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Federal Office of Public Health

In research, Federal Office of Public Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#17,656 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,073 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,929
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#208
of 429
Research works
413
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
34.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Federal Office of Public Health 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
Health SciencesDomain #17,656 of 20,462 17.9%171
MedicineField #16,073 of 17,978 18.7%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Office of Public Health 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.05× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.30× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.67× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 2.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Office of Public Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean‐Luc Richard, A. Baumgärtner and Natalie von Goetz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Office of Public Health.

  1. 1 Jean‐Luc Richard Switzerland · #403,474 worldwide 10 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 A. Baumgärtner Switzerland · #741,915 worldwide 89 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Natalie von Goetz Switzerland · #835,890 worldwide 60 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Office of Public Health

Which keywords describe research at Federal Office of Public Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Effects, Environmental Exposure, Pathogenesis, Virulence Factors, Infection and Risk Perception.

▲ 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 4.4×35 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 9.2×19 topics
  3. Health Effects4▲ 21×11 topics
  4. Environmental Exposure2▲ 71×3 topics
  5. Pathogenesis2▲ 13×7 topics
  6. Mental Health2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  7. Infection2▲ 22×3 topics
  8. Risk Perception2▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Virulence Factors2▲ 39×5 topics
  10. Bisphenol A2▲ 144×1 topic
  11. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals2▲ 144×1 topic
  12. Genomic Analysis1▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Diagnosis1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  14. Ionizing Radiation1▲ 65×2 topics
  15. Treatment1▲ 3.8×5 topics
  16. Amoebae1▲ 561×1 topic
  17. Communication1▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Food Safety1▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Legionella1▲ 561×1 topic
  20. Resilience1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  21. Infectious Diseases1▲ 12×6 topics
  22. Developmental Trauma1▲ 148×1 topic
  23. Nuclear Power1▲ 154×1 topic
  24. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy1▲ 148×1 topic
  25. Trust1▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Federal Office of Public Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Legionella and Acanthamoeba research, Risk Perception and Management and Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research.

Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 2 fractional worksLegionella and Acanthamoeba research: 1 fractional worksRisk Perception and Mana…1Risk Perception and Management: 1 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…1Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 1 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 0 fractional worksNosocomial Infections in…0Nosocomial Infections in ICU: 0 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 0 fractional worksImmune responses and vaccinations: 0 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 0 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisEndocrinologySociology and Political ScienceClinical Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  2. 2 Legionella and Acanthamoeba research Endocrinology 1 works
  3. 3 Risk Perception and Management Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 0 works
  7. 7 Nosocomial Infections in ICU Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 works
  9. 9 Immune responses and vaccinations Immunology 0 works
  10. 10 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Office of Public Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower 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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