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Federal Office for Agriculture

In research, Federal Office for Agriculture stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,098 of 6,031 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,234 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,552 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 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#8,645
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#74
of 429
Research works
1.1k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
51.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Federal Office for Agriculture 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,098 of 6,031 33.1%561
Physical SciencesDomain #7,234 of 21,541 35.8%263
Life SciencesDomain #5,552 of 14,347 31.3%740
Environmental ScienceField #2,522 of 6,208 37.8%156
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,360 of 2,837 33.6%186
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,140 of 7,814 26.5%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Office for Agriculture 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 Federal Office for Agriculture specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 24.2 works9.4×
← 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: 9.37× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.30× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 3.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Office for Agriculture?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Sieber, Stefan Bogdanov and Jürg Fuhrer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Office for Agriculture.

  1. 1 R. Sieber Switzerland · #48,197 worldwide 312 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Stefan Bogdanov Switzerland · #87,924 worldwide 480 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Jürg Fuhrer Switzerland · #142,090 worldwide 352 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Peter Gallmann Switzerland · #149,056 worldwide 276 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 J.O. Bosset Switzerland · #206,230 worldwide 116 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Joseph A. Kurmann Switzerland · #554,590 worldwide 50 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 P. J. Charmillot Switzerland · #1,212,936 worldwide 19 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 H Bachmann Switzerland · #1,286,277 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Office for Agriculture

Which keywords describe research at Federal Office for Agriculture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Environmental Impact, Biological Control, Global Change, Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Communities.

▲ 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. Climate Change13▲ 8.6×30 topics
  2. Biodiversity5▲ 12×12 topics
  3. Invasive Species5▲ 20×10 topics
  4. Environmental Impact5▲ 5.0×16 topics
  5. Biological Control3▲ 41×6 topics
  6. Global Change3▲ 23×3 topics
  7. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 30×3 topics
  8. Ecosystem Services3▲ 15×5 topics
  9. Microbial Communities3▲ 14×3 topics
  10. Soil Carbon Sequestration3▲ 77×2 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 25×3 topics
  12. Soil Fertility3▲ 25×3 topics
  13. Biochar Application3▲ 49×1 topic
  14. Nitrogen Cycle3▲ 82×1 topic
  15. Sustainability2▲ 1.92×13 topics
  16. Gut Microbiota2▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Microbiota2▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 26×3 topics
  19. Immune System2▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Honey Bees2▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Neonicotinoids2▲ 64×1 topic
  22. Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Pollinator Decline2▲ 43×1 topic
  24. Biopesticides2▲ 50×2 topics
  25. Water Quality2▲ 8.5×7 topics
  26. Conservation2▲ 7.2×7 topics
  27. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  29. Hydrology2▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Global Warming2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  31. Biological Invasions1▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Methane Emissions1▲ 50×2 topics
  33. Population Dynamics1▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Genomics1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  35. Microbial Processes1▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Milk Composition1▲ 54×2 topics
  37. Pest Management1▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 7.5×6 topics
  39. Carbon1▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Probiotics1▲ 9.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Federal Office for Agriculture publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Plant and animal studies, Insect and Pesticide Research and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology.

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…2Insect and Pesticide Research: 2 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands E…1Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 1 fractional worksEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control: 1 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow1Soil and Unsaturated Flow: 1 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 1 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional works
Soil ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInsect ScienceEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 3 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  3. 3 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 2 works
  4. 4 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control Insect Science 1 works
  6. 6 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 1 works
  9. 9 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available29.9%not open70.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Office for Agriculture's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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