Excellence in Oncology and Cancer Research in Beijing

Mission and objectives:

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  Feature the latest progress and research findings from Beijing’s top oncology and cancer research institutions and their outstanding scientists to international and domestic research institutions

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  Tell the stories behind the researchers who are on the front line of oncology and cancer prevention and control in Beijing, and their development of cancer research in the past ten years

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  Benchmark Beijing oncology and cancer research progress against global trends

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  Promote academic cooperation and exchange between Beijing’s oncology and cancer research institutions and international research centers

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  Promote public awareness of oncology and cancer research

Solutions and outcome

Working with the Beijing Municipal of Science and Technology Commission, Elsevier’s Special Collections team designed and customized a website to achieve the stated objectives. The solutions include:

In-depth interviews

Based on in-depth interviews在新的选项卡/窗口中打开 with six of Beijing’s outstanding experts working to propel the advancement of scientific discovery and clinical care, Elsevier’s professional writers created articles that tell the story behind the researchers and the mindset that drives their discoveries.

High impact paper collection

Excellence in Oncology and Cancer Research in Beijing includes 10 highly cited and influential academic papers published in Cell Press在新的选项卡/窗口中打开, Elsevier’s flagship family of academic journals, by the most representative scholars in Beijing focusing on oncology and cancer research. Those journals include Cell, Cancer Cell, and Cell Reports. The papers highlight a broad scope of diverse topics, such as immunotherapy, molecular markers, tumor microbiology, and the use of single-cell sequencing technology to study antagonism in tumor therapy.

Research performance and data analytics

Elsevier used its proprietary database Scopus and data analytics tool SciVal to mine data on Beijing’s academic output in the field of oncology and cancer research over the past decade在新的选项卡/窗口中打开: the number of publications, citation impact, patent output, collaborations, and more. Based on the data analysis, Elsevier made a series of infographics that clearly and visually present the rapid development and outstanding achievements of various scientific research institutions in Beijing from 2010 to 2019.

Dedicated introduction video

The introduction video在新的选项卡/窗口中打开 “Excellence in Oncology and Cancer Research in Beijing” was promoted and disseminated across all of Elsevier’s platforms and communications channels. The video not only captures the viewer’s attention with unique perspective and beautiful graphics, but also transforms complex and profound research results and scientific discoveries into in-depth visual content. It is a concise introduction to the core content of the feature, the interviews, and the relevant research topics and achievements.