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Cancer Foundation for Life

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Research works
5
▼ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
97
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
29%
world 40%
Cancer Foundation for Life

Not ranked overall: Cancer Foundation for Life 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 Foundation for Life work in?

In all years, 95% of research at Cancer Foundation for Life is in Health Sciences, 5% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (89%), Health Professions (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 5 fractional works · 95.2% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 88.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 38.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 12.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 12.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 10.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 6.3% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workALL ITS WORKCancer Foundationfor Life5fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Health Sciences95%

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Its 2 domains and 4 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine588.9%
    2. Health Professions06.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology03.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Who are the top researchers at Cancer Foundation for Life?

Ranked on the quality score, Gary T. Kimmel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cancer Foundation for Life.

  1. 1 Gary T. Kimmel United States · #5,162,559 worldwide 292 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Cancer Foundation for Life

What are the most cited papers from Cancer Foundation for Life?

The most cited paper from Cancer Foundation for Life is "Community-Based FitSTEPS for Life Exercise Program for Persons With Cancer: 5-Year Evaluation" (Barbara K Haas, Gary T. Kimmel, Melinda Hermanns et al., 2012), with 59 citations. Next come "Phase I and Pharmacokinetic Study of the Dolastatin-15 Analogue Tasidotin (ILX651) Administered Intravenously on Days 1, 3, and 5 Every 3 Weeks in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors" (51) and "Model for a Community-Based Exercise Program for Cancer Survivors: Taking Patient Care to the Next Level" (31).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Community-Based FitSTEPS for Life Exercise Program for Persons With Cancer: 5-Year Evaluation Barbara K Haas, Gary T. Kimmel, Melinda Hermanns et al. · Journal of Oncology Practice Open access Nov 2012 59
2 Phase I and Pharmacokinetic Study of the Dolastatin-15 Analogue Tasidotin (ILX651) Administered Intravenously on Days 1, 3, and 5 Every 3 Weeks in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors Casey C. Cunningham, Leonard Joseph Appleman, Moira A. Visovatti et al. · Clinical Cancer Research Nov 2005 51
3 Model for a Community-Based Exercise Program for Cancer Survivors: Taking Patient Care to the Next Level Barbara K Haas, Gary T. Kimmel · Journal of Oncology Practice Open access Jul 2011 31
4 The Role of Exercise in Cancer Treatment Gary T. Kimmel, Barbara K Haas, Melinda Hermanns · Current Sports Medicine Reports 2014 16
5 Incorporating Exercise Into the Cancer Treatment Paradigm Barbara K Haas, Melinda Hermanns, Gary T. Kimmel · Clinical journal of oncology nursing 18 Nov 2016 9
All 8 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Cancer Foundation for Life publish most on?

By volume: Cancer survivorship and care, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life and Lymphatic System and Diseases.

Cancer survivorship and …2Cancer survivorship and care: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…1Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…0Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksLymphatic System and Diseases: 0 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 0 fractional worksPhysical Activity and He…0Physical Activity and Health: 0 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 0 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 0 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 0 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 0 fractional works
OncologyRehabilitationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  3. 3 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  4. 4 Lymphatic System and Diseases Oncology 0 works
  5. 5 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 0 works
  6. 6 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 0 works
  7. 7 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 0 works
  10. 10 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 available28.7%not open71.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

How has Cancer Foundation for Life's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 100% lower than in 2018-2021.

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