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Lonza (Switzerland)

In research, Lonza (Switzerland) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,988 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#10,354 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,012
of 28,054 · #16,632 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#167
of 220
Research works
497
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Lonza (Switzerland) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,988 of 21,541 15.9%261
Life SciencesDomain #10,354 of 14,347 16.6%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lonza (Switzerland) 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: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.22× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.10× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.85× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.49× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.03× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 13 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lonza (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the composite score, Dominique M. Roberge lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lonza (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Dominique M. Roberge Switzerland · #1,174,560 worldwide 61 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Lonza (Switzerland)

Which keywords describe research at Lonza (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monoclonal Antibodies, Glycosylation, Therapeutic Antibodies, Cell Culture, Biopharmaceuticals, Immunogenicity, Monoclonal Antibody and Mammalian Cells.

▲ 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. Monoclonal Antibodies5▲ 95×3 topics
  2. Glycosylation5▲ 75×3 topics
  3. Therapeutic Antibodies5▲ 111×2 topics
  4. Cell Culture4▲ 61×3 topics
  5. Biopharmaceuticals4▲ 117×3 topics
  6. Immunogenicity4▲ 135×2 topics
  7. Monoclonal Antibody4▲ 110×2 topics
  8. Mammalian Cells3▲ 229×1 topic
  9. Recombinant Protein3▲ 229×1 topic
  10. Recombinant Proteins3▲ 167×2 topics
  11. Protein Aggregation3▲ 97×1 topic
  12. Stability3▲ 22×1 topic
  13. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 22×2 topics
  14. CAR T Cells2▲ 45×1 topic
  15. Chimeric Antigen Receptor2▲ 45×1 topic
  16. Epidemiology2▼ 0.84×18 topics
  17. Immunotherapy2▲ 4.7×2 topics
  18. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.70×9 topics
  19. Antibody Engineering2▲ 49×1 topic
  20. Fc Receptors2▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Inflammation2▲ 1.19×9 topics
  22. Microfluidics1▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Regenerative Medicine1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  24. Innovation1▲ 2.1×4 topics
  25. Lab-on-a-Chip1▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Quality of Life1▲ 1.47×3 topics
  27. Biomedical Applications1▲ 1.71×4 topics
  28. Gene Therapy1▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Mental Health1▲ 1.32×2 topics
  30. Catalysis1▲ 2.6×6 topics
  31. Hydrogels1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  32. Aging Population1▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Antineoplastic Drugs1▲ 309×1 topic
  34. Biosensors1▲ 3.4×2 topics
  35. Health Status1▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Ion-Selective Electrodes1▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Occupational Exposure1▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Optical Sensors1▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Social Support1▲ 3.1×2 topics
  40. Tissue Engineering1▲ 2.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Lonza (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects, Protein purification and stability, CAR-T cell therapy research and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research.

Viral Infectious Disease…3Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 3 fractional worksProtein purification and stability: 3 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 2 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksSafe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs: 1 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 1 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 1 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy research: 1 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 1 fractional worksInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyOncologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOccupational Therapy5 others

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

  1. 1 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 3 works
  2. 2 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 3 works
  3. 3 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  5. 5 Safe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs Occupational Therapy 1 works
  6. 6 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 1 works
  7. 7 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 1 works
  10. 10 Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation Biomedical Engineering 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.6%domestic only67.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lonza (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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