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Research in Aarau

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Aarau, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Kantonsspital Aarau.

Research institutions
12
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.8k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
45k
16.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Aarau

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Aarau?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kantonsspital AarauHospital / health system 2,278 #6,724
2Hirslanden Klinik AarauHospital / health system 277 #16,937 all time
3Klinik BarmelweidHospital / health system 142 #33,303 all time
4Neue Kantonsschule AarauUniversity 23 not ranked
5Schweizerische Koordinationsstelle für BildungsforschungGovernment institution 12 not ranked
6Rockwell Automation (Switzerland)Company 10 not ranked
7Departement Gesundheit und SozialesGovernment institution 9 not ranked
8Medicoat (Switzerland)Company 9 not ranked
9Beratungsdienste für Ausbildung und Beruf Aargau (Switzerland)Company 5 not ranked
10Verwaltungsgericht Kantons AargauGovernment institution 4 not ranked
11Departement Bildung, Kultur und SportGovernment institution 2 not ranked
12Aargauer KantonsbibliothekArchive 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Kantonsspital Aarau: 82.2%Hirslanden Klinik Aarau: 10.0%Klinik Barmelweid: 5.1%Neue Kantonsschule Aarau: 0.8%8 others listed: 1.9%82%largest
Kantonsspital Aarau2,278 · 82.2%Hirslanden Klinik Aarau277 · 10.0%Klinik Barmelweid142 · 5.1%Neue Kantonsschule Aarau23 · 0.8%8 others listed52 · 1.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Aarau work in?

In 2022-now, 78% of research in Aarau is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 368 fractional works · 78.5% of its workMedicine: 336 fractional works · 71.7% of its workSurgery: 58 fractional works · 12.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 41 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEpidemiology: 25 fractional works · 5.3% of its workNeurology: 22 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 50 fractional works · 10.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAarau469fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences78%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine33671.7%
    2. Health Professions214.5%
    3. Nursing81.8%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology235.0%
    2. Neuroscience122.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology91.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences40.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.4%
    1. Social Sciences112.2%
    2. Psychology91.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities30.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting30.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering81.7%
    2. Environmental Science51.0%
    3. Computer Science40.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy40.9%
    5. Materials Science20.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Aarau?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Management, Prognosis, Treatment, Critical Care and Guidelines.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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. Epidemiology57▲ 3.1×106 topics
  2. Inflammation35▲ 3.5×60 topics
  3. Diagnosis22▲ 5.1×36 topics
  4. Quality of Life21▲ 3.1×40 topics
  5. Treatment21▲ 3.6×41 topics
  6. Management21▲ 5.5×28 topics
  7. Risk Factors16▲ 3.2×23 topics
  8. Prognosis16▲ 10×9 topics
  9. Immunotherapy15▲ 4.5×18 topics
  10. Guidelines15▲ 6.6×11 topics
  11. Aging14▲ 5.6×12 topics
  12. Complications14▲ 6.2×17 topics
  13. Critical Care14▲ 12×8 topics
  14. Genetic Mutations13▲ 6.4×20 topics
  15. Surgical Management12▲ 6.5×19 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 2.2×23 topics
  17. Mortality12▲ 4.4×12 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines10▲ 3.9×14 topics
  19. Neuroprotection10▲ 5.8×8 topics
  20. Magnetic Resonance Imaging10▲ 8.0×5 topics
  21. Radiotherapy10▲ 5.2×13 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders9▲ 3.5×18 topics
  23. Pathophysiology9▲ 6.5×10 topics
  24. Surgery9▲ 5.4×11 topics
  25. Endovascular Treatment9▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Stroke Prevention8▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Prognostic Factors8▲ 4.0×13 topics
  28. Muscle Mass8▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Rehabilitation8▲ 4.3×13 topics
  30. Cancer Cachexia8▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Sarcopenia8▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Hemodynamics8▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage7▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Intracranial Aneurysms7▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Elderly Patients7▲ 8.7×4 topics
  36. Anticoagulant Therapy6▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Radiosurgery6▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Sepsis6▲ 7.1×6 topics
  39. Postoperative Complications6▲ 9.7×4 topics
  40. Enteral Nutrition6▲ 47×1 topic

What research is done in Aarau?

Nutrition and Health in Aging: 7 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 6 fractional worksClinical Nutrition and G…5Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology: 5 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…5Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 5 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 4 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults3Frailty in Older Adults: 3 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 3 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional works
PhysiologyNeurologyNutrition and DieteticsPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 7 works
  2. 2 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 6 works
  3. 3 Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
  4. 4 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 4 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  8. 8 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 3 works
  10. 10 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Aarau16.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.4% in 2011.

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