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Science in Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein ranks #161 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#135 all time), with 572 research works and 16.1% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#161
of 192 · #135 all time
Works, 2022–2025
572
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
31%
world 63%

Which keywords describe research in Liechtenstein?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Atherosclerosis, Statins, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Obesity, C-Reactive Protein, Clinical Trials and Genetic Variants.

▲ 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 country'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. Cardiovascular Disease31▲ 4.9×22 topics
  2. Sustainability26▲ 1.90×33 topics
  3. Machine Learning25▲ 1.34×34 topics
  4. Inflammation22▲ 1.87×41 topics
  5. Deep Learning22◆ 1.13×37 topics
  6. Sustainable Development20▲ 2.2×22 topics
  7. Atherosclerosis19▲ 12×10 topics
  8. Obesity19▲ 4.3×9 topics
  9. Big Data18▲ 3.4×12 topics
  10. Clinical Trials17▲ 4.5×7 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence17▲ 2.2×26 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management16▲ 2.9×12 topics
  13. Statins15▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Human Rights15▲ 2.5×20 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention14▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome14▲ 3.0×13 topics
  17. Innovation13▲ 2.2×21 topics
  18. C-Reactive Protein13▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Social Capital13▲ 4.3×10 topics
  20. Genetic Variants13▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Cholesterol-lowering12▲ 48×1 topic
  22. LDL Cholesterol12▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Coronary Artery Disease12▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Risk Management12▲ 4.4×11 topics
  25. Insulin Resistance11▲ 4.4×7 topics
  26. Digital Transformation11▲ 3.5×8 topics
  27. Diabetes10▲ 3.7×11 topics
  28. Innovation Policy10▲ 18×5 topics
  29. Urban Development10▲ 4.9×6 topics
  30. Social Innovation10▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Empowerment9▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Vascular Function9▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Epicardial Fat9▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Perivascular Adipose Tissue9▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Cholesterol9▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Monetary Policy9▲ 6.3×10 topics
  37. Interdisciplinary Research9▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Knowledge Engineering9▲ 114×1 topic
  39. Construction8▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Business Models7▲ 18×2 topics

Which universities in Liechtenstein lead research?

University of Liechtenstein, Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein and Hilti (Liechtenstein) rank highest in Liechtenstein on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1University of LiechtensteinUniversity · Vaduz · #12,468 worldwide27.6% top 10% · 207 works
  2. 2Private University in the Principality of LiechtensteinUniversity · Triesen · #22,379 worldwide5.8% top 10% · 154 works
  3. 3Hilti (Liechtenstein)Company · Schaan · #25,300 worldwide6.9% top 10% · 128 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Liechtenstein

Who are the top researchers in Liechtenstein?

Sascha Kraus, Jan vom Brocke and Ludwig Wolff rank highest among researchers based in Liechtenstein.

  1. 1 Sascha Kraus · #29,775 worldwide 1.2k citations · 141 works
  2. 2 Jan vom Brocke · #40,435 worldwide 782 citations · 110 works
  3. 3 Ludwig Wolff · #188,613 worldwide 74 citations · 118 works
  4. 4 P. Plitek · #225,520 worldwide 0 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 Martín Steinmann · #234,468 worldwide 27 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Jean Ch. Roux · #253,032 worldwide 0 citations · 87 works
  7. 7 Theresa Schmiedel · #254,208 worldwide 138 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Hans Elsner · #277,281 worldwide 6 citations · 66 works
  9. 9 Wolfram Höland · #278,552 worldwide 133 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Julián López Martín · #278,842 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
Top researchers in Liechtenstein

How open and international is Liechtenstein's research?

31% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 42% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.3%domestic only57.7%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Liechtenstein's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Liechtenstein