American Cancer Society

Short name

ACS

Country, city

USA, Atlanta

02e463172

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Publications

4 467

Citations

677 768

h-index

279

Top-3 journals

Cancer (401 publications)

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (392 publications)

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention (255 publications)

Top-3 organizations

National Cancer Institute (840 publications)

Harvard University (696 publications)

Emory University (484 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

German Cancer Research Center (276 publications)

University of Melbourne (259 publications)

Cancer Council Victoria (230 publications)

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Total publications

4467

Total citations

677768

Citations per publication

151.73

Average publications per year

58.78

Average authors per publication

14.19

h-index

279

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h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

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Top-30

Fields of science

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Oncology	Oncology, 2329, 27.41% Oncology 2329 publications, 27.41%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 1427, 16.79% Cancer Research 1427 publications, 16.79%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 488, 5.74% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 488 publications, 5.74%
Epidemiology	Epidemiology, 479, 5.64% Epidemiology 479 publications, 5.64%
Hematology	Hematology, 462, 5.44% Hematology 462 publications, 5.44%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 412, 4.85% General Medicine 412 publications, 4.85%
Genetics	Genetics, 116, 1.37% Genetics 116 publications, 1.37%
Health (social science)	Health (social science), 112, 1.32% Health (social science) 112 publications, 1.32%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 111, 1.31% Health Policy 111 publications, 1.31%
Surgery	Surgery, 99, 1.16% Surgery 99 publications, 1.16%
Medicine (miscellaneous)	Medicine (miscellaneous), 92, 1.08% Medicine (miscellaneous) 92 publications, 1.08%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 92, 1.08% Psychiatry and Mental health 92 publications, 1.08%
Nutrition and Dietetics	Nutrition and Dietetics, 91, 1.07% Nutrition and Dietetics 91 publications, 1.07%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 89, 1.05% Biochemistry 89 publications, 1.05%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 89, 1.05% Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging 89 publications, 1.05%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 83, 0.98% Multidisciplinary 83 publications, 0.98%
Oncology (nursing)	Oncology (nursing), 65, 0.76% Oncology (nursing) 65 publications, 0.76%
Internal Medicine	Internal Medicine, 64, 0.75% Internal Medicine 64 publications, 0.75%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 63, 0.74% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 63 publications, 0.74%
Genetics (clinical)	Genetics (clinical), 63, 0.74% Genetics (clinical) 63 publications, 0.74%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 60, 0.71% Molecular Biology 60 publications, 0.71%
Immunology	Immunology, 60, 0.71% Immunology 60 publications, 0.71%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine	Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 52, 0.61% Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 52 publications, 0.61%
Gastroenterology	Gastroenterology, 52, 0.61% Gastroenterology 52 publications, 0.61%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 49, 0.58% Cell Biology 49 publications, 0.58%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism	Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 49, 0.58% Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 49 publications, 0.58%
Urology	Urology, 48, 0.56% Urology 48 publications, 0.56%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 47, 0.55% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 47 publications, 0.55%
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and Gynecology, 45, 0.53% Obstetrics and Gynecology 45 publications, 0.53%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 42, 0.49% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 42 publications, 0.49%
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Journals

