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Arizona Oncology

In research, Arizona Oncology stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,294 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#4,078 of 14,558 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,765 of 5,801 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,169
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,934
of 7,310
Research works
649
▼ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
34.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Arizona Oncology

What is Arizona Oncology 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,294 of 16,688 14.4%402
MedicineField #4,078 of 14,558 14.3%387
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,765 of 5,801 12.5%157
Life SciencesDomain #5,468 of 11,023 12.5%184

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arizona Oncology 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Arizona Oncology work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Arizona Oncology is in Health Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%), Immunology and Microbiology (5%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 36 fractional works · 64.0% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 62.1% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 12.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 25.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 19.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 12.9% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKArizona Oncology56fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences64%Social Sciences5%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3562.1%
    2. Health Professions11.9%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1119.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology35.2%
    3. Neuroscience00.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering11.7%
    2. Physics and Astronomy11.3%
    3. Materials Science11.2%
    4. Chemistry00.5%
    5. Computer Science00.4%
    6. Environmental Science00.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.5%
    2. Social Sciences12.0%
    3. Psychology00.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.0%
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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.64× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.18× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.23× its world share, 35 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× 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, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology5.18×3 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.64×11 works
  3. Medicine3.23×35 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.17×1 works
  5. Health Professions0.72×1 works
  6. Veterinary0.62×0 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.58×1 works
  8. Neuroscience0.55×0 works
  9. Materials Science0.35×1 works
  10. Chemistry0.31×0 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.21×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.15×1 works
  13. Engineering0.11×1 works
  14. Psychology0.10×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.08×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.05×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.05×0 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.03×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Arizona Oncology?

Ranked on the quality score, David G Brachman, Manuel Modiano and Michael A. Boxer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arizona Oncology.

  1. 1 David G Brachman United States · #130,856 worldwide 13k citations · 178 works
  2. 2 Manuel Modiano United States · #340,558 worldwide 11k citations · 123 works
  3. 3 Michael A. Boxer United States · #351,617 worldwide 1.9k citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Joseph Buscema United States · #386,522 worldwide 5.7k citations · 97 works
  5. 5 DAVID C. BEYER United States · #783,636 worldwide 4.8k citations · 133 works
  6. 6 Lyndsay J. Willmott United States · #1,045,425 worldwide 1.3k citations · 105 works
  7. 7 Christopher Di Simone United States · #1,208,978 worldwide 1k citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Sudhir Manda United States · #1,823,365 worldwide 706 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Coral A. Quiet United States · #2,598,306 worldwide 2.4k citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Salih Gürdalli United States · #4,463,627 worldwide 232 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Arizona Oncology

What are the most cited papers from Arizona Oncology?

The most cited paper from Arizona Oncology is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2016), with 6,023 citations. Next come "The Use of Molecular Profiling to Predict Survival after Chemotherapy for Diffuse Large-B-Cell Lymphoma" (3,883) and "Pancreatic cancer" (2,586).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
2 The Use of Molecular Profiling to Predict Survival after Chemotherapy for Diffuse Large-B-Cell Lymphoma Andreas Rosenwald et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 20 Jun 2002 3,883
3 Pancreatic cancer Jonathan D. Mizrahi, Rishi Surana, Juan W. Valle et al. · The Lancet Jun 2020 2,586
4 Niraparib Maintenance Therapy in Platinum-Sensitive, Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Mansoor R. Mirza et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 8 Oct 2016 2,495
5 Rethinking ovarian cancer II: reducing mortality from high-grade serous ovarian cancer David D.L. Bowtell et al. · Nature reviews. Cancer ReviewOpen access 23 Oct 2015 1,444
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Arizona Oncology?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Clinical Trials, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Biomarkers, Metastasis and Cancer Therapy.

▲ 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 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. Chemotherapy5▲ 13×17 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 1.60×26 topics
  3. Immunotherapy4▲ 8.7×14 topics
  4. Prognostic Factors3▲ 14×12 topics
  5. Clinical Trials3▲ 8.8×8 topics
  6. Biomarkers3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  7. Cancer3▲ 4.3×25 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 10×8 topics
  9. Cancer Therapy3▲ 9.7×13 topics
  10. Inflammation3▲ 2.6×25 topics
  11. Metastasis3▲ 16×9 topics
  12. Genomic Analysis3▲ 19×5 topics
  13. Radiotherapy3▲ 12×9 topics
  14. Survival Analysis3▲ 18×6 topics
  15. Quality of Life3▲ 3.2×11 topics
  16. Cytoreductive Surgery2▲ 67×2 topics
  17. Ovarian Cancer2▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Mutation Analysis2▲ 53×1 topic
  19. Tumor Models2▲ 66×1 topic
  20. Diagnosis2▲ 3.9×16 topics
  21. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 8.4×7 topics
  22. Breast Cancer2▲ 13×8 topics
  23. Molecular Classification2▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Cervical Cancer2▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Cancer Treatment2▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Proteasome Inhibitors2▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Radiation Therapy2▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Surgical Management2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  30. Brachytherapy1▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Endometrial Carcinoma1▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Neoadjuvant Therapy1▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Robotic Surgery1▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy1▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Targeted Therapy1▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Gene Therapy1▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Transcriptional Regulation1▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Lymphoma1▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Medical Education1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  40. Global Access1▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Arizona Oncology publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments, Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery.

Ovarian cancer diagnosis…2Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 1 fractional worksAdvances in Oncology and…1Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 1 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gen…1RNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 1 fractional worksMultiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…1CAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia R…1Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 1 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…1Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Te…1Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 1 fractional works
Reproductive MedicineObstetrics and GynecologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  3. 3 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  4. 4 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 1 works
  6. 6 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 1 works
  9. 9 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 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 available32.2%not open67.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Arizona Oncology's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% 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 Arizona Oncology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Arizona Oncology0.00016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Arizona Oncology over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%30%Arizona Oncology11.1% in 2021all institutions10.0% in 202120102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.0% in 2012.

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