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PTC Therapeutics (United States)

In research, PTC Therapeutics (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#11,480 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,085
of 28,054 · #28,263 all time
Rank in United States
#2,927
of 4,192
Research works
204
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
23.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is PTC Therapeutics (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
Life SciencesDomain #11,480 of 14,347 11.3%120

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where PTC Therapeutics (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does PTC Therapeutics (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 27.2 works8.0×
← 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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.96× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 7.92× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14.70× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 1.64× its world share, 20 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 14.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at PTC Therapeutics (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Stuart W. Peltz, Gary Elfring and Marla Weetall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is PTC Therapeutics (United States).

  1. 1 Stuart W. Peltz United States · #294,127 worldwide 167 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Gary Elfring United States · #295,448 worldwide 88 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Marla Weetall United States · #657,317 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 A. Reha United States · #702,473 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Robert J. Spiegel United States · #728,065 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Thomas W. Davis United States · #774,390 worldwide 63 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Christian Werner United States · #1,012,782 worldwide 51 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Rongrong Zhang United States · #1,079,498 worldwide 33 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Ellen Welch United States · #1,345,828 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at PTC Therapeutics (United States)

Which keywords describe research at PTC Therapeutics (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Metabolic Disorders, Newborn Screening, Chaperones, Huntington's Disease, Protein Aggregation, Mitochondrial Function and Biochemical Genetics.

▲ 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. Mitochondrial Dysfunction11▲ 60×8 topics
  2. Metabolic Disorders8▲ 108×3 topics
  3. Newborn Screening8▲ 228×2 topics
  4. Chaperones7▲ 196×2 topics
  5. Huntington's Disease7▲ 370×1 topic
  6. Protein Aggregation7▲ 210×1 topic
  7. Mitochondrial Function7▲ 116×3 topics
  8. Biochemical Genetics7▲ 306×1 topic
  9. Carnitine7▲ 306×1 topic
  10. Oxidative Stress6▲ 5.5×14 topics
  11. Inflammation5▲ 4.0×12 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders4▲ 9.5×5 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  15. Neurodegenerative Diseases3▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Reactive Oxygen Species3▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Cancer3▲ 3.5×10 topics
  18. Ketogenic Diet3▲ 48×1 topic
  19. Low-Carbohydrate Diet3▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Stem Cells3▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Muscle Regeneration3▲ 159×1 topic
  22. Skeletal Muscle Atrophy3▲ 159×1 topic
  23. Antioxidant3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  24. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 24×3 topics
  25. Mitochondria2▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Aging2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  27. Genetic Variants2▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Genetics2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  29. Genetic Mutations2▲ 7.0×9 topics
  30. Cell Death2▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Enzyme Regulation2▲ 118×2 topics
  32. Neurodegeneration2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  33. Pharmacology2▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Mitochondrial Fission2▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Mitochondrial Fusion2▲ 50×1 topic
  36. Nucleotide Metabolism2▲ 166×1 topic
  37. Purine Biosynthesis2▲ 166×1 topic
  38. Clinical Management2▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Gene Therapy2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Genetic Variation2▲ 12×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, Diet and metabolism studies and Muscle Physiology and Disorders.

Genetic Neurodegenerativ…7Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 7 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic D…7Metabolism and Genetic Disorders: 7 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 3 fractional worksMuscle Physiology and Di…3Muscle Physiology and Disorders: 3 fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…2Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 2 fractional worksBiochemical and Molecula…2Biochemical and Molecular Research: 2 fractional worksPharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism: 2 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 1 fractional worksCoenzyme Q10 studies and effects: 1 fractional worksAmino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceClinical BiochemistryPhysiologyMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 7 works
  2. 2 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 7 works
  3. 3 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 3 works
  4. 4 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Biochemical and Molecular Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 2 works
  8. 8 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Coenzyme Q10 studies and effects Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism Biochemistry 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 available40.9%not open59.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher 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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