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Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

In research, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group stands highest in Medicine (#3,741 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,064 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,278
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,914
of 8,685
Research works
321
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
57.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group 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
MedicineField #3,741 of 17,978 31.2%169
Health SciencesDomain #5,064 of 20,462 30.1%180

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group 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: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.07× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.08× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.37× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group?

Ranked on the composite score, Gustavo Werutsky and Sinske Hattori lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.

  1. 1 Gustavo Werutsky United States · #846,050 worldwide 14 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Sinske Hattori United States · #1,205,031 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Which keywords describe research at Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Clinical Trials, Breast Cancer, Survival Analysis and Biomarkers.

▲ 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. Immunotherapy4▲ 13×11 topics
  2. Chemotherapy3▲ 9.1×13 topics
  3. Radiotherapy3▲ 15×10 topics
  4. Clinical Trials3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  5. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 22×4 topics
  6. Breast Cancer2▲ 21×9 topics
  7. Biomarkers2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  8. Survival Analysis2▲ 17×6 topics
  9. Epidemiology2▲ 1.17×17 topics
  10. Risk Factors2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  11. Gene Expression2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  12. Targeted Therapy2▲ 19×5 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  14. Prognostic Factors2▲ 8.6×8 topics
  15. Molecular Subtypes2▲ 40×3 topics
  16. Breast Tumours2▲ 62×1 topic
  17. Cancer2▲ 2.2×19 topics
  18. Cancer Incidence2▲ 22×4 topics
  19. Education2▲ 1.71×7 topics
  20. Metastasis2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  21. Precision Medicine2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  22. Prognostic Markers2▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Quality of Life2▲ 2.1×11 topics
  24. Treatment Response2▲ 62×1 topic
  25. Cancer Therapy1▲ 4.7×8 topics
  26. Guidelines1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  27. Health Disparities1▲ 9.5×2 topics
  28. Population-Based Study1▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Prostate Cancer1▲ 20×4 topics
  30. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 5.7×5 topics
  31. Genetic Mutations1▲ 5.6×6 topics
  32. Genomic Profiling1▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Global Surveillance1▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Melanoma1▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Molecular Characterization1▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Mortality Rates1▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Ovarian Cancer1▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Curriculum Development1▲ 3.0×3 topics
  39. Healthcare1▲ 1.99×5 topics
  40. Cancer Risk1▲ 9.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, BRCA gene mutations in cancer and Lung Cancer Research Studies.

Breast Cancer Treatment …2Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …1Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in c…1BRCA gene mutations in cancer: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Stu…1Lung Cancer Research Studies: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 1 fractional worksMelanoma and MAPK Pathways1Melanoma and MAPK Pathways: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 1 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatmen…1Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research: 1 fractional works
Cancer ResearchOncologyGeneticsSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 2 works
  2. 2 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 1 works
  4. 4 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Melanoma and MAPK Pathways Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.4%domestic only66.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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