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Alkermes (United States)

In research, Alkermes (United States) stands highest in Medicine (#9,421 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,843 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,378
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,431
of 7,310
Research works
297
▼ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
47.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Alkermes (United States)

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 #9,421 of 14,558 13.2%131
Health SciencesDomain #10,843 of 16,688 13.2%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Alkermes (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Alkermes (United States) is in Health Sciences, 31% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Neuroscience (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 19 fractional works · 41.7% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 40.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 16.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 31.0% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 13.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 11.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 14.8% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 12.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAlkermes (UnitedStates)45fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences31%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences42%Social Sciences13%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1840.5%
    2. Health Professions00.8%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Neuroscience613.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology511.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics23.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology12.2%
    1. Engineering37.4%
    2. Environmental Science11.8%
    3. Chemistry11.3%
    4. Computer Science11.2%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.9%
    6. Materials Science00.7%
    7. Mathematics00.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.7%
    1. Psychology36.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.7%
    3. Social Sciences01.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.9%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
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: 2.23× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.30× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.59× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.62× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 18 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.06× 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, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics9.59×2 works
  2. Neuroscience8.30×6 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.62×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.23×5 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.23×1 works
  6. Medicine2.11×18 works
  7. Psychology2.06×3 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.71×2 works
  9. Chemistry0.86×1 works
  10. Dentistry0.76×0 works
  11. Mathematics0.62×0 works
  12. Engineering0.49×3 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.38×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.35×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.33×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.33×0 works
  17. Health Professions0.30×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.21×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.16×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.09×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Raymond T. Bartus, Elliot W. Ehrich and Bernard L. Silverman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alkermes (United States).

  1. 1 Raymond T. Bartus United States · #155,921 worldwide 24k citations · 247 works
  2. 2 Elliot W. Ehrich United States · #196,218 worldwide 5.4k citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Bernard L. Silverman United States · #361,034 worldwide 8.9k citations · 126 works
  4. 4 Leona Bessonova United States · #602,118 worldwide 851 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Neil J. Hayward United States · #638,440 worldwide 4.1k citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Amy Claxton United States · #804,840 worldwide 2k citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Heather C. Losey United States · #841,922 worldwide 2.2k citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Mark A. Tracy United States · #887,920 worldwide 5.5k citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Reginald L. Dean United States · #932,291 worldwide 10k citations · 92 works
  10. 10 Michael J. Doane United States · #1,122,999 worldwide 1.8k citations · 116 works
All ranked researchers at Alkermes (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Alkermes (United States)?

The most cited paper from Alkermes (United States) is "Evaluation of the probe 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin as an indicator of reactive oxygen species formation and oxidative stress" (Carl P. LeBel, Harry Ischiropoulos, Stephen Claude Bondy, 1992), with 2,706 citations. Next come "On Neurodegenerative Diseases, Models, and Treatment Strategies: Lessons Learned and Lessons Forgotten a Generation Following the Cholinergic Hypothesis" (832) and "Efficacy and Tolerability of Long-Acting Injectable Naltrexone for Alcohol Dependence" (635).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evaluation of the probe 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin as an indicator of reactive oxygen species formation and oxidative stress Carl P. LeBel, Harry Ischiropoulos, Stephen Claude Bondy · Chemical Research in Toxicology Open access Mar 1992 2,706
2 On Neurodegenerative Diseases, Models, and Treatment Strategies: Lessons Learned and Lessons Forgotten a Generation Following the Cholinergic Hypothesis Raymond T. Bartus · Experimental Neurology Jun 2000 832
3 Efficacy and Tolerability of Long-Acting Injectable Naltrexone for Alcohol Dependence James C. Garbutt, Henry R. Kranzler, Stephanie S. O’Malley et al. · JAMA 6 Apr 2005 635
4 Injectable extended-release naltrexone for opioid dependence: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre randomised trial Evgeny M. Krupitsky, Edward V. Nunes, Walter W Ling et al. · The Lancet Apr 2011 559
5 Trojan particles: Large porous carriers of nanoparticles for drug delivery Nicolas Tsapis, Derrick Bennett, Brian E. Jackson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 28 Aug 2002 542
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Alkermes (United States)?

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

▲ 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-now 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. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 14×2 topics
  2. Antipsychotic Drugs5▲ 276×1 topic
  3. Neurocognitive Deficits5▲ 276×1 topic
  4. Depression3▲ 8.2×7 topics
  5. Circadian Rhythms3▲ 60×2 topics
  6. Inflammation2▲ 2.5×10 topics
  7. Memory2▲ 21×2 topics
  8. Neurobiology2▲ 20×5 topics
  9. Consolidation2▲ 127×1 topic
  10. Sleep2▲ 127×1 topic
  11. Quality of Life2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  12. Genetics2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  13. Prevalence2▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Neuroimaging2▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Synaptic Plasticity2▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Clinical Trials2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  18. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Adverse Drug Reactions2▲ 65×3 topics
  21. Antidepressant2▲ 138×1 topic
  22. Bipolar Spectrum Disorder2▲ 149×1 topic
  23. Ketamine2▲ 138×1 topic
  24. Stress2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  25. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Medication Adherence1▲ 59×2 topics
  27. Cost-effectiveness Analysis1▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Health Utility Measures1▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Informed Consent1▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Off-Label Drug Use1▲ 110×1 topic
  31. Pediatric Pharmacokinetics1▲ 110×1 topic
  32. Psychiatric Treatment1▲ 116×1 topic
  33. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Gas-Solid Flow1▲ 76×2 topics
  35. Mortality Risk1▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Rheology1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Drug Discovery1▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Innate Immunity1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  39. Psychiatric Disorders1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Chronic Pain Management1▲ 67×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: 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 worksPharmaceutical studies a…1Pharmaceutical studies and practices: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 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 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  7. 7 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 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 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Alkermes (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Alkermes (United States)0.00013% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Alkermes (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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