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Light Sciences Oncology (United States)

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Research works
25
▲ 704% vs 2018-21
Citations
92
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Light Sciences Oncology (United States)

Not ranked overall: Light Sciences Oncology (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Light Sciences Oncology (United States) work in?

In all years, 51% of research at Light Sciences Oncology (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Engineering (32%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 51.4% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 32.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 16.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 11.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 36.1% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 36.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 22.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKLight SciencesOncology (United…25fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences8%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering832.0%
    2. Computer Science311.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy15.0%
    4. Materials Science02.0%
    5. Environmental Science01.3%
    1. Medicine936.0%
    2. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.7%
    2. Psychology02.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting01.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities01.0%
    5. Decision Sciences01.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology01.0%
    3. Neuroscience00.7%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 5.14× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.80× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 4.93× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science5.14×3 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy4.93×1 works
  3. Engineering2.80×3 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.90×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×0 works
  6. Health Professions0.12×0 works
  7. Medicine0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Light Sciences Oncology (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Llew Keltner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Light Sciences Oncology (United States).

  1. 1 Llew Keltner United States · #2,571,386 worldwide 289 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Light Sciences Oncology (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Light Sciences Oncology (United States)?

The most cited paper from Light Sciences Oncology (United States) is "Talaporfin sodium" (Sy‐Shi Wang, Elizabeth Bromley, Leon Xu et al., 2009), with 68 citations. Next come "A multicenter Phase I safety study of intratumoral photoactivation of talaporfin sodium in patients with refractory solid tumors" (61) and "A Phase II safety and effect on time to tumor progression study of intratumoral light infusion technology using talaporfin sodium in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer" (31).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Talaporfin sodium Sy‐Shi Wang, Elizabeth Bromley, Leon Xu et al. · Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy 10 Dec 2009 68
2 A multicenter Phase I safety study of intratumoral photoactivation of talaporfin sodium in patients with refractory solid tumors Robert A. Lustig, Thomas Josef Vogl, David Fromm et al. · Cancer Open access 21 Aug 2003 61
3 A Phase II safety and effect on time to tumor progression study of intratumoral light infusion technology using talaporfin sodium in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer Milan Kujundžić, Thomas Joseph Vogl, Davor Štimac et al. · Journal of Surgical Oncology Aug 2007 31
4 Characterization of cutaneous photosensitivity in healthy volunteers receiving talaporfin sodium Elizabeth Bromley, Brittany Briggs, Llew Keltner et al. · Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine 10 Mar 2011 18
5 Investigation of displacement fields in an abrasive waterjet drilling process: Part 2. Numerical analysis Ziheng Guo, Mamidala RAMULU · Experimental Mechanics Dec 2001 14
All 19 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Light Sciences Oncology (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Photodynamic Therapy, Reactive Oxygen Species, Cancer Treatment, Photosensitizers, Immunotherapy, Tumor Targeting and Photothermal Therapy.

▲ 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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanoparticles7▲ 22×4 topics
  2. Photodynamic Therapy6▲ 157×3 topics
  3. Reactive Oxygen Species6▲ 50×2 topics
  4. Cancer Treatment4▲ 57×1 topic
  5. Photosensitizers4▲ 621×1 topic
  6. Immunotherapy3▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Photothermal Therapy3▲ 120×2 topics
  8. Tumor Targeting3▲ 79×2 topics
  9. Fluorescence Imaging2▲ 88×1 topic
  10. Near-Infrared2▲ 165×1 topic
  11. Deep Learning1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  12. Nanomedicine1▲ 48×2 topics
  13. Alarm Fatigue1▲ 294×1 topic
  14. Clinical Alarms1▲ 294×1 topic
  15. Computer-Mediated Communication1▲ 275×1 topic
  16. Emoticons1▲ 275×1 topic
  17. Inhaler Devices1▲ 131×1 topic
  18. Optical Interconnects1▲ 50×1 topic
  19. Pulmonary Drug Delivery1▲ 131×1 topic
  20. Semiconductor Lasers1▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Light Sciences Oncology (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Communication and Language, 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis, Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques and Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques.

Digital Communication an…1Digital Communication and Language: 1 fractional works3D Shape Modeling and Analysis: 1 fractional worksComputer Graphics and Vi…0Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Numerical Analy…0Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Vision and Imag…0Advanced Vision and Imaging: 0 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…0Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Mi…0Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 0 fractional worksComputational Geometry a…0Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation: 0 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…0Photonic and Optical Devices: 0 fractional worksNonlinear Optical Materi…0Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies: 0 fractional works
Human-Computer InteractionComputational MechanicsComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition3 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Communication and Language Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
  2. 2 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis Computational Mechanics 1 works
  3. 3 Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 0 works
  4. 4 Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques Computational Mechanics 0 works
  5. 5 Advanced Vision and Imaging Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  6. 6 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  7. 7 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 0 works
  8. 8 Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 0 works
  9. 9 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies Biomedical Engineering 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 available20.7%not open79.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.3%domestic only75.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Light Sciences Oncology (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 704% 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 Light Sciences Oncology (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000024% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Light Sciences Oncology (United States)0.000061% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Light Sciences Oncology (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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