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University of Colorado Cancer Center

In research, University of Colorado Cancer Center stands highest in Medicine (#2,715 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,834 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Oncology is 19.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,228
of 28,054 · #5,660 all time
Rank in United States
#1,099
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
48.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is University of Colorado 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 #2,715 of 10,443 20.7%130 #2071
Health SciencesDomain #3,834 of 11,982 20.8%136 #2808

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Colorado 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 Colorado Cancer Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 19.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 43.1 works20×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 24.3 works8.2×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.15× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.06× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.50× its world share, 130 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.37× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Colorado Cancer Center?

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

▲ 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. Chemotherapy25▲ 18×20 topics
  2. Immunotherapy23▲ 17×17 topics
  3. Clinical Trials16▲ 13×9 topics
  4. Targeted Therapy16▲ 38×4 topics
  5. Prognostic Factors14▲ 17×14 topics
  6. Cancer13▲ 4.9×37 topics
  7. Tumor Microenvironment12▲ 13×8 topics
  8. Genomic Profiling10▲ 53×2 topics
  9. Lymphoma9▲ 28×3 topics
  10. Cancer Immunotherapy9▲ 29×3 topics
  11. Quality of Life8▲ 3.0×17 topics
  12. Radiotherapy8▲ 11×12 topics
  13. Treatment Guidelines8▲ 19×4 topics
  14. ALK Inhibitors8▲ 66×1 topic
  15. EGFR Mutations8▲ 66×1 topic
  16. Biomarkers8▲ 5.8×9 topics
  17. Breast Cancer8▲ 16×10 topics
  18. Tumor Regression7▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations7▲ 8.5×13 topics
  20. Metastasis7▲ 11×11 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 6.2×9 topics
  22. Health-related Quality of Life6▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Immune Checkpoint Blockade6▲ 30×1 topic
  24. PD-1 and PD-L16▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Molecular Characterization6▲ 18×4 topics
  26. Neoadjuvant Therapy6▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Leukemia6▲ 38×2 topics
  28. CAR T Cells6▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Chimeric Antigen Receptor6▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Precision Medicine6▲ 6.2×6 topics
  31. Genomic Instability5▲ 25×3 topics
  32. Survival Analysis5▲ 9.9×7 topics
  33. Cancer Survivorship5▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Cancer Genomics5▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Cell-Free DNA5▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Mutational Signatures5▲ 33×1 topic
  37. PET Imaging5▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Adjuvant Therapy4▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Molecular Subtypes4▲ 28×3 topics
  40. Cancer Incidence4▲ 17×4 topics

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

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

Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 8 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 6 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…6CAR-T cell therapy research: 6 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…5Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 5 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 4 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies: 3 fractional worksEconomic and Financial I…3Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 3 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 3 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologyCancer ResearchEconomics and Econometrics

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

  1. 1 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 6 works
  3. 3 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 6 works
  4. 4 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 5 works
  5. 5 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 4 works
  6. 6 Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies Oncology 3 works
  7. 7 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  8. 8 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 3 works
  10. 10 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 3 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 available47.2%not open52.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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