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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Medical Oncology
21
2025
421
4.930
Why?
Neoplasms
36
2025
3334
4.800
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
33
2025
1103
3.980
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
11
2019
539
2.330
Why?
Colonic Neoplasms
15
2025
582
2.170
Why?
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
31
2026
2658
2.010
Why?
Drug Costs
5
2020
66
1.810
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
17
2026
1211
1.600
Why?
Patient Care Bundles
3
2018
22
1.530
Why?
Appendiceal Neoplasms
8
2026
55
1.480
Why?
Health Care Costs
5
2019
256
1.420
Why?
Rectal Neoplasms
9
2024
138
1.370
Why?
Health Care Reform
5
2015
78
1.360
Why?
Spiritual Therapies
2
2021
8
1.320
Why?
Antineoplastic Agents
12
2021
2373
1.220
Why?
Health Equity
2
2023
116
1.220
Why?
National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
3
2017
75
1.150
Why?
United States
36
2025
8192
1.150
Why?
Humans
128
2026
98053
1.110
Why?
Medicare
9
2022
466
1.100
Why?
Peritoneal Neoplasms
7
2023
195
1.090
Why?
Hyperthermia, Induced
6
2023
77
1.060
Why?
Delivery of Health Care
6
2021
480
1.040
Why?
Advance Care Planning
2
2018
45
1.020
Why?
Clinical Trials as Topic
7
2025
1129
1.000
Why?
Stomach Neoplasms
8
2025
319
0.990
Why?
Minority Groups
4
2017
156
0.980
Why?
Religion
2
2018
101
0.980
Why?
Reimbursement Mechanisms
6
2019
40
0.970
Why?
Health Literacy
2
2019
91
0.940
Why?
Societies, Medical
4
2018
682
0.890
Why?
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
4
2020
601
0.870
Why?
Patient Education as Topic
2
2019
417
0.830
Why?
Patient Participation
3
2022
246
0.750
Why?
Survival Analysis
5
2020
1527
0.740
Why?
Middle Aged
55
2026
29419
0.700
Why?
Terminal Care
2
2021
148
0.690
Why?
Models, Economic
3
2019
62
0.680
Why?
Neuroendocrine Tumors
4
2025
157
0.670
Why?
Hockey
1
2021
9
0.660
Why?
American Cancer Society
2
2017
15
0.650
Why?
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
3
2016
57
0.640
Why?
Aged
52
2026
21750
0.640
Why?
Male
62
2026
47062
0.640
Why?
Prognosis
13
2026
4116
0.630
Why?
Fluorouracil
17
2026
541
0.630
Why?
Female
65
2026
51525
0.610
Why?
Urban Population
2
2018
246
0.600
Why?
Periodicals as Topic
2
2019
175
0.590
Why?
Health Expenditures
2
2018
100
0.590
Why?
Multimedia
1
2019
9
0.590
Why?
Racism
1
2021
107
0.580
Why?
Breast Neoplasms
8
2022
3272
0.570
Why?
Insurance, Health
2
2021
186
0.570
Why?
Liver Neoplasms
6
2025
831
0.570
Why?
Cytoreduction Surgical Procedures
9
2025
105
0.560
Why?
Intestinal Neoplasms
3
2025
77
0.560
Why?
Social Justice
1
2019
62
0.560
Why?
Anus Neoplasms
3
2026
41
0.530
Why?
Organizational Objectives
1
2017
23
0.530
Why?
Glucuronosyltransferase
4
2020
178
0.520
Why?
Medicaid
3
2017
276
0.520
Why?
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
4
2017
280
0.510
Why?
Health Personnel
1
2020
257
0.510
Why?
Metformin
2
2018
132
0.510
Why?
Social Class
3
2021
156
0.510
Why?
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
2
2017
66
0.510
Why?
Survival Rate
14
2026
2041
0.500
Why?
Patient Care Team
1
2020
320
0.500
Why?
Guidelines as Topic
1
2018
169
0.500
Why?
Health Services Accessibility
6
2025
532
0.500
Why?
Quality of Health Care
3
2017
391
0.500
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
6
2024
1099
0.490
Why?
Health Services Misuse
1
2016
20
0.490
Why?
Health Status Disparities
3
2020
234
0.490
Why?
Pancreatic Neoplasms
5
2025
769
0.490
Why?
Health Services Research
1
2017
145
0.490
Why?
Internal-External Control
1
2016
47
0.470
Why?
Critical Pathways
1
2016
36
0.470
Why?
