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Ludwig Cancer Research

In research, Ludwig Cancer Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#419 of 14,347 worldwide), Immunology and Microbiology (#181 of 1,980 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,122 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology and Immunology and Microbiology — Immunology is 36.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,045
of 28,054 · #1,266 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#23
of 220
Research works
1.1k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
88k
82.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
46.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
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 #419 of 14,347 39.1%704
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #181 of 1,980 37.1%426
MedicineField #2,122 of 17,978 39.0%314
ImmunologySubfield #167 of 1,394 37.3%420
Health SciencesDomain #2,601 of 20,462 39.1%321
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,626 of 7,814 42.2%258
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,046 of 4,961 42.6%173
OncologySubfield #516 of 1,852 38.3%129

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: Immunology takes 36.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ImmunologySubfield · 24.5 works36×
  2. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 25.1 works26×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.58× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 25.58× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× 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: Immunology and Microbiology, 25.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ludwig Cancer Research?

Ranked on the composite score, G Miescher, Daniel E. Speiser and Jean‐Charles Cerottini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ludwig Cancer Research.

  1. 1 G Miescher Switzerland · #28,807 worldwide 229 citations · 86 works
  2. 2 Daniel E. Speiser Switzerland · #38,835 worldwide 571 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Jean‐Charles Cerottini Switzerland · #51,066 worldwide 467 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 H. Robson MacDonald Switzerland · #76,709 worldwide 358 citations · 86 works
  5. 5 Pedro Romero Switzerland · #91,672 worldwide 463 citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Donata Rimoldi Switzerland · #137,882 worldwide 199 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Philippe Guillaume Switzerland · #157,653 worldwide 149 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 S Carrel Switzerland · #222,163 worldwide 184 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 K. T. Brunner Switzerland · #318,192 worldwide 108 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Danila Valmori Switzerland · #324,850 worldwide 136 citations · 26 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 Immunotherapy, Immunity, Immunotherapy, Tumor Microenvironment, Antigen Presentation, Innate Immunity, Cancer and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Cancer Immunotherapy15▲ 97×3 topics
  2. Immunity13▲ 33×8 topics
  3. Immunotherapy13▲ 18×13 topics
  4. Tumor Microenvironment11▲ 24×7 topics
  5. Inflammation10▲ 5.1×33 topics
  6. Antigen Presentation10▲ 118×2 topics
  7. Cancer9▲ 7.2×29 topics
  8. Innate Immunity9▲ 29×8 topics
  9. Tumor Regression8▲ 73×2 topics
  10. Dendritic Cells7▲ 83×2 topics
  11. Lymphoma7▲ 45×3 topics
  12. Tumor Antigen7▲ 117×1 topic
  13. Vaccine Adjuvants7▲ 117×1 topic
  14. CAR T Cells7▲ 96×1 topic
  15. Chimeric Antigen Receptor7▲ 96×1 topic
  16. Immune Checkpoint Blockade7▲ 63×1 topic
  17. PD-1 and PD-L17▲ 63×1 topic
  18. Metabolism6▲ 12×8 topics
  19. NK Cell Recognition6▲ 85×1 topic
  20. Natural Killer Cells6▲ 85×1 topic
  21. Macrophage5▲ 66×2 topics
  22. Activation4▲ 78×1 topic
  23. Polarization4▲ 30×1 topic
  24. Metastasis3▲ 10×9 topics
  25. Cancer Therapy3▲ 5.9×13 topics
  26. Chemotherapy3▲ 4.7×11 topics
  27. Autoimmunity3▲ 22×4 topics
  28. Epitope Prediction3▲ 120×1 topic
  29. Glycosylation3▲ 28×3 topics
  30. Peptide-MHC Binding3▲ 120×1 topic
  31. Biomarkers3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  32. TGF-ß3▲ 19×2 topics
  33. CD4+CD25+3▲ 86×1 topic
  34. Foxp33▲ 86×1 topic
  35. Gene Expression3▲ 4.8×9 topics
  36. Gene Therapy3▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Angiogenesis2▲ 7.6×7 topics
  38. Cytokines2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  39. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Fc Receptors2▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Ludwig Cancer Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, CAR-T cell therapy research, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Immune Cell Function and Interaction.

Immunotherapy and Immune Responses: 7 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 7 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…7Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 7 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…6Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 6 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer: 4 fractional worksvaccines and immunoinformatics approaches: 3 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immuno…3T-cell and B-cell Immunology: 3 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 2 fractional works
ImmunologyOncologyMolecular BiologyCancer Research1 others

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

  1. 1 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 7 works
  2. 2 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 7 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 7 works
  4. 4 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 6 works
  5. 5 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 4 works
  6. 6 vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 3 works
  8. 8 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 2 works
  9. 9 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 2 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.8%domestic only66.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ludwig Cancer Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher 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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