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Veterinary and comparative oncology
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Veterinary and comparative oncology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 240 5 8 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 52
Documents by Best Scientists*: 62
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 52
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.892
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Veterinary and Comparative Oncology?

Pathology, Internal medicine, Chemotherapy, Cancer research and Surgery are the subjects of interest in Veterinary and Comparative Oncology. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology focuses on Pathology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Mast cell and Metastasis. Topics in Metastasis explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Lymph node and Lymph.

The subject of Gastroenterology, which is connected to the field of Pharmacotherapy, serves as the foundation of the Internal medicine research featured in the journal. The research on Chemotherapy discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Toxicity. Cancer research research in the journal involves the investigation of Cell culture studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Molecular biology.

Veterinary and Comparative Oncology facilitates discussions on Surgery that incorporate concepts from other fields like Osteosarcoma, Adjuvant and CATS. The Lymphoma study featured falls within the larger field of Immunology. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology tackles topics on Radiation therapy, which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Radiology.

  • Pathology (28.89%)
  • Internal medicine (27.93%)
  • Chemotherapy (19.39%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Cisplatin: a review of toxicities and therapeutic applications. (253 citations)
  • Response evaluation criteria for solid tumours in dogs (v1.0): a Veterinary Cooperative Oncology Group (VCOG) consensus document (187 citations)
  • Response evaluation criteria for peripheral nodal lymphoma in dogs (v1.0)--a Veterinary Cooperative Oncology Group (VCOG) consensus document. (165 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Veterinary and Comparative Oncology:

The most cited publications tackle a plethora of topics, such as Pathology, Internal medicine, Surgery, Chemotherapy and Metastasis. The works on Pathology tackled in the most cited articles bring together disciplines like Mast cell, Survival analysis and Immunophenotyping. While the most cited articles focused on Internal medicine, they were also able to explore topics like Gastroenterology and Oncology.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Cancer
  • Internal medicine
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Internal medicine, Retrospective cohort study, Gastroenterology, Cancer research and Metastasis. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology addresses concerns in the field of Internal medicine by exploring it in line with topics in Oncology which intersect with MEDLINE and Disease subjects. Topics in Retrospective cohort study were tackled in line with various other fields like Malignancy, Vomiting, Carcinoma, Melanoma and Radiation therapy.

The concepts on Cancer research presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Cell culture, Cancer, Cell growth, Apoptosis and Mammary gland. The work on Metastasis tackled in it brings together disciplines like Sentinel lymph node, Surgery and Lymph. Lymphoma studies covered in the journal falls within the purview of Pathology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Veterinary Cooperative Oncology Group-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (VCOG-CTCAE v2) following investigational therapy in dogs and cats. (20 citations)
  • Safety Evaluation of the Canine Osteosarcoma Vaccine, Live Listeria Vector. (4 citations)
  • Evaluation of prognostic impact of pre-treatment neutrophil to lymphocyte and lymphocyte to monocyte ratios in dogs with oral malignant melanoma treated with surgery and adjuvant CSPG4-antigen electrovaccination: an explorative study (3 citations)

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 Veterinary and Comparative Oncology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Douglas H. Thamm (45 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Laura Marconato (42 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • David M. Vail (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Karin U. Sorenmo (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Riccardo Finotello (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 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 Veterinary and Comparative Oncology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Colorado State University (116 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (69 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Davis (62 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Liverpool (41 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Cornell University (38 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 2.78% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 40.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.62% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.67% of all publications and 25.71% 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

  • Ultrasound is a poor predictor of early or overt liver or spleen metastasis in dogs with high-risk mast cell tumours.

    Evi Pecceu;Juan Carlos Serra Varela;Ian Handel;Chiara Piccinelli

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Evaluation of a 0.75 × 109/L absolute neutrophil count cut-off for antimicrobial prophylaxis in canine cancer chemotherapy patients

    Jocelyn L Bisson;Quentin Fournier;Emily Johnston;Ian Handel

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Liquid biopsy can detect BRCA2 gene variants in female dogs with mammary neoplasia

    Jéssica Rodrigues de Oliveira;Jucimara Colombo;Francine Moraes Gonçalves;Lucas Amoroso Lopes de Carvalho

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Organoids of patient-derived medullary thyroid carcinoma: the first milestone towards a new in vitro model in dogs.

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Residual setup error in the canine intracranial region after megavoltage, kilovoltage, or cone-beam computed tomographic image guidance for radiation therapy.

    Celina Y. Morimoto;Monique N. Mayer;Narinder Sidhu;Rachel Bloomfield

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Canine squamous cell carcinoma: Electrochemotherapy association with surgery and correlation with overall survival

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • Setup error with and without image guidance using two canine intracranial positioning systems for radiation therapy.

    Celina Y. Morimoto;Monique N. Mayer;Narinder Sidhu;Rachel Bloomfield

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Ultrasound‐guided core needle biopsy in dogs with thyroid carcinoma

    (2023)
    2 Citations

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