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Intertek (Switzerland)

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Research works
6
▲ 94% vs 2018-21
Citations
515
92.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
47.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Intertek (Switzerland)

Not ranked overall: Intertek (Switzerland) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Intertek (Switzerland) work in?

In all years, 75% of research at Intertek (Switzerland) is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (36%), Environmental Science (21%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 75.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 35.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 11.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 6.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 20.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 6.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 6.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 6.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 15.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 6.0% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 6.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workALL ITS WORKIntertek(Switzerland)6fractional works, all years
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences75%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 10 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering235.9%
    2. Environmental Science120.8%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences07.9%
    4. Chemical Engineering06.0%
    5. Chemistry04.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences06.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology06.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology03.2%
    1. Medicine05.2%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance04.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

What are the most cited papers from Intertek (Switzerland)?

The most cited paper from Intertek (Switzerland) is "Microplastics profile along the Rhine River" (Thomas Mani, Armin Hauk, Ulrich Walter et al., 2015), with 1,013 citations. Next come "Lack of evidence for microplastic contamination in honey" (148) and "Developmental triclosan exposure decreases maternal, fetal, and early neonatal thyroxine: A dynamic and kinetic evaluation of a putative mode-of-action" (122).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Microplastics profile along the Rhine River Thomas Mani, Armin Hauk, Ulrich Walter et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 8 Dec 2015 1,013
2 Lack of evidence for microplastic contamination in honey Peter Mühlschlegel, Armin Hauk, Ulrich Walter et al. · Food Additives & Contaminants Part A 30 Jun 2017 148
3 Developmental triclosan exposure decreases maternal, fetal, and early neonatal thyroxine: A dynamic and kinetic evaluation of a putative mode-of-action Katie B. Paul, Joan M. Hedge, Ruby Bansal et al. · Toxicology Open access 31 May 2012 122
4 Triclosan and Thyroid-Mediated Metamorphosis in Anurans: Differentiating Growth Effects from Thyroid-Driven Metamorphosis in Xenopus laevis Douglas J. Fort, Michael B. Mathis, Warren Hanson et al. · Toxicological Sciences 23 Mar 2011 47
5 Review of smoothed particle hydrodynamics modeling of fluid flows in porous media with a focus on hydraulic, coastal, and ocean engineering applications Min Luo, Xiujia Su, Ehsan Kazemi et al. · Physics of Fluids Feb 2025 22
All 10 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Intertek (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions, Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies and Coastal and Marine Dynamics.

Fluid Dynamics Simulatio…0Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions: 0 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer: 0 fractional worksLattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies: 0 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 0 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 0 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 0 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 0 fractional works
Computational MechanicsEarth-Surface ProcessesParasitologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1 others

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

  1. 1 Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions Computational Mechanics 0 works
  2. 2 Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Computational Mechanics 0 works
  3. 3 Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies Computational Mechanics 0 works
  4. 4 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 0 works
  5. 5 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 0 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  7. 7 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Immunology 0 works
  9. 9 Biosensors and Analytical Detection Biomedical Engineering 0 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.6%domestic only58.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Intertek (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 94% higher than in 2018-2021.

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