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AC Immune (Switzerland)

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Research works
60
▲ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
31.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
49%
world 18%
AC Immune (Switzerland)

Not ranked overall: AC Immune (Switzerland) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does AC Immune (Switzerland) work in?

In all years, 50% of research at AC Immune (Switzerland) is in Health Sciences, 34% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (50%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (20%), Neuroscience (11%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 30 fractional works · 50.3% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 49.8% of its workPhysiology: 11 fractional works · 17.8% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 33.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 19.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 15.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 10.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 13.9% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAC Immune(Switzerland)60fractional works, all years
Life Sciences34%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences50%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3049.8%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1219.8%
    2. Neuroscience610.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology22.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    1. Computer Science46.2%
    2. Chemistry23.4%
    3. Materials Science11.8%
    4. Engineering11.0%
    5. Mathematics00.6%
    6. Environmental Science00.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    3. Social Sciences00.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.71× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.16× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 2.92× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience5.16×2 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology5.05×1 works
  3. Medicine2.92×10 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.71×3 works
  5. Chemistry1.26×0 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.05×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.00×0 works
  8. Mathematics0.95×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.68×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.65×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.27×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.15×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at AC Immune (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Jasvinder K. Atwal, Seung-Hye Lee and Maria Pihlgren lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AC Immune (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Jasvinder K. Atwal Switzerland · #134,766 worldwide 7.8k citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Seung-Hye Lee Switzerland · #336,570 worldwide 2.3k citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Maria Pihlgren Switzerland · #525,377 worldwide 3.2k citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Francesca Capotosti Switzerland · #713,535 worldwide 1.3k citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Oskar Adolfsson Switzerland · #780,309 worldwide 2.3k citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Andreas Muhs Switzerland · #928,172 worldwide 2.8k citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Efthymia Vokali Switzerland · #988,592 worldwide 1k citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Andrea Pfeifer Switzerland · #988,833 worldwide 2.9k citations · 85 works
  9. 9 Tariq Afroz Switzerland · #1,160,401 worldwide 1k citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Yvan Varisco Switzerland · #1,708,634 worldwide 674 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at AC Immune (Switzerland)

What are the most cited papers from AC Immune (Switzerland)?

The most cited paper from AC Immune (Switzerland) is "Mapping microglia states in the human brain through the integration of high-dimensional techniques" (Roman Sankowski, Chotima Böttcher, Takahiro Masuda et al., 2019), with 477 citations. Next come "An Effector-Reduced Anti- -Amyloid (A ) Antibody with Unique A Binding Properties Promotes Neuroprotection and Glial Engulfment of A" (317) and "Efficacy and Safety of A Liposome-Based Vaccine against Protein Tau, Assessed in Tau.P301L Mice That Model Tauopathy" (258).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mapping microglia states in the human brain through the integration of high-dimensional techniques Roman Sankowski, Chotima Böttcher, Takahiro Masuda et al. · Nature Neuroscience Open access 18 Nov 2019 477
2 An Effector-Reduced Anti- -Amyloid (A ) Antibody with Unique A Binding Properties Promotes Neuroprotection and Glial Engulfment of A Oskar Adolfsson et al. · Journal of Neuroscience Open access 11 Jul 2012 317
3 Efficacy and Safety of A Liposome-Based Vaccine against Protein Tau, Assessed in Tau.P301L Mice That Model Tauopathy Clara Theunis, Natàlia Crespo‐Biel, Valérie Gafner et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 19 Aug 2013 258
4 Dopamine induces soluble α-synuclein oligomers and nigrostriatal degeneration Danielle E. Mor, Elpida Tsika, Joseph R. Mazzulli et al. · Nature Neuroscience Open access 18 Sep 2017 229
5 Discovery and preclinical characterization of [18F]PI-2620, a next-generation tau PET tracer for the assessment of tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease and other tauopathies Heiko Kroth, Felix Oden, Jérôme Molette et al. · European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Open access Jul 2019 228
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at AC Immune (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodegeneration, Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation, Amyloid Hypothesis, Tau Pathology, Alzheimer's Disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases and Pharmacology.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Neurodegeneration16▲ 87×6 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress13▲ 12×8 topics
  3. Neuroinflammation13▲ 77×6 topics
  4. Amyloid Hypothesis10▲ 320×1 topic
  5. Tau Pathology10▲ 320×1 topic
  6. Alzheimer's Disease7▲ 40×7 topics
  7. Neurodegenerative Diseases6▲ 47×6 topics
  8. Pharmacology6▲ 29×3 topics
  9. Toxicology5▲ 38×2 topics
  10. Drug Development5▲ 53×2 topics
  11. Acetylcholinesterase4▲ 253×1 topic
  12. Cholinesterase Inhibitors4▲ 253×1 topic
  13. Neurological Disorders4▲ 10×6 topics
  14. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 28×4 topics
  15. Innate Immunity3▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Molecular Docking3▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Machine Learning3▲ 2.5×3 topics
  18. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 14×5 topics
  19. Pharmacokinetics3▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Drug Target Identification3▲ 71×1 topic
  21. Glycosylation3▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Monoclonal Antibodies3▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Therapeutic Antibodies3▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Virtual Screening3▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Protein Aggregation2▲ 49×3 topics
  27. Antibody Engineering2▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Crystal Structure2▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Fc Receptors2▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Cytokines2▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Dopaminergic Neurons2▲ 55×2 topics
  32. GABAergic2▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Genetic Risk Factors2▲ 70×1 topic
  34. Ischemic Stroke2▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Microglia2▲ 40×2 topics
  36. Neurotransmission2▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Synaptic Plasticity2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. a-Synuclein2▲ 70×1 topic
  39. Astrocytes2▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Synaptic Pruning2▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does AC Immune (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 2 fractional worksAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 2 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…1Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCholinesterase and Neuro…1Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases: 1 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 1 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…1Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 1 fractional worksPrion Diseases and Protein Misfolding: 0 fractional worksCancer Treatment and Pharmacology: 0 fractional worksCancer-related cognitive impairment studies: 0 fractional works
PhysiologyNeurologyPharmacologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 2 works
  2. 2 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 2 works
  3. 3 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  4. 4 Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases Pharmacology 1 works
  5. 5 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  6. 6 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 1 works
  7. 7 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  8. 8 Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Oncology 0 works
  10. 10 Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available64.9%not open35.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.2%domestic only50.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has AC Immune (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is AC Immune (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000086% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%AC Immune (Switzerland)0.000058% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of AC Immune (Switzerland) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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