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Research in Bern

Science Explorer records 158 research institutions in Bern, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Bern, University Hospital of Bern and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research.

Research institutions
158
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
94k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Bern?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BernUniversity 55,872 #243
2University Hospital of BernHospital / health system 16,963 #1,223
3AgroscopeResearch facility 2,505 #3,345
4GesundheitsdienstGovernment institution 1,198 #20,390
5Universitätsklinik für AugenheilkundeHospital / health system 1,086 #27,696
6Oeschger Centre for Climate Change ResearchResearch facility 1,076 #2,092
7Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste BernHospital / health system 980 #26,526
8Foederatio Medicorum HelveticorumHospital / health system 742 #41,608 all time
9University Children’s Hospital BernHospital / health system 668 #19,512 all time
10Swiss National Science FoundationGovernment institution 655 #16,888
11Swiss National BankInstitution 603 #21,906
12Pädagogische Hochschule BernUniversity 598 #19,181
13Swiss Red CrossNonprofit 583 #16,437 all time
14Swiss Federal Institute of MetrologyGovernment institution 540 #16,632
15International Space Science InstituteNonprofit 461 #12,198
16Berner Augenklinik am LindenhofspitalHospital / health system 444 #22,804 all time
17Swiss Group For Clinical Cancer ResearchNonprofit 434 #9,255 all time
18CSL (Switzerland)Company 419 #18,736
19Federal Office of Public HealthGovernment institution 413 #20,929 all time
20LindenhofspitalHospital / health system 399 #18,385 all time
21Swisscom (Switzerland)Company 395 #17,033 all time
22Swiss Academy of Medical SciencesNonprofit 379 #22,704 all time
23Federal Food Safety and Veterinary OfficeInstitution 326 #29,036 all time
24Federal CouncilGovernment institution 319 #31,790 all time
25Federal Roads OfficeGovernment institution 287 #24,043
26Natural History Museum of BernArchive 285 #25,777
27SwissmedicGovernment institution 283 #20,032
28Swiss Institute of Equine MedicineHospital / health system 237 #14,588 all time
29Klinik SonnenhofHospital / health system 235 #33,919 all time
30Federal Office for the EnvironmentGovernment institution 234 #18,784 all time
31Swiss Academy of SciencesInstitution 215 #28,297 all time
32GlaxoSmithKline (Switzerland)Company 210 #13,321 all time
33Swiss Federal ArchivesArchive 193 #40,663 all time
34International Breast Cancer Study GroupResearch facility 189 #31,844 all time
35Federal Department of Home AffairsGovernment institution 185 #36,763 all time
36Universitätsklinik für Diabetologie, Endokrinologie, Ernährungsmedizin & MetabolismusHospital / health system 167 #41,575 all time
37Klinik BethesdaHospital / health system 154 #39,295 all time
38Amt für Gemeinden und RaumordnungGovernment institution 152 #27,377
39Swiss Federal Office of EnergyGovernment institution 143 #31,562 all time
40Hirslanden Klinik Beau-SiteHospital / health system 143 #39,378 all time
41Museum of Fine Arts BernUniversity 135 #39,825 all time
42Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and ResearchGovernment institution 135 #34,578 all time
43Swiss Federal RailwaysGovernment institution 131 #32,374 all time
44WiederkäuerklinikHospital / health system 110 not ranked
45Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual PropertyResearch facility 108 not ranked
46United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization SwitzerlandGovernment institution 106 not ranked
47Swiss Continence FoundationNonprofit 106 not ranked
48Federal Department of FinanceGovernment institution 106 not ranked
49Past Global ChangesNonprofit 99 not ranked
50Swiss Broadcasting CorporationInstitution 91 not ranked
51ADR-AC (Switzerland)Company 91 not ranked
52Labormedizinische Zentrum Dr Risch (Switzerland)Company 89 not ranked
53Swiss Paediatric Oncology GroupNonprofit 86 not ranked
54RUAG (Switzerland)Company 83 not ranked
55Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and SportsGovernment institution 80 not ranked
56Swiss Cancer LeagueNonprofit 73 not ranked
57Hirslanden Salem-SpitalHospital / health system 71 not ranked
58Büro Vatter (Switzerland)Company 50 not ranked
59BFF BernUniversity 43 not ranked
60Meteotest (Switzerland)Company 42 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

