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Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

In research, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center stands highest in Medicine (#14,123 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#16,741 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,049
of 28,054 · #28,675 all time
Rank in ??
#311
of 692
Research works
194
▲ 241% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center 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 #14,123 of 17,978 17.3%122
Health SciencesDomain #16,741 of 20,462 17.6%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.70× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.39× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.48× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center?

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

▲ 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. Chemotherapy11▲ 20×20 topics
  2. Immunotherapy10▲ 18×17 topics
  3. Risk Factors6▲ 7.1×8 topics
  4. Cancer6▲ 5.3×34 topics
  5. Clinical Trials6▲ 10×10 topics
  6. Targeted Therapy6▲ 31×5 topics
  7. Epidemiology5▲ 1.56×34 topics
  8. Prognostic Factors5▲ 14×13 topics
  9. Treatment5▲ 4.9×12 topics
  10. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Biomarkers4▲ 7.7×11 topics
  12. Genetic Mutations4▲ 12×8 topics
  13. Diagnosis4▲ 4.9×9 topics
  14. Quality of Life4▲ 3.1×13 topics
  15. Genetic Factors4▲ 64×2 topics
  16. Cancer Incidence3▲ 31×4 topics
  17. Breast Cancer3▲ 17×9 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 7.4×10 topics
  19. Germ Cell Tumors3▲ 263×1 topic
  20. Radiotherapy3▲ 11×8 topics
  21. Survivors3▲ 126×2 topics
  22. Testicular Cancer3▲ 263×1 topic
  23. Metastasis3▲ 12×11 topics
  24. Prognosis3▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Cancer Therapy3▲ 6.7×10 topics
  26. Genomic Profiling3▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Gene Expression3▲ 5.4×11 topics
  28. Population-Based Study2▲ 48×2 topics
  29. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Health Disparities2▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Mortality Rates2▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Breast Cancer Screening2▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Cell-Free DNA2▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Genomic Instability2▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Global Surveillance2▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Immune Checkpoint Blockade2▲ 23×1 topic
  37. PD-1 and PD-L12▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Staging System2▲ 42×2 topics
  39. Prostate Cancer2▲ 20×4 topics
  40. Therapy2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Testicular diseases and treatments, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

Testicular diseases and …3Testicular diseases and treatments: 3 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …2Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…2Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…2Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…2Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 2 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 2 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksNeuroblastoma Research a…1Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments: 1 fractional works
SurgeryOncologyCancer ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Testicular diseases and treatments Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 2 works
  5. 5 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments Neurology 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 available47.7%not open52.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 241% 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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