Health Policy
2
2014
216
0.460
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
25
2026
7386
0.460
Why?
Bevacizumab
8
2022
255
0.460
Why?
Neoplasm Staging
15
2026
2080
0.460
Why?
Biomedical Research
2
2017
471
0.460
Why?
Physicians
2
2020
685
0.440
Why?
Mortality, Premature
1
2015
6
0.440
Why?
Leucovorin
12
2025
205
0.430
Why?
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
7
2026
1535
0.430
Why?
Precision Medicine
3
2018
503
0.430
Why?
Chemoprevention
1
2014
93
0.410
Why?
Heart Arrest
1
2017
321
0.390
Why?
Ambulatory Care
1
2015
201
0.390
Why?
Patient-Centered Care
3
2025
233
0.380
Why?
Intensive Care Units
1
2016
520
0.360
Why?
Hospitalization
2
2016
991
0.360
Why?
Adult
34
2026
29529
0.350
Why?
Treatment Outcome
23
2024
9708
0.340
Why?
Palliative Care
3
2023
290
0.340
Why?
Hypoglycemic Agents
1
2014
412
0.340
Why?
Socioeconomic Factors
6
2020
663
0.340
Why?
Patient Care
1
2012
99
0.340
Why?
Mass Screening
7
2021
745
0.340
Why?
Retrospective Studies
19
2026
10960
0.330
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
8
2026
4025
0.320
Why?
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
1
2014
403
0.320
Why?
Spirituality
2
2021
111
0.300
Why?
Combined Modality Therapy
9
2024
1751
0.300
Why?
Early Detection of Cancer
5
2021
550
0.300
Why?
Algorithms
1
2018
2002
0.300
Why?
Camptothecin
5
2022
198
0.300
Why?
Proto-Oncogene Proteins
3
2024
682
0.290
Why?
Costs and Cost Analysis
3
2022
155
0.290
Why?
Receptors, Progesterone
1
2010
207
0.280
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal
5
2021
1416
0.280
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
6
2020
3021
0.280
Why?
Mutation
5
2026
4392
0.270
Why?
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
2
2019
112
0.270
Why?
Esophageal Neoplasms
3
2020
353
0.270
Why?
Biomarkers, Tumor
4
2026
1764
0.270
Why?
SEER Program
2
2006
243
0.270
Why?
Prospective Studies
10
2022
4823
0.270
Why?
Receptors, Estrogen
1
2010
428
0.270
Why?
Disease-Free Survival
9
2022
1193
0.260
Why?
Capecitabine
4
2026
103
0.260
Why?
Diabetes Mellitus
1
2014
811
0.260
Why?
Decision Making
3
2018
686
0.260
Why?
Income
2
2019
101
0.250
Why?
Government Regulation
2
2019
49
0.250
Why?
Forecasting
2
2017
295
0.240
Why?
Chromogranins
1
2026
17
0.240
Why?
Organoplatinum Compounds
6
2018
95
0.240
Why?
Incidence
4
2017
1777
0.230
Why?
GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs
1
2026
24
0.230
Why?
Ipilimumab
1
2026
68
0.230
Why?
Clinical Decision-Making
3
2018
305
0.230
Why?
Somatostatin
1
2025
61
0.230
Why?
Thromboembolism
1
2006
124
0.220
Why?
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
2
2026
1105
0.220
Why?
Case-Control Studies
4
2017
1995
0.220
Why?
Infusions, Intra-Arterial
1
2025
42
0.220
Why?
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
1
2025
53
0.220
Why?
X-linked Nuclear Protein
1
2024
11
0.220
Why?
Co-Repressor Proteins
1
2024
26
0.210
Why?
Receptors, Peptide
1
2024
32
0.210
Why?
Hepatic Artery
1
2025
84
0.210
Why?
Decision Support Techniques
2
2016
194
0.210
Why?
Octreotide
2
2024
32
0.210
Why?
Cholangiocarcinoma
1
2025
83
0.210
Why?
Cohort Studies
9
2023
3212
0.210
Why?
Bile Duct Neoplasms
1
2025
96
0.200
Why?
Molecular Chaperones
1
2024
125
0.200
Why?
Risk Factors
7
2017
6231
0.200
Why?
Chicago
5
2020
1513
0.200
Why?
Pharmacogenetics
2
2018
472
0.200
Why?
Neoadjuvant Therapy
4
2024
478
0.200
Why?
Benzimidazoles
1
2024
118
0.190
Why?
