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Instituto Alexander Fleming

In research, Instituto Alexander Fleming stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,094 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,141 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology (Oncology is 16.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,760
of 22,385 · #30,828 all time
Rank in Argentina
#132
of 136
Research works
333
▲ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Instituto Alexander Fleming

What is Instituto Alexander Fleming known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #8,094 of 9,902 5.4%75 #12791
MedicineField #7,141 of 8,541 5.4%73 #11225

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Alexander Fleming 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Instituto Alexander Fleming work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Instituto Alexander Fleming is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (78%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Health Professions (2%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 89 fractional works · 80.1% of its workMedicine: 86 fractional works · 77.9% of its workOncology: 21 fractional works · 18.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 16.7% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 15.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 12.9% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutoAlexander Fleming111fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8677.9%
    2. Health Professions21.9%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1412.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology21.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    3. Social Sciences10.6%
    4. Psychology00.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Engineering10.9%
    2. Environmental Science00.3%
    3. Computer Science00.3%
    4. Chemistry00.1%
    5. Materials Science00.1%
    6. Mathematics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Instituto Alexander Fleming specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 16.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 20.7 works17×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.42× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.05× its world share, 86 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.05×86 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.42×14 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.57×2 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.79×2 works
  5. Health Professions0.70×2 works
  6. Veterinary0.55×0 works
  7. Nursing0.31×0 works
  8. Dentistry0.24×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.21×1 works
  10. Neuroscience0.12×0 works
  11. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works
  13. Engineering0.06×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.06×0 works
  15. Psychology0.06×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.05×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.02×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Alexander Fleming?

Ranked on the quality score, Juan Pablo Sade, Juan Manuel O’Connor and Alejandro Pairola lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Alexander Fleming.

  1. 1 Juan Pablo Sade Argentina · #476,950 worldwide 2.2k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Juan Manuel O’Connor Argentina · #621,408 worldwide 6.5k citations · 139 works
  3. 3 Alejandro Pairola Argentina · #1,101,610 worldwide 761 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Fernando Sánchez Loria Argentina · #1,179,524 worldwide 2.1k citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Guillermo Méndez Argentina · #1,215,847 worldwide 5.7k citations · 99 works
  6. 6 Eduardo Huertas Argentina · #1,303,047 worldwide 965 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Claudio Marcelo Martin Argentina · #1,588,378 worldwide 3.7k citations · 137 works
  8. 8 Agustin Horacio Falco Argentina · #2,040,562 worldwide 755 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Martín Osvaldo Angel Argentina · #2,087,466 worldwide 574 citations · 62 works
  10. 10 Jorge Carlos Nadal Argentina · #2,268,406 worldwide 669 citations · 84 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Alexander Fleming

What are the most cited papers from Instituto Alexander Fleming?

The most cited paper from Instituto Alexander Fleming is "Erlotinib in Previously Treated Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer" (Frances Alice Shepherd, José Rodrigues Pereira, Tudor–Eliade Ciuleanu et al., 2005), with 5,471 citations. Next come "First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab combined with two cycles of chemotherapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (CheckMate 9LA): an international, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial" (1,396) and "Endometrial cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up" (671).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Erlotinib in Previously Treated Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Frances Alice Shepherd, José Rodrigues Pereira, Tudor–Eliade Ciuleanu et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 13 Jul 2005 5,471
2 First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab combined with two cycles of chemotherapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (CheckMate 9LA): an international, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial Luis G Paz-Ares et al. · The Lancet Oncology 18 Jan 2021 1,396
3 Endometrial cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up Ana Oaknin, Tjalling Bosse, Carien L. Creutzberg et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access 8 Jun 2022 671
4 ENETS Consensus Guidelines for the Standards of Care in Neuroendocrine Tumors: Radiological, Nuclear Medicine and Hybrid Imaging Anders Sundin, Rudolf Arnold, Éric Baudin et al. · Neuroendocrinology Open access 2017 506
5 ENETS Consensus Guidelines Update for Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Jejunum and Ileum Bruno Niederle, Ulrich Frank Pape, Frederico Perego Costa et al. · Neuroendocrinology Open access 2016 478
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Alexander Fleming?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Targeted Therapy, Breast Cancer, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Clinical Trials, Prognostic Factors and Molecular Characterization.

▲ 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-now 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. Chemotherapy17▲ 22×20 topics
  2. Immunotherapy11▲ 14×17 topics
  3. Targeted Therapy10▲ 39×4 topics
  4. Breast Cancer9▲ 31×9 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 14×10 topics
  6. Clinical Trials8▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors8▲ 17×12 topics
  8. Molecular Characterization7▲ 37×4 topics
  9. Radiotherapy6▲ 15×9 topics
  10. Survival Analysis6▲ 20×6 topics
  11. Genetic Mutations6▲ 12×10 topics
  12. Tumor Microenvironment5▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Lymphoma5▲ 30×3 topics
  14. Neoadjuvant Therapy5▲ 20×5 topics
  15. Treatment5▲ 3.7×11 topics
  16. Metastatic Breast Cancer5▲ 75×2 topics
  17. Rituximab5▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Metastasis5▲ 12×9 topics
  19. Precision Medicine5▲ 8.3×6 topics
  20. Genomic Profiling4▲ 38×2 topics
  21. Biomarkers4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  22. Metastatic4▲ 60×2 topics
  23. Molecular Profiling4▲ 39×3 topics
  24. PET Imaging4▲ 22×4 topics
  25. Cancer Genomics4▲ 50×1 topic
  26. Mutational Signatures4▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Treatment Guidelines4▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Adjuvant Therapy4▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Immune Checkpoint Blockade4▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Molecular Subtypes4▲ 40×2 topics
  31. PD-1 and PD-L14▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Gene Expression Profiling4▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Cancer Risk4▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Classification4▲ 7.0×2 topics
  35. Genetic Pathogenesis4▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Hodgkin's Lymphoma4▲ 59×1 topic
  37. CDK4/6 Inhibitors3▲ 108×1 topic
  38. Cell Cycle Control3▲ 91×2 topics
  39. Genetic Testing3▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Palbociclib3▲ 108×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Alexander Fleming publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment and Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies.

Cancer Genomics and Diag…4Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…4Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 4 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and T…4Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer T…3Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 3 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 3 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 2 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…2Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Studies: 2 fractional worksGenetic factors in colorectal cancer: 2 fractional worksRenal cell carcinoma tre…2Renal cell carcinoma treatment: 2 fractional works
Cancer ResearchOncologyPathology and Forensic MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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

  1. 1 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 4 works
  2. 2 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 4 works
  3. 3 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 2 works
  9. 9 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Renal cell carcinoma treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available52.7%not open47.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.2%domestic only75.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Alexander Fleming's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instituto Alexander Fleming as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00042% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Instituto Alexander Fleming0.00044% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto Alexander Fleming over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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