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Roche (Switzerland)

In research, Roche (Switzerland) stands highest in Life Sciences (#490 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#1,001 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,419 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistics and Probability, Genetics and Oncology — Statistics and Probability is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,324
of 28,054 · #638 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#16
of 220
Research works
12k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
511k
42.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Roche (Switzerland) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #490 of 7,800 26.9%338 #218
MedicineField #1,001 of 10,443 20.7%533 #414
Health SciencesDomain #1,419 of 11,982 20.5%559 #538
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #764 of 3,579 26.7%196 #291
Molecular BiologySubfield #567 of 2,175 25.7%136 #264
OncologySubfield #222 of 772 24.0%96 #191
Physical SciencesDomain #4,972 of 12,888 21.7%170 #1592
Social SciencesDomain #5,494 of 10,521 17.1%102 #4971

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Roche (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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#218 #490
  2. Medicine#414 #1,001
  3. Health Sciences#538 #1,419
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#291 #764
  5. Molecular Biology#264 #567
  6. Oncology#191 #222
  7. Physical Sciences#1,592 #4,972
  8. Social Sciences#4,971 #5,494
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Roche (Switzerland) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistics and Probability takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 22.2 works8.9×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 25.9 works8.1×
  3. OncologySubfield · 95.8 works7.3×
  4. ImmunologySubfield · 56.4 works7.0×
  5. HematologySubfield · 22.1 works6.2×
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 24.9 works6.0×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.14× its world share, 196 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.04× its world share, 59 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.63× its world share, 50 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.05× its world share, 25 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.46× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.86× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.37× its world share, 533 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.93× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.98× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Roche (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the composite score, Francesco Sinigaglia, Hans R. Baumgartner and A. Pletscher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Roche (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Francesco Sinigaglia Switzerland · #31,759 worldwide 388 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Hans R. Baumgartner Switzerland · #51,550 worldwide 509 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 A. Pletscher Switzerland · #77,510 worldwide 604 citations · 118 works
  4. 4 Alfred Winterstein Switzerland · #78,384 worldwide 209 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 K.F. Gey Switzerland · #107,716 worldwide 244 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Gail D. Lewis Phillips Switzerland · #113,367 worldwide 283 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Roland Kolbeck Switzerland · #123,120 worldwide 252 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Norman A. Mazer Switzerland · #134,777 worldwide 415 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Rainer E. Martin Switzerland · #137,804 worldwide 437 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Laurent Essioux Switzerland · #138,935 worldwide 1.2k citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Roche (Switzerland)

Which keywords describe research at Roche (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monoclonal Antibodies, Lymphoma, Therapeutic Antibodies, Cancer Immunotherapy, Glycosylation, Biomarkers, Immunotherapy and Neurodegeneration.

▲ 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. Machine Learning63▲ 1.64×29 topics
  2. Monoclonal Antibodies58▲ 55×3 topics
  3. Inflammation48▲ 1.99×60 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress46▲ 2.4×38 topics
  5. Biomarkers45▲ 5.6×17 topics
  6. Immunotherapy44▲ 5.3×17 topics
  7. Lymphoma44▲ 23×4 topics
  8. Therapeutic Antibodies41▲ 50×2 topics
  9. Cancer Immunotherapy39▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Glycosylation39▲ 30×3 topics
  11. Clinical Trials35▲ 4.5×15 topics
  12. Chemotherapy34▲ 4.1×22 topics
  13. Neurodegeneration32▲ 9.2×9 topics
  14. Tumor Microenvironment32▲ 6.2×8 topics
  15. Biopharmaceuticals31▲ 51×3 topics
  16. Immunogenicity30▲ 60×2 topics
  17. Pharmacokinetics30▲ 9.7×8 topics
  18. Tumor Regression29▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Medicinal Chemistry29▲ 9.0×10 topics
  20. Leukemia29▲ 29×2 topics
  21. CAR T Cells29▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Chimeric Antigen Receptor29▲ 33×1 topic
  23. Antibody Engineering28▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Fc Receptors28▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Precision Medicine28▲ 5.1×8 topics
  26. Targeted Therapy27▲ 10×5 topics
  27. Cost-effectiveness Analysis26▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Economic Evaluation26▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Health Utility Measures26▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Rituximab23▲ 13×4 topics
  31. PET Imaging22▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Immune Checkpoint Blockade22▲ 17×1 topic
  33. PD-1 and PD-L122▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Neuroinflammation22▲ 6.5×6 topics
  35. Diagnostic Criteria21▲ 8.2×8 topics
  36. Protein Aggregation21▲ 34×3 topics
  37. Gene Therapy20▲ 9.2×5 topics
  38. Molecular Docking20▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Drug Target Identification20▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Virtual Screening20▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Roche (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: CAR-T cell therapy research, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers.

CAR-T cell therapy resea…29CAR-T cell therapy research: 29 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…28Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 28 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…26Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 26 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…22Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 22 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 20 fractional worksBiosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods: 17 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…15Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 15 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and T…14Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 14 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Resea…14Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 14 fractional worksProtein purification and…13Protein purification and stability: 13 fractional works
OncologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEconomics and EconometricsComputational Theory and Mathematics4 others

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 29 works
  2. 2 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 28 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 26 works
  4. 4 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 22 works
  5. 5 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 20 works
  6. 6 Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Immunology 17 works
  7. 7 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 15 works
  8. 8 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 14 works
  9. 9 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 14 works
  10. 10 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 13 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 available30.2%not open69.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.3%domestic only58.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Roche (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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