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Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research is a research topic within Epidemiology. Science Explorer counts 56k research works in it since 1950. 14.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the epidemiology, burden, and prevention of cervical cancer associated with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection. It covers topics such as HPV vaccination, viral oncogenes, genotype distribution, cytology screening, and the global burden of HPV-related cancers.

  • Human Papillomavirus
  • Cervical Cancer
  • HPV Vaccination
  • Epidemiology
  • Cancer Incidence
  • Cytology Screening
  • Viral Oncoproteins
  • Carcinogenicity
  • Genotype Distribution
  • Global Burden
Research works
56k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
8.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+19%
the tick is no change

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Cervical Cancer and HPV Research research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.2k and 1.2k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 2.2k works
  2. 2 China 1.2k works
  3. 3 India 809 works
  4. 4 Brazil 353 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 324 works
  6. 6 Italy 267 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 251 works
  8. 8 Japan 235 works
  9. 9 Germany 212 works
  10. 10 Nigeria 208 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.

United States: 36.7%China: 19.9%India: 13.2%Brazil: 5.8%6 others listed: 24.5%37%largest
United States2,245 · 36.7%China1,216 · 19.9%India809 · 13.2%Brazil353 · 5.8%6 others listed1,497 · 24.5%

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

Which institutions lead Cervical Cancer and HPV Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Cervical Cancer and HPV Research research, followed by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Who are the leading researchers in Cervical Cancer and HPV Research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Cervical Cancer and HPV Research include Ahmedin Jemal.

  1. 1 Ahmedin Jemal United States 4.9k citations

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

Where is Cervical Cancer and HPV Research research done?

The largest centres of Cervical Cancer and HPV Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Chapel Hill (United States), London (United Kingdom) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in San Juan.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 180 works
  2. 2 Chapel Hill United States 139 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 126 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 101 works
  5. 5 New York United States 97 works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 96 works
  7. 7 Houston United States 88 works
  8. 8 New Delhi India 87 works
  9. 9 Tehran Iran 81 works
  10. 10 São Paulo Brazil 78 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. San JuanPR · 29.3 works15×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cervical Cancer and HPV Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Cervical Cancer and HPV Research?

Among universities, judged by research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of Gondar and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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%60%mean 20.25%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: 14, 38.3%University of Gondar: 12, 48.1%University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 137, 4.9%Addis Ababa University: 13, 19.4%Karolinska Institutet: 23, 26.8%Medical University of Warsaw: 12, 19.4%The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: 20, 20.2%Dhaka Medical College and Hospital: 9, 1.6%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 44, 22.4%Institute of Medical Sciences: 23, 1.4%University of GondarLondon School of Hyg…Addis Ababa UniversityUniversity of North …
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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 London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 65.938.3%9.5×14 +53.9%
2 University of GondarEthiopia 60.948.1%8.3×12
3 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 53.44.9%8.2×137 +106.5%
4 Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia 46.419.4%5.5×13 +440.7%
5 Karolinska InstitutetSweden 46.326.8%5.4×23 -1.2%
6 Medical University of WarsawPoland 44.119.4%5.3×12 +234.9%
7 The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonUnited States 43.820.2%7.1×20 +42.7%
8 Dhaka Medical College and HospitalBangladesh 43.81.6%9.9×9 +224.7%
9 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 43.722.4%4.6×44 +40.4%
10 Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 42.81.4%7.5×23 +441.4%

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 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cervical Cancer and HPV Research.

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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.