Surgical Oncology
1
2023
34
0.190
Why?
Venous Thrombosis
1
2006
264
0.190
Why?
Appendix
1
2023
33
0.190
Why?
Neoplasms, Second Primary
2
2024
244
0.190
Why?
Databases, Factual
3
2019
1090
0.180
Why?
Neoplasm Metastasis
5
2019
1089
0.180
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
5
2021
903
0.170
Why?
Circulating Tumor DNA
1
2023
82
0.170
Why?
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
1
2006
384
0.170
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
4
2019
523
0.170
Why?
Cetuximab
3
2017
119
0.170
Why?
Food Quality
1
2020
1
0.160
Why?
Proportional Hazards Models
3
2020
922
0.160
Why?
Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3
1
2020
21
0.160
Why?
Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins
1
2020
23
0.160
Why?
Adiponectin
1
2020
22
0.160
Why?
ras Proteins
2
2011
137
0.160
Why?
Kidney Neoplasms
1
2006
556
0.160
Why?
Coordination Complexes
1
2020
20
0.160
Why?
Qualitative Research
2
2020
414
0.160
Why?
Death
1
2021
98
0.160
Why?
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
1
2020
118
0.150
Why?
Molecular Targeted Therapy
2
2020
321
0.150
Why?
Metastasectomy
1
2019
10
0.150
Why?
Pharmacists
1
2020
42
0.150
Why?
Nigeria
1
2020
174
0.150
Why?
Adaptation, Psychological
1
2020
190
0.150
Why?
Catheter Ablation
1
2023
381
0.150
Why?
Drug Prescriptions
2
2018
157
0.150
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
3
2013
658
0.140
Why?
Drug Administration Schedule
5
2020
839
0.140
Why?
Research Design
2
2025
660
0.140
Why?
Self Efficacy
1
2019
65
0.140
Why?
Cancer Care Facilities
1
2018
37
0.140
Why?
Leukemia
1
2020
308
0.140
Why?
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
2
2020
314
0.140
Why?
Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant
2
2015
41
0.140
Why?
Multiple Myeloma
1
2022
369
0.130
Why?
Hematology
1
2018
37
0.130
Why?
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
1
2020
237
0.130
Why?
Intestinal Obstruction
1
2018
97
0.130
Why?
Salvage Therapy
2
2017
239
0.130
Why?
Lung Neoplasms
3
2022
2457
0.130
Why?
Organ Preservation
3
2024
139
0.130
Why?
Rectum
1
2018
150
0.130
Why?
Residence Characteristics
1
2019
224
0.130
Why?
Delayed Diagnosis
1
2017
40
0.130
Why?
Radiosurgery
1
2021
351
0.130
Why?
Medical Order Entry Systems
1
2017
30
0.130
Why?
Cost Savings
2
2014
68
0.130
Why?
Sirolimus
1
2018
182
0.130
Why?
Quality of Life
3
2021
1895
0.120
Why?
Attitude to Health
1
2018
217
0.120
Why?
Dihydrouracil Dehydrogenase (NADP)
1
2016
28
0.120
Why?
Point-of-Care Systems
1
2017
155
0.120
Why?
Pyrimidines
2
2011
413
0.120
Why?
Decision Support Systems, Clinical
1
2017
132
0.120
Why?
Polymorphism, Genetic
1
2019
831
0.120
Why?
Age Factors
3
2019
1962
0.120
Why?
Exercise
1
2019
380
0.120
Why?
Drug Therapy
1
2016
67
0.120
Why?
Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal
1
2017
156
0.110
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
4
2019
1012
0.110
Why?
Physician's Role
1
2017
181
0.110
Why?
Cardiovascular Diseases
1
2022
802
0.110
Why?
Educational Status
1
2016
205
0.110
Why?
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2
1
2015
82
0.110
Why?
Collagen Type I
1
2015
75
0.110
Why?
Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
2
2017
665
0.110
Why?
Episode of Care
1
2014
9
0.110
Why?
Choice Behavior
1
2016
164
0.110
Why?
Chemoradiotherapy
3
2023
337
0.110
Why?
Commerce
1
2014
29
0.110
Why?
Specialization
1
2015
69
0.110
Why?
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
1
2016
246
0.110
Why?
Politics
1
2015
54
0.110
Why?
Genetic Testing
2
2018
594
0.100
Why?
Colon
1
2018
562
0.100
Why?
Logistic Models
3
2019
1275
0.100
Why?
Health Insurance Exchanges
1
2014
2
0.100
Why?
