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Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States)

In research, Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,101 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,363 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,497
of 28,054 · #3,530 all time
Rank in United States
#993
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
99k
59.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #3,101 of 7,800 22.5%79 #1501
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,363 of 3,579 22.5%61 #926

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ionis Pharmaceuticals (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 Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 45.4 works10×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.91× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.08× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.71× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.77× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.93× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.95× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, C. Frank Bennett, Brett P. Monia and Stanley T. Crooke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States).

  1. 1 C. Frank Bennett United States · #14,619 worldwide 809 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Brett P. Monia United States · #22,879 worldwide 509 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Stanley T. Crooke United States · #74,437 worldwide 708 citations · 97 works
  4. 4 Richard S. Geary United States · #94,883 worldwide 259 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Frank Rigo United States · #126,055 worldwide 210 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Steven G. Hughes United States · #129,085 worldwide 241 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 David J. Ecker United States · #131,887 worldwide 216 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Muthiah Manoharan United States · #150,527 worldwide 271 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Eric E. Swayze United States · #154,738 worldwide 199 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Qingqing Yang United States · #161,605 worldwide 253 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Antisense Oligonucleotides, Metabolic Syndrome, Genomic Stability, DNA Structure, G-Quadruplexes, Atherosclerosis and Cancer.

▲ 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. Inflammation15▲ 4.9×37 topics
  2. Antisense Oligonucleotides10▲ 160×2 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome9▲ 8.0×9 topics
  4. Cancer9▲ 4.5×31 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress8▲ 3.5×19 topics
  6. Genomic Stability8▲ 151×2 topics
  7. DNA Structure8▲ 266×1 topic
  8. G-Quadruplexes8▲ 266×1 topic
  9. Atherosclerosis7▲ 18×6 topics
  10. Gene Therapy6▲ 22×4 topics
  11. Thrombosis6▲ 15×5 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.7×15 topics
  13. Nanoparticles6▲ 3.0×7 topics
  14. Mitochondrial Dysfunction5▲ 13×8 topics
  15. Neurodegeneration5▲ 13×9 topics
  16. Insulin Resistance5▲ 7.8×6 topics
  17. Biosensors5▲ 6.6×2 topics
  18. Innate Immunity5▲ 11×9 topics
  19. Obesity5▲ 4.5×9 topics
  20. Gene Silencing5▲ 34×2 topics
  21. DNA nanotechnology5▲ 27×1 topic
  22. RNA Interference5▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Self-Assembly5▲ 10×1 topic
  24. siRNA Delivery5▲ 55×1 topic
  25. Adipose Tissue4▲ 58×2 topics
  26. Hereditary Angioedema4▲ 149×1 topic
  27. Kinin Receptor Family4▲ 149×1 topic
  28. ANGPTL34▲ 198×1 topic
  29. Lipoprotein Lipase4▲ 198×1 topic
  30. Alternative Splicing4▲ 50×1 topic
  31. Genetic Mutations4▲ 6.0×13 topics
  32. Neurological Disorders4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  33. RNA-Binding Proteins4▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Genetics4▲ 3.6×8 topics
  35. Gene Regulation3▲ 23×4 topics
  36. Apoptosis3▲ 6.5×10 topics
  37. Chaperones3▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Neuroinflammation3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  39. Protein Aggregation3▲ 36×3 topics
  40. Cancer Progression3▲ 9.9×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery and Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema.

DNA and Nucleic Acid Che…8DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry: 8 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 5 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gen…5RNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 5 fractional worksCoagulation, Bradykinin,…4Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema: 4 fractional worksLipid metabolism and disorders: 4 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 4 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…2RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 2 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 2 fractional worksRNA regulation and disease: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyGeneticsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePhysiology1 others

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

  1. 1 DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Molecular Biology 8 works
  2. 2 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 5 works
  4. 4 Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema Genetics 4 works
  5. 5 Lipid metabolism and disorders Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 4 works
  7. 7 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 2 works
  9. 9 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 RNA regulation and disease Molecular Biology 2 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 available34.7%not open65.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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