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Research in Winterthur

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in Winterthur, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences and Kantonsspital Winterthur.

Research institutions
24
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.4k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
108k
14.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Winterthur

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 Winterthur?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1ZHAW Zurich University of Applied SciencesUniversity 6,409 #753
2Kantonsspital WinterthurHospital / health system 1,446 #8,839
3Sulzer (Switzerland)Company 780 #8,491 all time
4Zimmer Biomet (Switzerland)Company 220 #18,106 all time
5Forel KlinikHospital / health system 150 #30,174 all time
6MedbaseHospital / health system 116 not ranked
7Zimmer (Switzerland)Company 108 not ranked
8Kistler (Switzerland)Company 76 not ranked
9Fluxim (Switzerland)Company 71 not ranked
10Winterthur Gas & Diesel (Switzerland)Company 62 not ranked
11Autoneum (Switzerland)Company 62 not ranked
12Integrierte Psychiatrie WinterthurHospital / health system 45 not ranked
13Wärtsilä (Switzerland)Company 44 not ranked
14Rieter (Switzerland)Company 41 not ranked
15Veterinary Anaesthesia Services (Switzerland)Company 40 not ranked
16Hexis (Switzerland)Company 33 not ranked
17Mat-Tec (Switzerland)Company 26 not ranked
18SIS Medical (Switzerland)Company 24 not ranked
19Kantonsschule RychenbergUniversity 13 not ranked
20SIGVARIS Group (Switzerland)Company 10 not ranked
21Stadtbibliothek WinterthurArchive 3 not ranked
22Debrunner Sozialforschung und ProjekteInstitution 2 not ranked
23Sozialversicherungsgericht des Kantons ZürichGovernment institution 1 not ranked
24Fotostiftung SchweizInstitution 1 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.

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences: 65.5%Kantonsspital Winterthur: 14.8%Sulzer (Switzerland): 8.0%Zimmer Biomet (Switzerland): 2.2%20 others listed: 9.5%66%largest
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences6,409 · 65.5%Kantonsspital Winterthur1,446 · 14.8%Sulzer (Switzerland)780 · 8.0%Zimmer Biomet (Switzerland)220 · 2.2%20 others listed928 · 9.5%

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

Which fields of science does Winterthur work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Winterthur is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 633 fractional works · 32.4% of its workEngineering: 293 fractional works · 15.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 77 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 180 fractional works · 9.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 67 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 55 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 37 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 590 fractional works · 30.2% of its workMedicine: 483 fractional works · 24.7% of its workSurgery: 95 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 49 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 28 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 94 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 56 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 580 fractional works · 29.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 211 fractional works · 10.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 70 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 38 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 122 fractional works · 6.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 41 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 116 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 49 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 56 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 44 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 149 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 64 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 56 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWinterthur1,952fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences30%

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. Engineering29315.0%
    2. Computer Science1809.2%
    3. Environmental Science552.8%
    4. Materials Science371.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy170.9%
    6. Chemistry160.8%
    7. Energy150.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering80.4%
    9. Mathematics70.4%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.2%
    1. Medicine48324.7%
    2. Health Professions944.8%
    3. Nursing90.4%
    4. Dentistry30.1%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Social Sciences21110.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1226.3%
    3. Psychology1165.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance562.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities442.2%
    6. Decision Sciences301.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology643.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences562.9%
    3. Neuroscience211.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Winterthur?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Organizational Change, Leadership, Digital Transformation, Big Data, Outcomes, Sustainability and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Epidemiology98▲ 1.27×105 topics
  2. Machine Learning71◆ 1.10×66 topics
  3. Sustainability63▲ 1.32×55 topics
  4. Deep Learning61◆ 0.90×62 topics
  5. Big Data48▲ 2.6×17 topics
  6. Leadership41▲ 4.3×13 topics
  7. Digital Transformation41▲ 3.9×13 topics
  8. Renewable Energy40▲ 1.42×35 topics
  9. Quality of Life38▲ 1.37×47 topics
  10. Public Health37▲ 1.29×43 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence35▲ 1.25×20 topics
  12. Organizational Change35▲ 22×5 topics
  13. Mental Health34▲ 1.23×35 topics
  14. Healthcare32▲ 1.42×20 topics
  15. Rehabilitation30▲ 3.8×12 topics
  16. Management29▲ 1.84×28 topics
  17. Clinical Trials26▲ 1.99×17 topics
  18. Professional Development26▲ 6.4×10 topics
  19. Outcomes26▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Complications26▲ 2.6×16 topics
  21. Efficiency22▲ 3.8×6 topics
  22. Corpus Linguistics22▲ 5.2×5 topics
  23. Workplace21▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Employee Engagement20▲ 5.8×5 topics
  25. Supervision19▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Self-Efficacy19▲ 3.8×6 topics
  27. Socio-Technical Systems19▲ 39×3 topics
  28. Stability19▲ 4.3×5 topics
  29. Agility18▲ 66×1 topic
  30. Generation Management18▲ 66×1 topic
  31. Coaching18▲ 53×1 topic
  32. Psychodrama18▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Customer Experience17▲ 5.3×4 topics
  34. Light-Emitting Diodes16▲ 5.6×2 topics
  35. Organometal Halide Perovskites16▲ 7.6×1 topic
  36. Perovskite Solar Cells16▲ 7.6×1 topic
  37. Low Back Pain16▲ 4.9×4 topics
  38. Family Law14▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Reform14▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse14▲ 18×2 topics

What research is done in Winterthur?

Perovskite Materials and Applications: 15 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 14 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…11Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 11 fractional worksCorporate Management and…10Corporate Management and Leadership: 10 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 9 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 9 fractional worksNatural Language Process…8Natural Language Processing Techniques: 8 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 8 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 8 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …7Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 7 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsPharmacologyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management6 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  2. 2 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 11 works
  4. 4 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10 works
  5. 5 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 9 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 9 works
  7. 7 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  8. 8 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  10. 10 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 7 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Winterthur15.1% 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 25.3% in 2001.

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