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Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center

In research, Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center stands highest in Medicine (#5,444 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,697 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,704
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,014
of 8,685
Research works
260
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
54.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center 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 #5,444 of 17,978 39.0%176
Health SciencesDomain #6,697 of 20,462 40.3%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center 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: 2.36× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.68× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Cancer, Metabolic Syndrome, Breast Cancer, Targeted Therapy, Cancer Therapy, Risk Factors and Clinical Trials.

▲ 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Chemotherapy4▲ 14×13 topics
  2. Cancer3▲ 6.0×15 topics
  3. Inflammation3▲ 3.6×16 topics
  4. Epidemiology2▲ 1.64×18 topics
  5. Risk Factors2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  6. Breast Cancer2▲ 24×8 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 7.3×9 topics
  8. Cancer Therapy2▲ 9.6×9 topics
  9. Targeted Therapy2▲ 25×4 topics
  10. Clinical Trials2▲ 7.9×7 topics
  11. Immunotherapy2▲ 6.8×8 topics
  12. Physical Activity2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  13. Public Health2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  14. Radiotherapy2▲ 13×7 topics
  15. Cancer Incidence2▲ 33×4 topics
  16. Cancer Risk2▲ 20×6 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.0×9 topics
  18. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Apoptosis2▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Obesity1▲ 5.0×6 topics
  21. Prognostic Factors1▲ 8.7×6 topics
  22. Health Disparities1▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Population-Based Study1▲ 55×2 topics
  24. Quality of Life1▲ 2.5×8 topics
  25. Regulation1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  26. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 8.3×6 topics
  27. Biomarkers1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  28. Cancer Treatment1▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 5.9×7 topics
  30. Global Surveillance1▲ 71×1 topic
  31. Metastasis1▲ 9.8×5 topics
  32. Mortality Rates1▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.0×8 topics
  34. Prevention1▲ 8.0×4 topics
  35. Survival1▲ 24×3 topics
  36. Screening1▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Primary Care1▲ 7.5×5 topics
  38. Tumor Suppression1▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, Lung Cancer Research Studies and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection.

Global Cancer Incidence …1Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…1Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Studies: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screen…1Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 1 fractional worksCancer-related Molecular…1Cancer-related Molecular Pathways: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional worksGenetic factors in colorectal cancer: 1 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chem…1Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 1 fractional works
OncologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPathology and Forensic MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging1 others

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

  1. 1 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  2. 2 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  3. 3 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Cancer-related Molecular Pathways Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available58.2%not open41.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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