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Cancer Center Amsterdam

In research, Cancer Center Amsterdam stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,238 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,272 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology (Oncology is 13.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,904
of 22,385 · #5,495 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#58
of 197
Research works
641
▲ 136% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.21×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Cancer Center Amsterdam

What is Cancer Center Amsterdam known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,238 of 9,902 21.2%178 #1672
MedicineField #1,272 of 8,541 21.2%172 #1709

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cancer Center Amsterdam 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 Cancer Center Amsterdam work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Cancer Center Amsterdam is in Health Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (70%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Immunology and Microbiology (5%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 196 fractional works · 72.1% of its workMedicine: 189 fractional works · 69.8% of its workSurgery: 43 fractional works · 15.7% of its workOncology: 42 fractional works · 15.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 27 fractional works · 10.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 15 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 52 fractional works · 19.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 36 fractional works · 13.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 7.9% of its workCancer Research: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 4.6% of its workImmunology: 11 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKCancer CenterAmsterdam272fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences3%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine18969.8%
    2. Health Professions51.9%
    3. Dentistry10.4%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3613.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology124.6%
    3. Neuroscience20.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering62.4%
    2. Physics and Astronomy31.3%
    3. Chemistry30.9%
    4. Computer Science20.7%
    5. Materials Science10.4%
    6. Mathematics10.3%
    7. Environmental Science00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.8%
    2. Psychology20.7%
    3. Social Sciences10.5%
    4. Decision Sciences10.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Cancer Center Amsterdam specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 13.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 42.1 works14×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.51× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.57× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.63× its world share, 189 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.57×12 works
  2. Medicine3.63×189 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.51×36 works
  4. Dentistry0.76×1 works
  5. Health Professions0.74×5 works
  6. Chemistry0.60×3 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.57×3 works
  8. Neuroscience0.51×2 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.40×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×2 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.27×1 works
  13. Psychology0.22×2 works
  14. Engineering0.16×6 works
  15. Materials Science0.11×1 works
  16. Nursing0.10×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.09×2 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.04×2 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works
  21. Environmental Science0.02×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Cancer Center Amsterdam?

The most cited paper from Cancer Center Amsterdam is "Gastric cancer" (Elizabeth Catherine Smyth, Magnus Nilsson, Heike Irmgard Grabsch et al., 2020), with 5,024 citations. Next come "Molecular subgroups of medulloblastoma: an international meta-analysis of transcriptome, genetic aberrations, and clinical data of WNT, SHH, Group 3, and Group 4 medulloblastomas" (1,090) and "RNA-Seq of Tumor-Educated Platelets Enables Blood-Based Pan-Cancer, Multiclass, and Molecular Pathway Cancer Diagnostics" (931).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Gastric cancer Elizabeth Catherine Smyth, Magnus Nilsson, Heike Irmgard Grabsch et al. · The Lancet Aug 2020 5,024
2 Molecular subgroups of medulloblastoma: an international meta-analysis of transcriptome, genetic aberrations, and clinical data of WNT, SHH, Group 3, and Group 4 medulloblastomas Marcel Kool et al. · Acta Neuropathologica ReviewOpen access 22 Feb 2012 1,090
3 RNA-Seq of Tumor-Educated Platelets Enables Blood-Based Pan-Cancer, Multiclass, and Molecular Pathway Cancer Diagnostics Myron G. Best et al. · Cancer Cell Open access Nov 2015 931
4 MicroRNA 21 Promotes Glioma Invasion by Targeting Matrix Metalloproteinase Regulators Galina Gabriely, Thomas Würdinger, Santosh Kesari et al. · Molecular and Cellular Biology Open access Jul 2008 893
5 In Vivo Imaging Reveals Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Phenocopying of Metastatic Behavior Anoek Zomer, Carrie Maynard, Frederik J. Verweij et al. · Cell Open access May 2015 883
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cancer Center Amsterdam?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Tumor Microenvironment, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Prognostic Factors, Endoscopic Resection and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy36▲ 19×22 topics
  2. Immunotherapy29▲ 15×15 topics
  3. Neoadjuvant Therapy28▲ 43×5 topics
  4. Epidemiology28▲ 2.5×50 topics
  5. Tumor Microenvironment21▲ 17×8 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines19▲ 13×11 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors18▲ 15×14 topics
  8. Endoscopic Resection16▲ 61×2 topics
  9. Cancer16▲ 4.5×35 topics
  10. Pancreatic Cancer13▲ 45×2 topics
  11. Gemcitabine13▲ 68×1 topic
  12. Surgical Complications13▲ 60×1 topic
  13. Survival Analysis13▲ 17×6 topics
  14. Molecular Characterization13▲ 27×4 topics
  15. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy12▲ 57×2 topics
  16. Radiotherapy12▲ 11×13 topics
  17. Inflammation11▲ 1.95×44 topics
  18. Surgery10▲ 11×9 topics
  19. Adjuvant Therapy10▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Chemoradiation10▲ 57×2 topics
  21. Surgical Management10▲ 9.1×11 topics
  22. Quality of Life10▲ 2.5×21 topics
  23. Cholangiocarcinoma10▲ 43×2 topics
  24. Gastric Cancer10▲ 32×3 topics
  25. Meta-Analysis10▲ 6.0×6 topics
  26. Barrett's Esophagus9▲ 79×1 topic
  27. Esophageal Carcinoma9▲ 79×1 topic
  28. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy9▲ 40×2 topics
  29. Cancer Immunotherapy8▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Lymphoma8▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Targeted Therapy8▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Lymph Node Dissection8▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Metastatic Gastric Cancer8▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Survival7▲ 17×3 topics
  35. PET Imaging6▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Palliative Treatment6▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Tumor Regression6▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Adjuvant Chemotherapy6▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Molecular Pathology6▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Human Papillomavirus5▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Cancer Center Amsterdam publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies.

Pancreatic and Hepatic O…13Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 13 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 9 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…8Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 8 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and G…5Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 5 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 5 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 5 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…4Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 4 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 4 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 4 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 4 fractional works
OncologySurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineHepatology

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

  1. 1 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 13 works
  2. 2 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 9 works
  3. 3 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  4. 4 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 5 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 5 works
  6. 6 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 5 works
  7. 7 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 4 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 4 works
  10. 10 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 4 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 available59.1%not open40.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.4%domestic only66.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cancer Center Amsterdam's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 136% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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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 Center Amsterdam as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Cancer Center Amsterdam0.00088% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Cancer Center Amsterdam 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.

still counting10%20%30%Cancer Center Amsterdam18.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.6% in 2024.

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