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GlaxoSmithKline (Germany)

In research, GlaxoSmithKline (Germany) stands highest in Medicine (#7,311 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,763 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,733
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#624
of 2,077
Research works
382
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
38.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is GlaxoSmithKline (Germany) 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 #7,311 of 17,978 28.1%198
Health SciencesDomain #9,763 of 20,462 27.3%211

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

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.72× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.49× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.54× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.33× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at GlaxoSmithKline (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Egon Schwarz, R Welte and Michael Hennig lead among researchers whose main affiliation is GlaxoSmithKline (Germany).

  1. 1 Egon Schwarz Germany · #183,019 worldwide 30 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 R Welte Germany · #820,931 worldwide 43 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Michael Hennig Germany · #1,096,308 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at GlaxoSmithKline (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at GlaxoSmithKline (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Vaccine, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Management, Asthma and Genetics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 5.7×41 topics
  2. Treatment5▲ 7.8×16 topics
  3. Inflammation5▲ 4.5×13 topics
  4. Vaccine4▲ 20×11 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 5.4×11 topics
  6. Diagnosis4▲ 7.8×16 topics
  7. Management4▲ 9.0×10 topics
  8. Asthma4▲ 71×2 topics
  9. Genetics4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  10. Immunology4▲ 63×2 topics
  11. Allergic Diseases3▲ 102×1 topic
  12. Eosinophils3▲ 102×1 topic
  13. Pathogenesis3▲ 12×12 topics
  14. Global Burden3▲ 10.0×5 topics
  15. Immune Response3▲ 9.0×11 topics
  16. Immunity2▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Pandemic2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  18. Respiratory2▲ 43×2 topics
  19. COPD2▲ 59×1 topic
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 7.0×9 topics
  21. spirometry2▲ 59×1 topic
  22. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.3×8 topics
  23. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Clinical Trials2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-22▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  27. Immune Checkpoint Blockade2▲ 25×1 topic
  28. PD-1 and PD-L12▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Vaccine Development2▲ 11×8 topics
  30. Mass Spectrometry1▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Bacterial Meningitis1▲ 117×1 topic
  32. Cost-effectiveness Analysis1▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Health Utility Measures1▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Neisseria meningitidis1▲ 117×1 topic
  35. Proteomics1▲ 39×2 topics
  36. Treatment Guidelines1▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Chronic Cough1▲ 92×1 topic
  38. Coronavirus1▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Cough Reflex Sensitivity1▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Immunosuppressive Therapy1▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does GlaxoSmithKline (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asthma and respiratory diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines.

Asthma and respiratory d…3Asthma and respiratory diseases: 3 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksBacterial Infections and Vaccines: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksRespiratory and Cough-Related Research: 1 fractional worksInhalation and Respirato…1Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologyMicrobiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 3 works
  2. 2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Microbiology 1 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 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 available37.4%not open62.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.6%domestic only52.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has GlaxoSmithKline (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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