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Cancer	Cancer, 401, 8.98% Cancer 401 publications, 8.98%
Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 392, 8.78% Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 392 publications, 8.78%
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention	Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 255, 5.71% Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention 255 publications, 5.71%
Journal of Clinical Oncology	Journal of Clinical Oncology, 243, 5.44% Journal of Clinical Oncology 243 publications, 5.44%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 180, 4.03% Cancer Research 180 publications, 4.03%
Journal of the National Cancer Institute	Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 159, 3.56% Journal of the National Cancer Institute 159 publications, 3.56%
Cancer Causes and Control	Cancer Causes and Control, 106, 2.37% Cancer Causes and Control 106 publications, 2.37%
International Journal of Cancer	International Journal of Cancer, 80, 1.79% International Journal of Cancer 80 publications, 1.79%
Tobacco Control	Tobacco Control, 59, 1.32% Tobacco Control 59 publications, 1.32%
Preventive Medicine	Preventive Medicine, 56, 1.25% Preventive Medicine 56 publications, 1.25%
American Journal of Preventive Medicine	American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 53, 1.19% American Journal of Preventive Medicine 53 publications, 1.19%
American Journal of Epidemiology	American Journal of Epidemiology, 53, 1.19% American Journal of Epidemiology 53 publications, 1.19%
Nature Genetics	Nature Genetics, 47, 1.05% Nature Genetics 47 publications, 1.05%
JCO Oncology Practice	JCO Oncology Practice, 47, 1.05% JCO Oncology Practice 47 publications, 1.05%
JAMA Oncology	JAMA Oncology, 45, 1.01% JAMA Oncology 45 publications, 1.01%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 43, 0.96% PLoS ONE 43 publications, 0.96%
Blood	Blood, 35, 0.78% Blood 35 publications, 0.78%
Cancer Prevention Research	Cancer Prevention Research, 34, 0.76% Cancer Prevention Research 34 publications, 0.76%
Nicotine and Tobacco Research	Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 30, 0.67% Nicotine and Tobacco Research 30 publications, 0.67%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 30, 0.67% Nature Communications 30 publications, 0.67%
JAMA network open	JAMA network open, 29, 0.65% JAMA network open 29 publications, 0.65%
Psycho-Oncology	Psycho-Oncology, 29, 0.65% Psycho-Oncology 29 publications, 0.65%
International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 28, 0.63% International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 28 publications, 0.63%
The Lancet Oncology	The Lancet Oncology, 24, 0.54% The Lancet Oncology 24 publications, 0.54%
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association	JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 24, 0.54% JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association 24 publications, 0.54%
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment	Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 24, 0.54% Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 24 publications, 0.54%
The Lancet	The Lancet, 23, 0.51% The Lancet 23 publications, 0.51%
Breast Cancer Research	Breast Cancer Research, 23, 0.51% Breast Cancer Research 23 publications, 0.51%
JNCI Cancer Spectrum	JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 23, 0.51% JNCI Cancer Spectrum 23 publications, 0.51%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22, 0.49% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22 publications, 0.49%
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Publishers

