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Walther Cancer Foundation

In research, Walther Cancer Foundation stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,660 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#9,275 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,129 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology, Immunology and Microbiology and Oncology — Immunology is 20.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#9,029
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,008
of 8,685
Research works
320
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
70.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Walther 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,660 of 14,347 30.6%173
MedicineField #9,275 of 17,978 31.5%128
Health SciencesDomain #12,129 of 20,462 31.5%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Walther 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).

What does Walther Cancer Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology takes 20.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ImmunologySubfield · 54.7 works20×
  2. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 58.5 works15×
  3. OncologySubfield · 43.4 works12×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research at Walther Cancer Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cancer, Angiogenesis, Cancer Therapy, Immunity, Immune Response, Tumor Microenvironment and Therapeutic Targets.

▲ 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. Inflammation58▲ 7.7×45 topics
  2. Cancer51▲ 11×36 topics
  3. Angiogenesis25▲ 19×10 topics
  4. Cancer Therapy25▲ 12×13 topics
  5. Immunity21▲ 20×7 topics
  6. Immune Response20▲ 10.0×14 topics
  7. Tumor Microenvironment16▲ 15×7 topics
  8. Therapeutic Targets16▲ 21×6 topics
  9. Cell Migration15▲ 57×4 topics
  10. Apoptosis15▲ 12×14 topics
  11. Cancer Immunotherapy14▲ 31×3 topics
  12. Innate Immunity14▲ 12×9 topics
  13. NK Cell Recognition13▲ 40×1 topic
  14. Natural Killer Cells13▲ 40×1 topic
  15. Chemotherapy13▲ 5.7×16 topics
  16. Regulation13▲ 6.5×8 topics
  17. Gene Therapy13▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Autoimmunity12▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Immunotherapy12▲ 5.9×15 topics
  20. Transcriptional Regulation12▲ 14×8 topics
  21. TGF-ß11▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Immune Responses11▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Dendritic Cells10▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Antigen Presentation10▲ 32×2 topics
  25. CD4+CD25+10▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Foxp310▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Hematopoietic Stem Cells10▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Host Defense10▲ 50×2 topics
  29. Tumor Antigen10▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Vaccine Adjuvants10▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Cancer Metastasis10▲ 101×3 topics
  32. Mutation10▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Chemokine Receptors10▲ 199×1 topic
  34. Chemokines10▲ 199×1 topic
  35. IL-610▲ 93×1 topic
  36. STAT310▲ 93×1 topic
  37. Signaling9▲ 25×4 topics
  38. Toll-like Receptors9▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Pattern Recognition Receptors9▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Mesenchymal Stem Cells9▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Walther Cancer Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: CAR-T cell therapy research, ATP Synthase and ATPases Research, Iron Metabolism and Disorders and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology.

CAR-T cell therapy resea…0CAR-T cell therapy research: 0 fractional worksATP Synthase and ATPases…0ATP Synthase and ATPases Research: 0 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 0 fractional worksMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 0 fractional worksMyeloproliferative Neopl…0Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 0 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 0 fractional worksCoenzyme Q10 studies and…0Coenzyme Q10 studies and effects: 0 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 0 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 0 fractional works
OncologyMolecular BiologyHematologyGenetics1 others

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 0 works
  2. 2 ATP Synthase and ATPases Research Molecular Biology 0 works
  3. 3 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 0 works
  4. 4 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 0 works
  5. 5 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 0 works
  6. 6 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 0 works
  8. 8 Coenzyme Q10 studies and effects Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 0 works
  10. 10 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 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 available39.0%not open61.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Walther Cancer Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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