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Federal Council

In research, Federal Council stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,944 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,217 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,790
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#330
of 429
Research works
319
▲ 91% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Federal Council 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,944 of 16,945 11.1%245
Social SciencesField #9,217 of 10,206 11.0%144

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Council 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: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.76× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.91× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.85× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Federal Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Paulo Freiré and Lukas Vischer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Council.

  1. 1 Paulo Freiré Switzerland · #9,573 worldwide 1.1k citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Lukas Vischer Switzerland · #569,660 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Council

Which keywords describe research at Federal Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Artificial Intelligence, Sustainable Development, Public Policy, International Relations, Digital Sovereignty, Constitutional Reform, Gender and Legal Modernization.

▲ 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. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  2. Sustainable Development4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  3. Public Policy3▲ 18×3 topics
  4. Globalization3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  5. International Relations3▲ 32×3 topics
  6. Digital Sovereignty2▲ 167×2 topics
  7. Constitutional Reform2▲ 193×1 topic
  8. Gender2▲ 12×4 topics
  9. Human Rights2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  10. Legal Modernization2▲ 217×1 topic
  11. Nationalism2▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Geopolitics2▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Global Trade2▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Legal Regulation2▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Sustainability2▲ 2.5×6 topics
  16. History2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  17. Colonialism2▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Economic Security2▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Healthcare2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  20. Information Security2▲ 56×1 topic
  21. Literature2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  22. Political Economy2▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Religion2▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Transition Economy2▲ 185×1 topic
  25. Digital Economy2▲ 26×2 topics
  26. International Law2▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Social Justice2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  28. Eurasian Economic Union2▲ 253×1 topic
  29. High-Tech Sector2▲ 290×1 topic
  30. Identity2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  31. Migration1▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Church-State Relations1▲ 180×2 topics
  33. Ethnicity1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  34. Freedom of Religion1▲ 180×2 topics
  35. Politics1▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Waste Management1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  37. Customer Satisfaction1▲ 9.5×2 topics
  38. Land Reform1▲ 70×2 topics
  39. Agrarian Relations1▲ 332×1 topic
  40. Capital Flows1▲ 77×1 topic

Which research topics does Federal Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal and Policy Issues, Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation, Global Political and Economic Relations and Christian Theology and Mission.

Legal and Policy Issues: 2 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 2 fractional worksGlobal Political and Economic Relations: 2 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksMoravian Church and William Blake: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …1Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 1 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 1 fractional worksAfrican studies and sociopolitical issues: 1 fractional worksReligious Freedom and Di…1Religious Freedom and Discrimination: 1 fractional works
LawPolitical Science and International RelationsReligious studiesLiterature and Literary Theory3 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Policy Issues Law 2 works
  2. 2 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Global Political and Economic Relations Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  5. 5 Moravian Church and William Blake Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  6. 6 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  9. 9 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Religious Freedom and Discrimination Law 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 available25.1%not open74.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 91% higher 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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