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AntiCancer (United States)

In research, AntiCancer (United States) stands highest in Biotechnology (#97 of 332 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,661 of 14,347 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,278 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#11,090
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,437
of 8,685
Research works
579
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
33.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is AntiCancer (United States) 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
BiotechnologySubfield #97 of 332 27.6%155
Life SciencesDomain #4,661 of 14,347 28.6%351
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,278 of 7,814 28.1%328
MedicineField #10,330 of 17,978 26.5%146
Health SciencesDomain #13,458 of 20,462 26.3%148

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where AntiCancer (United States) 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).

What does AntiCancer (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 29.8 works10.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.96× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.94× its world share, 21 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Meng Yang, Robert M. Hoffman and Ping Jiang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AntiCancer (United States).

  1. 1 Meng Yang United States · #158,032 worldwide 174 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Robert M. Hoffman United States · #326,598 worldwide 724 citations · 208 works
  3. 3 Ping Jiang United States · #397,264 worldwide 91 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Ming Zhao United States · #715,906 worldwide 138 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Yuying Tan United States · #738,123 worldwide 71 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Zhijian Yang United States · #892,974 worldwide 78 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Takashi Murakami United States · #894,493 worldwide 108 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Shuya Yano United States · #1,014,536 worldwide 57 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Yukihiko Hiroshima United States · #1,222,048 worldwide 47 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Qinghong Han United States · #1,361,621 worldwide 34 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at AntiCancer (United States)

Which keywords describe research at AntiCancer (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Gene Therapy, Tumor Targeting, Arginine Deprivation, Bacterial Therapy, Cancer, Cancer Therapy and Reactive Oxygen Species.

▲ 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. Immunotherapy15▲ 38×8 topics
  2. Gene Therapy15▲ 139×3 topics
  3. Tumor Targeting14▲ 141×2 topics
  4. Arginine Deprivation12▲ 601×1 topic
  5. Bacterial Therapy12▲ 601×1 topic
  6. Cancer7▲ 9.6×23 topics
  7. Cancer Therapy4▲ 14×10 topics
  8. Nanoparticles4▲ 6.1×5 topics
  9. Reactive Oxygen Species4▲ 19×4 topics
  10. Photodynamic Therapy4▲ 32×3 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 5.2×2 topics
  12. Folate3▲ 210×1 topic
  13. Homocysteine3▲ 210×1 topic
  14. Inflammation3▲ 2.5×18 topics
  15. Metabolism3▲ 10×4 topics
  16. Aging3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  17. AAV2▲ 112×1 topic
  18. Antimicrobial2▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Apoptosis2▲ 15×8 topics
  20. Viral Vectors2▲ 112×1 topic
  21. Cellular Functions2▲ 56×3 topics
  22. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 9.6×6 topics
  23. Autophagy2▲ 79×2 topics
  24. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.9×10 topics
  25. Therapeutic Applications2▲ 76×2 topics
  26. Biogenic Amines2▲ 91×1 topic
  27. Polyamines2▲ 303×1 topic
  28. Cancer Treatment2▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Fluorescence Imaging2▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Photothermal Therapy2▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Tumor Metastasis2▲ 64×2 topics
  32. Photosensitizers2▲ 154×1 topic
  33. Singlet Oxygen2▲ 154×1 topic
  34. Cell Division2▲ 142×1 topic
  35. Microtubules2▲ 142×1 topic
  36. Regulation2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  37. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 17×6 topics
  38. Cancer Stem Cells2▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition2▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Mutation2▲ 14×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Research and Treatments, Folate and B Vitamins Research, Virus-based gene therapy research and Polyamine Metabolism and Applications.

Cancer Research and Trea…12Cancer Research and Treatments: 12 fractional worksFolate and B Vitamins Research: 3 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy research: 2 fractional worksPolyamine Metabolism and Applications: 2 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 2 fractional worksPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies: 2 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis dynamics: 2 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 2 fractional worksCancer-related Molecular Pathways: 1 fractional worksCancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response: 1 fractional works
BiotechnologyRheumatologyGeneticsMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Research and Treatments Biotechnology 12 works
  2. 2 Folate and B Vitamins Research Rheumatology 3 works
  3. 3 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 Polyamine Metabolism and Applications Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 2 works
  9. 9 Cancer-related Molecular Pathways Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available33.6%not open66.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.7%domestic only55.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% lower 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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