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PerkinElmer (United States)

In research, PerkinElmer (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#5,486 of 9,532 worldwide), Chemistry (#2,091 of 2,902 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#4,260 of 5,801 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,287
of 22,385 · #14,764 all time
Rank in United States
#2,526
of 3,332
Research works
2.5k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
56k
22.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
PerkinElmer (United States)

What is PerkinElmer (United States) 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
EngineeringField #5,486 of 9,532 8.7%849
ChemistryField #2,091 of 2,902 12.4%357
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,260 of 5,801 10.9%276
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #1,917 of 2,564 9.0%201
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,870 of 3,725 9.8%272
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,881 of 3,729 9.1%180
SpectroscopySubfield #648 of 838 12.9%174
Physical SciencesDomain #13,737 of 17,446 9.4%1,856
Physics and AstronomyField #2,395 of 2,917 6.4%244
Life SciencesDomain #9,464 of 11,023 9.9%366

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where PerkinElmer (United States) 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 PerkinElmer (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at PerkinElmer (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Medicine (15%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 41 fractional works · 39.8% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 8.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 22.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 15.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 21.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 14.4% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 17 fractional works · 16.8% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 14.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPerkinElmer(United States)104fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences21%

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. Engineering1211.6%
    2. Computer Science88.0%
    3. Chemistry88.0%
    4. Environmental Science66.0%
    5. Materials Science22.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy11.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.2%
    8. Mathematics10.8%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1615.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences43.4%
    3. Neuroscience11.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    1. Social Sciences1514.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities21.8%
    3. Psychology21.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
    6. Decision Sciences10.9%
    1. Medicine1514.6%
    2. Health Professions22.0%
    3. Nursing00.2%
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: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.94× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.64× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.10× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry5.10×8 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.64×1 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.94×16 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.83×1 works
  5. Environmental Science1.21×6 works
  6. Social Sciences1.14×15 works
  7. Computer Science1.03×8 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.91×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.84×1 works
  10. Engineering0.78×12 works
  11. Health Professions0.78×2 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.76×1 works
  13. Medicine0.76×15 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.72×4 works
  15. Mathematics0.68×1 works
  16. Materials Science0.64×2 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.61×2 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.56×1 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.54×1 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×1 works
  21. Psychology0.51×2 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×2 works
  23. Nursing0.33×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Kevin P. Francis, Brad W. Rice and David C. Manning lead among researchers whose main affiliation is PerkinElmer (United States).

  1. 1 Kevin P. Francis United States · #475,847 worldwide 7.8k citations · 138 works
  2. 2 Brad W. Rice United States · #1,087,326 worldwide 1.7k citations · 31 works
  3. 3 David C. Manning United States · #1,413,561 worldwide 1.8k citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Lawrence Salvati United States · #1,566,083 worldwide 2.1k citations · 66 works
  5. 5 Paul D. Grossman United States · #1,569,160 worldwide 2.4k citations · 32 works
  6. 6 B. Kolb United States · #1,789,298 worldwide 2.4k citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Kelly L. Smith United States · #1,961,309 worldwide 1.1k citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Walter Slavin United States · #2,054,042 worldwide 4.5k citations · 142 works
  9. 9 Elena D. Katz United States · #2,057,061 worldwide 1.2k citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Jeffrey A. Meganck United States · #2,320,677 worldwide 1k citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at PerkinElmer (United States)

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

The most cited paper from PerkinElmer (United States) is "Zernike polynomials and atmospheric turbulence*" (Robert J. Noll, 1976), with 2,779 citations. Next come "Improvement of the Oryza sativa Nipponbare reference genome using next generation sequence and optical map data" (2,525) and "Empirical atomic sensitivity factors for quantitative analysis by electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis" (2,077).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Zernike polynomials and atmospheric turbulence* Robert J. Noll · Journal of the Optical Society of America Mar 1976 2,779
2 Improvement of the Oryza sativa Nipponbare reference genome using next generation sequence and optical map data Yoshihiro Kawahara et al. · Rice Open access 6 Feb 2013 2,525
3 Empirical atomic sensitivity factors for quantitative analysis by electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis Charles Daniel Wagner, Lawrence E. Davis, Mary V. Zeller et al. · Surface and Interface Analysis Oct 1981 2,077
4 Allelic discrimination using fluorogenic probes and the 5′ nuclease assay Kenneth J. Livak · Genetic Analysis Biomolecular Engineering Feb 1999 1,385
5 Dietary Approaches to Prevent and Treat Hypertension Lawrence J. Appel, Michael W. Brands, Stephen R. Daniels et al. · Hypertension Open access 24 Jan 2006 1,307
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at PerkinElmer (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Knowledge Management, Innovation, Economic Development, Globalization, Social Impact, Educational Technology, Policy and Regional Disparities.

▲ 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. Globalization6▲ 2.9×9 topics
  2. Innovation6▲ 5.3×6 topics
  3. Knowledge Management6▲ 9.6×6 topics
  4. Educational Technology5▲ 3.8×9 topics
  5. Economic Development4▲ 5.4×4 topics
  6. Deep Learning4▲ 1.21×14 topics
  7. Climate Change4▲ 1.50×11 topics
  8. Sustainability4▲ 1.64×9 topics
  9. Social Impact3▲ 8.3×2 topics
  10. E-Learning3▲ 3.3×4 topics
  11. Policy3▲ 15×1 topic
  12. Regional Disparities3▲ 68×1 topic
  13. Genetic Variants3▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Ionic Liquids3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  15. Nanoparticles3▲ 2.2×12 topics
  16. Online Learning2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  17. Health Effects2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  18. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Technology2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  20. Biosensors2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  21. Clinical Genomics2▲ 53×1 topic
  22. Sequence Interpretation2▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers2▲ 50×1 topic
  24. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Solid-Phase Microextraction2▲ 50×1 topic
  26. Vulnerability2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  27. Digital Marketing2▲ 4.4×2 topics
  28. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Educational Projects2▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Remote Learning2▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Biomedical Imaging2▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Imaging2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  33. Infrared Spectroscopy2▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Liquid Chromatography2▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Proteins2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Cell Culture1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Electrospray1▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Ionization1▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Metabolic Disorders1▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Lab-on-a-Chip1▲ 10×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Analytical chemistry methods development and E-Learning and Knowledge Management.

Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 3 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 2 fractional worksAnalytical chemistry met…2Analytical chemistry methods development: 2 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…2E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 2 fractional worksSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research: 2 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…1CAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Techniques: 1 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentGeneticsAnalytical ChemistryComputer Science Applications4 others

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

  1. 1 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 3 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 2 works
  3. 3 Analytical chemistry methods development Analytical Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 2 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research Biophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  7. 7 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 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 available14.4%not open85.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher 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 PerkinElmer (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%PerkinElmer (United States)0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of PerkinElmer (United States) 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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025PerkinElmer (United States)8.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.9% in 1998.

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