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Research in Neuchâtel

Science Explorer records 27 research institutions in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Neuchâtel, Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (Switzerland) and Victoria School of Management.

Research institutions
27
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Neuchâtel?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of NeuchâtelUniversity 11,499 #2,108
2Victoria School of ManagementUniversity 2,106 #14,993
3Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (Switzerland)Company 1,780 #9,019
4Observatoire Cantonal de NeuchâtelResearch facility 534 #8,841 all time
5Hospital NeuchâtelHospital / health system 362 #24,313
6Federal Statistical OfficeGovernment institution 257 #34,930 all time
7info faunaArchive 189 #40,383 all time
8HES-SO ArcUniversity 135 #31,479 all time
9Alpes Lasers (Switzerland)Company 103 not ranked
10Hôpital de la ProvidenceHospital / health system 84 not ranked
11Suss Microoptics (Switzerland)Company 80 not ranked
12Institut de Recherche et de Documentation PédagogiqueResearch facility 67 not ranked
13Swiss Health ObservatoryResearch facility 64 not ranked
14ADMED (Switzerland)Company 28 not ranked
15International Centre for Sports StudiesUniversity 19 not ranked
16Microsens (Switzerland)Company 14 not ranked
17Conférence Universitaire de Suisse OccidentaleUniversity 14 not ranked
18LaténiumArchive 12 not ranked
19Planair (Switzerland)Company 5 not ranked
20Swiss Foundation for Research in MicrotechnologyInstitution 5 not ranked
21Fondation Suisse pour les TéléthèsesNonprofit 4 not ranked
22Aktive Arc (Switzerland)Company 3 not ranked
23Conférence Intercantonale de l'Instruction Publique de la Suisse Romande et du TessinInstitution 2 not ranked
24Pulmonx (Switzerland)Company 2 not ranked
25Archives de l'État de NeuchâtelArchive 1 not ranked
26Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de NeuchâtelArchive 1 not ranked
27SUSS MicroTec (Switzerland)Company 0 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 Neuchâtel: 66.2%Victoria School of Management: 12.1%Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (Switzerland): 10.2%Observatoire Cantonal de Neuchâtel: 3.1%22 others listed: 8.4%66%largest
University of Neuchâtel11k · 66.2%Victoria School of Management2,106 · 12.1%Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (Switzerland)1,780 · 10.2%Observatoire Cantonal de Neuchâtel534 · 3.1%22 others listed1,451 · 8.4%

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

What is Neuchâtel strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Neuchâtel is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (9.5× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 22.2 works9.5×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 49.7 works5.5×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 52.2 works5.4×
  4. Insect ScienceSubfield · 26.4 works4.5×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Neuchâtel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Evolution and Nonlinear Optics.

▲ 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. Climate Change97▲ 1.76×80 topics
  2. Globalization89▲ 2.2×76 topics
  3. Biodiversity50▲ 3.3×27 topics
  4. Invasive Species41▲ 4.7×20 topics
  5. Pragmatics41▲ 12×6 topics
  6. Identity39▲ 2.6×42 topics
  7. Gender39▲ 3.5×32 topics
  8. Sociolinguistics37▲ 9.6×8 topics
  9. Social Interaction35▲ 4.2×11 topics
  10. Evolution33▲ 6.5×17 topics
  11. History32▲ 2.2×34 topics
  12. Nonlinear Optics30▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Ethnicity30▲ 3.9×15 topics
  14. Immigration27▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Discourse Analysis26▲ 5.1×6 topics
  16. Phylogeny25▲ 8.1×17 topics
  17. Habitat Fragmentation24▲ 5.4×5 topics
  18. Global Change24▲ 4.5×6 topics
  19. Taxonomy24▲ 8.9×15 topics
  20. Microresonators23▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Optical Modulators22▲ 7.4×3 topics
  22. Cognition22▲ 7.8×6 topics
  23. Rhetoric22▲ 9.7×6 topics
  24. Raman Lasers22▲ 9.4×2 topics
  25. Citizenship21▲ 8.5×8 topics
  26. Biological Control21▲ 6.8×9 topics
  27. Multilingualism20▲ 6.0×5 topics
  28. Narrative Analysis20▲ 19×3 topics
  29. DNA Barcoding20▲ 6.0×9 topics
  30. Identity Construction20▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Integrated Circuits19▲ 6.0×3 topics
  32. Refugees19▲ 7.3×8 topics
  33. Cosmopolitanism19▲ 8.5×5 topics
  34. Bilingualism18▲ 6.5×7 topics
  35. Microwave Photonics18▲ 9.9×2 topics
  36. Argumentation18▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Ethos18▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Fiber Lasers18▲ 8.8×2 topics
  39. Neural Basis17▲ 9.7×3 topics
  40. Optical Frequency Combs17▲ 15×1 topic

What research is done in Neuchâtel?

Linguistics and Discours…18Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…17Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 17 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 16 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 14 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 14 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 14 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 13 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…13Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 13 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 13 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 12 fractional works
PhilosophyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 18 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 17 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 14 works
  5. 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  6. 6 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  7. 7 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 13 works
  8. 8 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 13 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 works
  10. 10 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 12 works

Research output over time

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