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Research in St. Gallen

Science Explorer records 29 research institutions in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of St.Gallen, Kantonsspital St. Gallen and University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen.

Research institutions
29
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
20.9%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in St. Gallen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of St.GallenUniversity 12,847 #2,280
2Kantonsspital St. GallenHospital / health system 3,861 #6,878
3University of Applied Sciences St. GallenUniversity 1,051 #12,646
4Zentrum für LabormedizinInstitution 798 #26,917
5Ostschweizer KinderspitalHospital / health system 693 #24,507
6Kompetenzzentrum Gesundheit und AlterHospital / health system 433 #34,036 all time
7St.Gallen University of Teacher EducationUniversity 295 #18,941
8Malik Management (Switzerland)Company 97 not ranked
9FISBA OPTIK (Switzerland)Company 85 not ranked
10Kantonale Psychiatrische Dienste St GallenHospital / health system 67 not ranked
11Hochschule für Logopädie OstschweizUniversity 67 not ranked
12Hirslanden Klinik StephanshornHospital / health system 30 not ranked
13Tumor- und Brustzentrum ZeTuP SilberturmResearch facility 28 not ranked
14Sefar (Switzerland)Company 23 not ranked
15Skat Consulting (Switzerland)Company 18 not ranked
16eSwiss Medical and Surgical CenterHospital / health system 17 not ranked
17KantonsarchäologieArchive 13 not ranked
18Oertli Instrumente (Switzerland)Company 12 not ranked
19Kantonsschule am BurggrabenUniversity 11 not ranked
20Schweizerische Pastoralsoziologische InstitutResearch facility 9 not ranked
21St.Galler Stadtwerke (Switzerland)Company 8 not ranked
22St. Gallen Oncology ConferencesNonprofit 7 not ranked
23Muskelzentrum/ALS ClinicHospital / health system 6 not ranked
24Abbey library of Saint GallArchive 6 not ranked
25Schweizerische Ärztegesellschaft für Manuelle MedizinInstitution 5 not ranked
26Strittmatter Partner (Switzerland)Company 4 not ranked
27B.Well SwissHospital / health system 3 not ranked
28Museum im LagerhausArchive 1 not ranked
29Kantonsbibliothek Vadiana St.GallenArchive 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 St.Gallen: 62.7%Kantonsspital St. Gallen: 18.8%University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen: 5.1%Zentrum für Labormedizin: 3.9%24 others listed: 9.5%63%largest
University of St.Gallen13k · 62.7%Kantonsspital St. Gallen3,861 · 18.8%University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen1,051 · 5.1%Zentrum für Labormedizin798 · 3.9%24 others listed1,938 · 9.5%

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What is St. Gallen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in St. Gallen is most concentrated in Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Strategy and Management (8.7× the world share in Management of Technology and Innovation).

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 84.3 works8.7×
  2. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 96.8 works6.3×
  3. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 145.0 works5.2×
  4. FinanceSubfield · 49.7 works5.2×
  5. Business, Management and AccountingField · 511.9 works5.0×
  6. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 64.4 works4.9×
  7. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 29.3 works4.4×
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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 St. Gallen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Customer Experience, Social Capital, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Corporate Governance, Business Models and Innovation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology140◆ 1.10×119 topics
  2. Big Data129▲ 4.4×22 topics
  3. Sustainability121▲ 1.56×61 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence118▲ 2.7×30 topics
  5. Sustainable Development90▲ 1.77×44 topics
  6. Innovation89▲ 2.7×35 topics
  7. Social Capital86▲ 5.1×14 topics
  8. Globalization83▲ 1.33×80 topics
  9. Corporate Governance82▲ 3.5×19 topics
  10. Digital Transformation76▲ 4.5×19 topics
  11. Customer Experience71▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management62▲ 2.1×18 topics
  13. Human Rights62▲ 1.89×39 topics
  14. Leadership58▲ 3.8×23 topics
  15. E-commerce57▲ 3.0×6 topics
  16. Business Models55▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Economic Growth54▲ 1.97×20 topics
  18. Governance51▲ 4.8×15 topics
  19. Mobile Health50▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Firm Performance47▲ 7.9×3 topics
  21. Consumer Behavior47▲ 2.3×13 topics
  22. Entrepreneurship47▲ 3.8×11 topics
  23. Accountability46▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Ethics44▲ 2.8×31 topics
  25. Neoliberalism43▲ 3.8×23 topics
  26. Organizational Change42▲ 18×5 topics
  27. Investment Decisions41▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Technology Innovation38▲ 39×3 topics
  29. Customer Relationship Management38▲ 8.1×2 topics
  30. Omni-Channel Strategy38▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse37▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Market Dynamics32▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Institutional Theory31▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Innovation Policy30▲ 9.3×5 topics
  35. Strategic Alliances28▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Liability27▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Multinational Enterprises27▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Strategic Marketing26▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Digital Capital26▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Value Chains26▲ 44×1 topic

What research is done in St. Gallen?

  1. 1 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 38 works
  2. 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 26 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  4. 4 Corporate Law and Human Rights Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 24 works
  5. 5 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 24 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 21 works
  7. 7 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 20 works
  8. 8 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 20 works
  9. 9 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 19 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 18 works

Research output over time

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