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Swim Across America

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Research works
67
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.6k
128.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Swim Across America

Not ranked overall: Swim Across America 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 Swim Across America work in?

In all years, 48% of research at Swim Across America is in Life Sciences, 40% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Immunology and Microbiology (32%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 32 fractional works · 48.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 21 fractional works · 31.7% of its workImmunology: 21 fractional works · 31.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 14.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 8.0% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 40.3% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 39.1% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 18.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSwim AcrossAmerica67fractional works, all years
Life Sciences48%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences40%Social Sciences8%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Immunology and Microbiology2131.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1014.2%
    3. Neuroscience11.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    1. Medicine2639.1%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    1. Social Sciences34.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting12.0%
    3. Decision Sciences11.2%
    4. Psychology00.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    1. Engineering11.1%
    2. Computer Science11.0%
    3. Environmental Science00.6%
    4. Mathematics00.5%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 16.38× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.36× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× 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, 16.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology16.38×2 works
  2. Medicine2.36×6 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.33×2 works
  4. Neuroscience1.43×0 works
  5. Social Sciences1.00×2 works
  6. Psychology0.90×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.60×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.52×0 works
  9. Materials Science0.26×0 works
  10. Engineering0.15×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.14×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Swim Across America?

The most cited paper from Swim Across America is "PD-1 Blockade in Tumors with Mismatch-Repair Deficiency" (Dung Thi Le et al., 2015), with 9,595 citations. Next come "Mismatch repair deficiency predicts response of solid tumors to PD-1 blockade" (6,813) and "Detection of Circulating Tumor DNA in Early- and Late-Stage Human Malignancies" (5,211).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 PD-1 Blockade in Tumors with Mismatch-Repair Deficiency Dung Thi Le et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 30 May 2015 9,595
2 Mismatch repair deficiency predicts response of solid tumors to PD-1 blockade Dung Thi Le et al. · Science Open access 27 Jul 2017 6,813
3 Detection of Circulating Tumor DNA in Early- and Late-Stage Human Malignancies Chetan Bettegowda et al. · Science Translational Medicine Open access 19 Feb 2014 5,211
4 Genetic Basis for Clinical Response to CTLA-4 Blockade in Melanoma Alexandra Snyder et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 20 Nov 2014 4,426
5 Neoadjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Resectable Lung Cancer Patrick M. Forde et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 16 Apr 2018 2,183
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Swim Across America?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer Immunotherapy, Antigen Presentation, Immunity, Innate Immunity, Dendritic Cells, Tumor Antigen, Tumor Microenvironment and Immune Checkpoint Blockade.

▲ 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. Cancer Immunotherapy12▲ 128×3 topics
  2. Antigen Presentation11▲ 161×2 topics
  3. Immunity11▲ 48×6 topics
  4. Innate Immunity10▲ 41×6 topics
  5. Dendritic Cells9▲ 114×1 topic
  6. Tumor Antigen9▲ 162×1 topic
  7. Tumor Microenvironment8▲ 33×8 topics
  8. Immune Checkpoint Blockade6▲ 171×1 topic
  9. PD-1 and PD-L16▲ 171×1 topic
  10. Immunotherapy6▲ 13×11 topics
  11. Autoimmunity5▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Foxp35▲ 95×1 topic
  13. TGF-ß5▲ 41×1 topic
  14. NK Cell Recognition4▲ 66×1 topic
  15. Natural Killer Cells4▲ 66×1 topic
  16. Inflammation4▲ 2.5×13 topics
  17. Cancer4▲ 4.0×15 topics
  18. Glycosylation3▲ 23×3 topics
  19. Tumor Regression3▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Lymphoma3▲ 31×2 topics
  21. CAR T Cells3▲ 100×1 topic
  22. Chimeric Antigen Receptor3▲ 100×1 topic
  23. Monoclonal Antibodies3▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Therapeutic Antibodies3▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Antibody Engineering3▲ 42×1 topic
  26. Fc Receptors3▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.1×12 topics
  28. Epitope Prediction2▲ 157×1 topic
  29. Peptide-MHC Binding2▲ 157×1 topic
  30. Prognostic Factors2▲ 5.6×8 topics
  31. Targeted Therapy2▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Metabolism2▲ 3.6×3 topics
  33. Activation2▲ 64×1 topic
  34. Macrophage2▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Gene Therapy1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  36. Molecular Characterization1▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Angiogenesis1▲ 4.9×5 topics
  38. Regulation1▲ 2.9×4 topics
  39. Economic Value Added1▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Shareholder Value1▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Swim Across America publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Immune cells in cancer, Immune Cell Function and Interaction and Urban Transport and Accessibility.

Cancer Immunotherapy and…1Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer1Immune cells in cancer: 1 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…0Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 0 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 0 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 0 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and …0Injury Epidemiology and Prevention: 0 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identity Research: 0 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 0 fractional worksMedical Education and Admissions: 0 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 0 fractional works
OncologyImmunologyTransportationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  2. 2 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 1 works
  3. 3 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 0 works
  4. 4 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 0 works
  5. 5 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 0 works
  6. 6 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  7. 7 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  9. 9 Medical Education and Admissions Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 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 available63.3%not open36.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.6%domestic only77.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Swim Across America's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% 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 Swim Across America as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000039% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Swim Across America over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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