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Medtronic (Switzerland)

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World rank, all time
#38,110
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#392
of 429
Research works
167
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What does Medtronic (Switzerland) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 26.9 works3.7×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.52× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.72× its world share, 27 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.60× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Medtronic (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the composite score, Simon Eggington, Tim van den Heuvel and Javier Castañeda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medtronic (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Simon Eggington Switzerland · #1,076,792 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Tim van den Heuvel Switzerland · #1,371,497 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Javier Castañeda Switzerland · #1,551,952 worldwide 15 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Medtronic (Switzerland)

Which keywords describe research at Medtronic (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glycemic Control, Insulin Therapy, Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Complications, Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Hypoglycemia.

▲ 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. Glycemic Control10▲ 170×4 topics
  2. Insulin Therapy9▲ 193×3 topics
  3. Type 1 Diabetes7▲ 219×2 topics
  4. Diabetes6▲ 35×4 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 15×6 topics
  6. Complications6▲ 31×6 topics
  7. Continuous Glucose Monitoring5▲ 304×1 topic
  8. Hypoglycemia5▲ 304×1 topic
  9. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 49×4 topics
  10. Epidemiology4▲ 2.4×11 topics
  11. Heart Failure4▲ 22×6 topics
  12. Primary Care3▲ 22×8 topics
  13. Quality of Life3▲ 5.2×10 topics
  14. Risk Factors3▲ 6.7×8 topics
  15. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 24×4 topics
  16. Critical Care2▲ 27×3 topics
  17. Mortality2▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 49×2 topics
  19. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome2▲ 279×1 topic
  20. Spinal Cord Stimulation2▲ 279×1 topic
  21. Hyperglycemia2▲ 46×2 topics
  22. Infection Risk2▲ 140×1 topic
  23. Inflammatory Response2▲ 78×2 topics
  24. Surgical Patients2▲ 241×1 topic
  25. Echocardiography2▲ 18×4 topics
  26. Genetics2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  27. Global Burden2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  28. Autoimmunity2▲ 31×1 topic
  29. HLA Genes2▲ 116×1 topic
  30. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Cardiovascular Outcomes2▲ 80×1 topic
  32. Glucose Control2▲ 80×1 topic
  33. Quality Improvement1▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Cost-effectiveness Analysis1▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Digital Health1▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Health Utility Measures1▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Healthcare Policy1▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Cost of Care1▲ 89×1 topic
  40. Self-Management1▲ 48×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetes Management and Research, Pain Management and Treatment, Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients and Diabetes and associated disorders.

Diabetes Management and …5Diabetes Management and Research: 5 fractional worksPain Management and Trea…2Pain Management and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHyperglycemia and glycem…2Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients: 2 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…1Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 1 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineGeneticsEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 works
  2. 2 Pain Management and Treatment Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  4. 4 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  8. 8 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 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 available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors66.0%domestic only34.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% lower 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.

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.