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Institute for Biomedical Engineering

In research, Institute for Biomedical Engineering stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,556 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,787 of 7,800 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,124 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Biomedical Engineering — Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,913
of 28,054 · #1,949 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#22
of 220
Research works
2.4k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
119k
49.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Institute for Biomedical Engineering 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,556 of 12,888 29.3%230 #1588
Life SciencesDomain #1,787 of 7,800 36.5%79 #1733
EngineeringField #2,124 of 6,636 28.2%122 #2770
MedicineField #4,313 of 10,443 25.4%121 #3908
Health SciencesDomain #5,647 of 11,982 25.7%130 #4795

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Biomedical Engineering 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. Physical Sciences#1,588 #1,556
  2. Life Sciences#1,733 #1,787
  3. Engineering#2,770 #2,124
  4. Medicine#3,908 #4,313
  5. Health Sciences#4,795 #5,647
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.

What does Institute for Biomedical Engineering specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 27.5 works6.5×
  2. Biomedical EngineeringSubfield · 48.8 works5.0×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.78× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.91× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.72× its world share, 122 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.11× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.38× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.34× its world share, 121 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Biomedical Engineering?

Ranked on the composite score, Klaas P. Pruessmann, Peter Boesiger and Roger Luechinger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Biomedical Engineering.

  1. 1 Klaas P. Pruessmann · #442,505 worldwide 95 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Peter Boesiger · #517,328 worldwide 181 citations · 83 works
  3. 3 Roger Luechinger · #762,772 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 M. Anliker · #984,733 worldwide 29 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Peter F. Niederer · #1,030,497 worldwide 59 citations · 69 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Biomedical Engineering

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Biomedical Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Tomography, In Vivo Imaging, Cancer Detection, Molecular Imaging, Biomechanics and Optoacoustic Techniques.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications28▲ 4.9×26 topics
  2. Deep Learning23▲ 1.41×41 topics
  3. Magnetic Resonance Imaging16▲ 13×8 topics
  4. Tomography14▲ 17×5 topics
  5. In Vivo Imaging12▲ 31×3 topics
  6. Tissue Engineering12▲ 4.3×12 topics
  7. Biomechanics11▲ 7.4×10 topics
  8. Cancer Detection11▲ 32×2 topics
  9. Molecular Imaging10▲ 26×3 topics
  10. Optoacoustic Techniques10▲ 59×1 topic
  11. Photoacoustic Imaging10▲ 59×1 topic
  12. Neurological Disorders9▲ 3.4×15 topics
  13. Monte Carlo Simulation8▲ 8.3×5 topics
  14. Perfusion Imaging8▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Regenerative Medicine8▲ 6.5×6 topics
  16. Spectroscopy8▲ 9.4×4 topics
  17. Functional MRI7▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Parallel Imaging7▲ 32×1 topic
  19. Susceptibility Weighted Imaging7▲ 32×1 topic
  20. Fluid Dynamics7▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Hydrogels7▲ 8.0×3 topics
  22. Colloidal Particles7▲ 25×3 topics
  23. Spinal Fusion6▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Hydrodynamics6▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Collective Behavior6▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Hyperspectral Imaging6▲ 4.5×4 topics
  27. Low Back Pain6▲ 7.3×3 topics
  28. Micro/Nanomotors6▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Self-Propulsion6▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Extracellular Matrix6▲ 7.0×7 topics
  31. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy6▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Brain Development6▲ 6.7×5 topics
  33. Optical Imaging6▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Tissue Optical Properties6▲ 53×1 topic
  35. 3D Printing6▲ 5.0×4 topics
  36. Degenerative Disc Disease5▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Revision Surgery5▲ 8.6×2 topics
  38. Total Hip Replacement5▲ 8.6×2 topics
  39. Cell Culture5▲ 8.9×2 topics
  40. Spinal Surgery5▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Biomedical Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Micro and Nano Robotics and Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques.

Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 10 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 7 fractional worksMicro and Nano Robotics6Micro and Nano Robotics: 6 fractional worksOptical Imaging and Spec…6Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques: 6 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 4 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Neuroimaging Te…4Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 3 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 3 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCondensed Matter PhysicsPathology and Forensic Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic ImagingBiomedical Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  3. 3 Micro and Nano RoboticsCondensed Matter Physics 6 works
  4. 4 Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy TechniquesRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  5. 5 Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyPathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchBiomedical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  8. 8 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastySurgery 3 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  10. 10 Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchCivil and Structural Engineering 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 available58.4%not open41.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.8%domestic only51.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Biomedical Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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