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Hilti (Liechtenstein)

In research, Hilti (Liechtenstein) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,622 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#6,116 of 9,532 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,561 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting (Business, Management and Accounting is 4.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,532
of 22,385 · #9,630 all time
Rank in Liechtenstein
#2
of 3
Research works
480
▲ 127% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.5k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%
Hilti (Liechtenstein)

What is Hilti (Liechtenstein) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,622 of 17,446 8.8%213
EngineeringField #6,116 of 9,532 7.9%141
Social SciencesDomain #10,561 of 14,833 8.4%169

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hilti (Liechtenstein) 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 Hilti (Liechtenstein) work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Hilti (Liechtenstein) is in Social Sciences, 42% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Social Sciences (19%), Business, Management and Accounting (15%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 72 fractional works · 47.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 30 fractional works · 19.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 8.4% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 15.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 7.7% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 64 fractional works · 42.0% of its workEngineering: 40 fractional works · 26.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 6.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHilti(Liechtenstein)153fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences47%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3019.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2315.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance84.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities42.7%
    5. Decision Sciences42.6%
    6. Psychology32.2%
    1. Engineering4026.3%
    2. Computer Science96.0%
    3. Environmental Science74.3%
    4. Materials Science32.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    6. Energy10.7%
    7. Mathematics10.7%
    8. Chemistry10.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine85.2%
    2. Health Professions21.3%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences53.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.7%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Hilti (Liechtenstein) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 23.4 works4.7×
← 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: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.75× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.74× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.65× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.29× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting4.74×23 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.65×4 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.29×8 works
  4. Engineering1.75×40 works
  5. Social Sciences1.53×30 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.92×4 works
  7. Environmental Science0.87×7 works
  8. Energy0.79×1 works
  9. Computer Science0.78×9 works
  10. Psychology0.73×3 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.68×5 works
  12. Materials Science0.62×3 works
  13. Mathematics0.56×1 works
  14. Veterinary0.53×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.51×2 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.33×1 works
  18. Nursing0.33×0 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.31×0 works
  20. Medicine0.27×8 works
  21. Dentistry0.22×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.18×1 works
  23. Neuroscience0.15×0 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Hilti (Liechtenstein)?

Ranked on the quality score, Heiner Kaufmann, Daniel Huber and Hiltrud Gnüg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hilti (Liechtenstein).

  1. 1 Heiner Kaufmann Liechtenstein · #1,613,525 worldwide 196 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Daniel Huber Liechtenstein · #1,987,975 worldwide 64 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Hiltrud Gnüg Liechtenstein · #2,150,023 worldwide 198 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Ulrich Bourgund Liechtenstein · #2,314,018 worldwide 1.5k citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Henri Pittier Liechtenstein · #2,962,622 worldwide 157 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Jakob Kunz Liechtenstein · #3,544,200 worldwide 232 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Steven Moseley Liechtenstein · #3,656,885 worldwide 272 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Martín Steinmann Liechtenstein · #3,658,131 worldwide 1.2k citations · 177 works
  9. 9 Oswald Klingmüller Liechtenstein · #3,727,181 worldwide 73 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Giovacchino Genesio Liechtenstein · #4,344,713 worldwide 43 citations · 13 works
All ranked researchers at Hilti (Liechtenstein)

What are the most cited papers from Hilti (Liechtenstein)?

The most cited paper from Hilti (Liechtenstein) is "Conceptualizing smart service systems" (Daniel Beverungen, Oliver Müller, Martin Matzner et al., 2017), with 324 citations. Next come "Exploring the performance effects of key‐supplier collaboration" (272) and "Revealing internal flow behaviour in arc welding and additive manufacturing of metals" (254).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Conceptualizing smart service systems Daniel Beverungen, Oliver Müller, Martin Matzner et al. · Electronic Markets Open access 16 Nov 2017 324
2 Exploring the performance effects of key‐supplier collaboration Daniel Corsten, Jan Felde · International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management Jul 2005 272
3 Revealing internal flow behaviour in arc welding and additive manufacturing of metals Lee Aucott, Hongbiao Dong, Wajira U. Mirihanage et al. · Nature Communications Open access 17 Dec 2018 254
4 The Limits of Refinement by Severe Plastic Deformation Reinhard Pıppan, F. Wetscher, Martin Hafok et al. · Advanced Engineering Materials Nov 2006 240
5 Design Guidelines for Interleaved Single-Phase Boost PFC Circuits Thomas Nußbaumer, K. Raggl, Johann Walter Kolar · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 15 Apr 2009 222
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hilti (Liechtenstein)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Social Innovation, Urban Development, Innovation Policy, Interdisciplinary Research, Digital Transformation, Construction and Corporate Governance.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development14▲ 6.0×13 topics
  2. Social Innovation9▲ 38×3 topics
  3. Sustainability9▲ 2.4×14 topics
  4. Urban Development9▲ 16×3 topics
  5. Innovation Policy8▲ 57×1 topic
  6. Interdisciplinary Research8▲ 59×1 topic
  7. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 3.4×14 topics
  8. Digital Transformation7▲ 8.6×7 topics
  9. Construction6▲ 32×3 topics
  10. Corporate Governance6▲ 5.7×7 topics
  11. Human Rights6▲ 4.1×10 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management6▲ 4.5×6 topics
  13. Risk Management6▲ 7.6×6 topics
  14. Consumer Protection5▲ 81×2 topics
  15. Big Data5▲ 3.6×5 topics
  16. Investment Decisions4▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Mechanical Properties4▲ 2.9×12 topics
  18. Information Technology4▲ 5.8×2 topics
  19. Digital Capital4▲ 153×1 topic
  20. Value Chains4▲ 153×1 topic
  21. E-commerce4▲ 4.6×4 topics
  22. Internet of Things4▲ 3.0×6 topics
  23. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Concrete Strengthening4▲ 37×1 topic
  25. Digital Markets Act4▲ 268×1 topic
  26. EU Competition Law4▲ 268×1 topic
  27. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites4▲ 37×1 topic
  28. Leadership4▲ 4.7×5 topics
  29. Business Models3▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Legal Transplants3▲ 84×2 topics
  31. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  32. Privacy3▲ 6.8×2 topics
  33. Criminal Law3▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Customer Experience3▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Youth Offenders3▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Mobile Health3▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Technology Innovation3▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Legal Reforms2▲ 169×1 topic
  39. Prison System2▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Legal Methodology2▲ 86×1 topic

Which research topics does Hilti (Liechtenstein) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Innovation, Technology, and Society, Corporate Governance and Management, Diverse Legal and Medical Studies and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete.

Innovation, Technology, …8Innovation, Technology, and Society: 8 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 4 fractional worksDiverse Legal and Medica…4Diverse Legal and Medical Studies: 4 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…4Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 4 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 3 fractional worksCriminal Law and Policy: 2 fractional worksLaw and Political Science2Law and Political Science: 2 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 2 fractional worksEuropean and International Contract Law: 2 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceStrategy and ManagementBuilding and ConstructionManagement of Technology and Innovation2 others

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

  1. 1 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  2. 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  3. 3 Diverse Legal and Medical Studies Strategy and Management 4 works
  4. 4 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 4 works
  5. 5 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  6. 6 Criminal Law and Policy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Law and Political Science Law 2 works
  8. 8 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 2 works
  9. 9 European and International Contract Law Law 2 works
  10. 10 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 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 available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.7%domestic only57.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hilti (Liechtenstein)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 127% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hilti (Liechtenstein) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00039% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Hilti (Liechtenstein)0.00066% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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