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Apexigen (United States)

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Research works
20
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
269
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Apexigen (United States)

Not ranked overall: Apexigen (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 Apexigen (United States) work in?

In all years, 42% of research at Apexigen (United States) is in Life Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Immunology and Microbiology (34%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 9 fractional works · 42.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 33.5% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 33.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 36.4% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 36.4% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 16.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workALL ITS WORKApexigen (UnitedStates)20fractional works, all years
Life Sciences42%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences8%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Immunology and Microbiology733.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology28.7%
    1. Medicine736.4%
    1. Chemistry13.3%
    2. Computer Science13.3%
    3. Engineering02.4%
    4. Materials Science01.6%
    5. Mathematics01.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy01.0%
    1. Arts and Humanities13.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting01.6%
    3. Decision Sciences01.6%
    4. Social Sciences01.6%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 13.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMathematics: 3.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 2.46× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.79× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology13.33×1 works
  2. Mathematics3.43×0 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.21×1 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.79×1 works
  5. Medicine2.46×4 works
  6. Computer Science0.52×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.32×0 works
  8. Engineering0.13×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Erin L. Filbert and Xiaodong Yang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Apexigen (United States).

  1. 1 Erin L. Filbert United States · #1,142,275 worldwide 702 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Xiaodong Yang United States · #1,700,319 worldwide 452 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Apexigen (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Apexigen (United States) is "Sotigalimab and/or nivolumab with chemotherapy in first-line metastatic pancreatic cancer: clinical and immunologic analyses from the randomized phase 2 PRINCE trial" (Lacey Padrón et al., 2022), with 381 citations. Next come "CD40 agonistic monoclonal antibody APX005M (sotigalimab) and chemotherapy, with or without nivolumab, for the treatment of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma: an open-label, multicentre, phase 1b study" (311) and "NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Biliary Tract Cancers, Version 2.2023" (213).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sotigalimab and/or nivolumab with chemotherapy in first-line metastatic pancreatic cancer: clinical and immunologic analyses from the randomized phase 2 PRINCE trial Lacey Padrón et al. · Nature Medicine Open access Jun 2022 381
2 CD40 agonistic monoclonal antibody APX005M (sotigalimab) and chemotherapy, with or without nivolumab, for the treatment of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma: an open-label, multicentre, phase 1b study Mark H. O’Hara et al. · The Lancet Oncology 30 Dec 2020 311
3 NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Biliary Tract Cancers, Version 2.2023 Al B. Benson et al. · Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Open access Jul 2023 213
4 A Phase I Study of APX005M and Cabiralizumab with or without Nivolumab in Patients with Melanoma, Kidney Cancer, or Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Resistant to Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Sarah Ann Weiss et al. · Clinical Cancer Research Open access 17 Jun 2021 102
5 Phase II Study of Nonmetastatic Desmoplastic Medulloblastoma in Children Younger Than 4 Years of Age: A Report of the Children’s Oncology Group (ACNS1221) Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Éric Bouffet, Douglas R. Strother et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology Open access 27 Nov 2019 78
All 18 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Apexigen (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer Immunotherapy, Immunity, Antigen Presentation, Dendritic Cells, Glycosylation, Immunotherapy, Tumor Microenvironment and Monoclonal Antibodies.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Cancer Immunotherapy6▲ 215×3 topics
  2. Immunity6▲ 81×2 topics
  3. Antigen Presentation4▲ 213×1 topic
  4. Dendritic Cells4▲ 185×1 topic
  5. Glycosylation2▲ 44×2 topics
  6. Immunotherapy2▲ 15×8 topics
  7. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 26×2 topics
  8. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 62×2 topics
  9. Immune Checkpoint Blockade2▲ 147×1 topic
  10. PD-1 and PD-L12▲ 147×1 topic
  11. Fc Receptors2▲ 81×1 topic
  12. Inflammation2▲ 3.4×4 topics
  13. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 63×1 topic
  14. Cancer2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  15. Tumor Regression2▲ 85×2 topics
  16. Lymphoma1▲ 45×2 topics
  17. Activation1▲ 174×1 topic
  18. Macrophage1▲ 108×1 topic
  19. CAR T Cells1▲ 129×1 topic
  20. Chimeric Antigen Receptor1▲ 129×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, CAR-T cell therapy research, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses and Libraries and Information Services.

Cancer Immunotherapy and…1Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 1 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 0 fractional worksMathematical Biology Tumor Growth: 0 fractional worksArts, Culture, and Music Studies: 0 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 0 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 0 fractional works
OncologyImmunologyMuseologyModeling and Simulation3 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  2. 2 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 1 works
  4. 4 Libraries and Information Services Museology 0 works
  5. 5 Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth Modeling and Simulation 0 works
  6. 6 Arts, Culture, and Music Studies Cultural Studies 0 works
  7. 7 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 0 works
  10. 10 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 0 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 available42.1%not open57.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.7%domestic only96.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher 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 Apexigen (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000056% in 2024.

still counting0.000025%0.000050%0.000075%Apexigen (United States)0.000069% in 202520102020

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

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