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FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

In research, FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,649 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,768 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#681 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management of Technology and Innovation — Management of Technology and Innovation is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,194
of 28,054 · #7,060 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#38
of 220
Research works
3.4k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #1,649 of 10,521 20.0%512 #1861
Social SciencesField #1,768 of 6,365 25.2%222 #2154
PsychologyField #681 of 2,181 21.3%81 #869
Physical SciencesDomain #5,785 of 12,888 14.2%434 #7336
Health SciencesDomain #6,158 of 11,982 19.0%108 #9377
Computer ScienceField #2,616 of 4,667 18.5%149 #2413
MedicineField #6,589 of 10,443 18.8%62 #11602
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,645 of 2,578 17.4%86 #1819
EngineeringField #4,286 of 6,636 9.8%170 #6444
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,910 of 2,578 12.1%110 #2368

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,861 #1,649
  2. Social Sciences#2,154 #1,768
  3. Psychology#869 #681
  4. Physical Sciences#7,336 #5,785
  5. Health Sciences#9,377 #6,158
  6. Computer Science#2,413 #2,616
  7. Medicine#11,602 #6,589
  8. Sociology and Political Science#1,819 #1,645
  9. Engineering#6,444 #4,286
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#2,368 #1,910
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 27.0 works8.0×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.68× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.73× its world share, 149 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 170 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.33× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.00× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 41 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.82× its world share, 58 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.08× its world share, 110 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.41× its world share, 81 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 222 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland?

Ranked on the composite score, Willi Meier, Jean-Philippe Aumasson and Heinz Messmer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland.

  1. 1 Willi Meier Switzerland · #37,040 worldwide 437 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Jean-Philippe Aumasson Switzerland · #118,227 worldwide 266 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Heinz Messmer Switzerland · #258,387 worldwide 17 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Roland Becker-Lenz Switzerland · #285,423 worldwide 19 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Kaspar Riesen Switzerland · #299,819 worldwide 241 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Claus‐Heinrich Daub Switzerland · #301,849 worldwide 135 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Holger Wache Switzerland · #401,471 worldwide 69 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Marc K. Peter Switzerland · #419,790 worldwide 24 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Benedikt Hell Switzerland · #436,597 worldwide 34 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Béatrice Ziegler Switzerland · #534,899 worldwide 9 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

Which keywords describe research at FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Governance, Sustainability, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Digital Transformation and Customer Experience.

▲ 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. Sustainability49▲ 1.82×51 topics
  2. Machine Learning48▲ 1.33×65 topics
  3. Big Data43▲ 4.3×19 topics
  4. Education37▲ 1.93×35 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence34▲ 2.2×23 topics
  6. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse29▲ 65×2 topics
  7. Sustainable Development29▲ 1.63×26 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management27▲ 2.6×16 topics
  9. Digital Transformation26▲ 4.5×13 topics
  10. Governance26▲ 7.0×5 topics
  11. Innovation25▲ 2.1×25 topics
  12. Healthcare21▲ 1.71×15 topics
  13. Bildungsungleichheit21▲ 63×1 topic
  14. Ethnografisches Schreiben21▲ 63×1 topic
  15. Social Capital20▲ 3.5×12 topics
  16. Customer Experience19▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Leadership19▲ 3.5×14 topics
  18. Urban Development18▲ 4.3×11 topics
  19. Professional Development17▲ 7.8×10 topics
  20. Mobile Health16▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Motivation16▲ 3.4×8 topics
  22. Social Innovation14▲ 8.1×6 topics
  23. Human-Robot Interaction13▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Elderly Care13▲ 7.5×6 topics
  25. Innovation Policy13▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Self-Regulation12▲ 6.3×5 topics
  27. Teacher Education12▲ 8.7×5 topics
  28. Organizational Change12▲ 15×5 topics
  29. Lifelong Learning12▲ 5.3×8 topics
  30. Supervision12▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Curriculum12▲ 11×6 topics
  32. Employee Engagement11▲ 5.8×4 topics
  33. Business Models11▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Empowerment11▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Customer Relationship Management11▲ 6.6×2 topics
  36. Interdisciplinary Research11▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Marketing10▲ 9.7×2 topics
  38. Investment Decisions10▲ 7.5×3 topics
  39. Digital Social Innovation10▲ 68×1 topic
  40. Knowledge Engineering10▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Innovation, Technology, and Society, Corporate Management and Leadership and Digital Innovation in Industries.

Sociology and Education …21Sociology and Education Studies: 21 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 10 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 9 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 9 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 9 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 9 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…8Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 8 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 8 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 7 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and …7Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 7 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementManagement of Technology and InnovationEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  2. 2 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 9 works
  4. 4 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 9 works
  5. 5 Education Methods and Technologies Education 9 works
  6. 6 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 9 works
  7. 7 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 8 works
  8. 8 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 7 works
  10. 10 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 7 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 available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.2%domestic only68.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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