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Research in Sion

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Sion, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Hôpital du Valais and Hôpital de Sion.

Research institutions
8
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.8k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
39k
14.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Sion

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 Sion?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Hôpital du ValaisHospital / health system 893 #7,929
2Hôpital de SionHospital / health system 408 #20,681
3Institut de Recherche en OpthalmologieNonprofit 337 #21,399 all time
4Clinique Romande de RéadaptationHospital / health system 253 #18,048 all time
5Centre de Recherche sur l'Environnement AlpinNonprofit 94 not ranked
6Institut Universitaire Kurt BöschUniversity 53 not ranked
7Institut de Recherche en Réadaptation-RéinsertionResearch facility 32 not ranked
8Association Suisse pour le Service aux Régions et CommunesInstitution 2 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.

Hôpital du Valais: 43.1%Hôpital de Sion: 19.7%Institut de Recherche en Opthalmologie: 16.3%Clinique Romande de Réadaptation: 12.2%4 others listed: 8.7%43%largest
Hôpital du Valais893 · 43.1%Hôpital de Sion408 · 19.7%Institut de Recherche en Opthalmologie337 · 16.3%Clinique Romande de Réadaptation253 · 12.2%4 others listed181 · 8.7%

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

Which fields of science does Sion work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Sion is in Health Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Engineering (10%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 339 fractional works · 46.1% of its workMedicine: 295 fractional works · 40.1% of its workSurgery: 48 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 26 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 22 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 18 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 14 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 36 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 24 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 175 fractional works · 23.8% of its workEngineering: 74 fractional works · 10.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 40 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 19 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 136 fractional works · 18.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 69 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 35 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 32 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 85 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 24 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 16 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSion736fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences19%

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. Medicine29540.1%
    2. Health Professions364.9%
    3. Nursing60.8%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Engineering7410.1%
    2. Computer Science405.5%
    3. Environmental Science253.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences81.1%
    5. Materials Science81.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy71.0%
    7. Energy60.9%
    8. Mathematics30.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.3%
    10. Chemistry20.3%
    1. Social Sciences699.4%
    2. Psychology324.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting121.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities111.5%
    5. Decision Sciences70.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology354.7%
    2. Neuroscience243.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences152.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology91.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Sion?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Inflammation, Aging, Risk Factors, Mental Health and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology63▲ 2.2×99 topics
  2. Inflammation24▲ 1.55×45 topics
  3. Diagnosis22▲ 3.1×31 topics
  4. Treatment21▲ 2.3×36 topics
  5. Mental Health19▲ 1.84×28 topics
  6. Climate Change19◆ 0.93×50 topics
  7. Quality of Life18▲ 1.71×38 topics
  8. Risk Factors18▲ 2.2×26 topics
  9. Public Health17▲ 1.61×30 topics
  10. Aging14▲ 3.5×10 topics
  11. Management13▲ 2.3×26 topics
  12. Complications12▲ 3.3×16 topics
  13. Clinical Trials11▲ 2.3×13 topics
  14. Immunotherapy11▲ 2.1×17 topics
  15. Mortality11▲ 2.7×11 topics
  16. Global Burden11▲ 2.7×10 topics
  17. Rehabilitation10▲ 3.5×13 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines10▲ 2.5×13 topics
  19. Surgery10▲ 3.8×9 topics
  20. Primary Care8▲ 3.1×12 topics
  21. Chronic Pain8▲ 5.1×5 topics
  22. Bacteremia8▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Low Back Pain8▲ 6.4×3 topics
  24. Functional Recovery8▲ 7.1×4 topics
  25. Pain Management8▲ 4.5×8 topics
  26. Elderly7▲ 4.2×6 topics
  27. Prophylaxis7▲ 8.0×4 topics
  28. Elderly Patients7▲ 5.2×4 topics
  29. Palliative Care7▲ 5.9×3 topics
  30. End-of-Life Care6▲ 7.9×3 topics
  31. Medical Ethics6▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Virulence Factors6▲ 6.0×5 topics
  33. Patient Rights6▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Ethical Practices6▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Legislation6▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Healthcare Quality Indicators6▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Intraocular Pressure6▲ 9.2×2 topics
  38. Degenerative Disc Disease6▲ 8.3×2 topics
  39. Healthcare Policy5▲ 7.9×1 topic
  40. Inequalities5▲ 22×1 topic

What research is done in Sion?

Health, Medicine and Soc…6Health, Medicine and Society: 6 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis D…5Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 5 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 5 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 4 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 4 fractional worksCavitation Phenomena in Pumps: 4 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…4Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 4 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksMinimally Invasive Surgical Techniques: 3 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEpidemiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingClinical Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 6 works
  2. 2 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 5 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  5. 5 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  7. 7 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 4 works
  8. 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 4 works
  9. 9 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques Surgery 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting10%20%30%Sion20.7% 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 23.5% in 2014.

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