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Biogen (United States)

In research, Biogen (United States) stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,658 of 9,902 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,203 of 6,403 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,630 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Immunology (Neurology is 9.0× its share of world research).

biogen.comROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#3,554
of 22,385 · #1,682 all time
Rank in United States
#534
of 3,332
Research works
3.3k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
168k
50.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Biogen (United States)

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

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,658 of 9,902 14.5%214 #1170
Life SciencesDomain #1,203 of 6,403 10.7%168 #738
MedicineField #1,630 of 8,541 14.5%202 #1165
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #900 of 2,964 10.8%109 #746
Molecular BiologySubfield #751 of 1,880 10.0%77 #654
Physical SciencesDomain #5,987 of 10,670 12.3%60 #3777

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Biogen (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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,170 #1,658
  2. Life Sciences#738 #1,203
  3. Medicine#1,165 #1,630
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#746 #900
  5. Molecular Biology#654 #751
  6. Physical Sciences#3,777 #5,987
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Biogen (United States) is in Health Sciences, 37% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (43%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (24%), Neuroscience (5%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 238 fractional works · 45.2% of its workMedicine: 224 fractional works · 42.7% of its workNeurology: 27 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 24 fractional works · 4.7% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 14 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRheumatology: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 193 fractional works · 36.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 126 fractional works · 23.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 88 fractional works · 16.7% of its workGenetics: 18 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 25 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 24 fractional works · 4.6% of its workImmunology: 23 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 67 fractional works · 12.8% of its workChemistry: 19 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 13 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBiogen (UnitedStates)526fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences37%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences45%Social Sciences5%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine22442.7%
    2. Health Professions102.0%
    3. Veterinary20.3%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12623.9%
    2. Neuroscience254.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology244.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences112.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics71.3%
    1. Chemistry193.5%
    2. Engineering122.3%
    3. Computer Science102.0%
    4. Mathematics101.8%
    5. Materials Science71.4%
    6. Environmental Science71.3%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance132.4%
    2. Psychology51.0%
    3. Social Sciences51.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.4%
    5. Decision Sciences10.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Biogen (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 27.0 works9.0×
  2. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 24.5 works8.9×
  3. ImmunologySubfield · 23.4 works6.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.49× its world share, 126 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.61× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.96× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.67× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.25× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.22× its world share, 224 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.61×24 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.49×126 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.67×7 works
  4. Neuroscience2.96×25 works
  5. Chemistry2.25×18 works
  6. Medicine2.22×224 works
  7. Veterinary2.19×2 works
  8. Mathematics1.57×10 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.14×13 works
  10. Health Professions0.76×10 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.52×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.43×11 works
  13. Nursing0.43×1 works
  14. Materials Science0.40×7 works
  15. Psychology0.33×5 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.28×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.26×10 works
  18. Environmental Science0.26×7 works
  19. Engineering0.16×12 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.13×2 works
  21. Dentistry0.09×0 works
  22. Social Sciences0.08×5 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.06×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.06×1 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.06×1 works
  26. Energy0.04×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Christopher D. Whelan, Heiko Runz and Richard Tizard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Biogen (United States).

