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League Against Cancer

In research, League Against Cancer stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,487 of 16,688 worldwide), Social Sciences (#13,748 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,832 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,127
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,802
of 7,310
Research works
672
▼ 73% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.60×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
93%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
League Against Cancer

What is League Against Cancer 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 #13,487 of 16,688 10.0%250
Social SciencesDomain #13,748 of 14,833 9.9%367
Social SciencesField #8,832 of 9,330 9.8%195
Speech and HearingSubfield #249 of 256 9.8%155
Health ProfessionsField #3,303 of 3,315 9.8%197

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where League Against Cancer 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 League Against Cancer work in?

In all years, 55% of research at League Against Cancer is in Social Sciences, 37% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Health Professions (29%), Social Sciences (29%), Arts and Humanities (16%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 367 fractional works · 54.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 195 fractional works · 29.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 86 fractional works · 12.8% of its workEducation: 47 fractional works · 7.0% of its workCultural Studies: 31 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 109 fractional works · 16.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 56 fractional works · 8.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 38 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 22 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 18 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 250 fractional works · 37.3% of its workHealth Professions: 197 fractional works · 29.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 155 fractional works · 23.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 36 fractional works · 5.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Terminology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 53 fractional works · 7.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 5.7% of its workComputer Science: 23 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLeague AgainstCancer672fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences55%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences19529.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities10916.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance233.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting182.6%
    5. Decision Sciences131.9%
    6. Psychology91.4%
    1. Health Professions19729.3%
    2. Medicine537.9%
    3. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Computer Science233.4%
    2. Engineering101.5%
    3. Environmental Science20.3%
    4. Chemistry10.2%
    5. Materials Science10.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology91.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.4%
    3. Neuroscience20.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.90× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.91× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.93× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.71× its world share, 6 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.93×2 works
  2. Medicine2.71×6 works
  3. Dentistry1.91×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.90×0 works
  5. Psychology1.38×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.35×1 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.84×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.73×1 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.59×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.52×0 works
  11. Mathematics0.38×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.21×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.20×0 works
  14. Engineering0.07×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at League Against Cancer?

Ranked on the quality score, Harry W. Laidler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is League Against Cancer.

  1. 1 Harry W. Laidler United States · #2,620,498 worldwide 868 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at League Against Cancer

What are the most cited papers from League Against Cancer?

The most cited paper from League Against Cancer is "Depression and chronic pain in the elderly: links and management challenges" (Panagiotis Zis, Argyro Daskalaki, Ilia Bountouni et al., 2017), with 455 citations. Next come "Mammary gland neoplasia in long-term rodent studies." (410) and "Malignant Mesothelioma: Global Incidence and Relationship with Asbestos" (262).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Depression and chronic pain in the elderly: links and management challenges Panagiotis Zis, Argyro Daskalaki, Ilia Bountouni et al. · Clinical Interventions in Aging Open access Apr 2017 455
2 Mammary gland neoplasia in long-term rodent studies. Irma H. Russo, J. Russo · Environmental Health Perspectives Open access Sep 1996 410
3 Malignant Mesothelioma: Global Incidence and Relationship with Asbestos Claudio Bianchi, Tommaso Bianchi · Industrial Health Open access 2007 262
4 Excellent T-cell reconstitution and survival depend on low ATG exposure after pediatric cord blood transplantation Rick Admiraal, Caroline A. Lindemans, Charlotte van Kesteren et al. · Blood 4 Oct 2016 168
5 Peer Relationships of Children With Cochlear Implants Yael Bat‐Chava · The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education Jun 2001 157
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at League Against Cancer?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Resilience, Burnout, Suicide Risk, veterinary surgeons, Organizational Culture, Gender and Race.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Mental Health158▲ 21×13 topics
  2. Resilience156▲ 60×4 topics
  3. Burnout155▲ 239×2 topics
  4. Suicide Risk154▲ 623×1 topic
  5. veterinary surgeons154▲ 2333×1 topic
  6. Organizational Culture76▲ 41×3 topics
  7. Gender68▲ 18×10 topics
  8. Race64▲ 76×6 topics
  9. Peer Review62▲ 285×3 topics
  10. Scholarly Communication53▲ 309×2 topics
  11. Social Media48▲ 9.0×8 topics
  12. Publication47▲ 505×1 topic
  13. Scientific Writing47▲ 505×1 topic
  14. Leadership Development47▲ 160×4 topics
  15. Student Achievement45▲ 76×2 topics
  16. Cultural Diversity45▲ 36×1 topic
  17. Educational Leadership45▲ 74×1 topic
  18. Polarization44▲ 71×2 topics
  19. Fake News44▲ 237×1 topic
  20. Misinformation44▲ 237×1 topic
  21. Literature38▲ 11×12 topics
  22. Healthcare38▲ 7.9×8 topics
  23. Medical Education36▲ 23×6 topics
  24. Identity36▲ 6.9×8 topics
  25. Culture34▲ 10×8 topics
  26. Empathy33▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Knowledge Management33▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Narrative32▲ 33×3 topics
  29. Postcolonialism32▲ 42×4 topics
  30. Evidence-Based Practice32▲ 28×3 topics
  31. Capitalism31▲ 58×2 topics
  32. Media Culture31▲ 175×2 topics
  33. Politics31▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Violence31▲ 34×3 topics
  35. Cultural History31▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Barriers and Facilitators31▲ 171×1 topic
  37. Healthcare Professionals31▲ 171×1 topic
  38. Horror31▲ 564×1 topic
  39. Literary Journalism31▲ 414×1 topic
  40. Narrative Form31▲ 1024×1 topic

Which research topics does League Against Cancer publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health Policy Implementation Science, Diabetes Management and Education, Public Health Policies and Education and Misinformation and Its Impacts.

Health Policy Implementa…0Health Policy Implementation Science: 0 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …0Diabetes Management and Education: 0 fractional worksPublic Health Policies a…0Public Health Policies and Education: 0 fractional worksMisinformation and Its I…0Misinformation and Its Impacts: 0 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 0 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biological Activities: 0 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Ces…0Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 0 fractional worksEconomic Sanctions and International Relations: 0 fractional worksCommunity Health and Development: 0 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Pol…0Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSociology and Political ScienceExperimental and Cognitive Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 0 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  3. 3 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 0 works
  4. 4 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 0 works
  7. 7 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 0 works
  8. 8 Economic Sanctions and International Relations Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Community Health and Development General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 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 available93.4%not open6.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has League Against Cancer's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 73% lower 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 League Against Cancer as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000032% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%League Against Cancer0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of League Against Cancer over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%League Against Cancer10.5% in 2017all institutions10.0% in 201720002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.9% in 2001.

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