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Cancer Society of New Zealand

In research, Cancer Society of New Zealand stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,423 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#11,361 of 17,978 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#5,186 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,226
of 28,054 · #13,775 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#33
of 71
Research works
675
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
39.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Cancer Society of New Zealand known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #7,423 of 14,347 21.6%288
MedicineField #11,361 of 17,978 19.4%221
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,186 of 7,814 21.9%229
Health SciencesDomain #13,746 of 20,462 19.8%245
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,691 of 4,961 20.2%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cancer Society of New Zealand 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).

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.05× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.38× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.98× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.31× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.85× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cancer Society of New Zealand?

Ranked on the composite score, carol duncan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cancer Society of New Zealand.

  1. 1 carol duncan New Zealand · #474,866 worldwide 8 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Cancer Society of New Zealand

Which keywords describe research at Cancer Society of New Zealand?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Immunotherapy, Drug Delivery, Cancer Therapy, Tumor Targeting, Oxidative Stress, Biomarkers and Reactive Oxygen Species.

▲ 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. Cancer6▲ 6.8×24 topics
  2. Immunotherapy4▲ 8.8×11 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.5×24 topics
  4. Inflammation3▲ 2.4×27 topics
  5. Drug Delivery3▲ 8.6×5 topics
  6. Nanoparticles3▲ 3.6×5 topics
  7. Cancer Therapy3▲ 7.7×12 topics
  8. Biomarkers3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  9. Tumor Targeting3▲ 23×3 topics
  10. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.2×12 topics
  11. Biogenesis2▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 8.8×9 topics
  13. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 7.9×7 topics
  14. Medicinal Chemistry2▲ 12×7 topics
  15. Anticancer Agents2▲ 21×6 topics
  16. Metabolism2▲ 6.0×9 topics
  17. Gene Expression2▲ 4.6×8 topics
  18. Metastasis2▲ 8.1×8 topics
  19. Gene Therapy2▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Organometallic Chemistry2▲ 56×4 topics
  21. HIF-12▲ 40×1 topic
  22. Synthesis2▲ 6.3×10 topics
  23. Warburg Effect2▲ 40×1 topic
  24. Anticancer Drugs2▲ 102×2 topics
  25. Immunity2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  26. Photodynamic Therapy2▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Prognostic Factors2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  28. Exosomes1▲ 35×1 topic
  29. Extracellular Vesicles1▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Hydrogenation1▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Metal Complexes1▲ 28×3 topics
  32. Drug Discovery1▲ 8.8×7 topics
  33. Fluorescence Imaging1▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Photothermal Therapy1▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Breast Cancer1▲ 7.7×6 topics
  36. Genetic Variants1▲ 9.7×5 topics
  37. Genomic Stability1▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Molecular Mechanisms1▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Mutation1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  40. Drug Development1▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Cancer Society of New Zealand publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Extracellular vesicles in disease, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics and Metal complexes synthesis and properties.

Cancer, Hypoxia, and Met…2Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksExtracellular vesicles i…1Extracellular vesicles in disease: 1 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer…1Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 1 fractional worksMetal complexes synthesi…1Metal complexes synthesis and properties: 1 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 1 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 1 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regu…1MicroRNA in disease regulation: 1 fractional worksCancer therapeutics and …1Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms: 1 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…1Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksFerrocene Chemistry and …1Ferrocene Chemistry and Applications: 1 fractional works
Cancer ResearchMolecular BiologyBiomedical EngineeringOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 2 works
  2. 2 Extracellular vesicles in disease Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Metal complexes synthesis and properties Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 1 works
  7. 7 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 1 works
  8. 8 Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Ferrocene Chemistry and Applications Organic Chemistry 1 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 available38.4%not open61.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cancer Society of New Zealand's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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