Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Research facility · Lausanne · Switzerland

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine

In research, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,184 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,909 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

iumsp.ch/enROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#6,765
of 28,054 · #3,648 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#48
of 220
Research works
2.7k
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
171k
63.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,184 of 11,982 26.4%143 #998
MedicineField #2,909 of 10,443 26.9%113 #1004

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine 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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.32× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.97× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.21× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.86× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.55× its world share, 113 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernard Burnand, Erik von Elm and Murielle Bochud lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine.

  1. 1 Bernard Burnand Switzerland · #6,121 worldwide 487 citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Erik von Elm Switzerland · #9,227 worldwide 1.5k citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Murielle Bochud Switzerland · #26,761 worldwide 504 citations · 69 works
  4. 4 Brenda Spencer Switzerland · #306,239 worldwide 32 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Fred Paccaud Switzerland · #426,062 worldwide 43 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 John-Paul Vader Switzerland · #494,600 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Brigitte Santos‐Eggimann Switzerland · #501,458 worldwide 24 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Raphaël Bize Switzerland · #601,151 worldwide 12 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Myrofora Goutaki Switzerland · #737,578 worldwide 28 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Isabelle Peytremann‐Bridevaux Switzerland · #828,108 worldwide 41 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Mortality, Infectious Diseases, Inflammation, Depression and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology35▲ 3.8×85 topics
  2. Public Health19▲ 5.7×37 topics
  3. Inflammation14▲ 3.0×48 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 5.4×31 topics
  5. Mortality10▲ 7.9×11 topics
  6. Quality of Life10▲ 3.2×34 topics
  7. Infectious Diseases10▲ 13×6 topics
  8. Depression9▲ 4.5×15 topics
  9. COVID-198▲ 2.5×17 topics
  10. Mental Health8▲ 2.3×24 topics
  11. Diagnosis8▲ 3.6×23 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 4.1×18 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.0×27 topics
  14. Risk Factors7▲ 2.9×27 topics
  15. Treatment7▲ 2.5×29 topics
  16. Global Burden7▲ 5.5×12 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis7▲ 4.9×13 topics
  18. Management6▲ 3.6×16 topics
  19. Pandemic6▲ 2.5×8 topics
  20. Antiretroviral Therapy6▲ 17×6 topics
  21. Physical Activity6▲ 5.5×9 topics
  22. Genetics6▲ 3.8×14 topics
  23. Global Warming6▲ 6.2×6 topics
  24. Clinical Trials6▲ 3.7×15 topics
  25. Anxiety6▲ 5.2×8 topics
  26. Vulnerability6▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Heat Waves5▲ 37×1 topic
  28. Human Health5▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Immune Response5▲ 4.0×16 topics
  30. Health-related Quality of Life5▲ 8.8×5 topics
  31. Vaccine5▲ 4.9×10 topics
  32. Health Disparities4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  33. Publication Bias4▲ 37×3 topics
  34. Research Methodology4▲ 29×3 topics
  35. HIV Transmission4▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Quality Assessment4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  37. Behavior Change4▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  39. Evidence Synthesis4▲ 65×1 topic
  40. PRISMA Statement4▲ 65×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change and Health Impacts, Meta-analysis and systematic reviews, Air Quality and Health Impacts and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Climate Change and Health Impacts: 5 fractional worksMeta-analysis and systematic reviews: 4 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 3 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 3 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 3 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…2Health disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…2COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 2 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV …2Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyInfectious DiseasesPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  2. 2 Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 4 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 3 works
  5. 5 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  10. 10 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 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 available53.8%not open46.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.1%domestic only60.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Lausanne

All research institutions in Lausanne

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.