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HES-SO Genève

In research, HES-SO Genève stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,829 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,782 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,551 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,646
of 28,054 · #9,605 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#55
of 220
Research works
2.8k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is HES-SO Genève 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 #2,829 of 10,521 15.5%169 #4092
Health SciencesDomain #8,782 of 11,982 8.1%104 #7264
Physical SciencesDomain #9,551 of 12,888 11.4%64 #8201
Social SciencesField #4,886 of 6,365 12.5%89 #5416
MedicineField #9,167 of 10,443 8.2%75 #6998

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where HES-SO Genève 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,092 #2,829
  2. Health Sciences#7,264 #8,782
  3. Physical Sciences#8,201 #9,551
  4. Social Sciences#5,416 #4,886
  5. Medicine#6,998 #9,167
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.89× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 75 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.32× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.62× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.91× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 89 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at HES-SO Genève?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean Piaget, Michel Jeanneret and A Franceschetti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HES-SO Genève.

  1. 1 Jean Piaget Switzerland · #208 worldwide 1.6k citations · 144 works
  2. 2 Michel Jeanneret Switzerland · #99,100 worldwide 36 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 A Franceschetti Switzerland · #212,294 worldwide 55 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 G. de Morsier Switzerland · #296,285 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 N. Hunziker Switzerland · #305,815 worldwide 46 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Karsten Schuldt Switzerland · #317,584 worldwide 5 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 P. Desjeux Switzerland · #354,985 worldwide 60 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Jean‐Michel Quinodoz Switzerland · #356,054 worldwide 8 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Claudio Bolzman Switzerland · #423,191 worldwide 27 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Jacky Samson Switzerland · #486,862 worldwide 32 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at HES-SO Genève

Which keywords describe research at HES-SO Genève?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Gender Studies, Local Development, Mental Health, Ethnographic Research, Professional Practices and Public Action.

▲ 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▲ 1.42×66 topics
  2. Mental Health18▲ 3.3×26 topics
  3. Community Engagement15▲ 12×6 topics
  4. Territorial Governance14▲ 30×3 topics
  5. Gender Studies14▲ 25×5 topics
  6. Local Development14▲ 33×2 topics
  7. Quality of Life13▲ 2.5×36 topics
  8. Sustainable Development12▲ 2.1×19 topics
  9. Public Health11▲ 2.1×27 topics
  10. Ethnographic Research11▲ 55×2 topics
  11. Public Policy11▲ 6.0×5 topics
  12. Professional Practices11▲ 74×1 topic
  13. Public Action11▲ 74×1 topic
  14. Economic Development10▲ 3.3×7 topics
  15. Social Justice10▲ 4.6×7 topics
  16. Social Determinants of Health10▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Citizenship9▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Cooperatives9▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Clinical Trials9▲ 3.5×13 topics
  20. Social Innovation8▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Institutionalization8▲ 25×3 topics
  22. Palliative Care8▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Participative Evaluation8▲ 59×1 topic
  24. Solidarity Economy8▲ 34×1 topic
  25. End-of-Life Care8▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Religion7▲ 4.3×13 topics
  27. Medical Ethics7▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Migration7▲ 5.9×11 topics
  29. Healthcare Legislation7▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Patient Rights7▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Primary Care7▲ 5.0×7 topics
  32. Healthcare Access7▲ 6.6×5 topics
  33. Cultural Diversity7▲ 8.2×7 topics
  34. Psychological Factors6▲ 8.2×4 topics
  35. Citizen Participation6▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Environmental Participation6▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Proximity and Innovation6▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Low Back Pain6▲ 9.4×3 topics
  39. Chronic Pain6▲ 7.2×4 topics
  40. Disability6▲ 14×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, sociology, and vocational training, Social Sciences and Governance, Health, Medicine and Society and French Urban and Social Studies.

Education, sociology, and vocational training: 11 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 8 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…7Health, Medicine and Society: 7 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …6French Urban and Social Studies: 6 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 4 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family4Social Policies and Family: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 4 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 4 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsPharmacology3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 8 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 7 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 5 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 4 works
  7. 7 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  9. 9 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 3 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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