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Frankfurt Cancer Institute

In research, Frankfurt Cancer Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,729 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#9,627 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,523 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,808
of 28,054 · #10,226 all time
Rank in Germany
#246
of 1,178
Research works
303
▲ 125% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
40.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Frankfurt Cancer Institute 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 #4,729 of 14,347 33.1%143
MedicineField #9,627 of 17,978 30.5%136
Health SciencesDomain #12,523 of 20,462 30.6%140

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

What does Frankfurt Cancer Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 23.3 works6.8×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.56× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 10.20× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.60× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Frankfurt Cancer Institute?

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

▲ 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. Cancer12▲ 7.8×36 topics
  2. Immunotherapy12▲ 15×14 topics
  3. Inflammation7▲ 3.1×39 topics
  4. Prognostic Factors7▲ 15×11 topics
  5. Cancer Therapy7▲ 11×14 topics
  6. Tumor Microenvironment7▲ 13×8 topics
  7. Cancer Immunotherapy6▲ 35×3 topics
  8. Chemotherapy6▲ 7.8×16 topics
  9. Immunity5▲ 12×8 topics
  10. Lymphoma5▲ 29×3 topics
  11. Gene Expression5▲ 7.5×10 topics
  12. Tumor Regression5▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Hematopoietic Stem Cells4▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Leukemia4▲ 47×2 topics
  15. CAR T Cells4▲ 52×1 topic
  16. Chimeric Antigen Receptor4▲ 52×1 topic
  17. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.4×16 topics
  18. Radiotherapy4▲ 10×9 topics
  19. NK Cell Recognition4▲ 57×1 topic
  20. Natural Killer Cells4▲ 57×1 topic
  21. Cell Death4▲ 14×6 topics
  22. AML4▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Acute Myeloid Leukemia4▲ 63×1 topic
  24. Metabolism3▲ 5.8×10 topics
  25. Molecular Classification3▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Apoptosis3▲ 9.4×10 topics
  27. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.2×11 topics
  28. Glioblastoma3▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Temozolomide3▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Transcriptional Regulation3▲ 17×9 topics
  31. Precision Medicine3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  32. Innate Immunity3▲ 7.6×8 topics
  33. Proteasome Inhibitors3▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 9.8×5 topics
  35. Macrophage2▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Activation2▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Gene Therapy2▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Immune Checkpoint Blockade2▲ 18×1 topic
  39. PD-1 and PD-L12▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Polarization2▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Frankfurt Cancer Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: CAR-T cell therapy research, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment.

CAR-T cell therapy research: 4 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 4 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia R…4Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 4 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…3Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksProtein Degradation and …2Protein Degradation and Inhibitors: 2 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome pathways: 2 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer prognosis: 1 fractional works
OncologyImmunologyHematologyGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 4 works
  2. 2 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 4 works
  3. 3 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 4 works
  4. 4 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 3 works
  5. 5 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 2 works
  6. 6 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Protein Degradation and Inhibitors Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 2 works
  10. 10 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis 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 available73.1%not open26.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.9%domestic only69.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Frankfurt Cancer Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 125% 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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