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Addiction Switzerland

In research, Addiction Switzerland stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,412 of 16,945 worldwide), Medicine (#9,843 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,376 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,035
of 28,054 · #18,858 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#122
of 220
Research works
485
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
39.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Addiction Switzerland known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #8,412 of 16,945 31.1%160
MedicineField #9,843 of 17,978 22.2%243
Health SciencesDomain #12,376 of 20,462 22.1%281

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Addiction 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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.39× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.17× its world share, 30 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.71× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Addiction Switzerland?

Ranked on the composite score, Gerhard Gmel, Philip Bruggmann and Holger Schmid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Addiction Switzerland.

  1. 1 Gerhard Gmel Switzerland · #347,647 worldwide 201 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Philip Bruggmann Switzerland · #426,542 worldwide 41 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Holger Schmid Switzerland · #967,984 worldwide 11 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Ambros Uchtenhagen Switzerland · #970,013 worldwide 45 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Addiction Switzerland

Which keywords describe research at Addiction Switzerland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Impulsivity, Substance Use Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders, Treatment, Alcohol Dependence, Motivational Interviewing, Well-being and Depression.

▲ 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. Impulsivity10▲ 270×2 topics
  2. Substance Use Disorders7▲ 142×2 topics
  3. Psychiatric Disorders7▲ 76×4 topics
  4. Treatment7▲ 8.0×10 topics
  5. Alcohol Dependence6▲ 217×1 topic
  6. Motivational Interviewing6▲ 217×1 topic
  7. Depression6▲ 9.5×9 topics
  8. Neurobiology6▲ 32×8 topics
  9. Well-being6▲ 22×7 topics
  10. Epidemiology6▲ 2.0×25 topics
  11. Prevalence6▲ 20×9 topics
  12. Social Media6▲ 5.7×6 topics
  13. Online Communication5▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Addiction5▲ 92×1 topic
  15. Anxiety5▲ 15×6 topics
  16. Digital Natives5▲ 83×1 topic
  17. Mental Health5▲ 4.5×25 topics
  18. Adherence4▲ 51×2 topics
  19. Mobile Health4▲ 43×2 topics
  20. Comorbidity4▲ 51×4 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  22. Inflammation4▲ 2.5×9 topics
  23. Cognitive Distortions4▲ 454×1 topic
  24. Pathological Gambling4▲ 454×1 topic
  25. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy4▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  27. Behavioral Activation3▲ 80×1 topic
  28. Internet-based Interventions3▲ 80×1 topic
  29. Liver Disease3▲ 51×3 topics
  30. Genetic Variation2▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Mortality Risk2▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Neurological Disorders2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  33. Immune Response2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  34. Neuroimaging2▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Antiviral Therapy2▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Cancer Risk2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Psychological Impact2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  38. Psychopathology2▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Mental Disorders2▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Hepatitis C Virus2▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Addiction Switzerland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Impact of Technology on Adolescents, Gambling Behavior and Treatments and Digital Mental Health Interventions.

Substance Abuse Treatmen…6Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 5 fractional worksGambling Behavior and Treatments: 4 fractional worksDigital Mental Health In…3Digital Mental Health Interventions: 3 fractional worksHepatitis C virus research: 2 fractional worksAlcohol Consumption and Health Effects: 1 fractional worksBehavioral Health and Interventions: 1 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 1 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 1 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologySociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyApplied Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 6 works
  2. 2 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Gambling Behavior and Treatments Clinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Hepatitis C virus research Hepatology 2 works
  6. 6 Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Behavioral Health and Interventions Applied Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 1 works
  10. 10 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 1 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 available47.8%not open52.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.5%domestic only54.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Addiction Switzerland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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