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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

In research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute stands highest in Medicine (#96 of 10,443 worldwide), Oncology (#8 of 772 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#137 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hematology, Genetics and Oncology — Hematology is 15.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#400
of 28,054 · #170 all time
Rank in United States
#80
of 4,192
Research works
22k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6M
76.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 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 #96 of 10,443 22.0%1,982 #51
OncologySubfield #8 of 772 23.0%540 #5
Health SciencesDomain #137 of 11,982 22.0%2,070 #67
Life SciencesDomain #97 of 7,800 25.9%909 #35
HematologySubfield #3 of 117 24.1%156 #3
Molecular BiologySubfield #64 of 2,175 28.0%420 #32
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #34 of 1,144 21.9%295 #25
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #135 of 3,579 25.9%710 #70
GeneticsSubfield #8 of 98 18.0%132 #6
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #56 of 682 24.9%160 #17

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 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. Medicine#51 #96
  2. Oncology#5 #8
  3. Health Sciences#67 #137
  4. Life Sciences#35 #97
  5. Hematology#3 #3
  6. Molecular Biology#32 #64
  7. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#25 #34
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#70 #135
  9. Genetics#6 #8
  10. Immunology and Microbiology#17 #56
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 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hematology takes 15.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HematologySubfield · 156.1 works16×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 132.1 works15×
  3. OncologySubfield · 539.8 works15×
  4. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 161.7 works11×
  5. ImmunologySubfield · 151.6 works6.7×
  6. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 294.6 works5.8×
  7. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 87.1 works5.1×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.07× its world share, 710 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.85× its world share, 160 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.40× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 78 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.15× its world share, 1,982 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 59 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, F. Stephen Hodi, Matthew Meyerson and Bruce E. Johnson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

  1. 1 F. Stephen Hodi United States · #137 worldwide 3.4k citations · 149 works
  2. 2 Matthew Meyerson United States · #149 worldwide 4.2k citations · 138 works
  3. 3 Bruce E. Johnson United States · #826 worldwide 2k citations · 113 works
  4. 4 Sabina Signoretti United States · #1,221 worldwide 2k citations · 127 works
  5. 5 Richard D. Gelber United States · #1,392 worldwide 1.8k citations · 99 works
  6. 6 Philip W. Kantoff United States · #2,324 worldwide 1.5k citations · 156 works
  7. 7 Gordon J. Freeman United States · #2,474 worldwide 1.7k citations · 116 works
  8. 8 Pasi A. Jänne United States · #2,679 worldwide 2.5k citations · 239 works
  9. 9 Robert J. Mayer United States · #2,815 worldwide 1.2k citations · 96 works
  10. 10 John Quackenbush United States · #3,434 worldwide 1.6k citations · 79 works
All ranked researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Which keywords describe research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Chemotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Tumor Microenvironment, Targeted Therapy, Cancer, Clinical Trials and Cancer Therapy.

▲ 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. Immunotherapy337▲ 14×19 topics
  2. Chemotherapy252▲ 11×24 topics
  3. Prognostic Factors251▲ 18×14 topics
  4. Cancer214▲ 4.9×50 topics
  5. Tumor Microenvironment179▲ 12×8 topics
  6. Targeted Therapy177▲ 24×5 topics
  7. Clinical Trials165▲ 7.5×17 topics
  8. Cancer Therapy142▲ 7.6×19 topics
  9. Lymphoma136▲ 26×4 topics
  10. Radiotherapy136▲ 11×13 topics
  11. Breast Cancer133▲ 17×10 topics
  12. Cancer Immunotherapy128▲ 26×3 topics
  13. Quality of Life128▲ 2.7×41 topics
  14. Genetic Mutations119▲ 8.4×22 topics
  15. Rituximab117▲ 24×4 topics
  16. Biomarkers114▲ 5.1×17 topics
  17. Gene Expression105▲ 5.3×16 topics
  18. Tumor Regression101▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Genomic Instability98▲ 27×3 topics
  20. Health-related Quality of Life92▲ 12×5 topics
  21. PET Imaging91▲ 16×5 topics
  22. Genomic Profiling91▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Immune Checkpoint Blockade90▲ 25×1 topic
  24. PD-1 and PD-L190▲ 25×1 topic
  25. Leukemia90▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Precision Medicine89▲ 5.8×8 topics
  27. CAR T Cells87▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Chimeric Antigen Receptor87▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Cell-Free DNA85▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Neoadjuvant Therapy84▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Somatic Mutations83▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Cancer Genomics82▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Mutational Signatures82▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Therapeutic Targets80▲ 16×8 topics
  35. Transcriptional Regulation79▲ 15×9 topics
  36. Metastasis79▲ 7.1×12 topics
  37. Minimal Residual Disease77▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Hematopoietic Stem Cells75▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Molecular Characterization74▲ 13×6 topics
  40. Proteasome Inhibitors72▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Dana-Farber Cancer Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, CAR-T cell therapy research, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research.

Cancer Immunotherapy and…90Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 90 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…87CAR-T cell therapy research: 87 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…82Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 82 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leuk…68Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 68 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 50 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 50 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…49Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 49 fractional worksProtein Degradation and Inhibitors: 48 fractional worksMultiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 47 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and T…46Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 46 fractional works
OncologyCancer ResearchGeneticsHematology3 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 90 works
  2. 2 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 87 works
  3. 3 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 82 works
  4. 4 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 68 works
  5. 5 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 50 works
  6. 6 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 50 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 49 works
  8. 8 Protein Degradation and Inhibitors Molecular Biology 48 works
  9. 9 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 47 works
  10. 10 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 46 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 available42.9%not open57.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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