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Wiley	Wiley, 1097, 24.56% Wiley 1097 publications, 24.56%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 685, 15.33% Elsevier 685 publications, 15.33%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 566, 12.67% Springer Nature 566 publications, 12.67%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 483, 10.81% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 483 publications, 10.81%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 364, 8.15% Oxford University Press 364 publications, 8.15%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)	American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 320, 7.16% American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 320 publications, 7.16%
American Medical Association (AMA)	American Medical Association (AMA), 130, 2.91% American Medical Association (AMA) 130 publications, 2.91%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 98, 2.19% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 98 publications, 2.19%
BMJ	BMJ, 95, 2.13% BMJ 95 publications, 2.13%
SAGE	SAGE, 79, 1.77% SAGE 79 publications, 1.77%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 77, 1.72% Taylor & Francis 77 publications, 1.72%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 61, 1.37% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 61 publications, 1.37%
MDPI	MDPI, 49, 1.1% MDPI 49 publications, 1.1%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 37, 0.83% American Society of Hematology 37 publications, 0.83%
American Society for Nutrition	American Society for Nutrition, 36, 0.81% American Society for Nutrition 36 publications, 0.81%
Environmental Health Perspectives	Environmental Health Perspectives, 21, 0.47% Environmental Health Perspectives 21 publications, 0.47%
Massachusetts Medical Society	Massachusetts Medical Society, 17, 0.38% Massachusetts Medical Society 17 publications, 0.38%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 14, 0.31% Mary Ann Liebert 14 publications, 0.31%
American College of Physicians	American College of Physicians, 14, 0.31% American College of Physicians 14 publications, 0.31%
American Public Health Association	American Public Health Association, 14, 0.31% American Public Health Association 14 publications, 0.31%
American Psychological Association (APA)	American Psychological Association (APA), 14, 0.31% American Psychological Association (APA) 14 publications, 0.31%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 13, 0.29% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 13 publications, 0.29%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 12, 0.27% Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 12 publications, 0.27%
JMIR Publications	JMIR Publications, 12, 0.27% JMIR Publications 12 publications, 0.27%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 11, 0.25% Cambridge University Press 11 publications, 0.25%
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)	Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), 10, 0.22% Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 10 publications, 0.22%
American Diabetes Association	American Diabetes Association, 9, 0.2% American Diabetes Association 9 publications, 0.2%
Society for Translational Oncology	Society for Translational Oncology, 7, 0.16% Society for Translational Oncology 7 publications, 0.16%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 6, 0.13% American Chemical Society (ACS) 6 publications, 0.13%
Jones and Barlett Publishers	Jones and Barlett Publishers, 6, 0.13% Jones and Barlett Publishers 6 publications, 0.13%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
National Cancer Institute	National Cancer Institute, 840, 3.82% National Cancer Institute 840 publications, 3.82%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 696, 3.16% Harvard University 696 publications, 3.16%
Emory University	Emory University, 484, 2.2% Emory University 484 publications, 2.2%
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, 410, 1.86% Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center 410 publications, 1.86%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 401, 1.82% Brigham and Women's Hospital 401 publications, 1.82%
University of Southern California	University of Southern California, 372, 1.69% University of Southern California 372 publications, 1.69%
German Cancer Research Center	German Cancer Research Center, 276, 1.25% German Cancer Research Center 276 publications, 1.25%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 270, 1.23% University of Washington 270 publications, 1.23%
Mayo Clinic	Mayo Clinic, 265, 1.2% Mayo Clinic 265 publications, 1.2%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 259, 1.18% University of Melbourne 259 publications, 1.18%
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center	University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 247, 1.12% University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 247 publications, 1.12%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 246, 1.12% Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 246 publications, 1.12%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 234, 1.06% Johns Hopkins University 234 publications, 1.06%
Cancer Council Victoria	Cancer Council Victoria, 230, 1.04% Cancer Council Victoria 230 publications, 1.04%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 229, 1.04% Karolinska Institute 229 publications, 1.04%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 215, 0.98% Massachusetts General Hospital 215 publications, 0.98%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 211, 0.96% Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 211 publications, 0.96%
New York University	New York University, 196, 0.89% New York University 196 publications, 0.89%
City of Hope National Medical Center	City of Hope National Medical Center, 183, 0.83% City of Hope National Medical Center 183 publications, 0.83%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 182, 0.83% University of Toronto 182 publications, 0.83%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 178, 0.81% University of Oxford 178 publications, 0.81%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 176, 0.8% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 176 publications, 0.8%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 175, 0.8% University of Cambridge 175 publications, 0.8%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 172, 0.78% Imperial College London 172 publications, 0.78%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 167, 0.76% Stanford University 167 publications, 0.76%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 167, 0.76% University of California, San Francisco 167 publications, 0.76%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 164, 0.75% University of Minnesota 164 publications, 0.75%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 142, 0.65% University of California, Los Angeles 142 publications, 0.65%
Vanderbilt University	Vanderbilt University, 141, 0.64% Vanderbilt University 141 publications, 0.64%
Yale University	Yale University, 140, 0.64% Yale University 140 publications, 0.64%
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With foreign organizations

