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Charles River Laboratories (United States)

In research, Charles River Laboratories (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,876 of 6,403 worldwide), Medicine (#6,564 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,611 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,561
of 22,385 · #17,432 all time
Rank in United States
#2,230
of 3,332
Research works
691
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Charles River Laboratories (United States)

What is Charles River Laboratories (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
Life SciencesDomain #4,876 of 6,403 4.9%80 #5637
MedicineField #6,564 of 8,541 5.2%68 #7719
Health SciencesDomain #7,611 of 9,902 5.6%85 #8915

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Charles River Laboratories (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. Life Sciences#5,637 #4,876
  2. Medicine#7,719 #6,564
  3. Health Sciences#8,915 #7,611
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 Charles River Laboratories (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Charles River Laboratories (United States) is in Health Sciences, 41% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (23%), Immunology and Microbiology (9%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 90 fractional works · 43.1% of its workMedicine: 72 fractional works · 34.2% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 15 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSmall Animals: 15 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 85 fractional works · 40.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 48 fractional works · 23.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 10.3% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 19 fractional works · 9.1% of its workImmunology: 17 fractional works · 8.2% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 14.2% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCharles RiverLaboratories…210fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences41%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences2%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7234.2%
    2. Veterinary157.1%
    3. Health Professions20.8%
    4. Nursing20.8%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4823.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology199.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences84.0%
    4. Neuroscience83.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    1. Engineering94.5%
    2. Environmental Science94.4%
    3. Computer Science52.5%
    4. Chemistry21.1%
    5. Materials Science10.7%
    6. Mathematics10.4%
    7. Energy10.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Psychology20.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    3. Social Sciences10.4%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.31× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.06× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.36× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.78× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 52.54× its world share, 15 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 52.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary52.54×15 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology9.06×19 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.31×48 works
  4. Neuroscience2.36×8 works
  5. Medicine1.78×72 works
  6. Nursing1.65×2 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.64×1 works
  8. Environmental Science0.88×9 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.84×8 works
  10. Chemistry0.73×2 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.57×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.35×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.32×5 works
  14. Health Professions0.32×2 works
  15. Psychology0.31×2 works
  16. Engineering0.30×9 works
  17. Energy0.27×0 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.23×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.20×1 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×1 works
  21. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works
  24. Social Sciences0.03×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Charles River Laboratories (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Cheryl L. Perkins, Kathleen R. Pritchett‐Corning and Danielle L. Brown lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Charles River Laboratories (United States).

  1. 1 Cheryl L. Perkins United States · #697,606 worldwide 6.2k citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Kathleen R. Pritchett‐Corning United States · #1,001,921 worldwide 2.9k citations · 85 works
  3. 3 Danielle L. Brown United States · #1,263,647 worldwide 1.7k citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Lauren E. Black United States · #1,617,634 worldwide 1.4k citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Julie Schwartz United States · #1,845,898 worldwide 2.9k citations · 86 works
  6. 6 James Kramer United States · #1,892,478 worldwide 1.5k citations · 45 works
  7. 7 George Treacy United States · #1,964,308 worldwide 1.2k citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Ryan F. Boyd United States · #2,101,347 worldwide 527 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Leon F. Stankowski United States · #2,445,788 worldwide 2.2k citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Amanda L. Hays United States · #2,594,588 worldwide 707 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Charles River Laboratories (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Charles River Laboratories (United States)?

