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Alberta Cancer Foundation

In research, Alberta Cancer Foundation stands highest in Medicine (#3,872 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,132 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,235
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#280
of 896
Research works
609
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
47.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Alberta Cancer Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #3,872 of 17,978 28.3%399
Health SciencesDomain #5,132 of 20,462 27.9%426

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alberta Cancer Foundation sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.04× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.47× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.73× its world share, 33 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Alberta Cancer Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Immunotherapy, Physical Activity, Quality of Life, Health-related Quality of Life, Clinical Trials and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Chemotherapy4▲ 12×20 topics
  2. Radiotherapy4▲ 21×9 topics
  3. Quality of Life3▲ 5.1×13 topics
  4. Immunotherapy3▲ 10.0×12 topics
  5. Physical Activity3▲ 13×5 topics
  6. Inflammation3▲ 2.8×21 topics
  7. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 24×3 topics
  8. Clinical Trials2▲ 8.0×12 topics
  9. Depression2▲ 6.0×9 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 9.4×9 topics
  11. Cancer Survivorship2▲ 66×2 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.2×14 topics
  13. Risk Factors2▲ 4.5×9 topics
  14. Anxiety2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  15. Cancer2▲ 3.5×17 topics
  16. Cancer Incidence2▲ 33×4 topics
  17. Breast Cancer2▲ 18×8 topics
  18. Obesity2▲ 5.8×14 topics
  19. Patient-Reported Outcomes2▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Prognostic Factors2▲ 9.2×8 topics
  21. Psychosocial Interventions2▲ 72×1 topic
  22. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.7×11 topics
  23. Population-Based Study2▲ 56×2 topics
  24. Survival Analysis2▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Health Disparities2▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 6.8×6 topics
  27. Minimal Residual Disease1▲ 43×2 topics
  28. Preventive Services1▲ 48×2 topics
  29. Screening1▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Global Surveillance1▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Lymphoma1▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Molecular Classification1▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Mortality Rates1▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Neoadjuvant Therapy1▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Prostate Cancer1▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Radiation Therapy1▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Cancer Treatment1▲ 9.6×5 topics
  39. Prognostic Markers1▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Proteasome Inhibitors1▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Alberta Cancer Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer survivorship and care, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques and Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments.

Cancer survivorship and care: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 1 fractional worksMultiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 1 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…1Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 1 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…1Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional works
OncologyRadiationHematologyCancer Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 1 works
  4. 4 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 1 works
  5. 5 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 1 works
  6. 6 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers 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 available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alberta Cancer Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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