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Thermo Fisher Scientific (United States)

In research, Thermo Fisher Scientific (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,793 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,549 of 7,800 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,624 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Spectroscopy and Immunology — Spectroscopy is 22.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,300
of 28,054 · #5,342 all time
Rank in United States
#721
of 4,192
Research works
1.8k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Thermo Fisher Scientific (United States) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,793 of 12,888 9.8%181 #5152
Life SciencesDomain #3,549 of 7,800 11.4%168 #3655
MedicineField #5,624 of 10,443 10.8%135 #7747
Health SciencesDomain #7,195 of 11,982 11.0%139 #9313
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,292 of 3,579 12.0%126 #2215
EngineeringField #5,375 of 6,636 5.8%72 #7577
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,791 of 2,175 13.2%83 #1777

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

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. Physical Sciences#5,152 #5,793
  2. Life Sciences#3,655 #3,549
  3. Medicine#7,747 #5,624
  4. Health Sciences#9,313 #7,195
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,215 #2,292
  6. Engineering#7,577 #5,375
  7. Molecular Biology#1,777 #1,791
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 Thermo Fisher Scientific (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Spectroscopy takes 22.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SpectroscopySubfield · 25.7 works23×
  2. ImmunologySubfield · 22.0 works6.3×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.62× its world share, 126 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.82× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.90× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.10× its world share, 33 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 72 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.32× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.38× its world share, 135 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× 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, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Thermo Fisher Scientific (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Fiona Hyland, Wendy Sandoval and John C. Rogers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thermo Fisher Scientific (United States).

  1. 1 Fiona Hyland United States · #132,097 worldwide 128 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Wendy Sandoval United States · #266,217 worldwide 192 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 John C. Rogers United States · #337,136 worldwide 153 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Mohan C. Vemuri United States · #457,641 worldwide 110 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Keith P. Thompson United States · #806,564 worldwide 35 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Greg T. Hermanson United States · #871,944 worldwide 96 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Alexander V. Vlassov United States · #907,778 worldwide 58 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Rosa Viner United States · #1,040,309 worldwide 43 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Anilkumar R. Kore United States · #1,385,679 worldwide 38 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 David Kuninger United States · #1,389,776 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Thermo Fisher Scientific (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Thermo Fisher Scientific (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mass Spectrometry, Glycosylation, Proteomics, Monoclonal Antibodies, Cancer Immunotherapy, Immunotherapy, Tumor Regression and Cell Culture.

▲ 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. Mass Spectrometry28▲ 35×5 topics
  2. Epidemiology26▲ 1.30×57 topics
  3. Glycosylation21▲ 38×3 topics
  4. Immunotherapy21▲ 5.8×14 topics
  5. Proteomics20▲ 66×3 topics
  6. Monoclonal Antibodies19▲ 42×3 topics
  7. Cancer Immunotherapy18▲ 24×3 topics
  8. Tumor Regression17▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Cell Culture16▲ 28×2 topics
  10. Gene Expression16▲ 5.2×12 topics
  11. Lymphoma15▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Therapeutic Antibodies15▲ 42×2 topics
  13. CAR T Cells15▲ 40×1 topic
  14. Chimeric Antigen Receptor15▲ 40×1 topic
  15. Data Analysis15▲ 10×5 topics
  16. Gene Therapy14▲ 14×6 topics
  17. Imaging14▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Quantitative Analysis14▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Biomarkers13▲ 3.8×13 topics
  20. Targeted Therapy13▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Biopharmaceuticals13▲ 49×3 topics
  22. Precision Medicine12▲ 5.1×7 topics
  23. Proteins12▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Electrospray12▲ 70×1 topic
  25. Ionization12▲ 70×1 topic
  26. Regenerative Medicine12▲ 8.9×4 topics
  27. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy11▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths11▲ 108×1 topic
  29. Scanning Electron Microscopy11▲ 91×1 topic
  30. Fault Localization10▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Immunogenicity10▲ 47×2 topics
  32. Monoclonal Antibody10▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Integrated Circuits9▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Antibody Engineering9▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Cell-Free DNA9▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Failure Analysis9▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Fc Receptors9▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Mammalian Cells9▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Photon Emission Microscopy9▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Recombinant Protein9▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does Thermo Fisher Scientific (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: CAR-T cell therapy research, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research.

CAR-T cell therapy resea…15CAR-T cell therapy research: 15 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techni…12Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 12 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 11 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 9 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 9 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications: 9 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…9Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 9 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 7 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 6 fractional works
OncologySpectroscopySurfaces, Coatings and FilmsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging4 others

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 15 works
  2. 2 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 12 works
  3. 3 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 11 works
  4. 4 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 9 works
  5. 5 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 9 works
  7. 7 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 9 works
  8. 8 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 9 works
  9. 9 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 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 available38.9%not open61.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Thermo Fisher Scientific (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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