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Skin and Cancer Foundation

In research, Skin and Cancer Foundation stands highest in Medicine (#5,153 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,028 of 20,462 worldwide) and Dermatology (#283 of 403 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,688
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#387
of 656
Research works
538
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
25.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Skin and Cancer Foundation 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 #5,153 of 17,978 13.8%416
Health SciencesDomain #7,028 of 20,462 13.6%433
DermatologySubfield #283 of 403 14.9%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Skin and Cancer Foundation 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: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.45× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.57× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceDentistry: 10.81× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.81× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.34× its world share, 7 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× 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: Dentistry, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Skin and Cancer Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Steven Kossard, Rosemary Nixon and John Sullivan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Skin and Cancer Foundation.

  1. 1 Steven Kossard Australia · #100,417 worldwide 157 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Rosemary Nixon Australia · #163,828 worldwide 112 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 John Sullivan Australia · #335,223 worldwide 92 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Skin and Cancer Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Skin and Cancer Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Assessment, Contact Allergy, Skin Sensitization, Diagnosis, Skin Cancer, Photodynamic Therapy and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology177▲ 8.2×47 topics
  2. Risk Assessment76▲ 24×5 topics
  3. Contact Allergy66▲ 431×1 topic
  4. Skin Sensitization66▲ 431×1 topic
  5. Diagnosis41▲ 7.5×18 topics
  6. Quality of Life33▲ 4.5×22 topics
  7. Skin Cancer32▲ 98×2 topics
  8. Photodynamic Therapy32▲ 38×4 topics
  9. Metastasis25▲ 14×5 topics
  10. Treatment25▲ 3.5×27 topics
  11. Squamous Cell Carcinoma24▲ 51×3 topics
  12. Basal Cell Carcinoma24▲ 106×2 topics
  13. Immunotherapy23▲ 6.5×9 topics
  14. Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer23▲ 180×1 topic
  15. Skin Cancers23▲ 180×1 topic
  16. Antifungal Therapy20▲ 37×3 topics
  17. Melanoma19▲ 71×2 topics
  18. Autoantibodies19▲ 15×6 topics
  19. Environmental Risk Assessment19▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Wound Healing18▲ 15×6 topics
  21. Occupational Asthma18▲ 220×1 topic
  22. Work-Related Exposure18▲ 220×1 topic
  23. Survival Analysis18▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Dermoscopy18▲ 99×1 topic
  25. Genetic Alterations18▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy18▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Staphylococcus aureus17▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Immune Dysregulation17▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Filaggrin17▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Skin Microbiome17▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Regeneration16▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Stem Cells16▲ 10×6 topics
  33. Dermatophytes16▲ 101×1 topic
  34. Onychomycosis16▲ 101×1 topic
  35. Wnt Signaling16▲ 24×3 topics
  36. Autoimmune16▲ 56×2 topics
  37. Hypertrophic Scarring15▲ 115×1 topic
  38. Keloids15▲ 115×1 topic
  39. Matrix Metalloproteinases15▲ 18×3 topics
  40. DNA Damage15▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Skin and Cancer Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Conflict Studies, Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management, Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment and Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments.

Health and Conflict Studies: 1 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 1 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 0 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 0 fractional worksFacial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 0 fractional worksNonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies: 0 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatm…0Nail Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksSkin and Cellular Biology Research: 0 fractional worksFacial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research: 0 fractional worksDermatological and Skeletal Disorders: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsOncologyReproductive MedicineSurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 0 works
  5. 5 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 0 works
  6. 6 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 0 works
  8. 8 Skin and Cellular Biology Research Cell Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research Neurology 0 works
  10. 10 Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders Genetics 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 available11.8%not open88.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Skin and Cancer Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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