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ABB (Switzerland)

In research, ABB (Switzerland) stands highest in Engineering (#4,794 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,031 of 12,888 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,173 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Control and Systems Engineering is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,127
of 28,054 · #2,151 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#124
of 220
Research works
4.8k
▼ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
126k
26.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is ABB (Switzerland) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #4,794 of 6,636 7.2%125 #702
Physical SciencesDomain #10,031 of 12,888 6.7%173 #1396
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,173 of 2,318 7.6%62 #480

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ABB (Switzerland) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#702 #4,794
  2. Physical Sciences#1,396 #10,031
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#480 #2,173
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does ABB (Switzerland) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 22.0 works9.4×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 62.2 works8.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.65× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.85× its world share, 125 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.28× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.79× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ABB (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the composite score, Tobias Geyer, Thomas Christen and K. Bohnert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ABB (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Tobias Geyer Switzerland · #62,059 worldwide 506 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Thomas Christen Switzerland · #79,387 worldwide 244 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 K. Bohnert Switzerland · #82,478 worldwide 221 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Michael J. Rice Switzerland · #83,466 worldwide 411 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Francisco Canales Switzerland · #86,101 worldwide 289 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 P. Steimer Switzerland · #107,544 worldwide 265 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 H. R. Zeller Switzerland · #118,737 worldwide 341 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 J. Bernasconi Switzerland · #123,994 worldwide 347 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 W. R. Schneider Switzerland · #142,110 worldwide 293 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 S. Strässler Switzerland · #165,074 worldwide 372 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at ABB (Switzerland)

Which keywords describe research at ABB (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Integration, Photovoltaic Systems, Thermal Management, Renewable Energy, Model Predictive Control, Fault Detection and Smart Grid.

▲ 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 institution'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. Power Electronics36▲ 50×8 topics
  2. Renewable Energy Integration21▲ 29×5 topics
  3. Renewable Energy14▲ 4.4×20 topics
  4. Photovoltaic Systems12▲ 66×2 topics
  5. Thermal Management12▲ 16×6 topics
  6. Model Predictive Control10▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Fault Detection10▲ 32×3 topics
  8. Smart Grid9▲ 11×8 topics
  9. Fault Tolerance9▲ 26×5 topics
  10. Smart Grid Applications9▲ 31×2 topics
  11. High-Temperature Electronics9▲ 66×2 topics
  12. Multilevel Converters8▲ 67×1 topic
  13. Reliability8▲ 48×2 topics
  14. Voltage Source Inverters8▲ 67×1 topic
  15. Silicon Carbide8▲ 75×1 topic
  16. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors8▲ 87×1 topic
  17. Decentralized Control8▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Energy Storage Systems8▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Distributed Power Generation7▲ 33×1 topic
  20. Electrical Systems7▲ 86×2 topics
  21. Microgrid Control7▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Control Strategies7▲ 23×4 topics
  23. Power Systems6▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Detection6▲ 9.9×5 topics
  25. HVDC Transmission6▲ 55×2 topics
  26. Identity6▲ 3.9×9 topics
  27. Energy Storage6▲ 4.3×6 topics
  28. Thermal Plasma6▲ 382×1 topic
  29. Vacuum Arcs6▲ 382×1 topic
  30. Offshore Wind Farms6▲ 43×2 topics
  31. Control Systems6▲ 14×7 topics
  32. Electric Vehicle Charging5▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Modular Multilevel Converters5▲ 71×1 topic
  34. Voltage Source Converters5▲ 71×1 topic
  35. Localization5▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Wind Power5▲ 25×3 topics
  37. DC-DC Converters5▲ 39×1 topic
  38. High-Frequency Power Conversion5▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Arc Fault4▲ 143×1 topic
  40. Reflectometry4▲ 143×1 topic

Which research topics does ABB (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multilevel Inverters and Converters, Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies, Microgrid Control and Optimization and Vacuum and Plasma Arcs.

Multilevel Inverters and…8Multilevel Inverters and Converters: 8 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semicond…8Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 8 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…7Microgrid Control and Optimization: 7 fractional worksVacuum and Plasma Arcs6Vacuum and Plasma Arcs: 6 fractional worksHVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 5 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 5 fractional worksElectrical Fault Detecti…4Electrical Fault Detection and Protection: 4 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression: 3 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 3 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMaterials Chemistry

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

  1. 1 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Vacuum and Plasma Arcs Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  5. 5 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Electrical Fault Detection and Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available14.7%not open85.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ABB (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% lower 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.

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