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Research in Locarno

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Locarno, Switzerland. The largest by output are General Electric (Switzerland), Istituto Cantonale di Patologia and Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno.

Research institutions
6
Research works
1.9k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
40k
21.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Locarno

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Which research institutions are in Locarno?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1General Electric (Switzerland)Company 1,261 #14,901 all time
2Istituto Cantonale di PatologiaResearch facility 234 #31,687 all time
3Istituto Ricerche Solari LocarnoResearch facility 108 not ranked
4Liceo CantonaleUniversity 49 not ranked
5Dionea (Switzerland)Company 12 not ranked
6Fondazione Bolle di MagadinoInstitution 4 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.

General Electric (Switzerland): 75.6%Istituto Cantonale di Patologia: 14.0%Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno: 6.5%Liceo Cantonale: 2.9%2 others listed: 1.0%76%largest
General Electric (Switzerland)1,261 · 75.6%Istituto Cantonale di Patologia234 · 14.0%Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno108 · 6.5%Liceo Cantonale49 · 2.9%2 others listed16 · 1.0%

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

Which fields of science does Locarno work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Locarno is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Engineering (17%), Physics and Astronomy (15%).

Physical Sciences: 48 fractional works · 48.2% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 16.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 15 fractional works · 14.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 12 fractional works · 11.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 28 fractional works · 28.5% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 25.8% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 17.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 11.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLocarno100fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences17%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1716.8%
    2. Physics and Astronomy1514.6%
    3. Environmental Science66.0%
    4. Mathematics32.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.7%
    6. Computer Science22.3%
    7. Materials Science21.6%
    8. Chemistry10.8%
    9. Energy00.5%
    1. Medicine2625.8%
    2. Health Professions21.8%
    3. Nursing10.9%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1111.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities21.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting21.7%
    4. Psychology11.0%
    5. Decision Sciences10.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    3. Neuroscience10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Locarno?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Remote Sensing, Smart Grid, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere and Social Capital.

▲ 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. Solar Wind7▲ 75×2 topics
  2. Coronal Mass Ejections5▲ 131×1 topic
  3. Solar Dynamics Observatory5▲ 131×1 topic
  4. Epidemiology4◆ 1.14×40 topics
  5. Remote Sensing4▲ 2.9×10 topics
  6. Renewable Energy4▲ 2.5×12 topics
  7. Sustainable Development3▲ 1.84×7 topics
  8. Social Capital2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  9. Treatment2▲ 2.0×14 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.2×10 topics
  11. Smart Grid2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  12. Diagnosis2▲ 2.4×16 topics
  13. Ionosphere2▲ 37×1 topic
  14. Magnetosphere2▲ 37×1 topic
  15. Conservation2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  16. Urban Development2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  17. Wind Power Integration2▲ 26×2 topics
  18. Complications2▲ 3.4×10 topics
  19. Economic Impact2▲ 3.2×3 topics
  20. Power Electronics2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  21. Urban Hierarchy2▲ 546×1 topic
  22. World City Network2▲ 546×1 topic
  23. Biosphere Reserves2▲ 123×1 topic
  24. Land Use Change2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  25. Landscape Management2▲ 85×1 topic
  26. Creative Economy1▲ 39×1 topic
  27. Cultural Policy1▲ 35×1 topic
  28. Behavioral Economics1▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Consumer Policy1▲ 195×1 topic
  30. Smart Grid Applications1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  31. Cosmology1▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Solar System Abundances1▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Terrestrial Planets1▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Thermal Analysis1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  35. Christian-Muslim Relations1▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Droplet Formation1▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Exoplanets1▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Geohazards1▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Gospel Translation1▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Stellar Astrophysics1▲ 26×1 topic

What research is done in Locarno?

Solar and Space Plasma D…4Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 4 fractional worksGlobal Urban Networks and Dynamics: 2 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 2 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 2 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksConsumer behavior in food and health: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Linguisti…1Historical and Linguistic Studies: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing and Land Use: 1 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsUrban StudiesNature and Landscape ConservationSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  2. 2 Global Urban Networks and Dynamics Urban Studies 2 works
  3. 3 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Consumer behavior in food and health Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Remote Sensing and Land Use Atmospheric Science 1 works
  9. 9 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works

Research output over time

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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.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2024Locarno8.1% in 2024200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.4% in 2013.

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