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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (United States)

In research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (United States) stands highest in Medicine (#4,294 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,637 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,345
of 28,054 · #3,359 all time
Rank in United States
#1,246
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
61k
58.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Vertex Pharmaceuticals (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
MedicineField #4,294 of 10,443 18.1%72 #2306
Health SciencesDomain #5,637 of 11,982 18.5%76 #2994

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

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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.17× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.95× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.19× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.75× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.67× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Nanxin Li, David J. Livingston and Samuel M. Moskowitz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vertex Pharmaceuticals (United States).

  1. 1 Nanxin Li United States · #120,417 worldwide 222 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 David J. Livingston United States · #153,260 worldwide 341 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Samuel M. Moskowitz United States · #175,277 worldwide 398 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Mark A. Murcko United States · #177,550 worldwide 419 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Mark Fleming United States · #220,051 worldwide 758 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Nitin Nair United States · #294,425 worldwide 297 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Keith P. Wilson United States · #307,167 worldwide 213 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Fredrick Van Goor United States · #320,085 worldwide 103 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Sarah Robertson United States · #425,567 worldwide 77 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Mark Higgins United States · #528,314 worldwide 46 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pulmonary Hypertension, Genetic Regulation, Sickle-cell Disease, Thalassemia, Epidemiology, Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Infections and Bronchiectasis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 3.9×24 topics
  2. Pulmonary Hypertension16▲ 82×3 topics
  3. Genetic Regulation16▲ 69×3 topics
  4. Sickle-cell Disease16▲ 262×1 topic
  5. Thalassemia16▲ 262×1 topic
  6. Cystic Fibrosis10▲ 106×2 topics
  7. Bronchiectasis10▲ 255×1 topic
  8. CFTR10▲ 255×1 topic
  9. Pulmonary Infections10▲ 129×2 topics
  10. Inflammation8▲ 2.7×30 topics
  11. Anemia6▲ 47×4 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.6×14 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress5▲ 2.2×16 topics
  14. Quality of Life4▲ 2.2×8 topics
  15. Biomarkers4▲ 3.9×7 topics
  16. Bayesian Methods4▲ 51×2 topics
  17. Glycemic Control4▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Iron Deficiency3▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Diabetes3▲ 4.5×6 topics
  20. Glomerular Diseases3▲ 67×1 topic
  21. Nephrotic Syndrome3▲ 67×1 topic
  22. Type 1 Diabetes3▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Hepcidin3▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Insulin Therapy3▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Iron Regulation3▲ 55×1 topic
  26. Adaptive Designs3▲ 95×1 topic
  27. False Discovery Rate3▲ 95×1 topic
  28. Pancreatic Cancer3▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Health Promotion3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  30. Prognostic Factors3▲ 4.2×3 topics
  31. Alloimmunization2▲ 74×1 topic
  32. Blood Groups2▲ 74×1 topic
  33. Complications2▲ 3.4×2 topics
  34. Continuous Glucose Monitoring2▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Hypoglycemia2▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Hematopoietic Stem Cells2▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Child Care2▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Infection Control Measures2▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Cost-effectiveness Analysis2▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Health Utility Measures2▲ 14×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies and Iron Metabolism and Disorders.

Hemoglobinopathies and R…16Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 16 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…10Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 10 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 3 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 3 fractional worksStatistical Methods in Clinical Trials: 3 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksPediatric health and respiratory diseases: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 1 fractional works
GeneticsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineNephrologyHematology4 others

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

  1. 1 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 16 works
  2. 2 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  3. 3 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 3 works
  4. 4 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 3 works
  5. 5 Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials Statistics and Probability 3 works
  6. 6 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 2 works
  7. 7 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  8. 8 Pediatric health and respiratory diseases Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  9. 9 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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