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Agenus (United States)

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Research works
96
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Agenus (United States)

Not ranked overall: Agenus (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Agenus (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Agenus (United States) is in Health Sciences, 34% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (46%), Immunology and Microbiology (18%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 15 fractional works · 54.3% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 46.1% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 26.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 34.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 18.4% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 17.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 14.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKAgenus (UnitedStates)28fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences34%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences54%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1346.1%
    2. Health Professions27.9%
    3. Veterinary00.4%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology518.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology414.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Social Sciences14.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.9%
    3. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Physics and Astronomy01.8%
    2. Engineering01.5%
    3. Environmental Science00.8%
    4. Chemistry00.8%
    5. Materials Science00.5%
    6. Mathematics00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.67× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 18.24× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.00× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.40× its world share, 13 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 18.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology18.24×5 works
  2. Health Professions3.00×2 works
  3. Veterinary2.93×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.67×4 works
  5. Medicine2.40×13 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy0.81×0 works
  7. Chemistry0.48×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.35×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.31×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.29×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.16×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.13×0 works
  15. Engineering0.10×0 works
  16. Neuroscience0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Agenus (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Nicholas S. Wilson, Antoine J. Tanne and David A. Savitsky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agenus (United States).

  1. 1 Nicholas S. Wilson United States · #142,372 worldwide 7.1k citations · 143 works
  2. 2 Antoine J. Tanne United States · #264,028 worldwide 1.3k citations · 92 works
  3. 3 David A. Savitsky United States · #273,940 worldwide 3.4k citations · 102 works
  4. 4 Joseph Elan Grossman United States · #309,322 worldwide 1k citations · 159 works
  5. 5 Jennifer S. Buell United States · #350,949 worldwide 1.9k citations · 125 works
  6. 6 Jeremy D. Waight United States · #444,219 worldwide 1.5k citations · 202 works
  7. 7 Dhan Chand United States · #487,243 worldwide 1.2k citations · 136 works
  8. 8 Xavier Michelet United States · #556,403 worldwide 2.1k citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Robert Benjamin Stein United States · #677,966 worldwide 8.2k citations · 208 works
  10. 10 Benjamin M. Morin United States · #705,278 worldwide 2.3k citations · 150 works
All ranked researchers at Agenus (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Agenus (United States)?

The most cited paper from Agenus (United States) is "Actively personalized vaccination trial for newly diagnosed glioblastoma" (Norbert Hilf et al., 2018), with 954 citations. Next come "Recombinant Glycoprotein Vaccine for the Prevention of Genital HSV-2 Infection" (492) and "An adjuvant autologous therapeutic vaccine (HSPPC-96; vitespen) versus observation alone for patients at high risk of recurrence after nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma: a multicentre, open-label, randomised phase III trial" (333).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Actively personalized vaccination trial for newly diagnosed glioblastoma Norbert Hilf et al. · Nature 19 Dec 2018 954
2 Recombinant Glycoprotein Vaccine for the Prevention of Genital HSV-2 Infection Lawrence Corey, Andria G. M. Langenberg, Rhoda L. Ashley et al. · JAMA 28 Jul 1999 492
3 An adjuvant autologous therapeutic vaccine (HSPPC-96; vitespen) versus observation alone for patients at high risk of recurrence after nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma: a multicentre, open-label, randomised phase III trial Christopher G. Wood, Pramod Kumar Srivastava, Ronald M. Bukowski et al. · The Lancet Jul 2008 333
4 The PROTACtable genome Melanie Schneider, Chris J. Radoux, Andrew Hercules et al. · Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Review 20 Jul 2021 259
5 Heat Shock Proteins gp96 and hsp70 Activate the Release of Nitric Oxide by APCs Naveed Panjwani, L. G. Popova, Pramod Kumar Srivastava · The Journal of Immunology Mar 2002 259
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Agenus (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tumor Microenvironment, Cancer Immunotherapy, Immune Checkpoint Blockade, PD-1 and PD-L1, Immunotherapy, Tumor Regression, Immunity and Antigen Presentation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Tumor Microenvironment5▲ 39×6 topics
  2. Cancer Immunotherapy4▲ 95×2 topics
  3. Immune Checkpoint Blockade3▲ 101×1 topic
  4. PD-1 and PD-L13▲ 101×1 topic
  5. Immunotherapy3▲ 15×7 topics
  6. Tumor Regression3▲ 85×2 topics
  7. Immunity3▲ 23×4 topics
  8. Antigen Presentation2▲ 99×2 topics
  9. CAR T Cells2▲ 103×1 topic
  10. Chimeric Antigen Receptor2▲ 103×1 topic
  11. Dendritic Cells2▲ 79×1 topic
  12. Innate Immunity2▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Tumor Antigen2▲ 116×1 topic
  14. Glycosylation2▲ 63×3 topics
  15. Cancer2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  16. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 71×2 topics
  17. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 91×2 topics
  18. Antibody Engineering2▲ 105×1 topic
  19. Fc Receptors2▲ 105×1 topic
  20. NK Cell Recognition2▲ 86×1 topic
  21. Natural Killer Cells2▲ 86×1 topic
  22. Inflammation1▲ 2.3×8 topics
  23. Chemotherapy1▲ 6.5×10 topics
  24. Angiogenesis1▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Mortality1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  26. Public Health1▲ 2.7×2 topics
  27. Cancer Therapy1▲ 6.6×5 topics
  28. Conflict1▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Ethical Climate1▲ 126×1 topic
  30. Health1▲ 9.0×1 topic
  31. Moral Distress1▲ 126×1 topic

Which research topics does Agenus (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, CAR-T cell therapy research, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research.

Cancer Immunotherapy and…3Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 3 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 2 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 2 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 2 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Stud…1Health and Conflict Studies: 1 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 1 fractional worksPeptidase Inhibition and Analysis: 1 fractional worksCancer Research and Treatments: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies: 1 fractional works
OncologyImmunologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingGeneral Health Professions1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 3 works
  2. 2 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 2 works
  4. 4 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  5. 5 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 2 works
  6. 6 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Cancer Research and Treatments Biotechnology 1 works
  10. 10 Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies Oncology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available41.9%not open58.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Agenus (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Agenus (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Agenus (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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