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Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)

In research, Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,912 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#2,974
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#34
of 429
Research works
215
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
36.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
51.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Gamma Remote Sensing (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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,912 of 21,541 58.2%210

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gamma Remote Sensing (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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24.37× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.50× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.23× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 24.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles Werner, Andreas Wiesmann and U. Wegmüller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Charles Werner Switzerland · #21,824 worldwide 604 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Andreas Wiesmann Switzerland · #56,517 worldwide 485 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 U. Wegmüller Switzerland · #58,320 worldwide 580 citations · 96 works
  4. 4 Tazio Strozzi Switzerland · #177,070 worldwide 511 citations · 95 works
  5. 5 Othmar Frey Switzerland · #224,458 worldwide 168 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Maurizio Santoro Switzerland · #384,712 worldwide 292 citations · 65 works
  7. 7 Oliver Cartus Switzerland · #1,290,716 worldwide 51 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)

Which keywords describe research at Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Hydrology, Sea Level Rise, Glacier, Water Availability, SAR Interferometry and Surface Deformation Monitoring.

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

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Remote Sensing12▲ 39×11 topics
  2. Climate Change9▲ 13×13 topics
  3. Hydrology6▲ 203×2 topics
  4. Sea Level Rise5▲ 158×2 topics
  5. Glacier5▲ 431×1 topic
  6. Water Availability5▲ 431×1 topic
  7. SAR Interferometry4▲ 755×1 topic
  8. Surface Deformation Monitoring4▲ 755×1 topic
  9. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 61×4 topics
  10. Validation3▲ 138×2 topics
  11. Arctic3▲ 98×2 topics
  12. Biomass Estimation2▲ 66×3 topics
  13. Satellite Observations2▲ 103×2 topics
  14. Data Assimilation2▲ 63×2 topics
  15. Global Monitoring2▲ 399×1 topic
  16. Hazard2▲ 134×1 topic
  17. Landslide2▲ 134×1 topic
  18. Soil Moisture2▲ 128×1 topic
  19. Aboveground Biomass2▲ 79×2 topics
  20. Carbon Feedback2▲ 202×1 topic
  21. Permafrost2▲ 159×1 topic
  22. Terrestrial Laser Scanning2▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Forest Carbon Stocks1▲ 85×1 topic
  24. Lidar Remote Sensing1▲ 85×1 topic
  25. Ocean Circulation1▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Decline1▲ 160×1 topic
  27. Micro-Doppler Effect1▲ 144×1 topic
  28. Sea Ice1▲ 160×1 topic
  29. Synthetic Aperture Radar1▲ 144×1 topic

Which research topics does Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cryospheric studies and observations, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques, Landslides and related hazards and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing.

Cryospheric studies and …5Cryospheric studies and observations: 5 fractional worksSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques: 4 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 2 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 2 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…1Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 1 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 1 fractional worksAdvanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 1 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 1 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceAerospace EngineeringManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEnvironmental Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 5 works
  2. 2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  4. 4 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 2 works
  6. 6 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 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 available35.8%not open64.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.2%domestic only49.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.