University of Bern: 59.9%University Hospital of Bern: 18.2%Agroscope: 2.7%Gesundheitsdienst: 1.3%56 others listed: 17.9%60%largest
University of Bern56k · 59.9%University Hospital of Bern17k · 18.2%Agroscope2,505 · 2.7%Gesundheitsdienst1,198 · 1.3%56 others listed17k · 17.9%

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

What is Bern strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bern is most concentrated in Equine, Veterinary and Small Animals (10.2× the world share in Equine).

  1. EquineSubfield · 20.0 works10×
  2. VeterinaryField · 127.5 works6.2×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 107.5 works5.8×
  4. OrthodonticsSubfield · 78.4 works4.7×
  5. ClassicsSubfield · 35.1 works3.9×
  6. DentistryField · 232.1 works3.2×
  7. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 52.2 works3.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Bern?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Treatment, Quality of Life and Public Health.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology960▲ 1.62×138 topics
  2. Climate Change676▲ 1.67×108 topics
  3. Inflammation391▲ 1.25×83 topics
  4. Quality of Life306▲ 1.41×56 topics
  5. Public Health287▲ 1.32×67 topics
  6. Treatment287▲ 1.57×52 topics
  7. Diagnosis279▲ 2.0×41 topics
  8. Globalization266◆ 0.90×126 topics
  9. Risk Factors253▲ 1.53×37 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress249◆ 1.01×62 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease236▲ 1.41×39 topics
  12. Cancer200◆ 0.99×56 topics
  13. Management196▲ 1.66×36 topics
  14. Clinical Trials192▲ 1.91×19 topics
  15. Gender184▲ 2.3×51 topics
  16. Guidelines176▲ 2.5×13 topics
  17. Depression176▲ 1.33×24 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome175▲ 1.43×24 topics
  19. Immunotherapy169▲ 1.58×19 topics
  20. Magnetic Resonance Imaging168▲ 4.4×8 topics
  21. Biodiversity166▲ 1.48×33 topics
  22. Mortality165▲ 1.91×13 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders165▲ 1.94×20 topics
  24. Identity162▲ 1.48×65 topics
  25. Complications152▲ 2.0×17 topics
  26. Meta-Analysis150▲ 1.70×20 topics
  27. Global Warming149▲ 2.4×14 topics
  28. Heart Failure129▲ 1.99×14 topics
  29. Surgical Management124▲ 2.0×20 topics
  30. Rehabilitation122▲ 2.0×13 topics
  31. Echocardiography116▲ 2.9×8 topics
  32. Catheter Ablation94▲ 5.2×2 topics
  33. Animal Welfare89▲ 6.7×5 topics
  34. Paleoclimatology85▲ 6.8×2 topics
  35. Circadian Rhythms79▲ 5.1×2 topics
  36. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse75▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Perfusion Imaging74▲ 6.8×2 topics
  38. Socioeconomic Status70▲ 8.9×4 topics
  39. Functional MRI69▲ 6.1×2 topics
  40. Parallel Imaging61▲ 8.6×1 topic

What research is done in Bern?

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…63Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 63 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques …61Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 61 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 60 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 53 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 53 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 52 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 52 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…48Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 48 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 45 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 44 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingAtmospheric ScienceGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 63 works
  2. 2 Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 61 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAtmospheric Science 60 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical StudiesGeneral Health Professions 53 works
  5. 5 Astro and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics 53 works
  6. 6 Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 52 works
  7. 7 Sociology and Education StudiesSociology and Political Science 52 works
  8. 8 Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesSmall Animals 48 works
  9. 9 Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 45 works
  10. 10 German Literature and Culture StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory 44 works

Research output over time

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