  1. 1 Christopher D. Whelan United States · #15,577 worldwide 21k citations · 139 works
  2. 2 Heiko Runz United States · #19,020 worldwide 24k citations · 205 works
  3. 3 Richard Tizard United States · #33,460 worldwide 14k citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Paul H. Weinreb United States · #37,187 worldwide 14k citations · 146 works
  5. 5 Victor Koteliansky United States · #45,342 worldwide 36k citations · 162 works
  6. 6 Jimmy Z. Liu United States · #51,793 worldwide 13k citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Jeffrey L. Browning United States · #64,515 worldwide 27k citations · 215 works
  8. 8 Jesse M. Cedarbaum United States · #67,540 worldwide 18k citations · 221 works
  9. 9 Richard L. Cate United States · #78,066 worldwide 11k citations · 90 works
  10. 10 Humphrey Gardner United States · #90,733 worldwide 12k citations · 167 works
All ranked researchers at Biogen (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Biogen (United States) is "Genomic sequencing." (George M. Church, W Gilbert, 1984), with 8,225 citations. Next come "A metagenome-wide association study of gut microbiota in type 2 diabetes" (7,088) and "FinnGen provides genetic insights from a well-phenotyped isolated population" (4,362).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Genomic sequencing. George M. Church, W Gilbert · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access Apr 1984 8,225
2 A metagenome-wide association study of gut microbiota in type 2 diabetes Junjie Qin et al. · Nature Open access 25 Sep 2012 7,088
3 FinnGen provides genetic insights from a well-phenotyped isolated population Mitja Kurki et al. · Nature Open access169 authors 18 Jan 2023 4,362
4 Polarization of Tumor-Associated Neutrophil Phenotype by TGF-β: “N1” versus “N2” TAN Zvi Gregorio Fridlender, Jing Sun, SAMUEL C. KIM et al. · Cancer Cell Open access Sep 2009 3,436
5 A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Natalizumab for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Chris H. Polman, Paul W O'Connor, Eva Havrdová et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access Mar 2006 3,396
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Biogen (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodegeneration, Diagnostic Criteria, Cognitive Impairment, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica, Monoclonal Antibodies, Oxidative Stress 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-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. Neurodegeneration31▲ 19×9 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress29▲ 3.4×42 topics
  3. Diagnostic Criteria28▲ 23×7 topics
  4. Cognitive Impairment24▲ 18×8 topics
  5. Inflammation23▲ 2.0×55 topics
  6. Biomarkers20▲ 5.6×14 topics
  7. Multiple Sclerosis20▲ 100×1 topic
  8. Neuromyelitis Optica20▲ 100×1 topic
  9. Monoclonal Antibodies20▲ 41×3 topics
  10. Cancer18▲ 2.5×40 topics
  11. Genetics16▲ 4.2×15 topics
  12. Gene Expression15▲ 4.6×13 topics
  13. Alzheimer's Disease15▲ 10×7 topics
  14. Neuroinflammation15▲ 9.8×6 topics
  15. Mitochondrial Dysfunction15▲ 9.5×11 topics
  16. Parkinson's Disease14▲ 11×8 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders14▲ 4.7×16 topics
  18. Autoantibodies13▲ 11×8 topics
  19. Antisense Oligonucleotides13▲ 60×2 topics
  20. Aging13▲ 4.6×12 topics
  21. Therapeutic Antibodies13▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Biopharmaceuticals13▲ 48×3 topics
  23. Immunogenicity13▲ 58×3 topics
  24. Protein Aggregation13▲ 45×3 topics
  25. Gene Therapy12▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Glycosylation11▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Neuroimaging11▲ 7.5×8 topics
  28. Dementia10▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Cognitive Training10▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Therapeutic Strategies10▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Amyloid Hypothesis10▲ 31×1 topic
  32. FUS/TLS10▲ 77×1 topic
  33. TDP-4310▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Tau Pathology10▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Caregiver Burden10▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Neuromuscular Junction10▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Cognitive Decline10▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Clinical Management9▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Mild Cognitive Impairment9▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Vascular Risk Factors9▲ 21×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Multiple Sclerosis Resea…20Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 20 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 10 fractional worksAmyotrophic Lateral Scle…10Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 10 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…9Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 9 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 9 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 9 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…7Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 7 fractional worksBiosimilars and Bioanaly…6Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods: 6 fractional worksProtein purification and…6Protein purification and stability: 6 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …6Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 6 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicinePhysiologyNeurologyPsychiatry and Mental health5 others

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

  1. 1 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 20 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 10 works
  3. 3 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 10 works
  4. 4 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 9 works
  5. 5 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 9 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  7. 7 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  8. 8 Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Immunology 6 works
  9. 9 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 6 works
  10. 10 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 6 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Biogen (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0020% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Biogen (United States)0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Biogen (United States)10.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 30.9% in 1990.

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