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Cancer Center Amsterdam

In research, Cancer Center Amsterdam stands highest in Medicine (#2,525 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,535 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. 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, 2022–2025
#6,156
of 28,054 · #11,404 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#55
of 237
Research works
641
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Cancer Center Amsterdam known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #2,525 of 10,443 28.6%172 #5494
Health SciencesDomain #3,535 of 11,982 28.7%178 #5958

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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 · 38.5 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.55× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.66× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.66× 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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.63× its world share, 172 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× 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, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Cancer Center Amsterdam?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Chemotherapy34▲ 20×22 topics
  2. Immunotherapy27▲ 15×14 topics
  3. Neoadjuvant Therapy26▲ 45×5 topics
  4. Epidemiology25▲ 2.6×48 topics
  5. Tumor Microenvironment19▲ 18×8 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines17▲ 13×11 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors17▲ 16×14 topics
  8. Cancer15▲ 4.6×35 topics
  9. Endoscopic Resection15▲ 62×2 topics
  10. Pancreatic Cancer12▲ 46×2 topics
  11. Gemcitabine12▲ 69×1 topic
  12. Surgical Complications12▲ 61×1 topic
  13. Molecular Characterization12▲ 27×4 topics
  14. Survival Analysis12▲ 17×6 topics
  15. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy11▲ 59×2 topics
  16. Radiotherapy11▲ 12×13 topics
  17. Inflammation10▲ 2.0×44 topics
  18. Adjuvant Therapy10▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Surgery10▲ 11×8 topics
  20. Chemoradiation9▲ 59×2 topics
  21. Surgical Management9▲ 9.0×11 topics
  22. Gastric Cancer9▲ 32×3 topics
  23. Meta-Analysis9▲ 6.1×6 topics
  24. Quality of Life9▲ 2.4×21 topics
  25. Cholangiocarcinoma8▲ 44×2 topics
  26. Barrett's Esophagus8▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Esophageal Carcinoma8▲ 84×1 topic
  28. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy8▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Targeted Therapy8▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Cancer Immunotherapy7▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Lymph Node Dissection7▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Lymphoma7▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Metastatic Gastric Cancer7▲ 47×1 topic
  34. PET Imaging6▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Survival6▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Adjuvant Chemotherapy5▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Palliative Treatment5▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Tumor Regression5▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Laparoscopic Surgery5▲ 17×4 topics
  40. Molecular Pathology5▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Cancer Center Amsterdam publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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…12Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 12 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 8 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…7Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 7 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and G…5Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 5 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 4 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 4 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…4Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 4 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 4 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 4 fractional works
OncologySurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCancer Research1 others

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

  1. 1 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 12 works
  2. 2 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 8 works
  3. 3 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  4. 4 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 5 works
  5. 5 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 4 works
  7. 7 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 4 works
  9. 9 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 4 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cancer Center Amsterdam's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% higher 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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