Women's cancer prevention and management
Women's cancer prevention and management is a research topic within Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 5.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and psychosocial impact of cervical cancer and breast cancer in women. It covers topics such as the Papanicolaou test, mastectomy experiences, healthcare access, social support, and the overall quality of life for women affected by these cancers.
- Cervical Cancer
- Papanicolaou Test
- Mastectomy
- Breast Cancer
- Women's Health
- Preventive Care
- Psychological Impact
- Healthcare Access
- Social Support
- Quality of Life
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 628 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +54% 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 Women's cancer prevention and management research?
By volume, Brazil and the United States publish the most (2.4k and 184 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 2.4k works
- 2 United States 184 works
- 3 Portugal 69 works
- 4 Mexico 63 works
- 5 Spain 56 works
- 6 United Kingdom 51 works
- 7 China 45 works
- 8 ?? 38 works
- 9 Uruguay 37 works
- 10 India 32 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Women's cancer prevention and management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Instituto Nacional de Câncer - INCA publishes the most Women's cancer prevention and management research, followed by Universidade Federal do Pará and Universidade do Estado do Pará.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Instituto Nacional de Câncer - INCABrazil 100 works
- 2 Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 33 works
- 3 Universidade do Estado do ParáBrazil 33 works
- 4 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 32 works
- 5 Universidade Federal do CearáBrazil 30 works
- 6 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 30 works
- 7 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 28 works
- 8 Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil 27 works
- 9 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 26 works
- 10 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 26 works
Who are the leading researchers in Women's cancer prevention and management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Women's cancer prevention and management include Déborah Carvalho Malta.
- 1 Déborah Carvalho Malta Brazil 5.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Women's cancer prevention and management research done?
The largest centres of Women's cancer prevention and management research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Recife (Brazil) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Vassouras and Maldonado.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 347 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 312 works
- 3 Recife Brazil 99 works
- 4 Belo Horizonte Brazil 93 works
- 5 Brasília Brazil 90 works
- 6 Belém Brazil 89 works
- 7 Fortaleza Brazil 65 works
- 8 Curitiba Brazil 51 works
- 9 Porto Alegre Brazil 48 works
- 10 Salvador Brazil 45 works
Where it is the local speciality
- VassourasBR · 23.3 works123×
- MaldonadoUY · 20.3 works79×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Women's cancer prevention and management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Women's cancer prevention and management?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) and Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidade Estadual de Montes ClarosBrazil | 64.1 | 8.4% | 31.7× | 10 | +443.8% |
| 2 | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil | 64.0 | 5.4% | 10.1× | 26 | +181.5% |
| 3 | Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoBrazil | 60.4 | 11.5% | 12.8× | 14 | -47.2% |
| 4 | Universidade do Estado do ParáBrazil | 58.6 | 2.4% | 74.9× | 33 | +326.5% |
| 5 | Universidade Federal do MaranhãoBrazil | 57.9 | 9.0% | 25.6× | 18 | -10.6% |
| 6 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteBrazil | 57.5 | 5.9% | 18.1× | 23 | +75.7% |
| 7 | Universidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaBrazil | 54.6 | 3.2% | 40.2× | 16 | +667.4% |
| 8 | Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil | 54.4 | 3.4% | 12.1× | 23 | +131.6% |
| 9 | Centro Universitário UNINOVAFAPIBrazil | 52.7 | 2.1% | 126.8× | 12 | +406.3% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal de GoiásBrazil | 52.5 | 3.5% | 15.6× | 17 | +136.9% |
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 Women's cancer prevention and management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 54% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Women's cancer prevention and management.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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