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University of Arizona Cancer Center

In research, University of Arizona Cancer Center stands highest in Medicine (#5,789 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,345 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology — Oncology is 15.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,888
of 28,054 · #11,228 all time
Rank in ??
#147
of 692
Research works
802
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
27.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is University of Arizona Cancer Center 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 #5,789 of 10,443 17.9%83 #5254
Health SciencesDomain #7,345 of 11,982 18.0%89 #6894

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Arizona Cancer Center 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).

What does University of Arizona Cancer Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 15.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 27.3 works15×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.94× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.35× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.74× its world share, 83 worksMedicineNursing: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Arizona Cancer Center?

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

▲ 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. Immunotherapy15▲ 13×14 topics
  2. Cancer12▲ 5.7×36 topics
  3. Chemotherapy10▲ 9.4×18 topics
  4. Tumor Microenvironment9▲ 13×7 topics
  5. Inflammation9▲ 2.8×51 topics
  6. Epidemiology8▲ 1.37×33 topics
  7. Cancer Immunotherapy7▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress7▲ 2.6×26 topics
  9. Prognostic Factors7▲ 9.9×11 topics
  10. Quality of Life6▲ 2.9×15 topics
  11. Lymphoma6▲ 25×4 topics
  12. Risk Factors6▲ 3.6×6 topics
  13. Cancer Therapy6▲ 6.6×15 topics
  14. Clinical Trials5▲ 5.1×8 topics
  15. Tumor Regression5▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Leukemia5▲ 39×2 topics
  17. CAR T Cells5▲ 44×1 topic
  18. Chimeric Antigen Receptor5▲ 44×1 topic
  19. Targeted Therapy5▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Biomarkers4▲ 4.2×11 topics
  21. Cancer Incidence4▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Health Disparities4▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Metastasis4▲ 8.2×9 topics
  24. Immunity4▲ 6.7×8 topics
  25. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations4▲ 5.8×12 topics
  27. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Genomic Instability4▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Breast Cancer4▲ 10×11 topics
  30. Guidelines4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  31. Molecular Characterization4▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Transcriptional Regulation4▲ 14×7 topics
  33. Breast Cancer Screening3▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Global Surveillance3▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Mortality Rates3▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Cancer Progression3▲ 11×4 topics
  37. PET Imaging3▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Genomic Profiling3▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Immune Checkpoint Blockade3▲ 15×1 topic
  40. PD-1 and PD-L13▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Arizona Cancer Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: CAR-T cell therapy research, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Cancer survivorship and care.

CAR-T cell therapy resea…5CAR-T cell therapy research: 5 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 3 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 3 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 2 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune…2Immunotherapy and Immune Responses: 2 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…2Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screen…2Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 2 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatmen…2Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research: 2 fractional works
OncologyCancer ResearchImmunologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 5 works
  2. 2 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 3 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 3 works
  4. 4 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 2 works
  7. 7 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 2 works
  8. 8 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 2 works
  9. 9 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 2 works
  10. 10 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research 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 available48.4%not open51.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Arizona Cancer Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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