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Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology

In research, Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,912 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,703
of 28,054 · #849 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#41
of 220
Research works
5.8k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
225k
38.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,912 of 12,888 17.1%137 #668

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.92× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.99× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.75× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.12× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.16× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.18× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.52× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.80× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Heinz Hopf, Hans Ziegler and Eduard Stiefel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology.

  1. 1 Heinz Hopf Switzerland · #37,597 worldwide 194 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Hans Ziegler Switzerland · #63,035 worldwide 269 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Eduard Stiefel Switzerland · #155,259 worldwide 80 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Max Weber Switzerland · #212,281 worldwide 2.3k citations · 16 works
  5. 5 E. Gäumann Switzerland · #253,937 worldwide 84 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Giambattista Consiglio Switzerland · #286,840 worldwide 269 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Hauke Hennecke Switzerland · #303,004 worldwide 191 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Paul Alexandroff Switzerland · #310,047 worldwide 78 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Hans Eduard Fierƶ-David Switzerland · #329,865 worldwide 104 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Walter Traupel Switzerland · #436,561 worldwide 6 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Microbial Ecology, Environmental Regulation, Complex Adaptive Systems, Earth Systems Science, Gaia Hypothesis and Statistical Modeling.

▲ 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. Climate Change15▲ 2.3×48 topics
  2. Machine Learning8◆ 0.98×32 topics
  3. Global Warming7▲ 7.4×12 topics
  4. Microbial Ecology6▲ 14×2 topics
  5. Environmental Regulation6▲ 16×3 topics
  6. Complex Adaptive Systems5▲ 79×2 topics
  7. Earth Systems Science5▲ 441×1 topic
  8. Gaia Hypothesis5▲ 441×1 topic
  9. Nanoparticles5▲ 1.66×18 topics
  10. Catalysis4▲ 2.6×12 topics
  11. Data Analysis4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  12. Statistical Modeling3▲ 35×3 topics
  13. Biomedical Research3▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Extracellular Matrix3▲ 7.8×7 topics
  15. Visualization3▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Drug Discovery3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  17. Geomorphology3▲ 53×2 topics
  18. Python3▲ 62×1 topic
  19. Scientific Computing3▲ 62×1 topic
  20. Cancer Therapy3▲ 2.2×12 topics
  21. Governance3▲ 3.7×5 topics
  22. International Relations3▲ 5.2×2 topics
  23. Biosensors3▲ 2.3×7 topics
  24. Global Collaboration3▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  26. S&T Policies3▲ 144×1 topic
  27. Science Diplomacy3▲ 144×1 topic
  28. Entanglement2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  29. Chemical Kinetics2▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Cancer Progression2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  31. Dark Matter2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  32. Particle Physics2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Mechanotransduction2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse2▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Cell Mechanics2▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Cell Migration2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Cytoskeleton2▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Higgs Boson2▲ 14×1 topic
  39. High-Energy Collider2▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Secondary Metabolites2▲ 8.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution, Computational Physics and Python Applications, International Science and Diplomacy and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies.

Earth Systems and Cosmic…5Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution: 5 fractional worksComputational Physics and Python Applications: 3 fractional worksInternational Science and Diplomacy: 3 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 2 fractional worksCellular Mechanics and Interactions: 2 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 2 fractional worksExperimental and Theoretical Physics Studies: 1 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 1 fractional worksCell Adhesion Molecules Research: 1 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceArtificial IntelligencePolitical Science and International RelationsNuclear and High Energy Physics6 others

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

  1. 1 Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution Atmospheric Science 5 works
  2. 2 Computational Physics and Python Applications Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  3. 3 International Science and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  5. 5 Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Cell Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  8. 8 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 1 works
  9. 9 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 1 works
  10. 10 Cell Adhesion Molecules Research Immunology and Allergy 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 available24.5%not open75.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.3%domestic only77.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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