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Sarah Cannon

In research, Sarah Cannon stands highest in Medicine (#2,128 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,015 of 11,982 worldwide) and Oncology (#263 of 772 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Oncology is 24.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,946
of 28,054 · #7,343 all time
Rank in United States
#685
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
30.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Sarah Cannon known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #2,128 of 10,443 23.9%187 #2083
Health SciencesDomain #3,015 of 11,982 23.8%191 #2821
OncologySubfield #263 of 772 24.4%75 #314
Life SciencesDomain #2,954 of 7,800 23.0%65 #4497

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sarah Cannon 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#2,083 #2,128
  2. Health Sciences#2,821 #3,015
  3. Oncology#314 #263
  4. Life Sciences#4,497 #2,954
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Sarah Cannon specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 24.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 75.3 works24×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 32.5 works7.6×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.36× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.69× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.49× its world share, 187 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sarah Cannon?

Ranked on the composite score, David R. Spigel, John D. Hainsworth and Melissa L. Johnson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sarah Cannon.

  1. 1 David R. Spigel United States · #206 worldwide 3.2k citations · 129 works
  2. 2 John D. Hainsworth United States · #1,077 worldwide 1.5k citations · 124 works
  3. 3 Melissa L. Johnson United States · #11,777 worldwide 936 citations · 115 works
  4. 4 Howard A. Burris United States · #15,330 worldwide 893 citations · 143 works
  5. 5 Ian W. Flinn United States · #25,876 worldwide 605 citations · 121 works
  6. 6 Denise A. Yardley United States · #37,414 worldwide 430 citations · 83 works
  7. 7 F. Anthony Greco United States · #176,387 worldwide 232 citations · 103 works
  8. 8 Jeffrey R. Infante United States · #181,471 worldwide 315 citations · 68 works
  9. 9 Simonetta Mocci United States · #384,055 worldwide 83 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Haydar Frangoul United States · #398,152 worldwide 72 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Sarah Cannon

Which keywords describe research at Sarah Cannon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Targeted Therapy, Clinical Trials, Breast Cancer, Prognostic Factors, Tumor Microenvironment and Lymphoma.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy35▲ 18×21 topics
  2. Immunotherapy35▲ 18×18 topics
  3. Targeted Therapy32▲ 51×5 topics
  4. Clinical Trials26▲ 14×8 topics
  5. Breast Cancer23▲ 35×10 topics
  6. Prognostic Factors22▲ 18×14 topics
  7. Lymphoma21▲ 47×3 topics
  8. Tumor Microenvironment21▲ 17×8 topics
  9. Cancer Immunotherapy21▲ 49×3 topics
  10. Tumor Regression18▲ 61×2 topics
  11. Cancer16▲ 4.3×40 topics
  12. Metastatic Breast Cancer16▲ 103×2 topics
  13. Leukemia16▲ 68×2 topics
  14. CAR T Cells16▲ 78×1 topic
  15. Chimeric Antigen Receptor16▲ 78×1 topic
  16. Cancer Therapy15▲ 9.6×15 topics
  17. Immune Checkpoint Blockade13▲ 42×1 topic
  18. PD-1 and PD-L113▲ 42×1 topic
  19. PET Imaging13▲ 27×4 topics
  20. Genomic Profiling13▲ 44×2 topics
  21. ALK Inhibitors12▲ 66×1 topic
  22. EGFR Mutations12▲ 66×1 topic
  23. Treatment Guidelines12▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Cell-Free DNA11▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Biomarkers11▲ 5.7×10 topics
  26. Genomic Instability11▲ 35×3 topics
  27. Rituximab11▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Metastasis11▲ 11×12 topics
  29. Metastatic11▲ 61×2 topics
  30. Cell Cycle Control10▲ 124×2 topics
  31. CDK4/6 Inhibitors10▲ 146×1 topic
  32. Palbociclib10▲ 146×1 topic
  33. Cancer Genomics10▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Mutational Signatures10▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Precision Medicine10▲ 7.4×6 topics
  36. Monoclonal Antibody10▲ 65×2 topics
  37. Monoclonal Antibodies9▲ 37×2 topics
  38. Receptor tyrosine kinases9▲ 93×2 topics
  39. Trastuzumab9▲ 72×2 topics
  40. EGFR9▲ 113×1 topic

Which research topics does Sarah Cannon publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: CAR-T cell therapy research, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations and Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies.

CAR-T cell therapy resea…16CAR-T cell therapy research: 16 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…13Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 13 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…12Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer T…10Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 10 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 10 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 9 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Stu…6Lung Cancer Research Studies: 6 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 6 fractional worksCancer Treatment and Pharmacology: 6 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 6 fractional works
OncologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCancer ResearchRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging1 others

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 16 works
  2. 2 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 13 works
  3. 3 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 12 works
  4. 4 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  5. 5 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 10 works
  6. 6 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 9 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 6 works
  8. 8 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  9. 9 Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Oncology 6 works
  10. 10 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 6 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sarah Cannon's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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