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BioMarin (United States)

In research, BioMarin (United States) stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,929 of 20,462 worldwide), Life Sciences (#9,146 of 14,347 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,211 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,193
of 28,054 · #17,492 all time
Rank in United States
#2,786
of 4,192
Research works
341
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
28.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is BioMarin (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
Health SciencesDomain #11,929 of 20,462 20.9%150
Life SciencesDomain #9,146 of 14,347 22.7%136
MedicineField #14,211 of 17,978 20.4%146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where BioMarin (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).

What does BioMarin (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 28.1 works7.7×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.71× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.36× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.19× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Stuart Bunting, Qingqi Chen and Anita Grover lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BioMarin (United States).

  1. 1 Stuart Bunting United States · #115,967 worldwide 537 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Qingqi Chen United States · #993,789 worldwide 76 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Anita Grover United States · #1,629,980 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at BioMarin (United States)

Which keywords describe research at BioMarin (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Therapy, Factor VIII, Hemophilia, Genomic Integration, AAV, Viral Vectors, Metabolic Disorders and Newborn Screening.

▲ 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. Gene Therapy12▲ 93×4 topics
  2. Factor VIII6▲ 626×1 topic
  3. Hemophilia6▲ 626×1 topic
  4. Genomic Integration5▲ 131×2 topics
  5. AAV5▲ 178×1 topic
  6. Viral Vectors5▲ 178×1 topic
  7. Inflammation4▲ 3.1×18 topics
  8. Epidemiology4▲ 1.37×16 topics
  9. Metabolic Disorders4▲ 46×2 topics
  10. Newborn Screening4▲ 98×2 topics
  11. Biochemical Genetics3▲ 140×1 topic
  12. Carnitine3▲ 140×1 topic
  13. Mitochondrial Function3▲ 53×3 topics
  14. Stem Cells3▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Muscle Regeneration2▲ 135×1 topic
  16. Skeletal Muscle Atrophy2▲ 135×1 topic
  17. Immunotherapy2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  18. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 21×3 topics
  19. CAR T Cells2▲ 42×1 topic
  20. Chimeric Antigen Receptor2▲ 42×1 topic
  21. Enzyme Replacement Therapy2▲ 169×1 topic
  22. Lysosomal Storage Disorders2▲ 205×1 topic
  23. Genome Engineering2▲ 46×1 topic
  24. RNA-Guided2▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  26. Biopharmaceutical Production2▲ 63×2 topics
  27. Glycosylation2▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Metabolism2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  29. Neurological Disorders2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  30. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  31. Hemostasis2▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Cell Culture2▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Drug Resistance2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  34. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome2▲ 106×1 topic
  35. Mammalian Cells2▲ 92×1 topic
  36. Marfan Syndrome2▲ 106×1 topic
  37. Recombinant Protein2▲ 92×1 topic
  38. Thrombosis2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  39. Chagas Disease1▲ 124×1 topic
  40. Trypanosoma cruzi1▲ 124×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Hemophilia Treatment and Research, Virus-based gene therapy research, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders and Muscle Physiology and Disorders.

Hemophilia Treatment and…6Hemophilia Treatment and Research: 6 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy research: 5 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 3 fractional worksMuscle Physiology and Disorders: 2 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 2 fractional worksLysosomal Storage Disord…2Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksConnective tissue disorders research: 2 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 2 fractional worksTrypanosoma species research and implications: 1 fractional works
HematologyGeneticsClinical BiochemistryMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Hemophilia Treatment and Research Hematology 6 works
  2. 2 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 5 works
  3. 3 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 3 works
  4. 4 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research Physiology 2 works
  7. 7 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Connective tissue disorders research Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Trypanosoma species research and implications Epidemiology 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 available47.8%not open52.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.4%domestic only66.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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