CiteAb's new instrument database covers nearly 2,000 instruments and over 750,000 citations. Mass spectrometer instruments are essential for sample identification and analysis in proteomics, metabolomics, and much more.
This brand new award celebrates the supplier whose mass spectrometers are most widely cited, supporting impactful global research.
We used the following methodology to determine the award winner:
- Limiting analysis to mass spectrometer data
- Calculating the supplier with the largest citation share in the previous year
Our congratulations to Thermo Fisher Scientific, winners of the Mass Spectrometer of the Year Award.
Thermo Fisher Scientific offer a broad range of solutions for life scientists, including a number of mass spectrometers for analysing proteins, drug metabolites and more.
Justin Ngai, who leads on our Instrument Data, commented:
"High citation counts showcase strong support of research. This award recognises suppliers whose instruments are central to enabling analytical work across the life sciences, so congratulations to the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific for their win!"
You can find out more about the CiteAb database at citeab.com.
Other Categories
Explore the winners of the 2026 CiteAb Awards below.
Nomination-based awards
Image of the Year
Produced by Joe McKellar, using the ZEISS LSM980 + Airyscan 2 confocal microscope
Miltenyi Biotec: UltraMicroscope Blaze™
The Innovation Award
MilliporeSigma PURedit ® Cas9 Flexible/Precision Cytosine Base Editor kit
Vector Laboratories Glysite Explorer in situ PLA Glycan Detection Kit
Data-based awards
These awards are based on insights from the CiteAb reagent database - covering citation data for 16 million+ reagents.
Protein Supplier to Watch in Cancer Research
BPS Bioscience
ACROBiosystems
Phospho Antibody Supplier of the Year
Cell Signaling Technology
Abcam
Flow Cytometer Supplier to Watch
Beckman Coulter
Cytek Biosciences
Mass Spectrometer Supplier of the Year
Thermo Fisher Scientific
SCIEX
Growth Factor Supplier of the Year
PeproTech, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
R&D Systems
IHC Supplier of the Year in Neuroscience
Abcam
Thermo Fisher Scientific