.2×9 topics
  9. Quality of Life21▲ 3.8×22 topics
  10. Cancer18▲ 3.6×32 topics
  11. Neoadjuvant Therapy18▲ 20×5 topics
  12. Biomarkers16▲ 6.4×9 topics
  13. Human Papillomavirus15▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Cervical Cancer15▲ 38×3 topics
  15. Molecular Classification15▲ 26×4 topics
  16. Prognosis14▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Squamous Cell Carcinoma14▲ 41×3 topics
  18. Cytoreductive Surgery13▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Genomic Analysis13▲ 14×7 topics
  20. Cancer Incidence13▲ 26×4 topics
  21. Immunotherapy13▲ 4.9×14 topics
  22. Breast Cancer13▲ 14×11 topics
  23. Ovarian Cancer13▲ 38×3 topics
  24. Survival13▲ 25×4 topics
  25. Chemoradiotherapy12▲ 62×2 topics
  26. Robotic Surgery12▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Radiation Therapy12▲ 24×5 topics
  28. Targeted Therapy12▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Mutation Analysis11▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Tumor Models11▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Cetuximab11▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Molecular Subtypes10▲ 32×3 topics
  33. Prognostic Markers10▲ 26×3 topics
  34. Surgical Management10▲ 6.6×8 topics
  35. Molecular Profiling10▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy10▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma10▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Oropharyngeal Cancer10▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Brachytherapy10▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Endometrial Carcinoma10▲ 63×1 topic

Which research topics does Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments and Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment.

Ovarian cancer diagnosis…11Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 11 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Stu…10Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 10 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical…10Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 10 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Tr…9Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 9 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 9 fractional worksColorectal and Anal Carcinomas: 6 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and T…6Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 6 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgic…6Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 6 fractional worksBone Tumor Diagnosis and…5Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments: 5 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis…5Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional works
Reproductive MedicineOtorhinolaryngologyObstetrics and GynecologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 11 works
  2. 2 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 10 works
  3. 3 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 10 works
  4. 4 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 works
  5. 5 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 9 works
  6. 6 Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Surgery 6 works
  7. 7 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 6 works
  9. 9 Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments Rheumatology 5 works
  10. 10 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 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 available50.7%not open49.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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