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Merck Serono S.A. (Switzerland)

In research, Merck Serono S.A. (Switzerland) stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,597 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#7,389 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,803 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,378
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#96
of 429
Research works
458
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
44.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Merck Serono S.A. (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 #4,597 of 14,347 24.5%170
MedicineField #7,389 of 17,978 28.7%201
Health SciencesDomain #9,803 of 20,462 28.5%209

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Merck Serono S.A. (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: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.82× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.25× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.25× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.38× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Merck Serono S.A. (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the composite score, Amanda E. I. Proudfoot, Christian Rommel and Bruno Antonsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Merck Serono S.A. (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Amanda E. I. Proudfoot Switzerland · #76,885 worldwide 329 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Christian Rommel Switzerland · #342,849 worldwide 133 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Bruno Antonsson Switzerland · #1,107,004 worldwide 68 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Merck Serono S.A. (Switzerland)

Which keywords describe research at Merck Serono S.A. (Switzerland)?

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

▲ 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. Glycosylation5▲ 87×3 topics
  2. Monoclonal Antibodies4▲ 100×3 topics
  3. Therapeutic Antibodies4▲ 115×2 topics
  4. Cancer3▲ 3.9×12 topics
  5. Prognostic Factors3▲ 12×6 topics
  6. Autoantibodies2▲ 22×5 topics
  7. Biopharmaceuticals2▲ 98×3 topics
  8. Cell Culture2▲ 44×2 topics
  9. Immunogenicity2▲ 112×2 topics
  10. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Inflammation2▲ 2.1×12 topics
  12. Monoclonal Antibody2▲ 81×2 topics
  13. Antibody Engineering2▲ 76×1 topic
  14. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Fc Receptors2▲ 76×1 topic
  16. Mammalian Cells2▲ 169×1 topic
  17. Multiple Sclerosis2▲ 109×1 topic
  18. Neuromyelitis Optica2▲ 109×1 topic
  19. Protein Aggregation2▲ 76×3 topics
  20. Recombinant Protein2▲ 169×1 topic
  21. Recombinant Proteins2▲ 130×2 topics
  22. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.4×10 topics
  23. Chromatography2▲ 256×1 topic
  24. Stability2▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Clinical Trials2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  26. Human Rights2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  27. Immunotherapy2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  28. Innovation2▲ 2.9×8 topics
  29. Toll-like Receptors2▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Treatment2▲ 2.6×7 topics
  31. Rituximab1▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Targeted Therapy1▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Antiphospholipid Syndrome1▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus1▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Therapeutic Targets1▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia1▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Genomic Aberrations1▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Minimal Residual Disease1▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Liquid Crystals1▲ 128×1 topic
  40. Self-Organization1▲ 71×1 topic

Which research topics does Merck Serono S.A. (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects and Protein purification and stability.

Monoclonal and Polyclona…2Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Resea…2Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 2 fractional worksViral Infectious Disease…2Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 2 fractional worksProtein purification and…2Protein purification and stability: 2 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 1 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics…1Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 1 fractional worksLiquid Crystal Research Advancements: 1 fractional worksAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research: 1 fractional worksGrowth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors: 1 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPathology and Forensic MedicineMolecular BiologyRheumatology5 others

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

  1. 1 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  2. 2 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 1 works
  6. 6 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Liquid Crystal Research Advancements Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  9. 9 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 available44.2%not open55.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.2%domestic only38.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Merck Serono S.A. (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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