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Cancer Care Northwest

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Research works
56
▲ 75% vs 2018-21
Citations
641
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Cancer Care Northwest

Not ranked overall: Cancer Care Northwest 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 Cancer Care Northwest work in?

In all years, 83% of research at Cancer Care Northwest is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (81%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Physics and Astronomy (2%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 46 fractional works · 82.6% of its workMedicine: 45 fractional works · 81.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 14.0% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 11.9% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 11.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCancer CareNorthwest56fractional works, all years
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences83%Social Sciences2%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4581.0%
    2. Health Professions11.4%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology58.2%
    2. Neuroscience11.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Physics and Astronomy12.1%
    2. Engineering11.0%
    3. Environmental Science00.6%
    4. Materials Science00.4%
    5. Computer Science00.1%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences00.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    3. Psychology00.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.23× its world share, 12 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.23×12 works
  2. Veterinary1.87×0 works
  3. Neuroscience1.42×0 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.25×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.99×1 works
  6. Health Professions0.77×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.74×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×0 works
  9. Dentistry0.59×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.31×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.12×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.11×0 works
  13. Engineering0.10×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.06×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cancer Care Northwest?

Ranked on the quality score, Christopher M. Lee, Ameer L. Elaimy and Alexander R. Mackay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cancer Care Northwest.

  1. 1 Christopher M. Lee United States · #1,689,492 worldwide 4.7k citations · 199 works
  2. 2 Ameer L. Elaimy United States · #2,299,355 worldwide 1.4k citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Alexander R. Mackay United States · #2,715,498 worldwide 971 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Michael H. Verdolin United States · #3,397,843 worldwide 356 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Wayne T. Lamoreaux United States · #3,730,742 worldwide 824 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Barton S. Cooke United States · #3,776,947 worldwide 532 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 John J. Demakas United States · #3,947,265 worldwide 591 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Robert K. Fairbanks United States · #4,254,836 worldwide 736 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 John A. Hatheway United States · #5,233,880 worldwide 184 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Cancer Care Northwest

What are the most cited papers from Cancer Care Northwest?

The most cited paper from Cancer Care Northwest is "Phase IIb, Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of GC4419 Versus Placebo to Reduce Severe Oral Mucositis Due to Concurrent Radiotherapy and Cisplatin For Head and Neck Cancer" (Carryn M. Anderson et al., 2019), with 126 citations. Next come "A review of treatment modalities for vestibular schwannoma" (126) and "Hypermethylation of the caveolin‐1 gene promoter in prostate cancer" (125).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Phase IIb, Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of GC4419 Versus Placebo to Reduce Severe Oral Mucositis Due to Concurrent Radiotherapy and Cisplatin For Head and Neck Cancer Carryn M. Anderson et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology Open access 16 Oct 2019 126
2 A review of treatment modalities for vestibular schwannoma Benjamin J. Arthurs, Robert K. Fairbanks, John J. Demakas et al. · Neurosurgical Review 8 Feb 2011 126
3 Hypermethylation of the caveolin‐1 gene promoter in prostate cancer Cui Jiang, L. Ralph Rohr, Gregory P. Swanson et al. · The Prostate 5 Feb 2001 125
4 Gemogenovatucel-T (Vigil) immunotherapy as maintenance in frontline stage III/IV ovarian cancer (VITAL): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial Rodney Paul Rocconi et al. · The Lancet Oncology 30 Nov 2020 120
5 Prognostic Significance of Histology and Positive Lymph Node Involvement Following Radical Hysterectomy in Carcinoma of the Cervix O. Kenneth Macdonald, Jergin Chen, Mark W. Dodson et al. · American Journal of Clinical Oncology 21 May 2009 115
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cancer Care Northwest?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Radiosurgery, Radiotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Quality of Life, Chemotherapy, Clinical Trials and Molecular Classification.

▲ 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 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. Immunotherapy8▲ 23×10 topics
  2. Radiosurgery7▲ 133×4 topics
  3. Radiotherapy6▲ 30×11 topics
  4. Prognostic Factors6▲ 23×11 topics
  5. Epidemiology5▲ 2.4×15 topics
  6. Quality of Life5▲ 6.9×10 topics
  7. Chemotherapy5▲ 12×16 topics
  8. Clinical Trials5▲ 13×8 topics
  9. Molecular Classification4▲ 44×3 topics
  10. Surgical Management4▲ 14×5 topics
  11. Treatment4▲ 4.9×12 topics
  12. Genomic Analysis3▲ 21×4 topics
  13. Cognitive Function3▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Blood-Brain Barrier3▲ 87×2 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 10×8 topics
  16. Brain Metastases3▲ 240×1 topic
  17. Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy3▲ 240×1 topic
  18. Targeted Therapy3▲ 24×4 topics
  19. Histological Classification3▲ 159×1 topic
  20. Meningiomas3▲ 159×1 topic
  21. Biomarkers3▲ 7.8×7 topics
  22. Glioblastoma3▲ 79×1 topic
  23. Metastatic Breast Cancer3▲ 69×2 topics
  24. Temozolomide3▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Neuropathic Pain2▲ 54×3 topics
  26. Staging System2▲ 67×2 topics
  27. Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy2▲ 81×1 topic
  28. Diagnosis Criteria2▲ 135×1 topic
  29. International Myeloma Working Group2▲ 135×1 topic
  30. Metastasis2▲ 12×6 topics
  31. Taxanes2▲ 81×1 topic
  32. Low Back Pain2▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Chronic Pain2▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.0×8 topics
  35. Genomic Profiling2▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Survival2▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Cancer Incidence2▲ 19×4 topics
  38. Dosimetry2▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Survival Analysis2▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Radiation Therapy1▲ 18×4 topics

Which research topics does Cancer Care Northwest publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Pain Management and Treatment and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology.

Cancer Treatment and Pha…1Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…1Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksPain Management and Trea…1Pain Management and Treatment: 1 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…0Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 0 fractional worksMedication Adherence and Compliance: 0 fractional worksMultiple and Secondary Primary Cancers: 0 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…0Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 0 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 0 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Treatments: 0 fractional worksPain Management and Opio…0Pain Management and Opioid Use: 0 fractional works
OncologyPharmacologyAnesthesiology and Pain MedicinePathology and Forensic Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Oncology 1 works
  2. 2 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  3. 3 Pain Management and Treatment Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Medication Adherence and Compliance Family Practice 0 works
  6. 6 Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 0 works
  8. 8 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 0 works
  9. 9 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 0 works
  10. 10 Pain Management and Opioid Use Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cancer Care Northwest's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 75% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020052010201520202025
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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 Cancer Care Northwest as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000051% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Cancer Care Northwest0.000064% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Cancer Care Northwest over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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