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Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers

Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers is a research topic within Epidemiology. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and risk assessment of multiple primary cancers, also known as second primary neoplasms. It includes research on cancer survivorship, genetic susceptibility, cancer incidence, and population-based studies to understand the prevalence and impact of multiple primary cancers.

  • Multiple Primary Cancers
  • Second Primary Neoplasms
  • Cancer Survivorship
  • Risk of Second Primary Malignancies
  • Clinical Characteristics
  • Epidemiological Analysis
  • Genetic Susceptibility
  • Cancer Incidence
  • Population-Based Study
  • Cancer Registry Data
Research works
24k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+28%
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This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.1k and 704 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.1k works
  2. 2 China 704 works
  3. 3 Japan 335 works
  4. 4 France 151 works
  5. 5 India 144 works
  6. 6 Italy 140 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 137 works
  8. 8 Germany 134 works
  9. 9 South Korea 111 works
  10. 10 Russia 92 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: 35.1%China: 23.4%Japan: 11.2%France: 5.0%6 others listed: 25.2%35%largest
United States1,055 · 35.1%China704 · 23.4%Japan335 · 11.2%France151 · 5.0%6 others listed757 · 25.2%

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

Which institutions lead Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers research, followed by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Who are the leading researchers in Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers include Elisabete Weiderpass, Ahmedin Jemal and Freddie Bray.

  1. 1 Elisabete Weiderpass France 6k citations
  2. 2 Ahmedin Jemal United States 4.9k citations
  3. 3 Freddie Bray France 4.7k citations

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

Where is Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers research done?

The largest centres of Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), New York (United States) and Shanghai (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 113 works
  2. 2 Tokyo Japan 84 works
  3. 3 New York United States 69 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 60 works
  5. 5 Seoul South Korea 59 works
  6. 6 Guangzhou China 51 works
  7. 7 Paris France 45 works
  8. 8 London United Kingdom 44 works
  9. 9 Boston United States 44 works
  10. 10 Moscow Russia 44 works
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Where is the best place to study Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers?

Among universities, judged by research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Fujian Medical University and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 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%10%20%mean 15.13%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 32, 20.1%Fujian Medical University: 10, 20.4%Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: 14, 9.2%Karolinska Institutet: 8, 12.6%Harvard University: 10, 20.7%Peking University: 14, 16.5%Sichuan University: 15, 11.7%Sun Yat-sen University: 15, 9.7%Yale University: 10, 14.2%Johns Hopkins University: 8, 16.2%Fujian Medical Unive…Chinese Academy of M…Karolinska InstitutetIcahn School of Medi…
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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 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 68.720.1%8.2×32 +92.2%
2 Fujian Medical UniversityChina 46.020.4%7.1×10 +64.1%
3 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUnited States 44.09.2%7.0×14 +100.5%
4 Karolinska InstitutetSweden 37.312.6%4.6×8 +55.1%
5 Harvard UniversityUnited States 35.520.7%1.9×10 +58.8%
6 Peking UniversityChina 35.416.5%2.2×14 +72.8%
7 Sichuan UniversityChina 29.811.7%2.1×15 +82.3%
8 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 27.69.7%2.3×15 +54.2%
9 Yale UniversityUnited States 27.314.2%2.4×10 +51.0%
10 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 23.316.2%1.9×8 +5.5%

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 Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers.

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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.