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Thoracic Cancer
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Thoracic Cancer

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 1199 83 176 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 204
Documents by Best Scientists*: 322
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 55
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.795
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Thoracic Cancer?

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Lung cancer, Internal medicine, Oncology, Cancer research and Lung. While work presented in Thoracic Cancer provided substantial information on Lung cancer, it also covered topics in Surgery, Cancer, Adenocarcinoma and Radiology. The study on Surgery presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Esophageal cancer.

The work on Internal medicine addressed in Thoracic Cancer expands to the thematically related Gastroenterology. The research on Oncology featured in Thoracic Cancer combines topics in other fields like Epidermal growth factor receptor, Retrospective cohort study, Confidence interval, Proportional hazards model and Immunotherapy. It explores topics in Cancer research which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Cell growth, Apoptosis, Downregulation and upregulation, microRNA and Metastasis.

Thoracic Cancer focuses on Lung as well as the interrelated topic of Pathology. The majority of Pathology studies presented zero in on Immunohistochemistry. It links adjacent topics like Chemotherapy with Radiation therapy.

  • Lung cancer (48.08%)
  • Internal medicine (37.97%)
  • Oncology (27.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Comparisons between the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Clinical Practice Guidelines (Chinese version), the NCCN original edition, and the European Society for Medical Oncology NSCLC Guidelines in 2009 (854 citations)
  • Epidemiology of lung cancer in China (241 citations)
  • Review of aerobic glycolysis and its key enzymes – new targets for lung cancer therapy (151 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Thoracic Cancer:

The journal papers explore disciplines such as Lung cancer, Internal medicine, Cancer research, Oncology and Cancer. In addition to Lung cancer research, the most cited articles aim to explore topics under Surgery, Incidence (epidemiology) and Lung. The most cited papers explore topics in Oncology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Epidermal growth factor receptor, Carcinoma, Lymphocyte, Univariate analysis and Immunotherapy.

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 Thoracic Cancer (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Qinghua Zhou (44 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Li Zhang (39 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 24 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mengzhao Wang (33 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Junling Li (27 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Xiaoyan Si (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 19 less than at the previous 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 Thoracic Cancer (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peking Union Medical College (218 papers) published 54 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Peking University (120 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shandong University (98 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Tianjin Medical University General Hospital (94 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sichuan University (85 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 11.62% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 37.37% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.51% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.24% of all publications and 37.89% 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.

Impact and Relevance in Medical Education

Given the increasing crossover between different fields of medical science, it's important to note that research discoveries from Thoracic Cancer can be beneficial for medical education, specifically in the field of nursing. This is especially relevant when referring to the study of lung cancers and how they affect patient health. Understanding these diseases and advances in their treatment can significantly enhance the knowledge base and practical skills of nurses in hospitals and other clinical settings.

Medical professionals, particularly nurses, who are interested in gaining understanding and specializing in thoracic oncology can consider exploring academic programs focused on this area. For instance, the best nursing schools in Utah offer a range of programs that cater to this requirement, providing learning modules that align closely with topics such as Lung cancer, Oncology, Immunotherapy and more covered in Thoracic Cancer. Furthermore, these programs employ a research-based teaching approach which encourages nurses to explore and use academic publications such as those provided by the journal to further enrich their professional knowledge and skills.

Top Publications

  • Clinical diagnosis and treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor‐associated pneumonitis

    Hanping Wang;Xiaoxiao Guo;Jiaxin Zhou;Yue Li

    (2020)
    67 Citations
  • The role of IL-6 in immunotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with immune-related adverse events (irAEs).

    Wanhai Ke;Li Zhang;Yan Dai

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Relationship between intestinal flora structure and metabolite analysis and immunotherapy efficacy in Chinese NSCLC patients.

    Peng Song;Dongliang Yang;Hanping Wang;Xiaoxia Cui

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Genomic characteristics and drug screening among organoids derived from non-small cell lung cancer patients.

    Jing-Hua Chen;Jing-Hua Chen;Xiang-Peng Chu;Jia-Tao Zhang;Jia-Tao Zhang;Qiang Nie

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Meta-analysis of immune-related adverse events of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in cancer patients.

    Peng Song;Dingding Zhang;Xiaoxia Cui;Li Zhang

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • Immunotherapy at any line of treatment improves survival in patients with advanced metastatic non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared with chemotherapy (Quijote‐CLICaP)

    Alejandro Ruiz‐Patiño;Oscar Arrieta;Andrés F. Cardona;Claudio Martín

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • Association between serum level soluble programmed cell death ligand 1 and prognosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with anti-PD-1 antibody.

    Shuji Murakami;Ryota Shibaki;Yuji Matsumoto;Tatsuya Yoshida

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Activation of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor confers acquired resistance to osimertinib in non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR T790M mutation

    Daisuke Hayakawa;Fumiyuki Takahashi;Yoichiro Mitsuishi;Ken Tajima

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Mutational landscape and characteristics of ERBB2 in non-small cell lung cancer.

    Xue-Wu Wei;Xin Gao;Xu-Chao Zhang;Jin-Ji Yang

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Spread through air spaces (STAS) in invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung: Incidence, prognostic impact, and prediction based on clinicoradiologic factors.

    Min A Lee;Jun Kang;Ho Yun Lee;Ho Yun Lee;Wooil Kim

    (2020)
    34 Citations

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