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Research in Davos

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Davos, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are AO Foundation and Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos.

Research institutions
9
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.8k
▲ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
84k
30.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Davos

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 Davos?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1AO FoundationNonprofit 1,296 #6,192
2Hochgebirgsklinik DavosHospital / health system 426 #20,742 all time
3Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium DavosResearch facility 416 #20,231
4Schweizerisches Forschungsinstitut für Hochgebirgsklima und MedizinResearch facility 239 #24,294 all time
5CK-CAREHospital / health system 180 #14,939 all time
6Zürcher RehaZentrum DavosHospital / health system 150 #29,977 all time
7Nederlands Astmacentrum DavosHospital / health system 54 not ranked
8AOSpineHospital / health system 18 not ranked
9Academia RaeticaNonprofit 2 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.

AO Foundation: 46.6%Hochgebirgsklinik Davos: 15.3%Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos: 15.0%Schweizerisches Forschungsinstitut für Hochgebirgsklima und Medizin: 8.6%5 others listed: 14.5%47%largest
AO Foundation1,296 · 46.6%Hochgebirgsklinik Davos426 · 15.3%Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos416 · 15.0%Schweizerisches Forschungsinstitut für Hochgebirgsklima und Medizin239 · 8.6%5 others listed404 · 14.5%

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

Which fields of science does Davos work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research in Davos is in Health Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (48%), Environmental Science (11%), Engineering (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 290 fractional works · 52.1% of its workMedicine: 267 fractional works · 47.9% of its workSurgery: 80 fractional works · 14.4% of its workEpidemiology: 29 fractional works · 5.2% of its workRheumatology: 20 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDermatology: 13 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEquine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 178 fractional works · 32.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 63 fractional works · 11.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 28 fractional works · 4.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 39 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 38 fractional works · 6.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 32 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 15 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 51 fractional works · 9.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKDavos557fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences52%Social Sciences7%

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. Medicine26747.9%
    2. Health Professions152.7%
    3. Dentistry40.8%
    4. Veterinary30.6%
    5. Nursing10.1%
    1. Environmental Science6311.3%
    2. Engineering397.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences386.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy152.6%
    5. Computer Science101.8%
    6. Materials Science71.3%
    7. Chemistry30.6%
    8. Mathematics10.3%
    9. Energy10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology325.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology71.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences71.2%
    4. Neuroscience40.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Social Sciences213.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities81.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting30.5%
    4. Psychology20.4%
    5. Decision Sciences20.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Davos strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Davos is most concentrated in Atmospheric Science and Surgery (11.6× the world share in Atmospheric Science).

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 24.4 works12×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 73.2 works6.6×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.38× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.92× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.97× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.25× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.71× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.58× its world share, 236 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.94× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.94×2 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.92×29 works
  3. Medicine2.58×236 works
  4. Environmental Science1.97×46 works
  5. Dentistry1.71×4 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.38×7 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.25×13 works
  8. Health Professions1.12×14 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×27 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.52×7 works
  11. Engineering0.48×34 works
  12. Neuroscience0.41×3 works
  13. Materials Science0.41×7 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.33×2 works
  15. Social Sciences0.31×18 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.30×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.29×2 works
  18. Nursing0.29×1 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×5 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.22×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.21×8 works
  22. Mathematics0.21×1 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.21×2 works
  24. Energy0.17×1 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.17×2 works
  26. Psychology0.12×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Davos?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomechanics, Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Epidemiology, Complications, Internal Fixation, Infection Prevention and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Climate Change50▲ 3.3×47 topics
  2. Epidemiology48▲ 2.2×68 topics
  3. Remote Sensing35▲ 5.1×17 topics
  4. Biomechanics33▲ 19×10 topics
  5. Inflammation32▲ 2.7×50 topics
  6. Complications24▲ 8.6×15 topics
  7. Internal Fixation23▲ 62×2 topics
  8. Infection Prevention22▲ 44×3 topics
  9. Rehabilitation20▲ 9.0×10 topics
  10. Bone Healing20▲ 79×1 topic
  11. Fracture Epidemiology20▲ 79×1 topic
  12. Mortality18▲ 5.8×9 topics
  13. Regeneration18▲ 16×5 topics
  14. Tissue Engineering17▲ 5.2×10 topics
  15. Surgical Management16▲ 7.3×13 topics
  16. Osteoarthritis16▲ 22×6 topics
  17. Revision Surgery15▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Total Hip Replacement15▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Mesenchymal Stem Cells14▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Surgical Treatment14▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Regenerative Medicine13▲ 9.5×6 topics
  22. Matrix Metalloproteinases13▲ 17×4 topics
  23. Air Quality13▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Low Back Pain13▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Biomaterials12▲ 9.2×7 topics
  26. Degenerative Disc Disease12▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Hydrological Modeling12▲ 9.1×5 topics
  28. Cartilage12▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Chondrocyte12▲ 44×1 topic
  30. Hydrology11▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Satellite Observations11▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Hip Arthroplasty11▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Wear Particles11▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Hydrological Cycle11▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Spinal Fusion11▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Ozone Depletion10▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Stratospheric Water Vapor10▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Clinical Outcomes10▲ 8.1×2 topics
  39. Elderly Patients10▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Functional Recovery9▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in Davos?

Bone fractures and treatments: 18 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 11 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 10 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 8 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 8 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…8Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 8 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 8 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 8 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…7Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 7 fractional works
EpidemiologyRheumatologySurgeryDermatology3 others

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

  1. 1 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 18 works
  2. 2 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 11 works
  3. 3 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 10 works
  4. 4 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 8 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 8 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 8 works
  7. 7 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 8 works
  8. 8 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 8 works
  9. 9 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  10. 10 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 7 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting20%40%Davos19.0% 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 34.0% in 2019.

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