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Research in Balzers

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Balzers, Liechtenstein. The largest by output are Oerlikon (Liechtenstein).

Research institutions
1
Research works
409
▼ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.7k
21.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Balzers

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Which research institutions are in Balzers?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Oerlikon (Liechtenstein)Company 409 #20,234 all time

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.

Which fields of science does Balzers work in?

In all years, 93% of research in Balzers is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (52%), Materials Science (24%), Physics and Astronomy (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 380 fractional works · 92.9% of its workEngineering: 212 fractional works · 51.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 64 fractional works · 15.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 53 fractional works · 13.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 33 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 97 fractional works · 23.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 51 fractional works · 12.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 23 fractional works · 5.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 15 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 33 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 21 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBioengineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 4.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStructural Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBalzers409fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering21251.8%
    2. Materials Science9723.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy338.0%
    4. Chemistry164.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences102.4%
    6. Chemical Engineering41.0%
    7. Environmental Science30.8%
    8. Computer Science30.8%
    9. Mathematics10.3%
    10. Energy10.2%
    1. Decision Sciences82.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities61.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting20.6%
    4. Social Sciences20.5%
    5. Psychology10.2%
    1. Medicine61.4%
    2. Health Professions00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Balzers?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thin Films, Mechanical Properties, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Nanocomposites, Coatings, Nanoindentation, Sputtering and Nanostructures.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Thin Films66▲ 60×8 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties60▲ 16×15 topics
  3. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy52▲ 91×2 topics
  4. Nanocomposites50▲ 16×6 topics
  5. Coatings45▲ 125×2 topics
  6. Nanoindentation45▲ 130×1 topic
  7. Sputtering45▲ 130×1 topic
  8. Nanostructures33▲ 17×14 topics
  9. Raman Spectroscopy26▲ 27×4 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications26▲ 5.9×8 topics
  11. Nanodiamonds24▲ 104×1 topic
  12. Quantum Sensing24▲ 104×1 topic
  13. Solar Cells23▲ 18×7 topics
  14. Nanowires20▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Nanoparticles19▲ 3.5×17 topics
  16. Atomic Layer Deposition17▲ 31×1 topic
  17. High-k Dielectrics17▲ 31×1 topic
  18. Nanofabrication16▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Electromigration16▲ 71×2 topics
  20. Spectroscopy15▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Photonic Crystals15▲ 23×4 topics
  22. Electrical Resistivity14▲ 94×2 topics
  23. Low-k Dielectrics14▲ 140×1 topic
  24. Microelectronics14▲ 126×1 topic
  25. Antireflective Coatings14▲ 117×1 topic
  26. Thin-Film Materials14▲ 117×1 topic
  27. Image Processing13▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Surface Characterization13▲ 77×2 topics
  29. Machine Vision13▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Microstructure12▲ 5.8×10 topics
  31. Molecular Dynamics Simulation12▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Optical Components12▲ 97×1 topic
  33. Roughness Measurement12▲ 97×1 topic
  34. Sintering12▲ 19×4 topics
  35. Spark Plasma Sintering11▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Time-of-Flight11▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Surface Engineering10▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Molecular Imaging10▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Nanoscale Patterning10▲ 37×2 topics
  40. Ion Beam10▲ 51×1 topic

What research is done in Balzers?

Metal and Thin Film Mech…3Metal and Thin Film Mechanics: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Photolithography Techniques: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research: 1 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Materials: 1 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 1 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materia…1Advanced ceramic materials synthesis: 1 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 1 fractional worksIon-surface interactions and analysis: 1 fractional worksBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research: 1 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research Materials Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 MXene and MAX Phase Materials Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 1 works
  8. 8 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 1 works
  10. 10 Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research Materials Chemistry 1 works

Research output over time

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