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HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland

In research, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#289 of 2,578 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,233 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,393 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,883
of 28,054 · #5,918 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#34
of 220
Research works
3.5k
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland 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
Business, Management and AccountingField #289 of 2,578 28.6%75 #527
Social SciencesDomain #1,233 of 10,521 27.0%333 #1665
Health SciencesDomain #2,393 of 11,982 23.7%257 #3740
Social SciencesField #1,615 of 6,365 27.4%134 #2568
MedicineField #2,795 of 10,443 22.6%173 #4225
Physical SciencesDomain #5,114 of 12,888 16.8%374 #6786
EngineeringField #3,719 of 6,636 13.7%154 #4957
Life SciencesDomain #4,563 of 7,800 28.7%101 #7298
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,667 of 2,578 22.3%60 #1538
Computer ScienceField #3,064 of 4,667 18.5%106 #2703

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western 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).

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. Business, Management and Accounting#527 #289
  2. Social Sciences#1,665 #1,233
  3. Health Sciences#3,740 #2,393
  4. Social Sciences#2,568 #1,615
  5. Medicine#4,225 #2,795
  6. Physical Sciences#6,786 #5,114
  7. Engineering#4,957 #3,719
  8. Life Sciences#7,298 #4,563
  9. Sociology and Political Science#1,538 #1,667
  10. Computer Science#2,703 #3,064
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: 0.71× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 106 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 154 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.67× its world share, 75 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 174 worksMedicineNursing: 1.41× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.18× its world share, 75 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 134 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland?

Ranked on the composite score, Marc Breviglieri, Andrea Baranzini and Sebastian Probst lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland.

  1. 1 Marc Breviglieri Switzerland · #120,668 worldwide 24 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Andrea Baranzini Switzerland · #155,857 worldwide 154 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Sebastian Probst Switzerland · #190,991 worldwide 104 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Jean-Paul Calbimonte Switzerland · #240,425 worldwide 153 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Elena Mugellini Switzerland · #265,651 worldwide 272 citations · 87 works
  6. 6 Omar Abou Khaled Switzerland · #280,741 worldwide 261 citations · 90 works
  7. 7 Henning Müller Switzerland · #326,335 worldwide 591 citations · 177 works
  8. 8 Stéphane Rullac Switzerland · #328,776 worldwide 7 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Roland Schegg Switzerland · #363,951 worldwide 113 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Davide Calvaresi Switzerland · #369,830 worldwide 109 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland

Which keywords describe research at HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Consumer Behavior, Cultural Heritage, Quality of Life, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Community Engagement and Climate 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. Sustainability46▲ 1.75×58 topics
  2. Machine Learning40◆ 1.13×61 topics
  3. Deep Learning39◆ 1.07×59 topics
  4. Epidemiology38◆ 0.91×75 topics
  5. Climate Change35▲ 1.21×61 topics
  6. Quality of Life29▲ 1.92×42 topics
  7. Mental Health25▲ 1.63×32 topics
  8. Renewable Energy23▲ 1.53×27 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior23▲ 3.4×11 topics
  10. Environmental Impact23▲ 1.25×31 topics
  11. Globalization22◆ 1.07×42 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage22▲ 3.8×16 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence21▲ 1.42×25 topics
  14. Public Health21▲ 1.34×34 topics
  15. Healthcare19▲ 1.60×20 topics
  16. Big Data17▲ 1.73×18 topics
  17. Community Engagement16▲ 4.6×11 topics
  18. Social Capital16▲ 2.8×12 topics
  19. Depression15▲ 1.58×16 topics
  20. Social Support14▲ 2.4×14 topics
  21. Corporate Governance14▲ 1.79×13 topics
  22. Primary Care13▲ 3.2×13 topics
  23. Anxiety13▲ 2.6×10 topics
  24. Precision Medicine13▲ 2.6×7 topics
  25. Local Development12▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Territorial Governance12▲ 9.2×2 topics
  27. Public Policy12▲ 2.3×8 topics
  28. Elderly11▲ 4.0×7 topics
  29. Life Cycle Assessment10▲ 3.5×7 topics
  30. Gender Studies10▲ 6.0×5 topics
  31. COVID-19 Impact10▲ 5.3×5 topics
  32. Social Determinants of Health9▲ 3.9×6 topics
  33. Palliative Care9▲ 5.1×4 topics
  34. Citizen Participation8▲ 6.4×2 topics
  35. Ethnographic Research8▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Citizenship8▲ 6.2×4 topics
  37. Professional Practices8▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Public Action8▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Environmental Participation7▲ 8.1×1 topic
  40. Proximity and Innovation7▲ 8.1×1 topic

Which research topics does HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland publish most on?

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

Education, sociology, an…8Education, sociology, and vocational training: 8 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …7French Urban and Social Studies: 7 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 6 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 6 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 6 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 6 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 6 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…5Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 5 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 5 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsRehabilitationElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 6 works
  4. 4 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 6 works
  5. 5 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 6 works
  7. 7 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 5 works
  9. 9 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 5 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 available54.8%not open45.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.5%domestic only67.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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