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Life Science Zurich

In research, Life Science Zurich stands highest in Life Sciences (#626 of 11,023 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#443 of 5,801 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Molecular Biology is 9.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,775
of 22,385 · #2,783 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#56
of 186
Research works
295
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
68.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
81%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Life Science Zurich

What is Life Science Zurich 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
Life SciencesDomain #626 of 11,023 24.4%203
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #443 of 5,801 25.9%159

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Life Science Zurich 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 Life Science Zurich work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Life Science Zurich is in Life Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (44%), Medicine (18%), Neuroscience (7%). It does 3.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 56 fractional works · 61.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 44.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 28.1% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 17 fractional works · 18.8% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 17.8% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 14.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLife ScienceZurich92fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences61%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences5%

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. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4144.4%
    2. Neuroscience66.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences66.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology33.3%
    1. Medicine1617.8%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Environmental Science66.8%
    2. Engineering22.7%
    3. Computer Science11.6%
    4. Materials Science11.3%
    5. Chemistry11.2%
    6. Mathematics00.3%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences22.1%
    2. Psychology11.4%
    3. Decision Sciences10.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Life Science Zurich specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 25.8 works9.3×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 40.9 works8.3×
← 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: 1.43× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.32× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.24× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.23× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.32×41 works
  2. Neuroscience4.23×6 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.24×3 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.43×6 works
  5. Environmental Science1.38×6 works
  6. Medicine0.92×16 works
  7. Chemical Engineering0.78×0 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.77×1 works
  9. Chemistry0.76×1 works
  10. Psychology0.46×1 works
  11. Materials Science0.37×1 works
  12. Health Professions0.29×1 works
  13. Nursing0.29×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.24×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.20×2 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.20×0 works
  17. Dentistry0.19×0 works
  18. Engineering0.18×2 works
  19. Energy0.16×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.16×2 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.11×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Life Science Zurich?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter F. Renz and Daniel Spies lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Life Science Zurich.

  1. 1 Peter F. Renz Switzerland · #873,676 worldwide 501 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Daniel Spies Switzerland · #1,032,665 worldwide 603 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Life Science Zurich

What are the most cited papers from Life Science Zurich?

The most cited paper from Life Science Zurich is "MissForest—non-parametric missing value imputation for mixed-type data" (Daniel Johannes Stekhoven, Peter Bühlmann, 2011), with 6,389 citations. Next come "Highly multiplexed imaging of tumor tissues with subcellular resolution by mass cytometry" (2,072) and "An Immune Atlas of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma" (1,059).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 MissForest—non-parametric missing value imputation for mixed-type data Daniel Johannes Stekhoven, Peter Bühlmann · Bioinformatics Open access 28 Oct 2011 6,389
2 Highly multiplexed imaging of tumor tissues with subcellular resolution by mass cytometry Charlotte Giesen, Hao A. O. Wang, Denis Schapiro et al. · Nature Methods 2 Mar 2014 2,072
3 An Immune Atlas of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Stéphane Chevrier, Jacob Levine, Vito Riccardo Tomaso Zanotelli et al. · Cell Open access May 2017 1,059
4 The single-cell pathology landscape of breast cancer Hartland Warren Jackson, Jana Raja Fischer, Vito Riccardo Tomaso Zanotelli et al. · Nature Open access 20 Jan 2020 1,013
5 A Single-Cell Atlas of the Tumor and Immune Ecosystem of Human Breast Cancer Johanna Wagner, Maria Anna Rapsomaniki, Stéphane Chevrier et al. · Cell Open access 11 Apr 2019 854
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Life Science Zurich?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Cancer Therapy, RNA-Seq, Single-Cell, Transcriptomics, Cancer, Biodiversity and Gene Therapy.

▲ 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. Gene Expression5▲ 9.2×12 topics
  2. Cancer Therapy4▲ 7.8×10 topics
  3. Cancer4▲ 3.2×17 topics
  4. RNA-Seq4▲ 34×2 topics
  5. Climate Change4▲ 1.40×22 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.1×13 topics
  7. Biodiversity3▲ 4.5×10 topics
  8. Single-Cell3▲ 59×1 topic
  9. Transcriptomics3▲ 59×1 topic
  10. Immunotherapy3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  11. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Chromatin2▲ 49×2 topics
  13. Gene Therapy2▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Image Processing2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  15. Gene Regulation2▲ 23×4 topics
  16. Genomic Instability2▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Bioimage Analysis2▲ 56×1 topic
  18. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 10×5 topics
  19. High-Content Screening2▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Innate Immunity2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  21. Alternative Splicing2▲ 42×1 topic
  22. CAR T Cells2▲ 28×1 topic
  23. Cell Death2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  24. Chimeric Antigen Receptor2▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Conservation2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  26. RNA-Binding Proteins2▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Invasive Species2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  28. Transcription Factors2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Cell Signaling2▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Epigenetics2▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Cancer Progression2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  32. Cell-Free DNA2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Histone Modifications2▲ 63×1 topic
  34. Homologous Recombination2▲ 34×2 topics
  35. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Transcription2▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Genome Engineering1▲ 24×1 topic
  38. RNA-Guided1▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Targeted Therapy1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  40. Transcriptional Regulation1▲ 8.8×6 topics

Which research topics does Life Science Zurich publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Cell Image Analysis Techniques, RNA Research and Splicing and CAR-T cell therapy research.

Single-cell and spatial …3Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 3 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Tech…2Cell Image Analysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing2RNA Research and Splicing: 2 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…2CAR-T cell therapy research: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…1Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…1RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 1 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy…1Virus-based gene therapy research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Mi…1Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyBiophysicsOncologyCancer Research1 others

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

  1. 1 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 3 works
  2. 2 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 2 works
  3. 3 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  8. 8 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 1 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 available80.6%not open19.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.3%domestic only64.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Life Science Zurich's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% 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 Life Science Zurich as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Life Science Zurich0.00027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Life Science Zurich over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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