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Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer

Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 38k research works in it since 1950. 19.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the molecular mechanisms of angiogenesis, including the role of VEGF, endothelial progenitor cells, pericytes, and anti-angiogenic therapy in regulating tumor vasculature and vascular function. It explores the signaling pathways, therapeutic targets, and clinical applications related to angiogenesis.

  • VEGF
  • endothelial progenitor cells
  • tumor angiogenesis
  • anti-angiogenic therapy
  • vascular endothelial growth factor
  • pericytes
  • vascular normalization
  • endothelial cell behavior
  • tumor vasculature
  • angiogenic signaling
Research works
38k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
7.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-26%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 748 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.1k works
  2. 2 United States 748 works
  3. 3 Japan 193 works
  4. 4 Germany 156 works
  5. 5 Italy 126 works
  6. 6 India 116 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 114 works
  8. 8 South Korea 105 works
  9. 9 France 78 works
  10. 10 Russia 74 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 39.1%United States: 26.6%Japan: 6.9%Germany: 5.6%6 others listed: 21.9%39%largest
China1,097 · 39.1%United States748 · 26.6%Japan193 · 6.9%Germany156 · 5.6%6 others listed614 · 21.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer research, followed by University of Bari Aldo Moro and Sun Yat-sen University.

Who are the leading researchers in Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer include Dirk Schadendorf.

  1. 1 Dirk Schadendorf Germany 4.4k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer research done?

The largest centres of Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bari.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 111 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 101 works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 82 works
  4. 4 Seoul South Korea 52 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 49 works
  6. 6 Hangzhou China 46 works
  7. 7 Chengdu China 45 works
  8. 8 Nanjing China 40 works
  9. 9 London United Kingdom 38 works
  10. 10 Wuhan China 37 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BariIT · 22.2 works11×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Xuzhou Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 24.23%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Bari Aldo Moro: 20, 10.2%Xuzhou Medical College: 10, 18.6%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 20, 20.7%Sun Yat-sen University: 19, 25.1%Yale University: 10, 38.7%Wenzhou Medical University: 9, 18.2%China Medical University: 9, 32.4%Sichuan University: 14, 28.3%Huazhong University of Science and Technology: 10, 33.1%Nanjing Medical University: 12, 17.0%Sun Yat-sen UniversityChinese Academy of M…Xuzhou Medical CollegeUniversity of Bari A…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of Bari Aldo MoroItaly 58.210.2%17.8×20 -29.7%
2 Xuzhou Medical CollegeChina 56.118.6%13.2×10 +29.9%
3 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 52.720.7%6.0×20 -31.7%
4 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 51.625.1%3.4×19 -14.6%
5 Yale UniversityUnited States 46.238.7%3.0×10 -41.0%
6 Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina 45.118.2%7.6×9 +13.2%
7 China Medical UniversityChina 44.032.4%7.5×9 -57.7%
8 Sichuan UniversityChina 40.928.3%2.2×14 -23.0%
9 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 40.233.1%1.9×10 -15.1%
10 Nanjing Medical UniversityChina 39.317.0%7.0×12 -39.4%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2012.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.