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German Cancer Research Center	German Cancer Research Center, 276, 2.66% German Cancer Research Center 276 publications, 2.66%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 259, 2.5% University of Melbourne 259 publications, 2.5%
Cancer Council Victoria	Cancer Council Victoria, 230, 2.22% Cancer Council Victoria 230 publications, 2.22%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 229, 2.21% Karolinska Institute 229 publications, 2.21%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 182, 1.76% University of Toronto 182 publications, 1.76%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 178, 1.72% University of Oxford 178 publications, 1.72%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 175, 1.69% University of Cambridge 175 publications, 1.69%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 172, 1.66% Imperial College London 172 publications, 1.66%
Umeå University	Umeå University, 134, 1.29% Umeå University 134 publications, 1.29%
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública	Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, 123, 1.19% Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública 123 publications, 1.19%
Catalan Institute of Oncology	Catalan Institute of Oncology, 113, 1.09% Catalan Institute of Oncology 113 publications, 1.09%
Monash University	Monash University, 101, 0.97% Monash University 101 publications, 0.97%
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare	Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, 92, 0.89% Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare 92 publications, 0.89%
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf	University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 92, 0.89% University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf 92 publications, 0.89%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 89, 0.86% University of Copenhagen 89 publications, 0.86%
Berghofer Medical Research Institute	Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 84, 0.81% Berghofer Medical Research Institute 84 publications, 0.81%
Monash Health	Monash Health, 84, 0.81% Monash Health 84 publications, 0.81%
Copenhagen University Hospital	Copenhagen University Hospital, 82, 0.79% Copenhagen University Hospital 82 publications, 0.79%
McGill University	McGill University, 80, 0.77% McGill University 80 publications, 0.77%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 79, 0.76% Uppsala University 79 publications, 0.76%
University Cancer Center Hamburg	University Cancer Center Hamburg, 79, 0.76% University Cancer Center Hamburg 79 publications, 0.76%
Carmel Medical Center	Carmel Medical Center, 78, 0.75% Carmel Medical Center 78 publications, 0.75%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 76, 0.73% Université Paris-Saclay 76 publications, 0.73%
University Medical Center Utrecht	University Medical Center Utrecht, 75, 0.72% University Medical Center Utrecht 75 publications, 0.72%
Erasmus University Medical Center	Erasmus University Medical Center, 75, 0.72% Erasmus University Medical Center 75 publications, 0.72%
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology	Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, 69, 0.67% Technion – Israel Institute of Technology 69 publications, 0.67%
University College London	University College London, 67, 0.65% University College London 67 publications, 0.65%
Queen Mary University of London	Queen Mary University of London, 67, 0.65% Queen Mary University of London 67 publications, 0.65%
Spanish National Cancer Research Centre	Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, 67, 0.65% Spanish National Cancer Research Centre 67 publications, 0.65%
Lund University	Lund University, 66, 0.64% Lund University 66 publications, 0.64%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 506, 4.83% United Kingdom 506 publications, 4.83%
Canada	Canada, 478, 4.56% Canada 478 publications, 4.56%
Germany	Germany, 379, 3.62% Germany 379 publications, 3.62%
Sweden	Sweden, 379, 3.62% Sweden 379 publications, 3.62%
Australia	Australia, 372, 3.55% Australia 372 publications, 3.55%
France	France, 370, 3.53% France 370 publications, 3.53%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 297, 2.83% Netherlands 297 publications, 2.83%
Italy	Italy, 266, 2.54% Italy 266 publications, 2.54%
Spain	Spain, 252, 2.4% Spain 252 publications, 2.4%
Finland	Finland, 215, 2.05% Finland 215 publications, 2.05%
China	China, 203, 1.94% China 203 publications, 1.94%
Denmark	Denmark, 191, 1.82% Denmark 191 publications, 1.82%
Norway	Norway, 166, 1.58% Norway 166 publications, 1.58%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 145, 1.38% Republic of Korea 145 publications, 1.38%
Greece	Greece, 125, 1.19% Greece 125 publications, 1.19%
Israel	Israel, 100, 0.95% Israel 100 publications, 0.95%
Poland	Poland, 99, 0.94% Poland 99 publications, 0.94%
Japan	Japan, 87, 0.83% Japan 87 publications, 0.83%
Belgium	Belgium, 73, 0.7% Belgium 73 publications, 0.7%
Austria	Austria, 66, 0.63% Austria 66 publications, 0.63%
Singapore	Singapore, 65, 0.62% Singapore 65 publications, 0.62%
Russia	Russia, 60, 0.57% Russia 60 publications, 0.57%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 53, 0.51% Switzerland 53 publications, 0.51%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 52, 0.5% Malaysia 52 publications, 0.5%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 50, 0.48% Ethiopia 50 publications, 0.48%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 48, 0.46% Czech Republic 48 publications, 0.46%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 42, 0.4% New Zealand 42 publications, 0.4%
Ireland	Ireland, 41, 0.39% Ireland 41 publications, 0.39%
South Africa	South Africa, 39, 0.37% South Africa 39 publications, 0.37%
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