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Battelle

In research, Battelle stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,237 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,676 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,918
of 34,923
Rank in Switzerland
#170
of 378
Research works
616
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
27.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Battelle

What is Battelle 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,237 of 17,446 12.6%480
EngineeringField #6,676 of 9,532 10.8%155

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Battelle 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Battelle work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Battelle is in Physical Sciences, 42% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (27%), Business, Management and Accounting (18%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 49.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 27.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 42.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 18.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBattelle23fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences6%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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science627.3%
    2. Engineering210.5%
    3. Environmental Science15.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy01.6%
    6. Mathematics01.2%
    7. Materials Science00.8%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting418.4%
    2. Social Sciences28.9%
    3. Psychology15.5%
    4. Decision Sciences15.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities13.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    1. Medicine14.4%
    2. Health Professions01.4%
    3. Veterinary00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.6%
    2. Neuroscience00.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 3.51× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.70× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting5.70×4 works
  2. Decision Sciences5.32×1 works
  3. Computer Science3.51×6 works
  4. Veterinary2.70×0 works
  5. Psychology1.81×1 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.54×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.13×1 works
  8. Environmental Science1.12×1 works
  9. Mathematics1.04×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.72×0 works
  11. Engineering0.70×2 works
  12. Social Sciences0.70×2 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.60×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.53×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.23×0 works
  18. Medicine0.23×1 works
  19. Materials Science0.22×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Battelle?

Ranked on the quality score, Walter Bollmann, E. Ascher and H. Aebi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Battelle.

  1. 1 Walter Bollmann Switzerland · #1,093,773 worldwide 5.4k citations · 125 works
  2. 2 E. Ascher Switzerland · #3,697,204 worldwide 1.5k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 H. Aebi Switzerland · #3,902,266 worldwide 179 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 C. R. E. Coggins Switzerland · #4,185,105 worldwide 702 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Avinoam Perry Switzerland · #4,960,581 worldwide 519 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 H. Tannenberger Switzerland · #5,064,220 worldwide 157 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Ulrich Zimmerli Switzerland · #5,179,161 worldwide 65 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Francis E. H. Crawley Switzerland · #5,328,673 worldwide 249 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 A. L. Harmer Switzerland · #5,407,877 worldwide 350 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Iu V Nikiforov Switzerland · #5,537,335 worldwide 98 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Battelle

What are the most cited papers from Battelle?

The most cited paper from Battelle is "The structure of high-angle grain boundaries" (D. G. Brandon, 1966), with 2,041 citations. Next come "Electrochemically Active Polymers for Rechargeable Batteries" (1,618) and "21st century climate change in the European Alps—A review" (1,177).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The structure of high-angle grain boundaries D. G. Brandon · Acta Metallurgica Nov 1966 2,041
2 Electrochemically Active Polymers for Rechargeable Batteries Petr Novák, Klaus M. Müller, Kalathur S. V. Santhanam et al. · Chemical Reviews Review Feb 1997 1,618
3 21st century climate change in the European Alps—A review Andreas Gobiet, Sven Kotlarski, Martin Beniston et al. · The Science of The Total Environment Open access 15 Aug 2013 1,177
4 Reconstructing Native American population history David Emil Reich et al. · Nature Open access 10 Jul 2012 939
5 A new airmass independent formulation for the Linke turbidity coefficient Pierre Ineichen, Richard R. Perez · Solar Energy Open access Sep 2002 647
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Which keywords describe research at Battelle?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Co-Creation, Virtual Reality, Sustainability, Human-Computer Interaction, STEM Education, Open Innovation, Customer Experience and Participatory Design.

▲ 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 institution's work against its share of the world's. The 12 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 12 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability2▲ 3.2×8 topics
  2. Co-Creation2▲ 156×2 topics
  3. Virtual Reality1▲ 12×2 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 3.7×3 topics
  5. Human-Computer Interaction1▲ 29×2 topics
  6. STEM Education1▲ 11×4 topics
  7. Climate Change1▲ 1.75×6 topics
  8. Customer Experience1▲ 29×2 topics
  9. Open Innovation1▲ 83×2 topics
  10. Digital Media Technology1▲ 115×1 topic
  11. Participatory Design1▲ 85×2 topics
  12. Visual Communication Design1▲ 115×1 topic

Which research topics does Battelle publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Media and Visual Art, Service and Product Innovation, Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development and Teaching and Learning Programming.

Digital Media and Visual…1Digital Media and Visual Art: 1 fractional worksService and Product Inno…1Service and Product Innovation: 1 fractional worksInnovative Approaches in…1Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 1 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Pr…1Teaching and Learning Programming: 1 fractional worksCollaboration in agile enterprises: 0 fractional worksUniversity-Industry-Government Innovation Models: 0 fractional worksDigital Education and So…0Digital Education and Society: 0 fractional worksInformation Systems Theories and Implementation: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 0 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…0Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 0 fractional works
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignMarketingManagement of Technology and InnovationComputer Science Applications4 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 works
  2. 2 Service and Product Innovation Marketing 1 works
  3. 3 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  4. 4 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 1 works
  5. 5 Collaboration in agile enterprises Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  6. 6 University-Industry-Government Innovation Models Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  7. 7 Digital Education and Society Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Information Systems Theories and Implementation Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  10. 10 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 0 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 available22.3%not open77.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.7%domestic only71.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Battelle's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% lower 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 Battelle as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000063% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Battelle0.000064% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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