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Alector (United States)

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Research works
56
▲ 613% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
27.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Alector (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 2.27× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.62× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.45× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.45× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.54× its world share, 16 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alector (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Arnon Rosenthal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alector (United States).

  1. 1 Arnon Rosenthal United States · #673,716 worldwide 91 citations · 15 works
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Which keywords describe research at Alector (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodegeneration, Aging, Oxidative Stress, Genetics, Neuroinflammation, FUS/TLS, TDP-43 and Biomarkers.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Neurodegeneration8▲ 87×7 topics
  2. Aging5▲ 28×3 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  4. Genetics4▲ 16×4 topics
  5. Neuroinflammation4▲ 39×4 topics
  6. FUS/TLS3▲ 489×1 topic
  7. TDP-433▲ 489×1 topic
  8. Inflammation3▲ 4.6×7 topics
  9. Biomarkers3▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Dementia3▲ 89×1 topic
  12. Mild Cognitive Impairment3▲ 99×1 topic
  13. Neuroimaging3▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 26×5 topics
  15. Mortality Risk2▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Public Health2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  18. Cytokines2▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Microglia2▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Social Support2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  21. Dopaminergic Neurons2▲ 82×2 topics
  22. Physical Performance2▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Amyloid Hypothesis2▲ 86×1 topic
  24. Elderly2▲ 20×3 topics
  25. Genetic Risk Factors2▲ 94×1 topic
  26. Innate Immunity2▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Tau Pathology2▲ 86×1 topic
  28. a-Synuclein2▲ 94×1 topic
  29. Astrocytes1▲ 77×1 topic
  30. Brain Development1▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Ischemic Stroke1▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Synaptic Pruning1▲ 77×1 topic
  33. Frailty1▲ 85×1 topic
  34. Geriatric Assessment1▲ 59×1 topic
  35. Nursing Home1▲ 105×1 topic
  36. Quality of Care1▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Precision Medicine1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  38. Cetuximab1▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Health Disparities1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. KRAS Mutations1▲ 101×1 topic

Which research topics does Alector (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments.

Amyotrophic Lateral Scle…3Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 3 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 3 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 2 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 2 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults1Frailty in Older Adults: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 1 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 1 fractional works
NeurologyPsychiatry and Mental healthPhysiologyGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 3 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  3. 3 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 2 works
  5. 5 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 1 works
  6. 6 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  8. 8 Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Health disparities and outcomes Health 1 works
  10. 10 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 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 available58.1%not open41.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alector (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 613% higher than in 2013–2017.

20152020
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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.

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