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Institute of Oncology Research

In research, Institute of Oncology Research stands highest in Medicine (#7,005 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,757 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,842
of 28,054 · #4,567 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#61
of 220
Research works
850
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
42.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Institute of Oncology Research 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 #7,005 of 10,443 16.4%89 #3284
Health SciencesDomain #8,757 of 11,982 16.5%90 #4555

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Oncology Research 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 Institute of Oncology Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 22.5 works5.3×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.61× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.79× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.29× its world share, 89 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Oncology Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Franco Cavalli, Michele Ghielmini and Cristiana Sessa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Oncology Research.

  1. 1 Franco Cavalli Switzerland · #42,694 worldwide 297 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Michele Ghielmini Switzerland · #43,075 worldwide 948 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Cristiana Sessa Switzerland · #145,026 worldwide 230 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Emanuele Zucca Switzerland · #146,334 worldwide 476 citations · 124 works
  5. 5 Luca Giovanella Switzerland · #163,304 worldwide 144 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Sara De Dosso Switzerland · #210,083 worldwide 130 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Eugenio Gaudio Switzerland · #251,113 worldwide 151 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Davide Rossi Switzerland · #315,206 worldwide 253 citations · 131 works
  9. 9 Luca Ceriani Switzerland · #519,666 worldwide 57 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Francesco Bertoni Switzerland · #531,918 worldwide 298 citations · 153 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Oncology Research

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Oncology Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Rituximab, PET Imaging, Lymphoma, Prognostic Factors, Gene Expression Profiling, Molecular Profiling, Classification and Genetic Pathogenesis.

▲ 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. Rituximab21▲ 101×3 topics
  2. PET Imaging16▲ 68×4 topics
  3. Lymphoma15▲ 68×3 topics
  4. Prognostic Factors14▲ 22×14 topics
  5. Gene Expression Profiling13▲ 115×2 topics
  6. Molecular Profiling13▲ 95×2 topics
  7. Classification13▲ 20×2 topics
  8. Genetic Pathogenesis13▲ 168×1 topic
  9. Hodgkin's Lymphoma13▲ 168×1 topic
  10. Immunotherapy12▲ 12×17 topics
  11. Cancer11▲ 6.0×33 topics
  12. Chemotherapy10▲ 10×20 topics
  13. Therapeutic Targets9▲ 40×5 topics
  14. Clinical Trials8▲ 9.0×8 topics
  15. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia8▲ 130×1 topic
  16. Genomic Aberrations8▲ 130×1 topic
  17. Genetic Mutations8▲ 13×12 topics
  18. Biomarkers8▲ 8.0×10 topics
  19. Targeted Therapy8▲ 25×5 topics
  20. Prostate Cancer7▲ 40×5 topics
  21. Cancer Therapy7▲ 8.7×15 topics
  22. Genomic Profiling7▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Tumor Microenvironment6▲ 8.8×8 topics
  24. Androgen Receptor5▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Hormone Therapy5▲ 42×2 topics
  26. Metastatic Prostate Cancer5▲ 81×1 topic
  27. Molecular Biology5▲ 80×1 topic
  28. Breast Cancer4▲ 13×8 topics
  29. Transcriptional Regulation4▲ 18×8 topics
  30. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 10.0×5 topics
  31. Gene Expression4▲ 4.7×11 topics
  32. Molecular Characterization4▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Radiotherapy4▲ 7.2×11 topics
  34. Genomic Instability4▲ 24×3 topics
  35. Epigenetic Regulation4▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Cancer Treatment3▲ 10.0×7 topics
  37. Metastatic3▲ 37×2 topics
  38. Tumor Regression3▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Cancer Immunotherapy3▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Dosimetry3▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Oncology Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research, Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

Lymphoma Diagnosis and T…13Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 13 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 8 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 5 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 3 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineGeneticsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCancer Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 13 works
  2. 2 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 8 works
  3. 3 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  4. 4 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 3 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 3 works
  6. 6 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  9. 9 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 2 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.2%domestic only46.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Oncology Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower 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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