Primary Prevention
1
2014
91
0.100
Why?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
1
2017
259
0.100
Why?
Social Support
1
2016
246
0.100
Why?
Eligibility Determination
1
2014
41
0.100
Why?
Policy Making
1
2014
64
0.100
Why?
Practice Guidelines as Topic
2
2018
1109
0.100
Why?
Time Factors
5
2019
5567
0.100
Why?
Neovascularization, Pathologic
1
2015
356
0.100
Why?
Infusions, Intravenous
3
2020
412
0.100
Why?
Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion
2
2023
18
0.100
Why?
Delaware
1
2013
2
0.100
Why?
Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)
2
2011
184
0.100
Why?
Comorbidity
2
2022
1031
0.090
Why?
Patient Outcome Assessment
1
2013
90
0.090
Why?
New York
1
2013
79
0.090
Why?
Off-Label Use
1
2012
20
0.090
Why?
Maximum Tolerated Dose
3
2019
265
0.090
Why?
Carcinoembryonic Antigen
2
2023
40
0.090
Why?
Paclitaxel
2
2019
483
0.090
Why?
Patents as Topic
1
2012
12
0.090
Why?
Insurance Coverage
1
2014
152
0.090
Why?
Geriatric Assessment
1
2013
193
0.090
Why?
Attitude of Health Personnel
2
2016
685
0.090
Why?
Peptides
1
2015
669
0.090
Why?
Alanine
1
2012
82
0.090
Why?
Life Style
1
2013
193
0.090
Why?
Triazines
1
2012
55
0.090
Why?
Chromosomal Instability
1
2011
22
0.080
Why?
Genomics
1
2017
898
0.080
Why?
Ploidies
1
2011
39
0.080
Why?
Loss of Heterozygosity
1
2011
84
0.080
Why?
Cost Sharing
1
2011
20
0.080
Why?
Cost of Illness
2
2025
164
0.080
Why?
Thiazoles
1
2011
126
0.080
Why?
Neoplastic Cells, Circulating
1
2011
72
0.080
Why?
Longitudinal Studies
1
2014
1284
0.080
Why?
Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
1
2011
169
0.080
Why?
Young Adult
4
2018
7504
0.080
Why?
Vitamin D
1
2013
285
0.080
Why?
Genotype
3
2020
1888
0.080
Why?
Statistics as Topic
1
2010
230
0.080
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
3
2020
1009
0.080
Why?
Pilot Projects
3
2018
976
0.070
Why?
Drug Therapy, Combination
1
2011
764
0.070
Why?
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
3
2018
525
0.070
Why?
Disease Progression
3
2019
1610
0.070
Why?
Microsatellite Instability
2
2024
68
0.070
Why?
Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
2
2020
61
0.070
Why?
ErbB Receptors
1
2011
516
0.070
Why?
Positron-Emission Tomography
2
2020
354
0.070
Why?
Prostatic Neoplasms
1
2019
1836
0.070
Why?
Multicenter Studies as Topic
1
2008
200
0.070
Why?
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
1
2016
2558
0.070
Why?
Treatment Failure
1
2008
300
0.060
Why?
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
1
2012
450
0.060
Why?
Predictive Value of Tests
3
2016
1782
0.060
Why?
Body Mass Index
2
2009
850
0.060
Why?
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
1
2011
640
0.060
Why?
Sex Factors
2
2021
1138
0.060
Why?
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
1
2008
272
0.060
Why?
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
1
2006
65
0.060
Why?
Administration, Oral
2
2022
674
0.060
Why?
Canada
2
2017
211
0.060
Why?
Imatinib Mesylate
1
2006
128
0.060
Why?
Interferon-alpha
1
2006
191
0.060
Why?
Health Care Surveys
2
2020
282
0.060
Why?
Patient Safety
2
2019
235
0.060
Why?
Age of Onset
1
2026
367
0.060
Why?
Benzamides
1
2006
260
0.050
Why?
Culture
1
2005
57
0.050
Why?
Regression Analysis
1
2006
578
0.050
Why?
Age Distribution
1
2005
208
0.050
Why?
Piperazines
1
2006
306
0.050
Why?
DNA Mismatch Repair
1
2024
59
0.050
Why?
Patient Selection
2
2018
725
0.050
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
2
2019
1950
0.050
Why?
Advance Directives
1
2023
64
0.050
Why?
Microwaves
1
2023
45
0.050
Why?
Peritoneum
1
2023
52
0.050
Why?
