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Federal Roads Office

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,043
of 28,054 · #35,542 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#183
of 220
Research works
287
▲ 185% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What does Federal Roads Office specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 20.4 works12×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.35× its world share, 33 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Roads Office?

Ranked on the composite score, Mo Saffarini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Roads Office.

  1. 1 Mo Saffarini Switzerland · #746,173 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Roads Office

Which keywords describe research at Federal Roads Office?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Rehabilitation, Epidemiology, Arthroplasty, Health-related Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 3.1×13 topics
  2. Complications8▲ 21×5 topics
  3. Revision Surgery8▲ 82×2 topics
  4. Total Hip Replacement8▲ 82×2 topics
  5. Rehabilitation6▲ 21×5 topics
  6. Arthroplasty6▲ 82×2 topics
  7. Health-related Quality of Life5▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Outcomes4▲ 76×1 topic
  10. Total Knee Replacement4▲ 93×1 topic
  11. Shoulder Function4▲ 68×2 topics
  12. Rotator Cuff Tears3▲ 71×1 topic
  13. Shoulder Pathology3▲ 71×1 topic
  14. Biomechanics3▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Hip Arthroplasty3▲ 71×1 topic
  16. Wear Particles3▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Leadership2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  18. Osteoarthritis2▲ 26×3 topics
  19. Gait Analysis2▲ 34×3 topics
  20. History2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  21. Foot Strike Patterns2▲ 75×1 topic
  22. Risk Assessment2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  23. Running Injuries2▲ 75×1 topic
  24. Anterior Cruciate Ligament2▲ 60×1 topic
  25. Femoroacetabular Impingement2▲ 97×1 topic
  26. Hip Arthroscopy2▲ 97×1 topic
  27. Injury Risk2▲ 60×1 topic
  28. Surgical Management2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  29. Information Technology2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  30. Acromioclavicular Joint2▲ 90×1 topic
  31. Clavicle Fractures2▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Criminal Justice2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  33. Participation2▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Public Administration2▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Complex Systems1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Crisis Management1▲ 47×2 topics
  37. Digitalization1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  38. Hip Fracture1▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Lean Manufacturing1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  40. Policy Change1▲ 135×1 topic

Which research topics does Federal Roads Office publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies.

Total Knee Arthroplasty …4Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 4 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 3 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…3Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 3 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomecha…2Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle In…2Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 2 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 1 fractional works
SurgeryBiomedical EngineeringEpidemiologyOrthopedics and Sports Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 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 available49.1%not open50.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.9%domestic only49.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Roads Office's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 185% 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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