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HES-SO Fribourg

In research, HES-SO Fribourg stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,525 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,541
of 28,054 · #29,003 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#139
of 220
Research works
408
▲ 119% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is HES-SO Fribourg 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 #7,525 of 10,521 17.2%75 #12403

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where HES-SO Fribourg 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 HES-SO Fribourg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 20.6 works4.3×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.42× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.57× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.34× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.26× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at HES-SO Fribourg?

Ranked on the composite score, Maurizio Caon and Leonardo Angelini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HES-SO Fribourg.

  1. 1 Maurizio Caon Switzerland · #654,968 worldwide 94 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Leonardo Angelini Switzerland · #667,521 worldwide 115 citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at HES-SO Fribourg

Which keywords describe research at HES-SO Fribourg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Leadership, Mental Health, Gender Studies, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Investment Decisions, Palliative Care and Organizational Change.

▲ 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. Mental Health8▲ 3.5×19 topics
  2. Leadership6▲ 8.9×11 topics
  3. Sustainability5▲ 1.47×18 topics
  4. Innovation5▲ 3.3×14 topics
  5. Neural Networks5▲ 2.0×16 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 1.99×7 topics
  7. Gender Studies4▲ 17×6 topics
  8. Entrepreneurship4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  9. Digital Transformation3▲ 4.3×4 topics
  10. Investment Decisions3▲ 17×2 topics
  11. Palliative Care3▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Resilience3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  13. Employee Engagement3▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Organizational Change3▲ 25×4 topics
  15. Social Capital3▲ 3.4×4 topics
  16. Information Technology3▲ 3.6×4 topics
  17. Primary Care3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  18. Professional Practices3▲ 45×1 topic
  19. Public Action3▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  21. Psychological Impact2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  22. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  23. Customer Relationship Management2▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Healthcare Management2▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  26. Social Innovation2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  27. Sustainability Assessment2▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Customer Experience2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  29. End-of-Life Care2▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Carbon Footprint2▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Digital Capital2▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Global Trade2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  33. Medical Ethics2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  34. Patient Rights2▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Value Chains2▲ 70×1 topic
  37. Water Footprint2▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Ethical Practices2▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Healthcare Legislation2▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Mobile Health2▲ 8.6×3 topics

Which research topics does HES-SO Fribourg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, sociology, and vocational training, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Corporate Governance and Management and Health, Medicine and Society.

Education, sociology, an…3Education, sociology, and vocational training: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and…2Environmental Impact and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…2Corporate Governance and Management: 2 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…2Health, Medicine and Society: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 1 fractional worksOrganizational Leadershi…1Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 1 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 1 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 1 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…1FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEnvironmental EngineeringStrategy and ManagementGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 1 works
  6. 6 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  10. 10 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 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 available53.9%not open46.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.9%domestic only71.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has HES-SO Fribourg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 119% 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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