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DSM (Switzerland)

In research, DSM (Switzerland) stands highest in Life Sciences (#10,862 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,592
of 28,054 · #23,627 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#127
of 220
Research works
241
▲ 83% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
33.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

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 #10,862 of 14,347 27.7%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does DSM (Switzerland) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 35.9 works10×
← 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: 10.42× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.80× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.15× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.16× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.47× its world share, 3 worksChemistryEnergy: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 10.15× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 20.47× 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 20.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at DSM (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Voegeli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is DSM (Switzerland).

  1. 1 R. Voegeli Switzerland · #1,498,617 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at DSM (Switzerland)

Which keywords describe research at DSM (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Gut Microbiota16▲ 64×6 topics
  2. Probiotics15▲ 86×5 topics
  3. Heat Stress14▲ 244×2 topics
  4. Feed Additives13▲ 312×2 topics
  5. Amino Acids13▲ 190×2 topics
  6. Antibiotic Alternatives13▲ 322×1 topic
  7. Poultry Production13▲ 322×1 topic
  8. Nutrition7▲ 22×5 topics
  9. Aquaculture6▲ 33×5 topics
  10. Omega-3 Fatty Acids5▲ 88×2 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress5▲ 4.0×11 topics
  12. Fatty Acids4▲ 58×1 topic
  13. Fish Feed4▲ 115×1 topic
  14. Inflammation4▲ 2.9×13 topics
  15. Plant Breeding4▲ 57×2 topics
  16. Bioavailability4▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Food Security4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  18. Phytase4▲ 339×1 topic
  19. Phytic Acid4▲ 339×1 topic
  20. Genetic Diversity3▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Animal Welfare3▲ 52×3 topics
  22. Antioxidants3▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.7×7 topics
  24. Chicken Domestication3▲ 251×1 topic
  25. Village Poultry3▲ 251×1 topic
  26. Antioxidant2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  27. Metabolic Health2▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Dairy Cattle2▲ 57×2 topics
  29. Inflammatory Diseases2▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Livestock Production2▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Microbial Communities2▲ 6.6×1 topic
  32. Microbial Community2▲ 35×3 topics
  33. Short-Chain Fatty Acids2▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  35. Fatty Acid Composition2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Methane Production2▲ 84×1 topic
  37. Ruminant Nutrition2▲ 84×1 topic
  38. Cancer Prevention2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  39. Immune Function2▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Microbiota2▲ 9.9×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksGut microbiota and health2Gut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 2 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging: 2 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 1 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyAquatic SciencePlant ScienceMolecular Biology3 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 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  7. 7 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 2 works
  8. 8 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 1 works
  10. 10 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 83% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.