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Federal Statistical Office

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World rank, all time
#34,930
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#361
of 429
Research works
257
▲ 76% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

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: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.91× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.25× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.29× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.70× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Statistical Office?

Ranked on the composite score, Jens Weidmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Statistical Office.

  1. 1 Jens Weidmann Switzerland · #124,303 worldwide 79 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Statistical Office

Which keywords describe research at Federal Statistical Office?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Sustainable Development, Geospatial Crowdsourcing, Volunteered Geographic Information, Digital Transformation, Regional Development, Labor Market and Social Determinants of Health.

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

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Public Health3▲ 5.8×8 topics
  2. Sustainable Development3▲ 4.6×7 topics
  3. Geospatial Crowdsourcing2▲ 298×1 topic
  4. Volunteered Geographic Information2▲ 298×1 topic
  5. Climate Change2▲ 1.83×10 topics
  6. Digital Transformation2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  7. Epidemiology2▲ 1.18×12 topics
  8. Risk Factors2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  9. Regional Development2▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Labor Market1▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Social Determinants of Health1▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Economic Development1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  13. Globalization1▲ 1.72×6 topics
  14. Healthcare Policy1▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Inequality1▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Health1▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Information Technology1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  18. Neoliberalism1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  19. Geodesy1▲ 187×1 topic
  20. Map Projections1▲ 452×1 topic
  21. Social Media1▲ 1.95×4 topics
  22. Spatial Planning1▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Federal Statistical Office publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geographic Information Systems Studies, Historical Geography and Cartography, Health and Medical Studies and Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models.

Geographic Information S…2Geographic Information Systems Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical Geography and Cartography: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 1 fractional worksBayesian Methods and Mixture Models: 1 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 1 fractional worksSocioeconomic and Demographic Analysis: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…1Healthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksUrban Planning and Governance: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Health an…1Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 1 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentGeneral Health ProfessionsArtificial IntelligenceDemography4 others

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

  1. 1 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  2. 2 Historical Geography and Cartography Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 1 works
  6. 6 Socioeconomic and Demographic Analysis Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Urban Planning and Governance Urban Studies 1 works
  9. 9 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available49.8%not open50.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Statistical Office's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 76% 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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