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Liechtenstein ranks #127 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#105 all time), with 572 research works and 9.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#127
of 189 · #105 all time
Works, 2022-now
572
▲ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
51k
19.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Liechtenstein

Which fields of science does Liechtenstein work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Liechtenstein is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 268 fractional works · 42.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 106 fractional works · 16.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 37 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 23 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLaw: 14 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 77 fractional works · 12.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 31 fractional works · 4.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 15 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 41 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 20 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFinance: 16 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 181 fractional works · 28.4% of its workEngineering: 80 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 58 fractional works · 9.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 23 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 14 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCeramics and Composites: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 157 fractional works · 24.6% of its workMedicine: 131 fractional works · 20.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 25 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSurgery: 24 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthodontics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 32 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLiechtenstein638fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences42%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences10616.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting7712.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance416.4%
    4. Psychology203.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities152.4%
    6. Decision Sciences101.6%
    1. Engineering8012.5%
    2. Computer Science589.1%
    3. Environmental Science152.3%
    4. Materials Science132.0%
    5. Chemistry40.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy40.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.5%
    8. Energy30.4%
    9. Mathematics10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine13120.6%
    2. Health Professions142.2%
    3. Dentistry81.2%
    4. Nursing20.4%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology172.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences81.3%
    3. Neuroscience40.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Liechtenstein?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Atherosclerosis, Statins, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Sustainability, Big Data, Obesity and C-Reactive Protein.

▲ 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 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 Disease32▲ 4.4×26 topics
  2. Machine Learning30▲ 1.40×37 topics
  3. Sustainability30▲ 1.91×35 topics
  4. Inflammation23▲ 1.71×47 topics
  5. Sustainable Development22▲ 2.2×23 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence21▲ 2.3×27 topics
  7. Big Data20▲ 3.4×12 topics
  8. Atherosclerosis19▲ 10×10 topics
  9. Obesity19▲ 3.8×9 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management17▲ 3.0×13 topics
  11. Clinical Trials17▲ 4.0×7 topics
  12. Human Rights16▲ 2.4×21 topics
  13. Innovation16▲ 2.4×23 topics
  14. Statins16▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Risk Management15▲ 5.0×12 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention15▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome14▲ 2.8×15 topics
  18. Corporate Governance14▲ 3.1×18 topics
  19. Social Capital14▲ 4.2×11 topics
  20. C-Reactive Protein13▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Genetic Variants13▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Cholesterol-lowering12▲ 42×1 topic
  23. LDL Cholesterol12▲ 57×1 topic
  24. Coronary Artery Disease12▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Digital Transformation12▲ 3.5×8 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance11▲ 4.0×7 topics
  27. Urban Development11▲ 4.9×6 topics
  28. Innovation Policy11▲ 18×5 topics
  29. Social Innovation11▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Empowerment10▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Monetary Policy10▲ 6.3×10 topics
  32. Interdisciplinary Research9▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Vascular Function9▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Endothelial Function9▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Digital Social Innovation9▲ 112×1 topic
  36. Epicardial Fat9▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Knowledge Engineering9▲ 112×1 topic
  38. Perivascular Adipose Tissue9▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Cholesterol9▲ 9.7×4 topics
  40. Construction9▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Liechtenstein publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity, Innovation, Technology, and Society.

Lipoproteins and Cardiov…12Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 12 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease a…9Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 9 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 9 fractional worksLaw and Political Science: 6 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular…5Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 5 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Law: 5 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 5 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 5 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 5 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 5 fractional worksDiverse Legal and Medical Studies: 5 fractional works
SurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSociology and Political ScienceLaw4 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 12 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 9 works
  3. 3 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  4. 4 Law and Political Science Law 6 works
  5. 5 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 works
  6. 6 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 5 works
  7. 7 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 5 works
  8. 8 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 5 works
  10. 10 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  11. 11 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  12. 12 Diverse Legal and Medical Studies Strategy and Management 5 works

Which universities in Liechtenstein lead research?

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

  1. 1University of LiechtensteinUniversity · Vaduz · #7,474 worldwide14.1% top 10% · 207 works
  2. 2Hilti (Liechtenstein)Company · Schaan · #12,532 worldwide7.5% top 10% · 128 works
  3. 3Private University in the Principality of LiechtensteinUniversity · Triesen · #14,497 worldwide3.8% top 10% · 154 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Liechtenstein

Who are the top researchers in Liechtenstein?

Siegward D. Heintze, Jan vom Brocke and Matthias Filser rank highest among researchers based in Liechtenstein.

  1. 1 Siegward D. Heintze #83,267 worldwide 7.5k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Jan vom Brocke #87,905 worldwide 18k citations · 470 works
  3. 3 Matthias Filser #104,999 worldwide 3.4k citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Giovanni Apruzzese #220,379 worldwide 1.7k citations · 80 works
  5. 5 Wolfram Höland #343,000 worldwide 5.6k citations · 116 works
  6. 6 Johannes Schneider #374,245 worldwide 3.2k citations · 160 works
  7. 7 A.J. Perry #455,938 worldwide 1.6k citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Thomas Grisold #477,846 worldwide 1.1k citations · 104 works
  9. 9 Irdin Pekaric #568,616 worldwide 280 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Urs Karl Fischer #571,874 worldwide 3.8k citations · 76 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 42% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 44% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 0.81× the expected open access and 1.62× the expected international share, which puts it #157 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Liechtenstein's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Liechtenstein as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0024% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Liechtenstein0.0028% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Liechtenstein over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 11.8% of its 2.6k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Liechtenstein7.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.4% in 2005.

Which countries have research most like Liechtenstein's?

Bahrain is Liechtenstein's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Liechtenstein's, with both strong in Business, Management and Accounting.

  1. 1 BahrainBoth strong in Business, Management and Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Decision Sciences 0.79 Compare
  2. 2 North MacedoniaBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Dentistry, Business, Management and Accounting 0.77 Compare
  3. 3 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Dentistry, Business, Management and Accounting 0.69 Compare
  4. 4 PeruBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Dentistry, Business, Management and Accounting 0.68 Compare
  5. 5 EcuadorBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Dentistry, Business, Management and Accounting 0.68 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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