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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany)

In research, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,715 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,637 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,395 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology (Oncology is 6.7× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#3,875
of 22,385 · #2,000 all time
Rank in Germany
#144
of 795
Research works
3.8k
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
98k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.10×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%

What is Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,715 of 10,670 10.1%141 #2198
Health SciencesDomain #2,637 of 9,902 13.4%220 #1529
MedicineField #2,395 of 8,541 13.4%208 #1434
Life SciencesDomain #2,133 of 6,403 14.2%138 #1632
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,252 of 2,964 15.0%91 #1361
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,023 of 1,880 12.8%65 #1170

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,198 #2,715
  2. Health Sciences#1,529 #2,637
  3. Medicine#1,434 #2,395
  4. Life Sciences#1,632 #2,133
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,361 #1,252
  6. Molecular Biology#1,170 #1,023
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany) is in Health Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%), Engineering (11%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 236 fractional works · 40.6% of its workMedicine: 224 fractional works · 38.4% of its workOncology: 44 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 26 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 21 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 155 fractional works · 26.7% of its workEngineering: 62 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 3.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 24 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 22 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 154 fractional works · 26.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 101 fractional works · 17.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 74 fractional works · 12.6% of its workCancer Research: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 23 fractional works · 3.9% of its workImmunology: 18 fractional works · 3.1% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 19 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMerck KGaA,Darmstadt…583fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences6%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine22438.4%
    2. Health Professions81.5%
    3. Veterinary40.6%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Engineering6210.6%
    2. Materials Science244.0%
    3. Chemistry223.8%
    4. Computer Science172.9%
    5. Environmental Science132.2%
    6. Mathematics71.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy61.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering30.5%
    9. Energy20.3%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10117.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology233.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics193.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.1%
    5. Neuroscience50.8%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance183.1%
    2. Social Sciences81.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting61.1%
    4. Decision Sciences30.5%
    5. Psychology10.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 43.7 works6.7×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.26× its world share, 101 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.88× its world share, 23 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.13× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.41× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 62 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.16× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.00× its world share, 224 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.57× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.43× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics9.13×19 works
  2. Veterinary4.57×4 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.88×23 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.26×101 works
  5. Chemistry2.41×22 works
  6. Medicine2.00×224 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.43×18 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.30×3 works
  9. Materials Science1.16×24 works
  10. Mathematics1.03×7 works
  11. Engineering0.71×62 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.57×3 works
  13. Health Professions0.55×8 works
  14. Neuroscience0.50×5 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.48×6 works
  16. Environmental Science0.45×13 works
  17. Computer Science0.38×17 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×6 works
  19. Energy0.29×2 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×6 works
  21. Nursing0.19×0 works
  22. Social Sciences0.11×8 works
  23. Dentistry0.06×0 works
  24. Psychology0.06×1 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.03×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Simon L. Goodman, Frank T. Zenke and Salvatore Longobardi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany).

  1. 1 Simon L. Goodman Germany · #123,255 worldwide 16k citations · 175 works
  2. 2 Frank T. Zenke Germany · #169,119 worldwide 4.1k citations · 356 works
  3. 3 Salvatore Longobardi Germany · #185,667 worldwide 3.9k citations · 107 works
  4. 4 Matthias Frech Germany · #215,618 worldwide 6.4k citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Friedhelm Bladt Germany · #217,354 worldwide 7.1k citations · 121 works
  6. 6 Kevin M. Chin Germany · #229,149 worldwide 7.5k citations · 102 works
  7. 7 Brian Elenbaas Germany · #229,477 worldwide 7.5k citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Anja von Heydebreck Germany · #241,418 worldwide 11k citations · 121 works
  9. 9 Wenjing Zheng Germany · #250,031 worldwide 4.5k citations · 106 works
  10. 10 Lukas Friedrich Germany · #257,872 worldwide 1.8k citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany)?

The most cited paper from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany) is "2010 Rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: An American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative" (Daniel Aletaha et al., 2010), with 9,731 citations. Next come "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (6,023) and "Radiotherapy plus Cetuximab for Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck" (5,137).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 2010 Rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: An American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative Daniel Aletaha et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Open access 10 Aug 2010 9,731
2 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
3 Radiotherapy plus Cetuximab for Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck James A. Bonner, Paul M. Harari, J. Giralt et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 8 Feb 2006 5,137
4 Cetuximab Monotherapy and Cetuximab plus Irinotecan in Irinotecan-Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer David Cunningham, Yves Humblet, Salvatore Siena et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 21 Jul 2004 5,071
5 Cetuximab and Chemotherapy as Initial Treatment for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Eric Van Cutsem, Claus-Henning Köhne, Erika Hitre et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access Apr 2009 3,899
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Monoclonal Antibodies, Glycosylation, Therapeutic Antibodies, Immunotherapy, Targeted Therapy, Molecular Characterization and Prognostic Factors.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy36▲ 8.8×18 topics
  2. Monoclonal Antibodies28▲ 54×3 topics
  3. Glycosylation27▲ 42×3 topics
  4. Immunotherapy26▲ 6.2×15 topics
  5. Therapeutic Antibodies25▲ 61×2 topics
  6. Cancer23▲ 2.9×39 topics
  7. Targeted Therapy22▲ 17×5 topics
  8. Clinical Trials19▲ 4.9×9 topics
  9. Molecular Characterization19▲ 18×4 topics
  10. Prognostic Factors17▲ 6.9×9 topics
  11. Cancer Therapy17▲ 5.0×15 topics
  12. Tumor Microenvironment17▲ 6.3×7 topics
  13. Antibody Engineering15▲ 48×1 topic
  14. Fc Receptors15▲ 48×1 topic
  15. Monoclonal Antibody15▲ 47×2 topics
  16. Medicinal Chemistry14▲ 9.1×9 topics
  17. Neoadjuvant Therapy14▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Biopharmaceuticals14▲ 46×3 topics
  19. Guidelines13▲ 4.7×5 topics
  20. Immunogenicity13▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Cell Culture13▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Bladder Cancer12▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Urothelial Carcinoma12▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Resistance Mechanisms11▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Genomic Profiling11▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Metastatic11▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Treatment Guidelines11▲ 8.5×2 topics
  28. ALK Inhibitors11▲ 30×1 topic
  29. EGFR Mutations11▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Recombinant Proteins11▲ 58×2 topics
  31. Genomic Instability10▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Pharmacokinetics10▲ 6.3×5 topics
  33. Stability10▲ 7.5×2 topics
  34. Protein Aggregation10▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Chromatography10▲ 108×1 topic
  36. Refolding10▲ 108×1 topic
  37. Biopharmaceutical Production9▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Mammalian Cells9▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Recombinant Protein9▲ 66×1 topic
  40. PET Imaging8▲ 8.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations and Protein purification and stability.

  1. 1 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 15 works
  2. 2 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 12 works
  3. 3 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  4. 4 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 10 works
  5. 5 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 9 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  7. 7 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 8 works
  8. 8 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 7 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 7 works
  10. 10 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 6 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.9%domestic only66.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0024% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany)0.0019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany)12.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.2% in 2002.

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