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Ludwig Cancer Research

In research, Ludwig Cancer Research stands highest in Medicine (#1,784 of 17,978 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,673 of 14,347 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,400 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#3,983
of 42,892
Rank in Sweden
#39
of 286
Research works
785
▼ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
99k
125.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
47.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
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
MedicineField #1,784 of 17,978 41.4%273
Life SciencesDomain #1,673 of 14,347 41.8%485
Health SciencesDomain #2,400 of 20,462 41.3%276
Molecular BiologySubfield #591 of 4,961 42.6%306
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,235 of 7,814 43.0%411

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceMedicine: 2.83× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.43× its world share, 0 worksNursing1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ludwig Cancer Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Carl‐Henrik Heldin, Ulf Hellman and Aristidis Moustakas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ludwig Cancer Research.

  1. 1 Carl‐Henrik Heldin Sweden · #2,031 worldwide 1.5k citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Ulf Hellman Sweden · #70,916 worldwide 287 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Aristidis Moustakas Sweden · #187,694 worldwide 182 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Ralf F. Pettersson Sweden · #208,675 worldwide 166 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Pontus Aspenström Sweden · #231,368 worldwide 223 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Johan Lennartsson Sweden · #1,412,354 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ludwig Cancer Research

Which keywords describe research at Ludwig Cancer Research?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Angiogenesis, Inflammation, Cancer Progression, Metastasis, Transcriptional Regulation, Immune Response and Tumor Suppression.

▲ 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. Cancer131▲ 12×40 topics
  2. Angiogenesis106▲ 33×14 topics
  3. Inflammation103▲ 5.6×53 topics
  4. Cancer Progression66▲ 37×8 topics
  5. Metastasis61▲ 23×12 topics
  6. Transcriptional Regulation61▲ 31×9 topics
  7. Immune Response55▲ 11×16 topics
  8. Tumor Suppression52▲ 58×4 topics
  9. Cancer Therapy52▲ 10×13 topics
  10. Cell Signaling45▲ 17×12 topics
  11. Cell Differentiation44▲ 70×2 topics
  12. BMP signaling42▲ 334×1 topic
  13. Smad-dependent pathways42▲ 334×1 topic
  14. Metabolism40▲ 7.9×22 topics
  15. Extracellular Matrix38▲ 20×6 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress37▲ 2.6×37 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations36▲ 8.9×17 topics
  18. Immunotherapy34▲ 6.7×15 topics
  19. Signaling34▲ 38×4 topics
  20. Gene Expression30▲ 6.2×14 topics
  21. Stem Cells30▲ 13×12 topics
  22. Cell Adhesion30▲ 44×3 topics
  23. Cell Migration29▲ 44×3 topics
  24. Tumor Microenvironment28▲ 10×8 topics
  25. Glycosylation28▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Therapy26▲ 16×5 topics
  27. Nuclear Receptors25▲ 17×5 topics
  28. Apoptosis24▲ 7.9×14 topics
  29. Oncogenic Mutations24▲ 68×2 topics
  30. Chemotherapy24▲ 4.3×17 topics
  31. Focal Adhesion Kinase24▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Integrins24▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Calcium Signaling23▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Cell Growth22▲ 85×2 topics
  35. Protein Kinases22▲ 102×1 topic
  36. Ras Signaling22▲ 102×1 topic
  37. Development22▲ 8.2×4 topics
  38. Synaptic Plasticity22▲ 9.0×4 topics
  39. Signal Transduction18▲ 9.3×5 topics
  40. Receptor18▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Ludwig Cancer Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Cancer Cells and Metastasis, Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer and Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms.

Radiomics and Machine Le…0Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 0 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 0 fractional worksAngiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer: 0 fractional worksNeutrophil, Myeloperoxid…0Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 0 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 0 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis…0Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 0 fractional worksTesticular diseases and treatments: 0 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 0 fractional worksAmyotrophic Lateral Scle…0Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 0 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOncologyMolecular BiologyImmunology4 others

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

  1. 1 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  2. 2 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 0 works
  3. 3 Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer Molecular Biology 0 works
  4. 4 Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms Immunology 0 works
  5. 5 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 0 works
  6. 6 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Testicular diseases and treatments Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 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 available43.9%not open56.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.9%domestic only63.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ludwig Cancer Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% 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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