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Franklin University Switzerland

In research, Franklin University Switzerland stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,270 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,853
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#369
of 429
Research works
236
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Franklin University Switzerland 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
Social SciencesDomain #14,270 of 16,945 15.9%148

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Franklin University 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).

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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.72× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.93× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.65× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.47× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Franklin University Switzerland?

Ranked on the composite score, Pierre Montandon and Marco Pelizzone lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Franklin University Switzerland.

  1. 1 Pierre Montandon Switzerland · #184,724 worldwide 47 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Marco Pelizzone Switzerland · #466,769 worldwide 66 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Franklin University Switzerland

Which keywords describe research at Franklin University Switzerland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Supply Chain Management, Monetary Policy, Cyber-Physical Systems, Digital Twin and Ethics.

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

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Big Data3▲ 12×5 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 7.3×4 topics
  3. Machine Learning3▲ 2.6×6 topics
  4. Internet of Things2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  6. Sustainability2▲ 2.6×4 topics
  7. Monetary Policy2▲ 24×4 topics
  8. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Digital Twin2▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Ethics2▲ 11×2 topics
  11. Gender2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  12. Liquidity2▲ 65×3 topics
  13. Surveillance2▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Economic Growth1▲ 5.2×8 topics
  15. Identity1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  16. Algorithmic Bias1▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Democracy1▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Fairness1▲ 46×1 topic
  19. Globalization1▲ 2.1×5 topics
  20. Healthcare1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  21. Migration1▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Nationalism1▲ 8.4×4 topics
  23. Capital Flows1▲ 99×1 topic
  24. Ethical Challenges1▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Financial Integration1▲ 118×1 topic
  26. Neoliberalism1▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Cloud Manufacturing1▲ 38×1 topic
  28. Finance1▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Regulation1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  30. Smart Manufacturing1▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Franklin University Switzerland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Global Financial Crisis and Policies, Digital Transformation in Industry and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency.

Ethics and Social Impact…1Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …1Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 1 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…1Digital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksBanking stability, regul…1Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 1 fractional worksEthics in Business and E…1Ethics in Business and Education: 1 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 0 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 0 fractional worksCredit Risk and Financial Regulations: 0 fractional works
Safety ResearchFinanceIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringHealth Informatics4 others

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

  1. 1 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  2. 2 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 1 works
  3. 3 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 1 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  6. 6 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  7. 7 Ethics in Business and Education Information Systems and Management 1 works
  8. 8 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Credit Risk and Financial Regulations Finance 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Franklin University Switzerland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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