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Cancer Research Center

In research, Cancer Research Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,443 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#5,196 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,818 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology — Oncology is 13.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,386
of 28,054 · #1,206 all time
Rank in United States
#979
of 4,192
Research works
5.3k
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
317k
59.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Cancer Research Center 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,443 of 7,800 20.3%80 #447
MedicineField #5,196 of 10,443 20.1%127 #492
Health SciencesDomain #6,818 of 11,982 19.7%134 #661
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,260 of 3,579 19.6%60 #545

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cancer Research Center 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#447 #3,443
  2. Medicine#492 #5,196
  3. Health Sciences#661 #6,818
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#545 #3,260
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Cancer Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 13.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 36.9 works14×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 60.4 works4.7×
  3. Molecular BiologySubfield · 34.1 works4.7×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.73× its world share, 60 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.70× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.77× its world share, 127 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cancer Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Neal G. Copeland, Nancy A. Jenkins and William Lijinsky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cancer Research Center.

  1. 1 Neal G. Copeland United States · #6,874 worldwide 876 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Nancy A. Jenkins United States · #11,924 worldwide 767 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 William Lijinsky United States · #59,591 worldwide 336 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 V. B. Matveev United States · #67,803 worldwide 354 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Debra J. Gilbert United States · #83,250 worldwide 335 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Raymond V. Gilden United States · #140,829 worldwide 258 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Nicholas R. Bachur United States · #176,727 worldwide 232 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Melvin D. Reuber United States · #204,823 worldwide 100 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 A. Hellman United States · #253,629 worldwide 77 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Michael R. Mardiney United States · #319,548 worldwide 72 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Cancer Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Cancer Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Tumor Microenvironment, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Targeted Therapy, Genomic Instability and Pancreatic Cancer.

▲ 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. Cancer22▲ 6.8×44 topics
  2. Immunotherapy20▲ 12×18 topics
  3. Chemotherapy20▲ 12×22 topics
  4. Tumor Microenvironment16▲ 15×8 topics
  5. Epidemiology15▲ 1.60×63 topics
  6. Inflammation12▲ 2.4×56 topics
  7. Neoadjuvant Therapy12▲ 21×5 topics
  8. Targeted Therapy10▲ 19×5 topics
  9. Genomic Instability9▲ 33×3 topics
  10. Cancer Therapy9▲ 6.3×17 topics
  11. Pancreatic Cancer8▲ 32×3 topics
  12. Gemcitabine8▲ 46×1 topic
  13. Surgical Complications8▲ 41×1 topic
  14. Breast Cancer8▲ 14×11 topics
  15. Gene Expression8▲ 5.1×14 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors7▲ 7.1×14 topics
  17. Quality of Life7▲ 2.2×19 topics
  18. Biomarkers7▲ 4.3×14 topics
  19. Somatic Mutations7▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Cell-Free DNA7▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Cancer Genomics7▲ 39×1 topic
  22. Mutational Signatures7▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Radiotherapy7▲ 7.2×12 topics
  24. Metastasis6▲ 7.8×12 topics
  25. Risk Factors6▲ 2.5×13 topics
  26. Clinical Trials6▲ 3.7×13 topics
  27. Cancer Immunotherapy6▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Molecular Characterization6▲ 14×5 topics
  29. Immunity6▲ 5.7×8 topics
  30. Precision Medicine6▲ 5.0×7 topics
  31. Survival Analysis6▲ 8.5×7 topics
  32. Cancer Incidence5▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Genetic Mutations5▲ 5.1×15 topics
  34. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 4.0×11 topics
  35. Cancer Progression4▲ 9.8×8 topics
  36. Cancer Risk4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  37. Lymphoma4▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Tumor Regression4▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Immune Checkpoint Blockade4▲ 15×1 topic
  40. PD-1 and PD-L14▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Cancer Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and CAR-T cell therapy research.

Pancreatic and Hepatic O…8Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 8 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 7 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 4 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 3 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 3 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 2 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 2 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 2 fractional works
OncologyCancer ResearchImmunologySurgery1 others

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

  1. 1 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 8 works
  2. 2 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 7 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 4 works
  4. 4 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 3 works
  5. 5 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 3 works
  6. 6 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 2 works
  7. 7 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 2 works
  10. 10 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 2 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 available40.0%not open60.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.8%domestic only71.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cancer Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% lower 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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