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HES-SO Valais-Wallis

In research, HES-SO Valais-Wallis stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,079 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,800 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,623
of 28,054 · #15,278 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#52
of 220
Research works
691
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is HES-SO Valais-Wallis 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 #4,079 of 10,521 29.0%86 #7704
Physical SciencesDomain #6,800 of 12,888 18.0%110 #11580

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where HES-SO Valais-Wallis 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: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.99× its world share, 9 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.71× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.25× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 2.22× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at HES-SO Valais-Wallis?

Ranked on the composite score, Roger Hilfiker, Gianluca Rizzo and Manfred Zinn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HES-SO Valais-Wallis.

  1. 1 Roger Hilfiker · #1,275,126 worldwide 20 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Gianluca Rizzo · #1,361,543 worldwide 34 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Manfred Zinn · #1,376,129 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 René Schumann · #1,563,840 worldwide 8 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at HES-SO Valais-Wallis

Which keywords describe research at HES-SO Valais-Wallis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Immigration, Aging, Citizenship, Optimization and Fluid-Structure Interaction.

▲ 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. Machine Learning14▲ 1.50×39 topics
  2. Sustainability11▲ 1.70×32 topics
  3. Deep Learning9◆ 0.99×32 topics
  4. Renewable Energy9▲ 2.2×23 topics
  5. Climate Change8◆ 1.13×31 topics
  6. Globalization8▲ 1.41×19 topics
  7. Neural Networks7▲ 1.66×14 topics
  8. Aging6▲ 4.1×9 topics
  9. Social Media6▲ 1.53×14 topics
  10. Optimization6▲ 4.5×8 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency6▲ 2.1×16 topics
  12. Big Data5▲ 2.1×10 topics
  13. Social Justice5▲ 2.9×11 topics
  14. Social Support5▲ 3.1×9 topics
  15. Immigration5▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Numerical Simulation4▲ 5.6×6 topics
  17. Citizenship4▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Fluid-Structure Interaction4▲ 10×3 topics
  19. National Identity4▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Vortex Dynamics4▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Community Engagement4▲ 3.9×4 topics
  23. Elderly3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  24. Local Development3▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Refugees3▲ 9.5×2 topics
  26. Territorial Governance3▲ 9.5×2 topics
  27. Text Classification3▲ 7.6×2 topics
  28. Turbulent Flow3▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Cavitation3▲ 44×1 topic
  30. Hydropower3▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Multiculturalism3▲ 6.0×1 topic
  32. Social Boundaries3▲ 40×1 topic
  33. COVID-19 Impact3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  34. Machine Translation3▲ 6.5×1 topic
  35. Word Representation3▲ 8.9×1 topic
  36. Data Integration3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  37. Physical Performance3▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Disability3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  39. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 7.5×4 topics
  40. Citizen Participation3▲ 7.7×2 topics

Which research topics does HES-SO Valais-Wallis publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps, Migration, Refugees, and Integration, Topic Modeling and Water Systems and Optimization.

Cavitation Phenomena in …3Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps: 3 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…3Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 3 fractional worksTopic Modeling3Topic Modeling: 3 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimi…2Water Systems and Optimization: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 2 fractional worksClimate Change and Healt…2Climate Change and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 2 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…2Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsSociology and Political ScienceArtificial IntelligenceCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Cavitation Phenomena in PumpsMechanics of Materials 3 works
  2. 2 Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Topic ModelingArtificial Intelligence 3 works
  4. 4 Water Systems and OptimizationCivil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Social Policy and Reform StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Climate Change and Health ImpactsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  8. 8 Hydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsMechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Social Work Education and PracticePublic Administration 2 works
  10. 10 Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryRehabilitation 2 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 available62.2%not open37.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.8%domestic only63.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has HES-SO Valais-Wallis's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% 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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