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Research in Dübendorf

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Dübendorf, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology and Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology.

Research institutions
8
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
12k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
677k
55.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
27.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Dübendorf

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 Dübendorf?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyResearch facility 7,353 #901
2Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and TechnologyResearch facility 4,752 #972
3Helsana Group (Switzerland)Company 74 not ranked
4Flisom (Switzerland)Company 32 not ranked
5Micos Engineering (Switzerland)Company 19 not ranked
6Kantonsarchäologie des Kantons ZürichGovernment institution 9 not ranked
7envibee (Switzerland)Company 1 not ranked
8Stanley Black & Decker (Switzerland)Company 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 Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology: 60.1%Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology: 38.8%Helsana Group (Switzerland): 0.6%Flisom (Switzerland): 0.3%4 others listed: 0.2%60%largest
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology7,353 · 60.1%Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology4,752 · 38.8%Helsana Group (Switzerland)74 · 0.6%Flisom (Switzerland)32 · 0.3%4 others listed30 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does Dübendorf work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research in Dübendorf is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Environmental Science (21%), Materials Science (14%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,864 fractional works · 80.7% of its workEngineering: 717 fractional works · 31.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 183 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 120 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 99 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 86 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 56 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 43 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 43 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 491 fractional works · 21.2% of its workEcology: 78 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPollution: 64 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 63 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 62 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 61 fractional works · 2.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 46 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 42 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcological Modeling: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 322 fractional works · 13.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 185 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 42 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 39 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 97 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 44 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOceanography: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 63 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 38 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiation: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 63 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 44 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 39 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 36 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCatalysis: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 200 fractional works · 8.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 103 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 53 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStructural Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 76 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 133 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMedicine: 99 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 114 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDübendorf2,311fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences81%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences5%

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. Engineering71731.0%
    2. Environmental Science49121.2%
    3. Materials Science32213.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences974.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy632.7%
    6. Chemistry632.7%
    7. Energy441.9%
    8. Computer Science361.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering261.1%
    10. Mathematics60.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1034.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences763.3%
    3. Neuroscience90.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology80.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.2%
    1. Medicine994.3%
    2. Health Professions190.8%
    3. Nursing90.4%
    4. Dentistry40.2%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Social Sciences492.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting170.7%
    3. Decision Sciences160.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance150.7%
    5. Psychology120.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities50.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Dübendorf strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dübendorf is most concentrated in Pollution, Environmental Chemistry and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (6.9× the world share in Pollution).

  1. PollutionSubfield · 54.5 works6.9×
  2. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 27.7 works6.3×
  3. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 40.8 works6.2×
  4. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 53.1 works5.0×
← 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: 0.68× its world share, 66 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 84 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.10× its world share, 22 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.77× its world share, 56 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.45× its world share, 78 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.10× its world share, 39 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.16× its world share, 653 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.08× its world share, 409 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.08× its world share, 288 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.26× its world share, 56 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 86 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science4.08×409 works
  2. Materials Science4.08×288 works
  3. Chemical Engineering3.10×22 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.45×78 works
  5. Engineering2.16×653 works
  6. Energy2.10×39 works
  7. Chemistry1.77×56 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.26×56 works
  9. Nursing0.85×8 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×84 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.68×66 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×4 works
  13. Veterinary0.58×2 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.58×11 works
  15. Dentistry0.36×4 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×14 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×7 works
  18. Health Professions0.31×16 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×15 works
  20. Neuroscience0.22×7 works
  21. Medicine0.22×86 works
  22. Mathematics0.20×5 works
  23. Computer Science0.19×30 works
  24. Psychology0.17×10 works
  25. Social Sciences0.16×42 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.08×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Dübendorf?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Nanocomposites, Mechanical Properties, Water Quality, Biomedical Applications, Microstructure and Additive Manufacturing.

▲ 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 Change168▲ 2.7×85 topics
  2. Environmental Impact139▲ 3.5×44 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties98▲ 4.3×32 topics
  4. Nanocomposites95▲ 5.2×21 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications93▲ 3.4×34 topics
  6. Sustainability83▲ 1.47×57 topics
  7. Nanoparticles71▲ 2.4×40 topics
  8. Water Quality71▲ 7.6×12 topics
  9. Microstructure68▲ 5.7×18 topics
  10. Nanomaterials67▲ 2.8×19 topics
  11. Health Effects61▲ 4.4×19 topics
  12. Renewable Energy59▲ 1.77×34 topics
  13. Energy Storage52▲ 3.5×11 topics
  14. Recycling52▲ 5.9×10 topics
  15. Additive Manufacturing52▲ 7.3×8 topics
  16. Catalysis52▲ 3.4×22 topics
  17. Waste Management48▲ 5.2×8 topics
  18. Toxicity46▲ 4.6×16 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering45▲ 3.2×13 topics
  20. Efficiency45▲ 6.5×4 topics
  21. Nanocrystals43▲ 7.2×5 topics
  22. Crystal Growth42▲ 6.7×11 topics
  23. Cathode Materials42▲ 4.7×3 topics
  24. Invasive Species40▲ 4.1×16 topics
  25. Microbial Communities39▲ 3.9×10 topics
  26. Life Cycle Assessment39▲ 6.1×8 topics
  27. Semiconductors39▲ 5.8×5 topics
  28. Photovoltaics35▲ 9.7×4 topics
  29. Pollution33▲ 7.2×4 topics
  30. Stability32▲ 6.1×4 topics
  31. Light-Emitting Diodes31▲ 8.9×3 topics
  32. Climate Change Impact30▲ 5.7×5 topics
  33. Eutrophication30▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Organometal Halide Perovskites29▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Perovskite Solar Cells29▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Nanotechnology29▲ 6.9×5 topics
  37. Solar Cells29▲ 6.1×7 topics
  38. Microbial Ecology27▲ 6.7×5 topics
  39. Carbon Dioxide27▲ 7.3×4 topics
  40. Thermal Comfort25▲ 8.5×2 topics

What research is done in Dübendorf?

Perovskite Materials and…27Perovskite Materials and Applications: 27 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…18Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 18 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 17 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 17 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 17 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 16 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …16Advancements in Battery Materials: 16 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 16 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 16 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringPollutionMaterials ChemistryAutomotive Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
  2. 2 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 18 works
  3. 3 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 17 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 17 works
  5. 5 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 17 works
  6. 6 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 17 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 16 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  9. 9 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 16 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%60%Dübendorf24.3% 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 48.1% in 2013.

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