Risk Assessment
3
2019
2585
0.050
Why?
Head and Neck Neoplasms
1
2009
1088
0.050
Why?
Hepatectomy
1
2023
203
0.040
Why?
Monoterpenes
1
2022
6
0.040
Why?
Physician-Patient Relations
2
2020
580
0.040
Why?
GPI-Linked Proteins
1
2022
57
0.040
Why?
Celecoxib
1
2022
34
0.040
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
1
2023
285
0.040
Why?
Dietary Fats
1
2022
135
0.040
Why?
Disease Management
1
2024
377
0.040
Why?
Adolescent
3
2025
10077
0.040
Why?
Drug Combinations
1
2022
201
0.040
Why?
Cause of Death
1
2022
278
0.040
Why?
Occult Blood
1
2021
29
0.040
Why?
Gastrectomy
1
2021
75
0.040
Why?
Confidence Intervals
1
2020
220
0.040
Why?
C-Peptide
1
2020
191
0.040
Why?
Illinois
1
2021
522
0.040
Why?
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
1
2023
461
0.040
Why?
Odds Ratio
2
2015
726
0.040
Why?
Chronic Disease
1
2023
984
0.040
Why?
Obesity
1
2006
1061
0.040
Why?
Diet
1
2022
469
0.040
Why?
Albumins
1
2019
127
0.040
Why?
Organometallic Compounds
1
2020
142
0.040
Why?
Colonoscopy
1
2021
306
0.040
Why?
Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic
1
2019
169
0.040
Why?
Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
1
2018
7
0.040
Why?
Biliary Tract Neoplasms
1
2019
38
0.040
Why?
Markov Chains
1
2019
146
0.030
Why?
Maintenance Chemotherapy
1
2019
96
0.030
Why?
Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa
1
2018
46
0.030
Why?
Quality-Adjusted Life Years
1
2019
166
0.030
Why?
Telemedicine
1
2021
250
0.030
Why?
Filgrastim
1
2017
56
0.030
Why?
Genotyping Techniques
1
2018
72
0.030
Why?
Drug Synergism
1
2018
317
0.030
Why?
Leukocytes, Mononuclear
1
2018
213
0.030
Why?
Drug Labeling
1
2017
44
0.030
Why?
Genes, ras
1
2017
97
0.030
Why?
Neoplasm Proteins
1
2020
551
0.030
Why?
Hospitals
1
2019
336
0.030
Why?
Neoplasm Invasiveness
1
2018
582
0.030
Why?
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
1
2018
220
0.030
Why?
Postoperative Care
1
2017
236
0.030
Why?
Stakeholder Participation
1
2016
26
0.030
Why?
Academic Medical Centers
1
2019
413
0.030
Why?
Advisory Committees
1
2016
95
0.030
Why?
Snake Venoms
1
2015
10
0.030
Why?
Phosphorylation
1
2018
1145
0.030
Why?
Intention to Treat Analysis
1
2015
81
0.030
Why?
Polyethylene Glycols
1
2017
382
0.030
Why?
Lymphatic Metastasis
1
2017
520
0.030
Why?
Preoperative Care
1
2017
418
0.030
Why?
Germ-Line Mutation
1
2018
402
0.030
Why?
Pyrroles
1
2015
165
0.030
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
1
2016
310
0.030
Why?
Preoperative Period
1
2014
102
0.030
Why?
Haplotypes
1
2016
656
0.030
Why?
Electronic Health Records
1
2018
442
0.020
Why?
Indoles
1
2015
334
0.020
Why?
Remission Induction
1
2015
754
0.020
Why?
Insurance Claim Review
1
2012
50
0.020
Why?
Health Services for the Aged
1
2012
32
0.020
Why?
Appetite
1
2012
21
0.020
Why?
Collagen Type IV
1
2012
28
0.020
Why?
alpha-Fetoproteins
1
2012
48
0.020
Why?
Deoxycytidine
1
2012
217
0.020
Why?
Nausea
1
2012
94
0.020
Why?
Self Report
1
2013
355
0.020
Why?
Dasatinib
1
2011
38
0.020
Why?
src-Family Kinases
1
2011
70
0.020
Why?
Fatigue
1
2012
187
0.020
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
2011
548
0.020
Why?
Recurrence
1
2010
1254
0.020
Why?
Models, Statistical
1
2010
601
0.020
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
1
2012
2036
0.010
Why?
Hypertension
1
2012
778
0.010
Why?
Animals
1
2022
28893
0.010
Why?
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