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Uganda Cancer Institute

In research, Uganda Cancer Institute stands highest in Medicine (#9,498 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,084 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,577
of 28,054 · #31,560 all time
Rank in Uganda
#27
of 33
Research works
213
▲ 183% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Uganda Cancer Institute 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 #9,498 of 10,443 11.0%63 #14313
Health SciencesDomain #11,084 of 11,982 11.6%67 #17155

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

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.98× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Uganda Cancer Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Jackson Orem lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Uganda Cancer Institute.

  1. 1 Jackson Orem Uganda · #934,732 worldwide 22 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Uganda Cancer Institute

Which keywords describe research at Uganda Cancer Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer Incidence, Risk Factors, Cervical Cancer, Mortality Rates, Epidemiology, Population-Based Study, Health Disparities and Radiotherapy.

▲ 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. Cancer Incidence15▲ 130×4 topics
  2. Epidemiology11▲ 3.4×32 topics
  3. Risk Factors10▲ 11×12 topics
  4. Cervical Cancer8▲ 95×3 topics
  5. Mortality Rates8▲ 100×2 topics
  6. Health Disparities7▲ 34×2 topics
  7. Population-Based Study7▲ 136×2 topics
  8. Radiotherapy7▲ 23×8 topics
  9. Breast Cancer Screening7▲ 190×1 topic
  10. Global Surveillance7▲ 190×1 topic
  11. Human Papillomavirus7▲ 68×3 topics
  12. Global Burden7▲ 15×7 topics
  13. Medical Education6▲ 27×4 topics
  14. Viral Oncoproteins6▲ 110×2 topics
  15. Cytology Screening6▲ 143×1 topic
  16. HPV Vaccination6▲ 143×1 topic
  17. Chemotherapy6▲ 9.7×17 topics
  18. Global Access5▲ 66×2 topics
  19. Cancer Treatment4▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Low- and Middle-Income Countries4▲ 91×2 topics
  21. Health Economics4▲ 102×1 topic
  22. Resource Planning4▲ 246×1 topic
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 9.0×8 topics
  24. Quality of Life4▲ 3.3×13 topics
  25. Cancer4▲ 3.4×14 topics
  26. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Prognostic Factors4▲ 10×11 topics
  28. Ethical Considerations3▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Molecular Classification3▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Breast Cancer3▲ 14×8 topics
  31. Radiation Therapy3▲ 25×3 topics
  32. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study2▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory2▲ 64×1 topic
  34. Survival Analysis2▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Brachytherapy2▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Endometrial Carcinoma2▲ 63×1 topic
  37. HIV/AIDS2▲ 40×3 topics
  38. Robotic Surgery2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Survival2▲ 18×4 topics
  40. Transplant Recipients2▲ 42×2 topics

Which research topics does Uganda Cancer Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life.

Global Cancer Incidence …7Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 7 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 6 fractional worksAdvances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 4 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…2Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical…2Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 2 fractional worksAcute Lymphoblastic Leuk…2Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research: 2 fractional worksViral-associated cancers and disorders: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional works
OncologyEpidemiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 7 works
  2. 2 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 6 works
  3. 3 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  4. 4 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  5. 5 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  6. 6 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Viral-associated cancers and disorders Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available73.5%not open26.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.1%domestic only47.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Uganda Cancer Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 183% 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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