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National Foundation for Cancer Research

In research, National Foundation for Cancer Research stands highest in Medicine (#858 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,081 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,916 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#3,069
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#781
of 8,685
Research works
1.1k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
92k
86.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is National Foundation for 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 #858 of 17,978 40.4%413
Health SciencesDomain #1,081 of 20,462 40.1%425
Life SciencesDomain #1,916 of 14,347 43.1%515
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,055 of 4,961 43.1%263
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,714 of 7,814 43.6%420

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Foundation for 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.40× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.03× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.96× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.19× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Foundation for Cancer Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Eva Engvall, Magnus Pfahl and Erkki Ruoslahti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Foundation for Cancer Research.

  1. 1 Eva Engvall United States · #16,329 worldwide 1.7k citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Magnus Pfahl United States · #148,344 worldwide 186 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Erkki Ruoslahti United States · #173,938 worldwide 408 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Edward J. Modest United States · #188,065 worldwide 170 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 G. E. Foley United States · #193,745 worldwide 152 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Takaaki Sato United States · #202,597 worldwide 185 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Michael D. Pierschbacher United States · #236,240 worldwide 421 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Johannes Meienhofer United States · #357,423 worldwide 143 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Bhupinder Singh United States · #516,146 worldwide 72 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 W. H. Fishman United States · #595,201 worldwide 68 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Foundation for Cancer Research

Which keywords describe research at National Foundation for Cancer Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Epidemiology, Human Papillomavirus, Immunotherapy, Prognosis, Prognostic Factors and Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

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

All 9 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology2▲ 2.7×13 topics
  2. Chemotherapy2▲ 9.5×8 topics
  3. Radiotherapy2▲ 17×6 topics
  4. Human Papillomavirus1▲ 51×2 topics
  5. Immunotherapy1▲ 8.5×9 topics
  6. Prognosis1▲ 17×3 topics
  7. Risk Factors1▲ 5.1×5 topics
  8. Prognostic Factors1▲ 12×10 topics
  9. Squamous Cell Carcinoma1▲ 57×2 topics

Which research topics does National Foundation for Cancer Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics and Higher Education and Employability.

Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 0 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 0 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…0Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 0 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 0 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksProtein Degradation and …0Protein Degradation and Inhibitors: 0 fractional works
OtorhinolaryngologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineCancer ResearchEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  4. 4 Higher Education and Employability Education 0 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 0 works
  9. 9 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Protein Degradation and Inhibitors Molecular Biology 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Foundation for Cancer Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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