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National Oncologic Institute

In research, National Oncologic Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,678 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,664 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,580
of 22,385 · #20,608 all time
Rank in Panama
#12
of 18
Research works
382
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
758
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
78%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
National Oncologic Institute

What is National Oncologic Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,678 of 9,902 0.5%113 #5976
MedicineField #3,664 of 8,541 0.5%101 #5509

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Oncologic Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does National Oncologic Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 84% of research at National Oncologic Institute is in Health Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (75%), Health Professions (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 119 fractional works · 83.9% of its workMedicine: 107 fractional works · 74.9% of its workSurgery: 19 fractional works · 13.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 10.7% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNationalOncologic…142fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences84%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10774.9%
    2. Health Professions107.2%
    3. Dentistry21.3%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology64.4%
    2. Neuroscience21.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    1. Social Sciences53.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.9%
    3. Psychology10.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Environmental Science21.1%
    2. Engineering10.7%
    3. Energy00.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    5. Computer Science00.1%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.78× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.73× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.90× its world share, 107 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.90×107 works
  2. Dentistry2.78×2 works
  3. Health Professions2.73×10 works
  4. Veterinary1.72×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.83×6 works
  6. Neuroscience0.70×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×1 works
  8. Nursing0.48×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.39×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.32×1 works
  11. Psychology0.30×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.30×5 works
  13. Energy0.25×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.22×2 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.19×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×1 works
  17. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  19. Engineering0.04×1 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.02×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Oncologic Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Juan Carlos Alcedo, Germán Reyes and Iván Nieto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Oncologic Institute.

  1. 1 Juan Carlos Alcedo Panama · #1,365,351 worldwide 1k citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Germán Reyes Panama · #1,765,953 worldwide 725 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Iván Nieto Panama · #3,938,247 worldwide 138 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Maria Lim Panama · #4,077,203 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Cristiane Martin Panama · #4,129,406 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Iván X. Mena Panama · #4,420,602 worldwide 175 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Jaime Sánchez Sabando Panama · #5,116,407 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Guillermo Paulson Panama · #5,194,359 worldwide 11 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Mario Leone Pignataro Panama · #5,270,509 worldwide 18 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Ernesto Paladines Panama · #5,336,456 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at National Oncologic Institute

What are the most cited papers from National Oncologic Institute?

The most cited paper from National Oncologic Institute is "2-year follow-up of trastuzumab after adjuvant chemotherapy in HER2-positive breast cancer: a randomised controlled trial" (Ian Smith et al., 2007), with 1,521 citations. Next come "Capecitabine/cisplatin versus 5-fluorouracil/cisplatin as first-line therapy in patients with advanced gastric cancer: a randomised phase III noninferiority trial" (780) and "Updated Frequency of EGFR and KRAS Mutations in NonSmall-Cell Lung Cancer in Latin America: The Latin-American Consortium for the Investigation of Lung Cancer (CLICaP)" (197).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 2-year follow-up of trastuzumab after adjuvant chemotherapy in HER2-positive breast cancer: a randomised controlled trial Ian Smith et al. · The Lancet 2007 1,521
2 Capecitabine/cisplatin versus 5-fluorouracil/cisplatin as first-line therapy in patients with advanced gastric cancer: a randomised phase III noninferiority trial Yoon‐Koo Kang, Won Ki Kang, D.B. Shin et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access 19 Jan 2009 780
3 Updated Frequency of EGFR and KRAS Mutations in NonSmall-Cell Lung Cancer in Latin America: The Latin-American Consortium for the Investigation of Lung Cancer (CLICaP) Oscar G. Arrieta, Andrés Felipe Cardona, Claudio Marcelo Martin et al. · Journal of Thoracic Oncology Open access 28 Jan 2015 197
4 PARITY AS A RISK FACTOR FOR CERVICAL CANCER Louise Annette Brinton, William C. Reeves, Maria Majela Brenes et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology Sep 1989 197
5 Sexual behavior, venereal diseases, hygiene practices, and invasive cervical cancer in a high-risk population Rolando Herrero, Louise Annette Brinton, William C. Reeves et al. · Cancer Open access 15 Jan 1990 158
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Oncologic Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Metastasis, Epidemiology, Molecular Profiling, Prognostic Factors, Gene Expression Profiling, Clinical Trials and Ovarian Cancer.

▲ 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-now 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. Chemotherapy19▲ 19×16 topics
  2. Epidemiology17▲ 3.0×30 topics
  3. Metastasis12▲ 24×4 topics
  4. Molecular Profiling10▲ 72×3 topics
  5. Prognostic Factors10▲ 16×12 topics
  6. Gene Expression Profiling9▲ 80×2 topics
  7. Quality of Life9▲ 4.3×17 topics
  8. Public Health8▲ 4.0×7 topics
  9. Clinical Trials8▲ 8.6×5 topics
  10. Treatment7▲ 4.3×16 topics
  11. Immunotherapy7▲ 7.1×12 topics
  12. Ovarian Cancer7▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Cytoreductive Surgery7▲ 75×2 topics
  14. Survival Analysis7▲ 18×6 topics
  15. Immunohistochemistry7▲ 68×3 topics
  16. Genomic Analysis7▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Health Promotion6▲ 15×5 topics
  18. Biomarkers6▲ 6.4×4 topics
  19. PET Imaging6▲ 26×4 topics
  20. Breast Cancer6▲ 17×8 topics
  21. Clinical Management6▲ 24×4 topics
  22. Mutation Analysis6▲ 57×1 topic
  23. Tumor Models6▲ 72×1 topic
  24. Radiation Therapy6▲ 30×4 topics
  25. Medical Education6▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Classification6▲ 8.5×3 topics
  27. Rituximab5▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 6.8×8 topics
  29. Radiotherapy5▲ 9.5×8 topics
  30. Complications5▲ 7.4×7 topics
  31. Global Health5▲ 23×3 topics
  32. Lymphoma5▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Community Health5▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Genetic Pathogenesis5▲ 65×1 topic
  35. Health Policy5▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Healthcare Quality5▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Hodgkin's Lymphoma5▲ 65×1 topic
  38. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Healthcare Systems5▲ 75×1 topic
  40. Molecular Characterization5▲ 19×5 topics

Which research topics does National Oncologic Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Health and Medical Education and Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.

Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 6 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…5Health and Medical Education: 5 fractional worksCancer Diagnosis and Tre…4Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksColorectal and Anal Carcinomas: 3 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 3 fractional worksSoft tissue tumor case s…2Soft tissue tumor case studies: 2 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional works
Reproductive MedicinePathology and Forensic MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Oncology 4 works
  5. 5 Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Soft tissue tumor case studies Rheumatology 2 works
  8. 8 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  9. 9 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available77.8%not open22.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Oncologic Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Oncologic Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%National Oncologic Institute0.00031% in 20251990200020102020

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