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Hospital / health system · Nijmegen · Netherlands

Defence Against Cancer Foundation

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Research works
7
▲ 317% vs 2018-21
Citations
24
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Defence Against Cancer Foundation

Not ranked overall: Defence Against Cancer Foundation 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 Defence Against Cancer Foundation work in?

In all years, 37% of research at Defence Against Cancer Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%), Social Sciences (16%), Physics and Astronomy (15%).

Physical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 37.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 15.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 6.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 28.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 20.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 15.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 22.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 16.1% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 12.1% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKDefence AgainstCancer Foundation7fractional works, all years
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences23%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy115.2%
    2. Environmental Science110.6%
    3. Computer Science05.0%
    4. Engineering05.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences120.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology04.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.7%
    4. Neuroscience01.1%
    1. Social Sciences116.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance05.0%
    3. Psychology01.7%
    1. Medicine111.7%
    2. Nursing00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 15.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 2.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 15.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy15.06×1 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5.22×0 works
  3. Nursing2.07×0 works
  4. Computer Science1.44×0 works
  5. Neuroscience1.38×0 works
  6. Psychology1.22×0 works
  7. Medicine0.95×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.75×0 works
  9. Engineering0.74×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.15×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Defence Against Cancer Foundation?

The most cited paper from Defence Against Cancer Foundation is "Prevalence of squamous abnormalities in women with a recent smear without endocervical cells is lower as compared to women with smears with endocervical cells" (Albert G. Siebers, Henk de Leeuw, A.L.M. Verbeek et al., 2003), with 16 citations. Next come "Some data and figures on potato breeding in the Netherlands" (6) and "Toxicity and Appeal of Flavoured E-Cigarettes and Flavour Ban Outcomes: A Narrative Review" (1).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prevalence of squamous abnormalities in women with a recent smear without endocervical cells is lower as compared to women with smears with endocervical cells Albert G. Siebers, Henk de Leeuw, A.L.M. Verbeek et al. · Cytopathology Apr 2003 16
2 Some data and figures on potato breeding in the Netherlands H. Zingstra · Euphytica Oct 1954 6
3 Toxicity and Appeal of Flavoured E-Cigarettes and Flavour Ban Outcomes: A Narrative Review Stijn Everaert, Filip Lardon, Eric Deconinck et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ReviewOpen access 25 Mar 2026 1
4 Impact of altering the invitation package on screening participation among never-screeners in the Flemish population-based cancer screening programs Eliane Kellen, Zoi Meers, Lore Pil et al. · European Journal of Cancer Prevention 18 Dec 2023 1
5 Research of new potato varieties in the Netherlands H. Zingstra · Euphytica Apr 1963 1
All 5 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Defence Against Cancer Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Human auditory perception and evaluation, Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Relativity and Gravitational Theory.

Human auditory perceptio…0Human auditory perception and evaluation: 0 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Ap…0Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 0 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and E…0Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 0 fractional worksRelativity and Gravitati…0Relativity and Gravitational Theory: 0 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quant…0Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 0 fractional worksEducational Robotics and…0Educational Robotics and Engineering: 0 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 0 fractional worksHealth Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention: 0 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 0 fractional worksClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsEconomics and EconometricsAstronomy and Astrophysics6 others

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

  1. 1 Human auditory perception and evaluation Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  3. 3 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  4. 4 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 works
  6. 6 Educational Robotics and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  7. 7 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 0 works
  8. 8 Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills Family Practice 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 available50.8%not open49.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Defence Against Cancer Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 317% higher than in 2018-2021.

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