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Research in Biel/Bienne

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM and Spitalzentrum Centre hospitalier Biel- Bienne.

Research institutions
13
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1k
▲ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
18.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
Biel/Bienne

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 Biel/Bienne?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISMGovernment institution 375 #18,565
2Spitalzentrum Centre hospitalier Biel- BienneHospital / health system 261 #19,804
3Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing (Switzerland)Company 222 #21,715 all time
4Schwery Consulting (Switzerland)Company 39 not ranked
5Swatch Group (Switzerland)Company 29 not ranked
6Swiss Academy for DevelopmentNonprofit 29 not ranked
7Hirslanden Klinik LindeHospital / health system 25 not ranked
8Cendres+Métaux (Switzerland)Company 16 not ranked
9SMR Engineering and Development (Switzerland)Company 10 not ranked
10Rofin (Switzerland)Company 5 not ranked
11Gymnase de la rue des AlpesInstitution 2 not ranked
12Bien-Air Medical Technologies (Switzerland)Company 1 not ranked
13Neues Museum BielArchive 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.

Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM: 36.9%Spitalzentrum Centre hospitalier Biel- Bienne: 25.7%Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing (Switzerland): 21.9%Schwery Consulting (Switzerland): 3.8%9 others listed: 11.6%37%largest
Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM375 · 36.9%Spitalzentrum Centre hospitalier Biel- Bienne261 · 25.7%Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing (Switzerland)222 · 21.9%Schwery Consulting (Switzerland)39 · 3.8%9 others listed118 · 11.6%

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

Which fields of science does Biel/Bienne work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Biel/Bienne is in Health Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (46%), Psychology (9%), Engineering (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 104 fractional works · 50.9% of its workMedicine: 94 fractional works · 46.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 20 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 23.8% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 9.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 16.3% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 9.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBiel/Bienne204fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences51%Social Sciences24%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9446.1%
    2. Health Professions83.9%
    3. Dentistry10.6%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Psychology199.5%
    2. Social Sciences146.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting83.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities31.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    6. Decision Sciences21.0%
    1. Engineering199.4%
    2. Computer Science83.9%
    3. Materials Science20.8%
    4. Environmental Science20.7%
    5. Chemistry10.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology105.0%
    2. Neuroscience41.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Biel/Bienne?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, High-Intensity Interval Training, Resistance Training, Performance Analysis, Training Load, Risk Factors, Injury Prevention and Athletic Training.

▲ 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. Epidemiology26▲ 3.1×68 topics
  2. High-Intensity Interval Training15▲ 70×2 topics
  3. Resistance Training13▲ 69×2 topics
  4. Performance Analysis12▲ 30×1 topic
  5. Training Load12▲ 95×1 topic
  6. Risk Factors12▲ 5.1×17 topics
  7. Injury Prevention8▲ 33×3 topics
  8. Athletic Training8▲ 42×2 topics
  9. Prevention8▲ 8.8×6 topics
  10. Muscle Injuries7▲ 55×1 topic
  11. Sports Injury7▲ 55×1 topic
  12. Sport Psychology7▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Motor Imagery6▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Qualitative Research6▲ 3.6×2 topics
  15. Athlete Development6▲ 104×1 topic
  16. Expert Performance6▲ 104×1 topic
  17. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.5×21 topics
  18. Public Health6▲ 1.96×17 topics
  19. Physical Activity5▲ 5.3×9 topics
  20. Heart Failure5▲ 5.7×10 topics
  21. Biomechanics5▲ 7.7×5 topics
  22. Guidelines5▲ 4.7×10 topics
  23. Digital Transformation4▲ 3.5×5 topics
  24. Rehabilitation4▲ 4.8×11 topics
  25. Trauma4▲ 8.6×5 topics
  26. Muscle Strength4▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Well-being4▲ 4.3×5 topics
  28. Exercise Training3▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Urinary Incontinence3▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Gait Analysis3▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Genetic Variation3▲ 6.9×3 topics
  32. Vascular Function3▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Prostate Cancer3▲ 11×3 topics
  34. ACE Gene3▲ 158×1 topic
  35. ACTN3 Genotype3▲ 158×1 topic
  36. Cardiorespiratory Fitness3▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Exercise Capacity3▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Outcomes3▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Injuries2▲ 39×2 topics
  40. Medical Ethics2▲ 9.8×4 topics

What research is done in Biel/Bienne?

Sports Performance and T…12Sports Performance and Training: 12 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 7 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 5 fractional worksGenetics and Physical Performance: 3 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 2 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 2 fractional worksWinter Sports Injuries and Performance: 2 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 2 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyGeneticsSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 12 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 7 works
  3. 3 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  4. 4 Genetics and Physical Performance Genetics 3 works
  5. 5 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Winter Sports Injuries and Performance Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 2 works

Research output over time

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How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting20%40%60%Biel/Bienne12.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 44.3% in 2008.

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