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The Northern Ireland Cancer Centre

In research, The Northern Ireland Cancer Centre stands highest in Medicine (#11,820 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,193 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 3.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#22,358
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,209
of 2,253
Research works
230
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
47.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is The Northern Ireland Cancer Centre 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
MedicineField #11,820 of 17,978 19.1%152
Health SciencesDomain #14,193 of 20,462 19.7%163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Northern Ireland 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does The Northern Ireland Cancer Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 23.8 works3.7×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 26.2 works3.4×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.72× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Northern Ireland Cancer Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Gerard G. Hanna lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Northern Ireland Cancer Centre.

  1. 1 Gerard G. Hanna United Kingdom · #884,347 worldwide 20 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at The Northern Ireland Cancer Centre

Which keywords describe research at The Northern Ireland Cancer Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Cancer, Health-related Quality of Life, Clinical Trials, Depression, Immunotherapy 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 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. Chemotherapy4▲ 16×16 topics
  2. Radiotherapy4▲ 27×9 topics
  3. Cancer3▲ 7.2×15 topics
  4. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 32×2 topics
  5. Clinical Trials2▲ 11×6 topics
  6. Quality of Life2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  7. Depression2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  8. Immunotherapy2▲ 9.0×13 topics
  9. Cancer Survivorship2▲ 81×2 topics
  10. Prostate Cancer2▲ 42×4 topics
  11. Anxiety2▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Cancer Treatment2▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Patient-Reported Outcomes2▲ 93×1 topic
  14. Physical Activity2▲ 10×2 topics
  15. Psychosocial Interventions2▲ 93×1 topic
  16. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.9×8 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 7.8×7 topics
  18. Risk Factors1▲ 3.8×5 topics
  19. Breast Cancer1▲ 17×10 topics
  20. Cancer Incidence1▲ 29×3 topics
  21. Ethical Considerations1▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Genomic Profiling1▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Biomarkers1▲ 5.2×6 topics
  24. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Mortality1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  26. Neoadjuvant Therapy1▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Population-Based Study1▲ 57×2 topics
  28. Surgery1▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 8.4×6 topics
  30. Adjuvant Therapy1▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Dosimetry1▲ 49×2 topics
  32. Global Access1▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Health Economics1▲ 66×1 topic
  34. MRI Imaging1▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Medical Education1▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Prognostic Factors1▲ 7.9×11 topics
  37. Genetic Mutations1▲ 7.0×6 topics
  38. Health Care Costs1▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Health Disparities1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Metastasis1▲ 8.9×9 topics

Which research topics does The Northern Ireland Cancer Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer survivorship and care, Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques.

Cancer survivorship and …2Cancer survivorship and care: 2 fractional worksAdvances in Oncology and…1Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 1 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…1Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 1 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…1Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional works
OncologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingRadiationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  3. 3 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 1 works
  5. 5 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available50.6%not open49.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Northern Ireland Cancer Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower 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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