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DSM (Switzerland)

In research, DSM (Switzerland) stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,281 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#22,024
of 22,385 · #18,676 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#184
of 186
Research works
241
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.1k
33.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
64%
world 18%
DSM (Switzerland)

What is DSM (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
Life SciencesDomain #3,281 of 11,023 20.6%130

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

Which fields of science does DSM (Switzerland) work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at DSM (Switzerland) is in Life Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (48%), Medicine (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 3.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 47 fractional works · 63.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 36 fractional works · 48.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 20 fractional works · 26.3% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 8.7% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 9.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 24.1% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 15.3% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKDSM (Switzerland)75fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences63%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences1%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3648.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology79.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology33.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.2%
    5. Neuroscience00.5%
    1. Medicine1115.3%
    2. Nursing44.8%
    3. Veterinary22.8%
    4. Health Professions10.9%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Environmental Science33.9%
    2. Chemistry33.8%
    3. Engineering11.8%
    4. Materials Science11.0%
    5. Energy00.7%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Psychology00.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
    4. Social Sciences00.0%
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: 10.18× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.81× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.44× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.47× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.70× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.39× its world share, 3 worksChemistryEnergy: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 9.86× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 20.62× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 20.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary20.62×2 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.18×36 works
  3. Nursing9.86×4 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.47×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology3.44×3 works
  6. Chemistry2.39×3 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.81×7 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.70×0 works
  9. Medicine0.80×12 works
  10. Environmental Science0.78×3 works
  11. Energy0.73×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.35×1 works
  13. Neuroscience0.34×0 works
  14. Dentistry0.31×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.30×1 works
  16. Psychology0.19×0 works
  17. Engineering0.12×1 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at DSM (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter Weber, Franz F. Roos and Wolfgang Schalch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is DSM (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Peter Weber Switzerland · #155,851 worldwide 11k citations · 172 works
  2. 2 Franz F. Roos Switzerland · #438,008 worldwide 3.3k citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Wolfgang Schalch Switzerland · #463,822 worldwide 4.4k citations · 98 works
  4. 4 Barbara Troesch Switzerland · #686,970 worldwide 1.3k citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Anthony Vincent Rawlings Switzerland · #698,417 worldwide 6.8k citations · 146 works
  6. 6 Aaron J. Cowieson Switzerland · #719,546 worldwide 12k citations · 272 works
  7. 7 Iris Kunz Switzerland · #828,459 worldwide 3.2k citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Ester Santigosa Switzerland · #920,449 worldwide 1.1k citations · 37 works
  9. 9 I. Knap Switzerland · #1,104,913 worldwide 563 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Igor Bendik Switzerland · #1,161,333 worldwide 2.9k citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at DSM (Switzerland)

What are the most cited papers from DSM (Switzerland)?

The most cited paper from DSM (Switzerland) is "Calorie Restriction-like Effects of 30 Days of Resveratrol Supplementation on Energy Metabolism and Metabolic Profile in Obese Humans" (Silvie Timmers, Ellen Konings, Lena Bilet et al., 2011), with 1,320 citations. Next come "Carotenoids in human nutrition and health" (963) and "A systematic review of vitamin D status in populations worldwide" (843).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Calorie Restriction-like Effects of 30 Days of Resveratrol Supplementation on Energy Metabolism and Metabolic Profile in Obese Humans Silvie Timmers, Ellen Konings, Lena Bilet et al. · Cell Metabolism Open access Nov 2011 1,320
2 Carotenoids in human nutrition and health Manfred L. Eggersdorfer, Adrian Wyss · Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 6 Jun 2018 963
3 A systematic review of vitamin D status in populations worldwide Jennifer Hilger, Angelika Friedel, Raphael M. Herr et al. · British Journal Of Nutrition ReviewOpen access 9 Aug 2013 843
4 The Global Hidden Hunger Indices and Maps: An Advocacy Tool for Action Sumithra Muthayya, Jee Hyun Rah, Jonathan D. Sugimoto et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 12 Jun 2013 561
5 Gastrointestinal functionality in animal nutrition and health: New opportunities for sustainable animal production Pietro Celi, Aaron J. Cowieson, Fidelis Fru-Nji et al. · Animal Feed Science and Technology Open access 19 Sep 2017 493
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at DSM (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gut Microbiota, Probiotics, Heat Stress, Feed Additives, Amino Acids, Antibiotic Alternatives, Poultry Production and Nutrition.

▲ 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. Gut Microbiota16▲ 64×6 topics
  2. Probiotics15▲ 84×5 topics
  3. Heat Stress14▲ 240×2 topics
  4. Feed Additives13▲ 309×2 topics
  5. Amino Acids13▲ 186×2 topics
  6. Antibiotic Alternatives13▲ 318×1 topic
  7. Poultry Production13▲ 318×1 topic
  8. Nutrition7▲ 21×5 topics
  9. Aquaculture6▲ 34×5 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress5▲ 3.9×12 topics
  11. Omega-3 Fatty Acids5▲ 87×2 topics
  12. Inflammation4▲ 2.8×14 topics
  13. Fatty Acids4▲ 57×1 topic
  14. Fish Feed4▲ 116×1 topic
  15. Plant Breeding4▲ 58×2 topics
  16. Bioavailability4▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Food Security4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  18. Phytase4▲ 357×1 topic
  19. Phytic Acid4▲ 357×1 topic
  20. Animal Welfare3▲ 52×3 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity3▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Antioxidants3▲ 10.0×3 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.5×7 topics
  24. Chicken Domestication3▲ 247×1 topic
  25. Village Poultry3▲ 247×1 topic
  26. Antioxidant3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  27. Metabolic Health2▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Microbial Community2▲ 40×3 topics
  29. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  30. Dairy Cattle2▲ 54×2 topics
  31. Fatty Acid Composition2▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Inflammatory Diseases2▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Livestock Production2▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Methane Production2▲ 90×1 topic
  35. Microbial Communities2▲ 6.2×1 topic
  36. Ruminant Nutrition2▲ 90×1 topic
  37. Short-Chain Fatty Acids2▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Cancer Prevention2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  39. Immune Function2▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Microbiota2▲ 9.5×3 topics

Which research topics does DSM (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Phytase and its Applications and Livestock and Poultry Management.

Animal Nutrition and Phy…13Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 13 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 4 fractional worksPhytase and its Applications: 4 fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Management: 3 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…2Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 2 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 1 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 1 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyAquatic SciencePlant ScienceAgronomy and Crop Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 13 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 4 works
  3. 3 Phytase and its Applications Plant Science 4 works
  4. 4 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  5. 5 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  6. 6 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 2 works
  8. 8 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 1 works
  9. 9 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  10. 10 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 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 available62.7%not open37.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors64.4%domestic only35.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has DSM (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% 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 DSM (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%DSM (Switzerland)0.00014% in 202520102020

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

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