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Lonza (Switzerland)

In research, Lonza (Switzerland) stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,881 of 11,023 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,573 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,131
of 22,385 · #19,021 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#178
of 186
Research works
497
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Lonza (Switzerland)

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
Life SciencesDomain #6,881 of 11,023 9.3%142
Physical SciencesDomain #13,573 of 17,446 10.1%261

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Lonza (Switzerland) work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research at Lonza (Switzerland) is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (21%), Engineering (15%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 32.1% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 14.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 7.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 30.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 20.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 15.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 28.0% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 25.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKLonza(Switzerland)76fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences31%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences9%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1114.6%
    2. Chemistry57.1%
    3. Environmental Science22.4%
    4. Chemical Engineering22.1%
    5. Materials Science11.3%
    6. Energy11.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy11.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.9%
    9. Mathematics10.8%
    10. Computer Science10.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1620.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology34.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics22.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.1%
    5. Neuroscience10.8%
    1. Medicine2025.6%
    2. Health Professions22.4%
    1. Social Sciences34.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities22.2%
    3. Psychology10.9%
    4. Decision Sciences10.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
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: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.89× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.09× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8.24× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.07× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.53× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.33× its world share, 20 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics8.24×2 works
  2. Chemical Engineering6.07×2 works
  3. Chemistry4.53×5 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology4.09×3 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.89×16 works
  6. Medicine1.33×20 works
  7. Energy1.19×1 works
  8. Engineering0.97×11 works
  9. Health Professions0.91×2 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.84×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.76×2 works
  12. Mathematics0.65×1 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.50×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.49×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.47×2 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.44×2 works
  18. Materials Science0.38×1 works
  19. Social Sciences0.34×3 works
  20. Psychology0.29×1 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.21×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×0 works
  23. Computer Science0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lonza (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Dominique M. Roberge, Karen T. Robins and Laurent Ducry lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lonza (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Dominique M. Roberge Switzerland · #904,973 worldwide 4.1k citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Karen T. Robins Switzerland · #1,561,672 worldwide 4.1k citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Laurent Ducry Switzerland · #2,385,143 worldwide 1.6k citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Andreas Kiener Switzerland · #2,941,619 worldwide 3.8k citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Christoph Taeschler Switzerland · #3,203,398 worldwide 532 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Nicholas M. Shaw Switzerland · #3,531,637 worldwide 786 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Atanas V. Koulov Switzerland · #3,698,621 worldwide 496 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 John F. McGarrity Switzerland · #4,240,016 worldwide 810 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Roman Mathaes Switzerland · #4,314,610 worldwide 1k citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Jean‐Paul Roduit Switzerland · #4,326,997 worldwide 482 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Lonza (Switzerland)

What are the most cited papers from Lonza (Switzerland)?

The most cited paper from Lonza (Switzerland) is "Engineering the third wave of biocatalysis" (Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Gjalt W. Huisman, Romas J. Kazlauskas et al., 2012), with 2,648 citations. Next come "Industrial biocatalysis today and tomorrow" (2,407) and "Antibody−Drug Conjugates: Linking Cytotoxic Payloads to Monoclonal Antibodies" (623).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Engineering the third wave of biocatalysis Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Gjalt W. Huisman, Romas J. Kazlauskas et al. · Nature May 2012 2,648
2 Industrial biocatalysis today and tomorrow Andreas B. Schmid, Jonathan S. Dordick, Bernhard Hauer et al. · Nature 11 Jan 2001 2,407
3 Antibody−Drug Conjugates: Linking Cytotoxic Payloads to Monoclonal Antibodies Laurent Ducry, Bernhard Stump · Bioconjugate Chemistry 21 Sep 2009 623
4 Microreactor Technology: A Revolution for the Fine Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries? Dominique M. Roberge, Laurent Ducry, N. Bieler et al. · Chemical Engineering & Technology Mar 2005 568
5 Rational assignment of key motifs for function guides in silico enzyme identification Matthias Höhne, Sebastian Schätzle, Helge Jochens et al. · Nature Chemical Biology 26 Sep 2010 371
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lonza (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monoclonal Antibodies, Therapeutic Antibodies, Glycosylation, Biopharmaceuticals, Immunogenicity, Monoclonal Antibody, Cell Culture and Recombinant Proteins.

▲ 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. Monoclonal Antibodies7▲ 101×3 topics
  2. Therapeutic Antibodies6▲ 112×2 topics
  3. Glycosylation6▲ 69×3 topics
  4. Biopharmaceuticals5▲ 126×3 topics
  5. Immunogenicity5▲ 148×2 topics
  6. Monoclonal Antibody5▲ 116×2 topics
  7. Cell Culture4▲ 49×3 topics
  8. Recombinant Proteins4▲ 168×2 topics
  9. Protein Aggregation4▲ 96×1 topic
  10. Stability4▲ 23×1 topic
  11. Mammalian Cells4▲ 199×1 topic
  12. Recombinant Protein4▲ 199×1 topic
  13. Immunotherapy2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  14. Antibody Engineering2▲ 49×1 topic
  15. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Fc Receptors2▲ 49×1 topic
  17. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.2×10 topics
  18. Breast Cancer2▲ 10×5 topics
  19. CAR T Cells2▲ 36×1 topic
  20. Chimeric Antigen Receptor2▲ 36×1 topic
  21. Tissue Engineering2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  22. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.2×3 topics
  23. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  24. Microfluidics2▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Cyclodextrins1▲ 86×1 topic
  26. Regenerative Medicine1▲ 7.1×4 topics
  27. Solid Dispersions1▲ 86×1 topic
  28. Wound Healing1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  29. HER21▲ 55×1 topic
  30. Lab-on-a-Chip1▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Mass Spectrometry1▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Trastuzumab1▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Antineoplastic Drugs1▲ 264×1 topic
  34. Corneal Biomechanics1▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Gene Therapy1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  36. Intraocular Pressure1▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Keratoconus1▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Occupational Exposure1▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Proteomics1▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Stem Cell Therapy1▲ 16×2 topics

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

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

Protein purification and…4Protein purification and stability: 4 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 4 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 2 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 1 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Rese…1HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 1 fractional worksSafe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs: 1 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 1 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 1 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOncologyPharmaceutical Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 4 works
  2. 2 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  4. 4 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 1 works
  6. 6 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Safe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs Occupational Therapy 1 works
  8. 8 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 1 works
  10. 10 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Lonza (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Lonza (Switzerland)0.00030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lonza (Switzerland) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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