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Research in Fribourg

Science Explorer records 27 research institutions in Fribourg, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Fribourg, Adolphe Merkle Institute and Swiss Integrative Center for Human Health.

Research institutions
27
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
22k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.1%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Fribourg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of FribourgUniversity 16,732 #946
2Service de la Santé PubliqueGovernment institution 1,557 #24,899
3Swiss Integrative Center for Human HealthResearch facility 794 #14,474
4Fribourg Development AgencyGovernment institution 613 #22,231
5Haute École Pédagogique FribourgUniversity 469 #27,261
6Adolphe Merkle InstituteResearch facility 418 #8,780
7HES-SO FribourgUniversity 408 #19,541
8School of Engineering and Architecture of FribourgUniversity 219 #21,209
9HFR Freiburg KantonsspitalHospital / health system 59 not ranked
10Collège St-MichelUniversity 57 not ranked
11Kollegium für HausarztmedizinInstitution 55 not ranked
12Delley Seeds and Plants (Switzerland)Company 34 not ranked
13Maxwell Technologies (Switzerland)Company 30 not ranked
14Service de l'Enfance et de la JeunesseGovernment institution 23 not ranked
15Association Fribourgeoise des PsychologuesInstitution 22 not ranked
16Meggitt (Switzerland)Company 8 not ranked
17Staatsarchiv FreiburgArchive 6 not ranked
18Sottas Formative Works (Switzerland)Company 6 not ranked
19Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de FribourgArchive 5 not ranked
20Caisse de Prévoyance du Personnel de l'Etat de FribourgGovernment institution 2 not ranked
21Dartfish (Switzerland)Company 2 not ranked
22Swiss Sociological AssociationNonprofit 1 not ranked
23NET Nowak Energie & Technologie (Switzerland)Company 1 not ranked
24Swiss Bishops ConferenceGovernment institution 1 not ranked
25Hartmann DreyerInstitution 1 not ranked
26Pro VistiliacoInstitution 1 not ranked
27Direction de la Sécurité et de la JusticeGovernment institution 1 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 Fribourg: 77.7%Service de la Santé Publique: 7.2%Swiss Integrative Center for Human Health: 3.7%Fribourg Development Agency: 2.8%23 others listed: 8.5%78%largest
University of Fribourg17k · 77.7%Service de la Santé Publique1,557 · 7.2%Swiss Integrative Center for Human Health794 · 3.7%Fribourg Development Agency613 · 2.8%23 others listed1,829 · 8.5%

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What is Fribourg strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Fribourg is most concentrated in Classics, Linguistics and Language and Philosophy (12.9× the world share in Classics).

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 28.5 works13×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 27.0 works6.3×
  3. PhilosophySubfield · 94.9 works6.0×
  4. HistorySubfield · 62.7 works5.3×
  5. PaleontologySubfield · 23.1 works5.2×
  6. AnthropologySubfield · 47.4 works4.5×
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Which keywords describe research in Fribourg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Religion, Ethics, Literature, Sociolinguistics, Identity, Globalization and History.

▲ 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. Epidemiology119▼ 0.81×116 topics
  2. Climate Change107◆ 1.08×82 topics
  3. Globalization103▲ 1.41×89 topics
  4. Mental Health85▲ 1.56×36 topics
  5. Gender78▲ 3.9×42 topics
  6. Identity74▲ 2.7×56 topics
  7. Literature73▲ 3.7×45 topics
  8. Religion72▲ 4.1×37 topics
  9. Ethics72▲ 4.0×47 topics
  10. History69▲ 2.7×51 topics
  11. Education68◆ 1.06×79 topics
  12. Philosophy53▲ 3.2×36 topics
  13. Sociolinguistics48▲ 6.8×8 topics
  14. Nationalism46▲ 2.7×26 topics
  15. Social Justice44▲ 2.0×29 topics
  16. Gender Studies41▲ 7.1×13 topics
  17. Migration39▲ 3.1×21 topics
  18. Memory39▲ 4.3×17 topics
  19. Community Engagement36▲ 3.0×11 topics
  20. Democracy36▲ 2.7×19 topics
  21. Pragmatics36▲ 6.0×5 topics
  22. Governance35▲ 2.9×15 topics
  23. Self-Assembly35▲ 2.9×12 topics
  24. Multilingualism31▲ 5.0×6 topics
  25. Ethnographic Research29▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Local Development28▲ 6.5×2 topics
  27. Territorial Governance28▲ 6.0×2 topics
  28. Late Antiquity28▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Educational Policies27▲ 6.4×2 topics
  30. Palliative Care27▲ 4.5×5 topics
  31. Sociological Analysis27▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Professional Practices27▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Public Action27▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Cultural Exchange27▲ 5.6×11 topics
  35. Bilingualism26▲ 5.1×6 topics
  36. End-of-Life Care25▲ 5.6×4 topics
  37. Metaphysics24▲ 15×5 topics
  38. Theology24▲ 6.6×6 topics
  39. Patient Rights22▲ 7.9×2 topics
  40. Historical Narratives21▲ 9.7×3 topics

What research is done in Fribourg?

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSociology and Political Science 27 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and SocietyGeneral Health Professions 21 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 18 works
  4. 4 Classical Antiquity StudiesAnthropology 18 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisPhilosophy 17 works
  6. 6 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchClinical Psychology 15 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and PracticesGeneral Health Professions 14 works
  8. 8 Corporate Governance and ManagementStrategy and Management 14 works
  9. 9 Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityHistory 13 works
  10. 10 Cryospheric studies and observationsAtmospheric Science 12 works

Research output over time

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