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Alkermes (United States)

In research, Alkermes (United States) stands highest in Medicine (#11,506 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,562 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,044
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,693
of 8,685
Research works
297
▲ 152% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
47.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Alkermes (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #11,506 of 17,978 22.7%131
Health SciencesDomain #14,562 of 20,462 22.9%135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alkermes (United States) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 2.18× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.29× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.16× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.47× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.69× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.13× its world share, 18 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Raymond T. Bartus, Yangchun Du and Michael J. Doane lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alkermes (United States).

  1. 1 Raymond T. Bartus United States · #90,404 worldwide 371 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Yangchun Du United States · #661,488 worldwide 72 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Michael J. Doane United States · #948,088 worldwide 49 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Alkermes (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Alkermes (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antipsychotic Drugs, Neurocognitive Deficits, Depression, Circadian Rhythms, Neurobiology, Memory, Consolidation and Sleep.

▲ 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. Antipsychotic Drugs5▲ 286×1 topic
  2. Neurocognitive Deficits5▲ 286×1 topic
  3. Depression3▲ 8.3×7 topics
  4. Circadian Rhythms3▲ 60×2 topics
  5. Neurobiology2▲ 21×5 topics
  6. Inflammation2▲ 2.5×9 topics
  7. Consolidation2▲ 127×1 topic
  8. Memory2▲ 21×2 topics
  9. Sleep2▲ 127×1 topic
  10. Genetics2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  11. Prevalence2▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Quality of Life2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  13. Neuroimaging2▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Synaptic Plasticity2▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Clinical Trials2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  17. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 53×2 topics
  18. Adverse Drug Reactions2▲ 66×3 topics
  19. Bipolar Spectrum Disorder2▲ 151×1 topic
  20. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Stress2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  22. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 16×1 topic
  23. Antidepressant2▲ 142×1 topic
  24. Ketamine2▲ 142×1 topic
  25. Medication Adherence1▲ 61×2 topics
  26. Cost-effectiveness Analysis1▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Health Utility Measures1▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Informed Consent1▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Off-Label Drug Use1▲ 107×1 topic
  30. Pediatric Pharmacokinetics1▲ 107×1 topic
  31. Psychiatric Treatment1▲ 123×1 topic
  32. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Gas-Solid Flow1▲ 76×2 topics
  34. Mortality Risk1▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Rheology1▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Drug Discovery1▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Innate Immunity1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  38. Psychiatric Disorders1▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Chronic Pain Management1▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Opioid Prescribing1▲ 69×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Schizophrenia research and treatment, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Bipolar Disorder and Treatment and Treatment of Major Depression.

Schizophrenia research a…5Schizophrenia research and treatment: 5 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Re…2Sleep and Wakefulness Research: 2 fractional worksBipolar Disorder and Tre…2Bipolar Disorder and Treatment: 2 fractional worksTreatment of Major Depression: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…1Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies and practices: 1 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksGranular flow and fluidized beds: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthCognitive NeurosciencePharmacologyClinical Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  2. 2 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  3. 3 Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  4. 4 Treatment of Major Depression Pharmacology 2 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Granular flow and fluidized beds Computational Mechanics 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 available38.8%not open61.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.5%domestic only73.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 152% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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