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Givaudan (Switzerland)

In research, Givaudan (Switzerland) stands highest in Life Sciences (#8,220 of 11,023 worldwide), Organic Chemistry (#1,635 of 1,832 worldwide) and Chemistry (#2,656 of 2,902 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 10.4× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#19,261
of 22,385 · #32,250 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#148
of 186
Research works
718
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
22.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%

What is Givaudan (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
Life SciencesDomain #8,220 of 11,023 9.0%223
Organic ChemistrySubfield #1,635 of 1,832 6.5%122
ChemistryField #2,656 of 2,902 7.3%159
Social SciencesDomain #14,567 of 14,833 9.5%149
Physical SciencesDomain #17,310 of 17,446 9.0%240

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Givaudan (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Givaudan (Switzerland) work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Givaudan (Switzerland) is in Social Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (30%), Medicine (26%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 35 fractional works · 42.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 25 fractional works · 29.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 7.7% of its workClassics: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 26 fractional works · 32.2% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 25.8% of its workDermatology: 12 fractional works · 14.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 15.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGivaudan(Switzerland)82fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences42%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities2529.9%
    2. Social Sciences78.4%
    3. Psychology22.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Medicine2125.8%
    2. Veterinary33.6%
    3. Health Professions11.7%
    4. Nursing11.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology67.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences55.7%
    3. Neuroscience11.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    1. Environmental Science33.9%
    2. Chemistry22.1%
    3. Computer Science11.7%
    4. Engineering11.4%
    5. Materials Science00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Givaudan (Switzerland) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 24.6 works10×
← 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: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.34× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 26.28× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 10.37× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 26.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary26.28×3 works
  2. Arts and Humanities10.37×25 works
  3. Nursing2.19×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.36×6 works
  5. Medicine1.34×21 works
  6. Chemistry1.33×2 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.32×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.20×5 works
  9. Neuroscience1.04×1 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.79×3 works
  12. Psychology0.67×2 works
  13. Social Sciences0.67×7 works
  14. Health Professions0.66×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.57×1 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.30×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.22×1 works
  18. Materials Science0.14×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×0 works
  20. Engineering0.09×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Givaudan (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Andreas Natsch, Jay P. Slack and Roger Emter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Givaudan (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Andreas Natsch Switzerland · #482,541 worldwide 6.7k citations · 157 works
  2. 2 Jay P. Slack Switzerland · #693,386 worldwide 2.6k citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Roger Emter Switzerland · #1,242,222 worldwide 3.4k citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Eric Eichhorn Switzerland · #1,703,222 worldwide 1.7k citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Heike Laue Switzerland · #2,052,506 worldwide 1.6k citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Joachim P. Schmid Switzerland · #2,173,871 worldwide 1.9k citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Felix Flachsmann Switzerland · #2,189,177 worldwide 705 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Georg Fráter Switzerland · #3,510,213 worldwide 2.1k citations · 122 works
  9. 9 Klaus F. Gassenmeier Switzerland · #3,902,823 worldwide 626 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 P. Gygax Switzerland · #3,926,540 worldwide 832 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Givaudan (Switzerland)

What are the most cited papers from Givaudan (Switzerland)?

The most cited paper from Givaudan (Switzerland) is "Criteria for the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Inc. (RIFM) safety evaluation process for fragrance ingredients" (A.M. Api et al., 2014), with 1,965 citations. Next come "Use of an aggregate exposure model to estimate consumer exposure to fragrance ingredients in personal care and cosmetic products" (1,925) and "Novel database for exposure to fragrance ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products" (1,867).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Criteria for the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Inc. (RIFM) safety evaluation process for fragrance ingredients A.M. Api et al. · Food and Chemical Toxicology 12 Dec 2014 1,965
2 Use of an aggregate exposure model to estimate consumer exposure to fragrance ingredients in personal care and cosmetic products Bob J. Safford, A.M. Api, Christopher L. R. Barratt et al. · Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 13 Jun 2015 1,925
3 Novel database for exposure to fragrance ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products Damien Comiskey, A.M. Api, Christopher L. R. Barratt et al. · Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 19 May 2015 1,867
4 Application of the expanded Creme RIFM consumer exposure model to fragrance ingredients in cosmetic, personal care and air care products Bob J. Safford, A.M. Api, Christopher L. R. Barratt et al. · Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 28 Feb 2017 1,848
5 Integrating habits and practices data for soaps, cosmetics and air care products into an existing aggregate exposure model Damien Comiskey, A.M. Api, C. B. Barrett et al. · Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 30 May 2017 1,823
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Givaudan (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Assessment, Contact Allergy, Skin Sensitization, Historiography, Epidemiology, History, Cultural History and Medieval Literature.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology11▲ 3.3×6 topics
  2. Risk Assessment11▲ 20×4 topics
  3. Contact Allergy10▲ 651×1 topic
  4. Skin Sensitization10▲ 651×1 topic
  5. Historiography8▲ 82×3 topics
  6. History6▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Cultural History6▲ 63×2 topics
  8. Medieval Literature6▲ 409×2 topics
  9. Language Studies6▲ 474×1 topic
  10. Occitan6▲ 904×1 topic
  11. Philosophy5▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Science5▲ 24×3 topics
  13. Culture4▲ 10×4 topics
  14. Society4▲ 26×4 topics
  15. Literature4▲ 8.5×2 topics
  16. Religion4▲ 10×2 topics
  17. Ethical Considerations4▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Metabolic Engineering3▲ 38×3 topics
  19. ARRIVE Guidelines3▲ 297×1 topic
  20. Animal Research Reporting3▲ 297×1 topic
  21. Art3▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Environmental Risk Assessment2▲ 36×3 topics
  23. Gender2▲ 5.7×1 topic
  24. Renaissance2▲ 125×1 topic
  25. Colonialism2▲ 5.3×2 topics
  26. Educational Practices2▲ 45×2 topics
  27. Food Safety2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  28. Artistic Expression2▲ 78×1 topic
  29. Historical Narratives2▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Knowledge Production2▲ 92×1 topic
  31. Literary History2▲ 81×1 topic
  32. Medicine2▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Feed Additives2▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Pesticide Risk Assessment2▲ 770×1 topic
  35. Filaggrin2▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Psychological Impact2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  37. Scientific History2▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Skin Microbiome2▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Technological Development2▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Natural Products2▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Givaudan (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Contact Dermatitis and Allergies, Medieval European Literature and History, Animal testing and alternatives and Renaissance Literature and Culture.

  1. 1 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 10 works
  2. 2 Medieval European Literature and History Language and Linguistics 6 works
  3. 3 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 3 works
  4. 4 Renaissance Literature and Culture Classics 2 works
  5. 5 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  6. 6 Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  7. 7 Agricultural safety and regulations Food Science 2 works
  8. 8 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 2 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  10. 10 Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis Molecular Biology 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Givaudan (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Givaudan (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00035% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Givaudan (Switzerland)0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Givaudan (Switzerland) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Givaudan (Switzerland)8.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.7% in 2008.

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