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Research in Sempach

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Sempach, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Swiss Ornithological Institute.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
743
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
35.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
27.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1958-2026
69 years on the record
Sempach

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 Sempach?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Swiss Ornithological InstituteNonprofit 704 #17,152
2Suisag (Switzerland)Company 27 not ranked
3B. Braun (Switzerland)Company 11 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.

Which fields of science does Sempach work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research in Sempach is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (56%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 112 fractional works · 65.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 97 fractional works · 56.1% of its workEcology: 60 fractional works · 34.9% of its workEcological Modeling: 14 fractional works · 7.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 44 fractional works · 25.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 14.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 17 fractional works · 9.8% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSempach172fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences65%Health Sciences4%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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science9756.1%
    2. Mathematics63.3%
    3. Computer Science42.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.6%
    5. Engineering10.7%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    8. Materials Science10.3%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2614.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology147.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology42.4%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
    2. Social Sciences21.1%
    3. Psychology21.0%
    4. Decision Sciences10.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    1. Medicine63.4%
    2. Veterinary10.4%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Sempach strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Sempach is most concentrated in Ecology and Environmental Science (46.1× the world share in Ecology).

  1. EcologySubfield · 52.7 works46×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 84.0 works12×
← 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 25 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: 3.29× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.85× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.62× its world share, 84 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.24× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.71× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science11.62×84 works
  2. Veterinary3.71×1 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.29×23 works
  4. Mathematics3.24×6 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.85×3 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.64×1 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.16×3 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.00×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.97×8 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.72×2 works
  11. Psychology0.35×2 works
  12. Computer Science0.30×4 works
  13. Neuroscience0.23×0 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.23×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×1 works
  16. Chemistry0.15×0 works
  17. Medicine0.15×4 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.12×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.08×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  21. Energy0.06×0 works
  22. Engineering0.05×1 works
  23. Health Professions0.04×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Sempach?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Habitat Selection, Biodiversity, Model Selection, Agricultural Intensification, Avian Ecology, Migration Patterns and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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 Change63▲ 13×45 topics
  2. Habitat Selection41▲ 328×2 topics
  3. Biodiversity31▲ 23×18 topics
  4. Model Selection28▲ 191×2 topics
  5. Agricultural Intensification27▲ 443×2 topics
  6. Avian Ecology27▲ 710×1 topic
  7. Migration Patterns27▲ 597×1 topic
  8. Population Dynamics26▲ 59×10 topics
  9. Invasive Species26▲ 35×17 topics
  10. Conservation18▲ 25×13 topics
  11. Conservation Biology18▲ 97×4 topics
  12. Habitat Fragmentation15▲ 41×5 topics
  13. Trophic Cascades15▲ 93×2 topics
  14. Animal Movement14▲ 164×1 topic
  15. Occupancy Rates14▲ 164×1 topic
  16. Global Change14▲ 31×4 topics
  17. Ecological Niche14▲ 133×1 topic
  18. Model Evaluation14▲ 62×2 topics
  19. Species Distribution Modeling14▲ 133×1 topic
  20. Ecosystem11▲ 61×4 topics
  21. Adaptive Evolution11▲ 114×2 topics
  22. Genetic Variation10▲ 27×3 topics
  23. Biological Invasions10▲ 62×3 topics
  24. Community Ecology9▲ 62×2 topics
  25. Species Richness9▲ 80×2 topics
  26. Functional Diversity9▲ 91×1 topic
  27. Natural Selection9▲ 90×2 topics
  28. Evolutionary Dynamics8▲ 126×1 topic
  29. Phenotypic Plasticity8▲ 181×1 topic
  30. Predator-Prey Interactions7▲ 54×2 topics
  31. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 21×5 topics
  32. Acoustic Communication6▲ 65×2 topics
  33. Ecosystem Services6▲ 8.4×5 topics
  34. Genetic Diversity5▲ 6.5×6 topics
  35. Population Genetics4▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Plant-Animal Interactions4▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Pollinator Decline4▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 6.6×11 topics
  39. Climate Change Impacts4▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Island Ecosystems4▲ 72×2 topics

What research is done in Sempach?

Avian ecology and behavior23Avian ecology and behavior: 23 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 14 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 11 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 8 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 7 fractional worksPlant and animal studies4Plant and animal studies: 4 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 3 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 3 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 2 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 2 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1 others

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

  1. 1 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 23 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 14 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 11 works
  4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  5. 5 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  7. 7 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  9. 9 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 2 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.

still counting20%40%60%Sempach20.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 55.9% in 2014.

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