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Cancer Immunology Research
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Cancer Immunology Research

2326-6066

Published by: AACR

https://cancerimmunolres.aacrjournals.org

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 30 283 298 39
Medicine 269 366 336 47

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 929
Documents by Best Scientists*: 629
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 42
SCIMAGO H-index: 147
SCIMAGO SJR: 3.63
Impact Factor: 8.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Cancer immunology research?

The journal investigates studies in Cancer research, Immunotherapy, Immune system, Immunology and Cancer immunotherapy. In addition to Cancer research research, Cancer immunology research aims to explore topics under Cancer, Cytotoxic T cell and CD8, Antigen. The concepts on Cancer presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Blockade and Lung cancer, Oncology.

The in-depth study on Cytotoxic T cell also explores topics in the intersecting field of Cell biology. It explores topics in Antigen which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Tumor antigen and T-cell receptor. The Immunotherapy works featured in it incorporate elements from Cancer cell, T cell and Melanoma.

The research on Immune system tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Antibody and Cytokine. Cancer immunology research primarily discusses Immunology topics, particularly Adoptive cell transfer, Immunity, IL-2 receptor, Vaccination and Inflammation. Topics in Cancer immunotherapy were tackled in line with various other fields like Receptor and Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes.

  • Cancer research (54.46%)
  • Immunotherapy (44.36%)
  • Immune system (42.16%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells (743 citations)
  • PD-L1 Expression in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (599 citations)
  • Anti-CTLA-4 antibodies of IgG2a isotype enhance antitumor activity through reduction of intratumoral regulatory T cells. (578 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Cancer immunology research:

The most cited papers facilitate discussions on Immunology, Immune system, Cancer research, Immunotherapy and Tumor microenvironment. While work presented in the journal publications provide substantial information on Immunology, it also covers topics in Cancer and Melanoma. The published articles deal with Cancer research in conjunction with Cytotoxic T cell and similar fields in Cell biology and T-cell receptor.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Cancer immunology research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jedd D. Wolchok (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • F. Stephen Hodi (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nina Bhardwaj (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Robert H. Vonderheide (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Gordon J. Freeman (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Cancer immunology research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (207 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (118 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (107 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (98 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (77 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 5.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.79% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.62% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.20% of all publications and 39.39% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Changes in CT Radiomic Features Associated with Lymphocyte Distribution Predict Overall Survival and Response to Immunotherapy in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Mohammadhadi Khorrami;Prateek Prasanna;Amit Gupta;Pradnya Patil

    (2020)
    227 Citations
  • The Gut Microbiome Associates with Immune Checkpoint Inhibition Outcomes in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

    Taiki Hakozaki;Corentin Richard;Arielle Elkrief;Arielle Elkrief;Yukio Hosomi

    (2020)
    209 Citations
  • pVACtools: A Computational Toolkit to Identify and Visualize Cancer Neoantigens.

    Jasreet Hundal;Susanna Kiwala;Joshua McMichael;Christopher A Miller

    (2020)
    183 Citations
  • Adoptive Cellular Therapy with Autologous Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and T-cell Receptor–Engineered T Cells Targeting Common p53 Neoantigens in Human Solid Tumors

    (2022)
    142 Citations
  • The Prognostic Role of Macrophage Polarization in the Colorectal Cancer Microenvironment.

    Juha P. Väyrynen;Juha P. Väyrynen;Juha P. Väyrynen;Koichiro Haruki;Koichiro Haruki;Mai Chan Lau;Sara A. Väyrynen

    (2021)
    140 Citations
  • High-Throughput Prediction of MHC Class I and II Neoantigens with MHCnuggets

    Xiaoshan Melody Shao;Rohit Bhattacharya;Justin Huang;I K Ashok Sivakumar;I K Ashok Sivakumar

    (2020)
    132 Citations
  • Pharmacologic Screening Identifies Metabolic Vulnerabilities of CD8+ T Cells

    Jefte M. Drijvers;Jefte M. Drijvers;Jacob E. Gillis;Jacob E. Gillis;Tara Muijlwijk;Tara Muijlwijk;Thao H. Nguyen;Thao H. Nguyen

    (2021)
    117 Citations

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