Mechanisms of cancer metastasis
Mechanisms of cancer metastasis is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 5k research works in it since 1951. 13.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the molecular mechanisms and functions of metastasis suppressor genes, particularly the NDRG family, in regulating signal transduction, gene expression, cell proliferation, hypoxia response, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and apoptosis in the context of cancer metastasis.
- Metastasis Suppressors
- NDRG Family
- Tumor Suppressor Genes
- Signal Transduction
- Cancer Metastasis
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Cell Proliferation
- Hypoxia Response
- Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
- Apoptosis
- Research works
- 5k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 649 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Mechanisms of cancer metastasis research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (332 and 156 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 332 works
- 2 United States 156 works
- 3 Japan 29 works
- 4 India 23 works
- 5 South Korea 23 works
- 6 Germany 18 works
- 7 Italy 15 works
- 8 Iran 14 works
- 9 France 13 works
- 10 United Kingdom 13 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.
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Which institutions lead Mechanisms of cancer metastasis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing Medical University publishes the most Mechanisms of cancer metastasis research, followed by Sun Yat-sen University and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nanjing Medical UniversityChina 5 works
- 2 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 5 works
- 3 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterUnited States 5 works
- 4 China Medical UniversityChina 4 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 4 works
- 6 Fujian Medical UniversityChina 3 works
- 7 Peking UniversityChina 3 works
- 8 Harvard UniversityUnited States 3 works
- 9 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterUnited States 3 works
- 10 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 3 works
Who are the leading researchers in Mechanisms of cancer metastasis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Mechanisms of cancer metastasis include Gordon B. Mills and Alexander J. Lazar.
- 1 Gordon B. Mills United States 3.7k citations
- 2 Alexander J. Lazar United States 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Mechanisms of cancer metastasis research done?
The largest centres of Mechanisms of cancer metastasis research in 2022–2025 are Shanghai (China), Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Guangzhou and Shanghai.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GuangzhouCN · 20.2 works3.2×
- ShanghaiCN · 27.9 works2.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Mechanisms of cancer metastasis than the world average.
Is Mechanisms of cancer metastasis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Mechanisms of cancer metastasis.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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