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Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie

In research, Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,780 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,301 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 16.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,705
of 22,385 · #6,289 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#94
of 186
Research works
647
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
35.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
80%
world 18%
Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie

What is Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,780 of 9,902 9.5%125 #2774
MedicineField #3,301 of 8,541 9.6%116 #2961

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie 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 Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie is in Health Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Social Sciences (7%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 141 fractional works · 80.0% of its workMedicine: 131 fractional works · 74.5% of its workSurgery: 68 fractional works · 38.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCentre Alpien dePhytogéographie176fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences11%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine13174.5%
    2. Health Professions105.4%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences137.1%
    2. Psychology21.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    5. Decision Sciences10.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Engineering31.9%
    2. Environmental Science21.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy21.0%
    4. Computer Science10.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 16.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 67.9 works16×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.06× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.87× its world share, 131 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.87×131 works
  2. Health Professions2.06×10 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.70×0 works
  4. Social Sciences0.56×13 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy0.43×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.42×1 works
  7. Psychology0.40×2 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×3 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×3 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.35×2 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.29×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.20×2 works
  14. Dentistry0.19×0 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.18×0 works
  16. Engineering0.13×3 works
  17. Computer Science0.10×1 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie?

The most cited paper from Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie is "Vegetation of Europe: hierarchical floristic classification system of vascular plant, bryophyte, lichen, and algal communities" (Ladislav Mucina et al., 2016), with 1,545 citations. Next come "Amphibole composition in tonalite as a function of pressure: an experimental calibration of the Al-in-hornblende barometer" (1,427) and "Continent-wide response of mountain vegetation to climate change" (1,279).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Vegetation of Europe: hierarchical floristic classification system of vascular plant, bryophyte, lichen, and algal communities Ladislav Mucina et al. · Applied Vegetation Science Open access Nov 2016 1,545
2 Amphibole composition in tonalite as a function of pressure: an experimental calibration of the Al-in-hornblende barometer Max W. Schmidt · Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology Apr 1992 1,427
3 Continent-wide response of mountain vegetation to climate change Michael D. Gottfried et al. · Nature Climate Change 6 Jan 2012 1,279
4 Recent Plant Diversity Changes on Europe’s Mountain Summits Harald Pauli et al. · Science Open access 19 Apr 2012 981
5 Accelerated increase in plant species richness on mountain summits is linked to warming Manuel J. Steinbauer et al. · Nature Open access 29 Mar 2018 893
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Epidemiology, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Rehabilitation, Arthroplasty, Biomechanics and Patient Satisfaction.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology29▲ 4.2×29 topics
  2. Complications24▲ 27×5 topics
  3. Revision Surgery20▲ 87×2 topics
  4. Total Hip Replacement20▲ 87×2 topics
  5. Rehabilitation17▲ 24×6 topics
  6. Arthroplasty15▲ 88×2 topics
  7. Biomechanics13▲ 24×6 topics
  8. Patient Satisfaction13▲ 23×5 topics
  9. Mortality12▲ 12×8 topics
  10. Health-related Quality of Life12▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Outcomes12▲ 80×1 topic
  12. Total Knee Replacement12▲ 97×1 topic
  13. Internal Fixation10▲ 81×2 topics
  14. Infection Prevention9▲ 59×3 topics
  15. Surgical Management8▲ 12×7 topics
  16. Surgery8▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Hip Arthroplasty8▲ 75×1 topic
  18. Wear Particles8▲ 75×1 topic
  19. Bone Healing8▲ 95×1 topic
  20. Fracture Epidemiology8▲ 95×1 topic
  21. Elderly Patients7▲ 25×3 topics
  22. Functional Recovery7▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Hip Fracture7▲ 105×1 topic
  24. Orthogeriatric Care7▲ 105×1 topic
  25. Shoulder Function6▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Medical Education6▲ 13×6 topics
  27. Academic Medicine6▲ 42×3 topics
  28. Surgical Treatment6▲ 17×4 topics
  29. Rotator Cuff Tears5▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Shoulder Pathology5▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Distal Radius Fractures5▲ 58×1 topic
  32. Flexor Tendon Repair5▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Degenerative Disc Disease5▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Gender Bias5▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Science5▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Osteoarthritis4▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Spinal Fusion4▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Low Back Pain4▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Diagnostic Imaging4▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Elbow Injuries4▲ 102×1 topic

Which research topics does Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Bone fractures and treatments and Hip and Femur Fractures.

Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 12 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 8 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…8Bone fractures and treatments: 8 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures7Hip and Femur Fractures: 7 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 5 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …5Diversity and Career in Medicine: 5 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 4 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 4 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery4Foot and Ankle Surgery: 4 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyGender StudiesRehabilitation1 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 12 works
  2. 2 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 8 works
  3. 3 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 8 works
  4. 4 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 7 works
  5. 5 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 5 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 5 works
  7. 7 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 5 works
  8. 8 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 4 works
  9. 9 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors80.2%domestic only19.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00070% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie0.00084% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie9.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.6% in 2018.

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