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Ludwig Cancer Research

In research, Ludwig Cancer Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#917 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#888 of 7,814 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#580 of 4,961 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#2,613
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#691
of 8,685
Research works
707
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
103k
145.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
45.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
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 #917 of 14,347 47.5%477
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #888 of 7,814 48.2%366
Molecular BiologySubfield #580 of 4,961 48.5%244
MedicineField #3,529 of 17,978 46.0%206
Health SciencesDomain #4,850 of 20,462 46.0%209

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).

What does Ludwig Cancer Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 21.0 works8.8×
← 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: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.75× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.46× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.70× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ludwig Cancer Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Webster K. Cavenee, Gerd Ritter and Andrew J.G. Simpson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ludwig Cancer Research.

  1. 1 Webster K. Cavenee United States · #5,618 worldwide 1.3k citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Gerd Ritter United States · #56,099 worldwide 371 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Andrew J.G. Simpson United States · #211,556 worldwide 183 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Arshad Desai United States · #213,909 worldwide 141 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Karen Oegema United States · #432,847 worldwide 99 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Otávia L. Caballero United States · #820,172 worldwide 48 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Ralph Venhaus United States · #1,352,104 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Toni Ricciardi United States · #1,434,556 worldwide 7 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: Cancer, Cancer Therapy, Tumor Microenvironment, Inflammation, Immunotherapy, Oxidative Stress, Metabolism and Apoptosis.

▲ 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. Cancer5▲ 7.6×21 topics
  2. Cancer Therapy4▲ 14×11 topics
  3. Inflammation4▲ 4.0×26 topics
  4. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 16×7 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress3▲ 4.2×14 topics
  6. Immunotherapy2▲ 7.5×12 topics
  7. Metabolism2▲ 8.9×10 topics
  8. Aging2▲ 8.2×7 topics
  9. Apoptosis2▲ 15×7 topics
  10. Chromatin2▲ 91×2 topics
  11. Gene Expression2▲ 7.0×9 topics
  12. HIF-12▲ 60×1 topic
  13. Oxygen Sensing2▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Warburg Effect2▲ 60×1 topic
  15. Insulin Signaling1▲ 36×3 topics
  16. Biomarkers1▲ 4.2×8 topics
  17. Cancer Progression1▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Cell Death1▲ 13×6 topics
  19. DNA Methylation1▲ 25×1 topic
  20. Gene Regulation1▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Genomic Instability1▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Histone Modification1▲ 41×1 topic
  23. Immunity1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  24. Machine Learning1◆ 0.89×5 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations1▲ 6.0×6 topics
  26. Glycosylation1▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Innate Immunity1▲ 8.2×7 topics
  28. Metabolic Regulation1▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 3.4×6 topics
  30. Mitochondrial Dysfunction1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  31. Regulation1▲ 5.0×5 topics
  32. Gene Expression Regulation1▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Histone Modifications1▲ 102×1 topic
  34. Homologous Recombination1▲ 56×2 topics
  35. Insulin Resistance1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  36. Neurological Disorders1▲ 4.1×4 topics
  37. Transcription1▲ 102×1 topic
  38. Drug Resistance1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Mass Spectrometry1▲ 15×3 topics
  40. RNA-Seq1▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Ludwig Cancer Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics and RNA Research and Splicing.

Cancer, Hypoxia, and Met…2Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…1Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 1 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 1 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 1 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 1 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis …1Microtubule and mitosis dynamics: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional works
Cancer ResearchMolecular BiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCell Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 2 works
  2. 2 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  8. 8 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 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 available59.7%not open40.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.5%domestic only58.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ludwig Cancer Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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