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Fribourg Development Agency

In research, Fribourg Development Agency stands highest in Medicine (#7,379 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,088 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,231
of 28,054 · #18,296 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#172
of 220
Research works
613
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Fribourg Development Agency 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
MedicineField #7,379 of 10,443 10.9%112 #6294
Health SciencesDomain #9,088 of 11,982 10.7%122 #8036

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fribourg Development Agency 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).

What does Fribourg Development Agency specialise in?

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

  1. SurgerySubfield · 28.4 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.10× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.86× its world share, 112 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fribourg Development Agency?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel Périard, Jean-François Mayer and Federico Balagué lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fribourg Development Agency.

  1. 1 Daniel Périard Switzerland · #531,566 worldwide 65 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Jean-François Mayer Switzerland · #636,103 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Federico Balagué Switzerland · #859,614 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Thomas Schmutz Switzerland · #1,067,712 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Nicolas Blondel Switzerland · #1,085,037 worldwide 8 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Anis Féki Switzerland · #1,177,445 worldwide 33 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Vincent Ribordy Switzerland · #1,190,584 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Jean-Yves Nau Switzerland · #1,300,693 worldwide 9 citations · 725 works
All ranked researchers at Fribourg Development Agency

Which keywords describe research at Fribourg Development Agency?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Surgical Management and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 3.3×63 topics
  2. Treatment9▲ 4.8×22 topics
  3. Risk Factors8▲ 4.9×16 topics
  4. Diagnosis7▲ 5.3×24 topics
  5. Complications7▲ 9.6×14 topics
  6. Quality of Life7▲ 3.2×23 topics
  7. Inflammation6▲ 2.1×32 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 7.5×13 topics
  9. Chemotherapy6▲ 5.2×16 topics
  10. Surgical Management6▲ 8.8×14 topics
  11. Management5▲ 4.4×18 topics
  12. Biomechanics4▲ 9.4×7 topics
  13. Rehabilitation4▲ 6.7×10 topics
  14. Guidelines4▲ 5.4×11 topics
  15. Revision Surgery4▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Total Hip Replacement4▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Diabetes4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  18. Immunotherapy3▲ 3.2×14 topics
  19. Autoantibodies3▲ 9.0×7 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  21. Chronic Pain3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  22. Surgery3▲ 5.9×8 topics
  23. Radiotherapy3▲ 5.2×12 topics
  24. Prognosis3▲ 5.8×9 topics
  25. Surgical Treatment3▲ 9.7×6 topics
  26. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  27. Primary Care3▲ 4.9×7 topics
  28. Arthroplasty3▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Breast Cancer3▲ 7.6×9 topics
  30. Hip Arthroplasty3▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  32. Wear Particles3▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Healthcare Management3▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Revascularization3▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Children2▲ 6.9×6 topics
  36. Pain Management2▲ 7.0×8 topics
  37. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Healthcare Policy2▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Healthcare Quality Indicators2▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Inequalities2▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Fribourg Development Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Vascular Procedures and Complications and Hip disorders and treatments.

Orthopaedic implants and…3Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…2Healthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksVascular Procedures and …2Vascular Procedures and Complications: 2 fractional worksHip disorders and treatm…2Hip disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 2 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…1Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…1Bone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional works
SurgeryGeneral Health ProfessionsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOrthopedics and Sports Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Vascular Procedures and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 2 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 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 available50.6%not open49.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fribourg Development Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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