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Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

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Research works
53
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
50.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

Not ranked overall: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation work in?

In all years, 51% of research at Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation is in Health Sciences, 38% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (49%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (34%), Immunology and Microbiology (3%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 27 fractional works · 51.1% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 49.1% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 16.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 38.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 34.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 23.1% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSusan ThompsonBuffett…53fractional works, all years
Life Sciences38%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences51%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Medicine2649.1%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1834.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology23.4%
    3. Neuroscience00.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    1. Social Sciences12.6%
    2. Psychology11.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    1. Chemistry11.8%
    2. Materials Science11.8%
    3. Engineering00.7%
    4. Environmental Science00.2%
    5. Computer Science00.2%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.20× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.79× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.68× its world share, 9 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.20×6 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology4.79×1 works
  3. Medicine2.68×9 works
  4. Chemistry1.08×0 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×0 works
  6. Neuroscience0.20×0 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×0 works
  8. Engineering0.09×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.06×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.05×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.04×0 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.01×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation?

The most cited paper from Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation is "Colon Cancer, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology" (Al B. Benson et al., 2021), with 1,789 citations. Next come "Gastric Cancer, Version 2.2022, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology" (1,772) and "Breast Cancer, Version 3.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology" (1,628).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Colon Cancer, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology Al B. Benson et al. · Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Mar 2021 1,789
2 Gastric Cancer, Version 2.2022, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology Jaffer A. Ajani et al. · Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Open access Feb 2022 1,772
3 Breast Cancer, Version 3.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology William John Gradishar et al. · Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Apr 2020 1,628
4 Prostate Cancer, Version 2.2019, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology James Lloyd Mohler et al. · Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Open access May 2019 1,580
5 Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer, Version 3.2022, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology David S. Ettinger et al. · Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network May 2022 1,453
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Immunotherapy, Chemotherapy, Risk Factors, Cancer Therapy, Tumor Microenvironment, Therapeutic Targets and Stem Cells.

▲ 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. Cancer6▲ 8.5×29 topics
  2. Immunotherapy4▲ 10×16 topics
  3. Chemotherapy3▲ 8.5×19 topics
  4. Inflammation3▲ 2.6×23 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.1×17 topics
  6. Risk Factors3▲ 4.8×11 topics
  7. Cancer Therapy2▲ 6.6×8 topics
  8. Therapeutic Targets2▲ 16×6 topics
  9. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 11×5 topics
  10. Cancer Incidence2▲ 25×4 topics
  11. Health Disparities2▲ 17×3 topics
  12. Population-Based Study2▲ 58×2 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors2▲ 8.0×13 topics
  14. Stem Cells2▲ 12×8 topics
  15. Angiogenesis2▲ 8.1×7 topics
  16. Breast Cancer Screening2▲ 80×1 topic
  17. Global Surveillance2▲ 80×1 topic
  18. Mortality Rates2▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Apoptosis2▲ 7.7×10 topics
  20. Chromatin2▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Genomic Instability2▲ 24×3 topics
  22. Cell Death2▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Homologous Recombination2▲ 41×2 topics
  24. Lymphoma2▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Metastasis1▲ 8.1×10 topics
  26. Transcriptional Regulation1▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 17×3 topics
  28. DNA Damage1▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Fatigue1▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Neoadjuvant Therapy1▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Repair1▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Cancer Survivorship1▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Proteasome Inhibitors1▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Glycosylation1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  36. High-Intensity Interval Training1▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Pancreatic Cancer1▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Targeted Therapy1▲ 9.9×4 topics
  39. Cancer Progression1▲ 8.7×7 topics
  40. PET Imaging1▲ 9.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: DNA Repair Mechanisms, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers.

DNA Repair Mechanisms1DNA Repair Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 0 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screen…0Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 0 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…0Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 0 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 0 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 0 fractional worksCell Adhesion Molecules …0Cell Adhesion Molecules Research: 0 fractional worksMuscle Physiology and Disorders: 0 fractional worksMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 0 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …0Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyOncologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismImmunology and Allergy

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

  1. 1 DNA Repair Mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 0 works
  3. 3 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 0 works
  4. 4 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 0 works
  5. 5 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  6. 6 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 0 works
  7. 7 Cell Adhesion Molecules Research Immunology and Allergy 0 works
  8. 8 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques 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 available56.8%not open43.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000050% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation0.000080% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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