The most cited paper from Charles River Laboratories (United States) is "Vaginal Cytology of the Laboratory Rat and Mouse" (Michelle C. Cora, Linda H. Kooistra, Greg S. Travlos, 2015), with 1,026 citations. Next come "Patient-Customized Oligonucleotide Therapy for a Rare Genetic Disease" (842) and "Protein misfolding in neurodegenerative diseases: implications and strategies" (695).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Vaginal Cytology of the Laboratory Rat and Mouse Michelle C. Cora, Linda H. Kooistra, Greg S. Travlos · Toxicologic Pathology Open access 3 Mar 2015 1,026
2 Patient-Customized Oligonucleotide Therapy for a Rare Genetic Disease Jin‐Kuk Kim et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 9 Oct 2019 842
3 Protein misfolding in neurodegenerative diseases: implications and strategies Patrick R. Sweeney, Hyunsun Park, Marc H. BAUMANN et al. · Translational Neurodegeneration Open access 13 Mar 2017 695
4 FELASA recommendations for the health monitoring of mouse, rat, hamster, guinea pig and rabbit colonies in breeding and experimental units FELASA working group on revision of guidelines for health monitoring of rodents , Michael Mähler, Marion Berard et al. · Laboratory Animals Open access 4 Feb 2014 672
5 Proposal of a 2-Tier Histologic Grading System for Canine Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumors to More Accurately Predict Biological Behavior Matti Kiupel et al. · Veterinary Pathology Open access 9 Nov 2010 616
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Charles River Laboratories (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Gene Therapy, Ethical Considerations, Publication Bias, Animal Research Reporting, ARRIVE Guidelines, Immune System and Neurotoxicity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 1.78×49 topics
  2. Immunotherapy13▲ 8.4×14 topics
  3. Gene Therapy10▲ 26×6 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress9▲ 2.6×24 topics
  5. Ethical Considerations9▲ 12×7 topics
  6. Inflammation8▲ 1.89×35 topics
  7. ARRIVE Guidelines8▲ 333×1 topic
  8. Animal Research Reporting8▲ 333×1 topic
  9. Publication Bias8▲ 84×2 topics
  10. Immune System8▲ 15×3 topics
  11. Neurotoxicity7▲ 29×4 topics
  12. Tumor Regression7▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Immunity7▲ 7.9×7 topics
  14. Cancer Immunotherapy6▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Toxicology6▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Gene Expression6▲ 4.8×10 topics
  17. Tumor Microenvironment6▲ 6.7×6 topics
  18. Histopathology6▲ 139×1 topic
  19. Immunotoxicity6▲ 492×1 topic
  20. Animal Welfare5▲ 29×4 topics
  21. Tumor Targeting5▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Innate Immunity5▲ 7.7×8 topics
  23. Health Effects5▲ 3.9×10 topics
  24. Pharmacokinetics5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  25. Arginine Deprivation4▲ 55×1 topic
  26. Bacterial Therapy4▲ 55×1 topic
  27. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 5.6×3 topics
  28. Genomic Instability4▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Antigen Presentation4▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Dendritic Cells4▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Tumor Antigen4▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Genomic Integration4▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Anesthesia4▲ 24×3 topics
  34. AAV4▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Viral Vectors4▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Data Analysis4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  37. Metabolic Disorders3▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Targeted Therapy3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  39. Fibrosis3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  40. Environmental Exposure3▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Charles River Laboratories (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Animal testing and alternatives, Immunotoxicology and immune responses, Cancer Research and Treatments and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.

Animal testing and alter…8Animal testing and alternatives: 8 fractional worksImmunotoxicology and immune responses: 6 fractional worksCancer Research and Trea…4Cancer Research and Treatments: 4 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune…4Immunotherapy and Immune Responses: 4 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy research: 4 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksEffects and risks of end…3Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 3 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxi…3Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 3 fractional worksVeterinary Pharmacology …3Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia: 3 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Met…3Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 3 fractional works
Small AnimalsImmunologyBiotechnologyGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 8 works
  2. 2 Immunotoxicology and immune responses Immunology 6 works
  3. 3 Cancer Research and Treatments Biotechnology 4 works
  4. 4 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 4 works
  5. 5 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 4 works
  6. 6 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  8. 8 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 3 works
  9. 9 Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia Small Animals 3 works
  10. 10 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 3 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 available36.8%not open63.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Charles River Laboratories (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Charles River Laboratories (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00072% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Charles River Laboratories (United States)0.00092% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Charles River Laboratories (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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Charles River Laboratories (United States)5.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.7% in 2018.

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