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Ludwig Cancer Research

In research, Ludwig Cancer Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#607 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#1,967 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,604 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#1,876
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#13
of 267
Research works
1.3k
▼ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
123k
95.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Ludwig 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
Life SciencesDomain #607 of 14,347 39.9%724
MedicineField #1,967 of 17,978 38.4%478
Health SciencesDomain #2,604 of 20,462 38.4%490
Molecular BiologySubfield #647 of 4,961 40.6%321
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,178 of 7,814 40.6%456
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #398 of 1,980 39.4%214
ImmunologySubfield #344 of 1,394 39.6%205
OncologySubfield #481 of 1,852 39.5%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ludwig 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: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.69× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.99× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.74× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.75× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ludwig Cancer Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Thierry Boon, Stefan N. Constantinescu and Jean‐Christophe Renauld lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ludwig Cancer Research.

  1. 1 Thierry Boon Belgium · #23,837 worldwide 520 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Stefan N. Constantinescu Belgium · #31,139 worldwide 371 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Jean‐Christophe Renauld Belgium · #45,570 worldwide 343 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Pierre van der Bruggen Belgium · #66,609 worldwide 304 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Jacques Van Snick Belgium · #131,167 worldwide 164 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Benoı̂t J. Van den Eynde Belgium · #141,085 worldwide 266 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Nicolas van Baren Belgium · #243,032 worldwide 151 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Catherine Uyttenhove Belgium · #262,754 worldwide 97 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Gottfried W. Locher Belgium · #263,136 worldwide 82 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Aline Van Pel Belgium · #326,325 worldwide 114 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Ludwig Cancer Research

Which keywords describe research at Ludwig Cancer Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Prognostic Factors, Tumor Microenvironment, Cancer, Immunotherapy, Neoliberalism, Immunity and Cancer Immunotherapy.

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

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation3▲ 4.3×27 topics
  2. Cancer2▲ 4.9×23 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress2▲ 3.4×12 topics
  4. Prognostic Factors2▲ 13×4 topics
  5. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 12×8 topics
  6. Immunotherapy2▲ 6.9×8 topics
  7. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 27×2 topics
  8. Gene Expression1▲ 7.1×7 topics
  9. Immunity1▲ 11×5 topics
  10. Neoliberalism1▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Globalization1▲ 1.94×3 topics
  12. Innate Immunity1▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Cancer Therapy1▲ 6.5×11 topics
  14. JAK2 Mutation1▲ 155×1 topic
  15. Molecular Characterization1▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Myelofibrosis1▲ 155×1 topic

Which research topics does Ludwig Cancer Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.

Myeloproliferative Neopl…1Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia R…1Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 1 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…1Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 1 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune…1Immunotherapy and Immune Responses: 1 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 1 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 1 fractional worksGenetic factors in color…1Genetic factors in colorectal cancer: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 0 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 0 fractional worksEuropean Political Histo…0European Political History Analysis: 0 fractional works
GeneticsHematologyMolecular BiologyImmunology4 others

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

  1. 1 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 1 works
  2. 2 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 1 works
  3. 3 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 1 works
  5. 5 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 1 works
  6. 6 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 0 works
  9. 9 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 European Political History Analysis History 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors62.6%domestic only37.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ludwig Cancer Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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