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Italian Association for Cancer Research

In research, Italian Association for Cancer Research stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,819 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,538 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,809
of 28,054 · #22,520 all time
Rank in Italy
#475
of 618
Research works
356
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Italian Association for Cancer Research 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,819 of 20,462 19.0%187
MedicineField #12,538 of 17,978 18.8%166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Italian Association for Cancer 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).

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: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.55× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.05× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.29× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 3.00× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.61× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Italian Association for Cancer Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Marco Santagata lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Italian Association for Cancer Research.

  1. 1 Marco Santagata Italy · #396,288 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Italian Association for Cancer Research

Which keywords describe research at Italian Association for Cancer Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Clinical Trials.

▲ 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. Inflammation6▲ 3.7×41 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 1.90×49 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 6.2×20 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 6.5×10 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 3.1×18 topics
  6. Public Health3▲ 2.5×16 topics
  7. Obesity3▲ 4.5×12 topics
  8. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.6×10 topics
  9. Sustainability2▲ 1.25×7 topics
  10. Depression2▲ 3.4×10 topics
  11. Insulin Resistance2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  12. Mental Health2▲ 1.98×13 topics
  13. Risk Factors2▲ 2.6×16 topics
  14. Treatment2▲ 2.4×20 topics
  15. Cancer2▲ 1.95×20 topics
  16. Aging2▲ 4.6×10 topics
  17. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.52×24 topics
  18. Cholesterol2▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Diagnosis2▲ 2.3×14 topics
  20. Atherosclerosis2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  21. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.0×10 topics
  22. Management2▲ 2.5×8 topics
  23. Anxiety2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  24. Cancer Prevention2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  25. Diabetes2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  26. Internet of Things2▲ 2.2×3 topics
  27. Chronic Diseases1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  28. Health Disparities1▲ 6.8×5 topics
  29. Global Health1▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Glucose Metabolism1▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Lifestyle Intervention1▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Precision Medicine1▲ 3.7×8 topics
  33. Dietary Patterns1▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Mediterranean Diet1▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Life Expectancy1▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Neurodevelopment1▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Hepatocellular Carcinoma1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  38. Industrial Sector1▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Manufacturing1▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Memory1▲ 5.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Italian Association for Cancer Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Energy Efficiency and Management and Fatty Acid Research and Health.

Diabetes, Cardiovascular…1Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 1 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …1Nutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional worksEnergy Efficiency and Ma…1Energy Efficiency and Management: 1 fractional worksFatty Acid Research and …1Fatty Acid Research and Health: 1 fractional worksInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …1COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 1 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksVisual perception and pr…1Visual perception and processing mechanisms: 1 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  2. 2 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Energy Efficiency and Management Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  4. 4 Fatty Acid Research and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  5. 5 Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management Demography 1 works
  6. 6 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available48.0%not open52.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.8%domestic only68.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Italian Association for Cancer Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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