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Lonza (United States)

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World rank, all time
#32,739
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,865
of 7,310
Research works
132
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Lonza (United States)

Which fields of science does Lonza (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Lonza (United States) is in Life Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (29%), Medicine (22%), Engineering (16%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 14 fractional works · 47.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 28.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 21.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.8% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 8.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 25.3% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 21.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 23.8% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 16.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 10.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLonza (UnitedStates)28fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences48%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences3%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology828.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences311.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics14.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology12.0%
    5. Neuroscience01.2%
    1. Medicine621.8%
    2. Health Professions12.0%
    3. Dentistry01.1%
    4. Nursing00.5%
    1. Engineering516.2%
    2. Materials Science14.3%
    3. Chemistry12.2%
    4. Environmental Science00.6%
    5. Computer Science00.5%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting01.2%
    2. Social Sciences01.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
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: 2.49× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.39× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.29×1 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.39×8 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.49×3 works
  4. Dentistry2.18×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.01×1 works
  6. Chemistry1.38×1 works
  7. Materials Science1.24×1 works
  8. Medicine1.13×6 works
  9. Engineering1.08×5 works
  10. Nursing0.96×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.76×1 works
  12. Neuroscience0.75×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.36×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.24×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.12×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.09×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lonza (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Deanna M. Mudie, David T. Vodak and Aouatef Bellamine lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lonza (United States).

  1. 1 Deanna M. Mudie United States · #1,127,751 worldwide 2.2k citations · 30 works
  2. 2 David T. Vodak United States · #1,652,040 worldwide 14k citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Aouatef Bellamine United States · #2,079,714 worldwide 1.8k citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Michael M. Morgen United States · #2,099,569 worldwide 926 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 John M. Baumann United States · #2,324,476 worldwide 745 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Eytan Abraham United States · #2,633,722 worldwide 1.4k citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Brian C. Hadley United States · #3,364,783 worldwide 511 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Michael T. McCaman United States · #3,802,921 worldwide 1.3k citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Aaron M. Stewart United States · #3,918,431 worldwide 494 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Behnam Ahmadian Baghbaderani United States · #4,266,019 worldwide 751 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Lonza (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Lonza (United States)?

The most cited paper from Lonza (United States) is "Hydrogels used for cell‐based drug delivery" (John J. Schmidt, Jon A. Rowley, Hyun Joon Kong, 2008), with 230 citations. Next come "A consensus introduction to serum replacements and serum-free media for cellular therapies" (223) and "cGMP-Manufactured Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Are Available for Pre-clinical and Clinical Applications" (216).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Hydrogels used for cell‐based drug delivery John J. Schmidt, Jon A. Rowley, Hyun Joon Kong · Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A 6 Oct 2008 230
2 A consensus introduction to serum replacements and serum-free media for cellular therapies Ohad Karnieli, Ohad Karnieli, Oryan Makler Friedner et al. · Cytotherapy 22 Dec 2016 223
3 cGMP-Manufactured Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Are Available for Pre-clinical and Clinical Applications Behnam Ahmadian Baghbaderani, Xinghui Tian, Boon Hwa Neo et al. · Stem Cell Reports Open access 24 Sep 2015 216
4 Potency assay development for cellular therapy products: an ISCT review of the requirements and experiences in the industry Christopher A. Bravery, Jessica Carmen, Timothy C. Fong et al. · Cytotherapy 2013 204
5 L-Carnitine intake and high trimethylamine N-oxide plasma levels correlate with low aortic lesions in ApoE−/− transgenic mice expressing CETP Heidi L. Collins, Denise Drazul‐Schrader, Anthony C. Sulpizio et al. · Atherosclerosis Open access 4 Nov 2015 199
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Which keywords describe research at Lonza (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cell Culture, Tissue Engineering, Nanoparticles, Polyphenols, Nanoparticle Encapsulation, Inhaler Devices, Pulmonary Drug Delivery and Encapsulation Techniques.

▲ 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 28 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Cell Culture3▲ 86×2 topics
  2. Tissue Engineering3▲ 16×5 topics
  3. Nanoparticles3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  4. Polyphenols2▲ 44×2 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  6. Nanoparticle Encapsulation2▲ 128×2 topics
  7. Encapsulation Techniques2▲ 249×1 topic
  8. Inhaler Devices2▲ 267×1 topic
  9. Pulmonary Drug Delivery2▲ 267×1 topic
  10. Spray Drying2▲ 249×1 topic
  11. Drug Delivery2▲ 11×6 topics
  12. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 65×2 topics
  13. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Stability2▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 84×2 topics
  16. Glycosylation2▲ 53×2 topics
  17. Bioprinting2▲ 90×1 topic
  18. Microfluidic Devices2▲ 45×1 topic
  19. Biopharmaceuticals1▲ 93×1 topic
  20. Protein Aggregation1▲ 89×1 topic
  21. Mammalian Cells1▲ 206×1 topic
  22. Recombinant Protein1▲ 206×1 topic
  23. CAR T Cells1▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Chimeric Antigen Receptor1▲ 58×1 topic
  26. Cyclodextrins1▲ 187×1 topic
  27. Solid Dispersions1▲ 187×1 topic
  28. Differentiation1▲ 56×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery, Microencapsulation and Drying Processes, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research and Protein purification and stability.

Inhalation and Respirato…2Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 2 fractional worksMicroencapsulation and D…2Microencapsulation and Drying Processes: 2 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedica…23D Printing in Biomedical Research: 2 fractional worksProtein purification and…1Protein purification and stability: 1 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Deli…1Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy research: 1 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineFood ScienceBiomedical EngineeringMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes Food Science 2 works
  3. 3 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 1 works
  8. 8 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 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 available39.1%not open60.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.9%domestic only72.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% 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 (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000078% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Lonza (United States)0.000095% in 20251990200020102020

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