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CFS Engineering (Switzerland)

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Research works
30
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
555
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
56%
world 18%
CFS Engineering (Switzerland)

Not ranked overall: CFS Engineering (Switzerland) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does CFS Engineering (Switzerland) work in?

In all years, 86% of research at CFS Engineering (Switzerland) is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (66%), Medicine (11%), Mathematics (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 86.2% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 66.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 9 fractional works · 28.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 24.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 9.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.3% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 11.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKCFS Engineering(Switzerland)30fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences86%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2066.3%
    2. Mathematics39.3%
    3. Environmental Science13.3%
    4. Computer Science12.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.8%
    6. Energy01.1%
    7. Materials Science01.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine311.3%
    1. Decision Sciences01.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    3. Social Sciences00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.6%
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.

Chemical Engineering: 2.70× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 6.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 5.10× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 10.45× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and Astronomy1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics10.45×1 works
  2. Energy6.17×0 works
  3. Engineering5.10×4 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.70×0 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy0.87×0 works
  6. Environmental Science0.38×0 works
  7. Computer Science0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at CFS Engineering (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Jan B. Vos, Alain Gehri and Dominique Charbonnier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CFS Engineering (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Jan B. Vos Switzerland · #3,411,517 worldwide 1.1k citations · 127 works
  2. 2 Alain Gehri Switzerland · #3,641,751 worldwide 156 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Dominique Charbonnier Switzerland · #4,348,060 worldwide 371 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at CFS Engineering (Switzerland)

What are the most cited papers from CFS Engineering (Switzerland)?

The most cited paper from CFS Engineering (Switzerland) is "A microphotonic astrocomb" (Ewelina Obrzud, Monica Rainer, A. Harutyunyan et al., 2018), with 359 citations. Next come "Kilowatt-scale solar hydrogen production system using a concentrated integrated photoelectrochemical device" (186) and "Navier–Stokes solvers in European aircraft design" (174).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A microphotonic astrocomb Ewelina Obrzud, Monica Rainer, A. Harutyunyan et al. · Nature Photonics Open access 7 Dec 2018 359
2 Kilowatt-scale solar hydrogen production system using a concentrated integrated photoelectrochemical device Isaac Holmes‐Gentle, Saurabh Tembhurne, Clemens Suter et al. · Nature Energy Open access 10 Apr 2023 186
3 Navier–Stokes solvers in European aircraft design Jan B. Vos, Arthur Rizzi, Denis Darracq et al. · Progress in Aerospace Sciences Nov 2002 174
4 Cellulose and hemicelluloses recovery from grape stalks Giorgia Spigno, Tiziana Pizzorno, Dante Marco De Faveri · Bioresource Technology 4 Dec 2007 101
5 Even One-Dimensional Mobility Increases the Capacity of Wireless Networks Suhas N. Diggavi, Matthias Grossglauser, David N. C. Tse · IEEE Transactions on Information Theory Open access 24 Oct 2005 88
All 91 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at CFS Engineering (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Adaptive Mesh Refinement, High-Order Schemes, Shock-Wave Interactions, Turbulence Modeling, Large-Eddy Simulation, Heat Transfer, Vortex Dynamics and Particle Image Velocimetry.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Adaptive Mesh Refinement5▲ 199×2 topics
  2. High-Order Schemes5▲ 199×2 topics
  3. Shock-Wave Interactions5▲ 307×1 topic
  4. Turbulence Modeling5▲ 307×1 topic
  5. Large-Eddy Simulation4▲ 48×4 topics
  6. Heat Transfer3▲ 21×5 topics
  7. Particle Image Velocimetry3▲ 93×1 topic
  8. Turbulent Flows3▲ 68×1 topic
  9. Vortex Dynamics3▲ 55×2 topics
  10. Kinetic Theory2▲ 123×2 topics
  11. Boltzmann Equation2▲ 201×1 topic
  12. Rarefied Flows2▲ 201×1 topic
  13. Separation Control2▲ 187×2 topics
  14. Aerodynamic Flow Control2▲ 384×1 topic
  15. Plasma Actuators2▲ 384×1 topic
  16. Aerodynamics1▲ 78×2 topics
  17. Combustion Instabilities1▲ 58×2 topics
  18. Flight Control1▲ 140×2 topics
  19. Crosswind1▲ 158×1 topic
  20. High-Speed Trains1▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion1▲ 151×1 topic
  22. Regression Rate Behavior1▲ 151×1 topic
  23. Electric Propulsion1▲ 67×2 topics
  24. Uncertainty Quantification1▲ 39×2 topics
  25. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles1▲ 36×1 topic
  26. Wind Estimation1▲ 227×1 topic
  27. Emissions1▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Ensemble Kalman Filter1▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Optimization1▲ 6.1×1 topic

Which research topics does CFS Engineering (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics: 1 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 1 fractional worksGas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 1 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 0 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid D…0Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 0 fractional worksSpacecraft Dynamics and Control: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 0 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 0 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringComputational MechanicsApplied MathematicsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

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

  1. 1 Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 1 works
  3. 3 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 1 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 1 works
  5. 5 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 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 available54.5%not open45.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.4%domestic only43.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has CFS Engineering (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% 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 CFS Engineering (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000036% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%CFS Engineering (Switzerland)0.000023% in 202520102020

Fractional works of CFS Engineering (Switzerland) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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