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Oerlikon (Liechtenstein)

In research, Oerlikon (Liechtenstein) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,284 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,751 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,234
of 34,923
Rank in Liechtenstein
#4
of 7
Research works
409
▼ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.7k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.11×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
11%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Oerlikon (Liechtenstein)

What is Oerlikon (Liechtenstein) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,284 of 17,446 12.6%380
EngineeringField #3,751 of 9,532 12.7%212

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oerlikon (Liechtenstein) 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 Oerlikon (Liechtenstein) work in?

In all years, 93% of research at Oerlikon (Liechtenstein) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (52%), Materials Science (24%), Physics and Astronomy (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 380 fractional works · 92.9% of its workEngineering: 212 fractional works · 51.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 64 fractional works · 15.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 53 fractional works · 13.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 33 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 97 fractional works · 23.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 51 fractional works · 12.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 23 fractional works · 5.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 15 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 33 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 21 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBioengineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 4.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStructural Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOerlikon(Liechtenstein)409fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences1%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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering21251.8%
    2. Materials Science9723.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy338.0%
    4. Chemistry164.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences102.4%
    6. Chemical Engineering41.0%
    7. Environmental Science30.8%
    8. Computer Science30.8%
    9. Mathematics10.3%
    10. Energy10.2%
    1. Decision Sciences82.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities61.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting20.6%
    4. Social Sciences20.5%
    5. Psychology10.2%
    1. Medicine61.4%
    2. Health Professions00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.0%
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.

Chemistry: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.51× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.86× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.67× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDecision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science8.86×5 works
  2. Engineering3.51×8 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.67×1 works
  4. Environmental Science1.26×1 works
  5. Decision Sciences0.67×0 works
  6. Chemistry0.66×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.66×0 works
  8. Mathematics0.44×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.25×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Oerlikon (Liechtenstein)?

Ranked on the quality score, A.J. Perry, Andreas Reiter and Helmut Rudigier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oerlikon (Liechtenstein).

  1. 1 A.J. Perry Liechtenstein · #455,938 worldwide 1.6k citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Andreas Reiter Liechtenstein · #646,203 worldwide 2.2k citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Helmut Rudigier Liechtenstein · #927,758 worldwide 3.2k citations · 57 works
  4. 4 V.H. Derflinger Liechtenstein · #998,091 worldwide 1.5k citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Elmar Ritter Liechtenstein · #1,363,016 worldwide 820 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 R. Buhl Liechtenstein · #1,517,681 worldwide 1.1k citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Mirjam Arndt Liechtenstein · #1,955,599 worldwide 991 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Η. Moll Liechtenstein · #2,215,081 worldwide 619 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Beno Widrig Liechtenstein · #2,587,728 worldwide 431 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Markus Lechthaler Liechtenstein · #2,933,966 worldwide 454 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Oerlikon (Liechtenstein)

What are the most cited papers from Oerlikon (Liechtenstein)?

The most cited paper from Oerlikon (Liechtenstein) is "Mechanical integrity of transparent conductive oxide films for flexible polymer-based displays" (Y. Leterrier, L. Médico, Flávio Fernando Demarco et al., 2004), with 473 citations. Next come "Investigation of the properties of Al1−xCrxN coatings prepared by cathodic arc evaporation" (406) and "Scratch adhesion testing of hard coatings" (327).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mechanical integrity of transparent conductive oxide films for flexible polymer-based displays Y. Leterrier, L. Médico, Flávio Fernando Demarco et al. · Thin Solid Films Open access 29 Mar 2004 473
2 Investigation of the properties of Al1−xCrxN coatings prepared by cathodic arc evaporation Andreas Reiter, V.H. Derflinger, Barbara Hanselmann et al. · Surface and Coatings Technology 19 Apr 2005 406
3 Scratch adhesion testing of hard coatings A.J. Perry · Thin Solid Films Sep 1983 327
4 Modern coatings in high performance cutting applications Wolfgang Kalss, Andreas Reiter, V.H. Derflinger et al. · International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 17 May 2006 313
5 Characterization of optical thin films Hans Karl Pulker · Applied Optics 15 Jun 1979 284
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Oerlikon (Liechtenstein)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thin Films, Mechanical Properties, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Nanocomposites, Coatings, Nanoindentation, Sputtering and Nanostructures.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Thin Films66▲ 60×8 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties60▲ 16×15 topics
  3. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy52▲ 91×2 topics
  4. Nanocomposites50▲ 16×6 topics
  5. Coatings45▲ 125×2 topics
  6. Nanoindentation45▲ 130×1 topic
  7. Sputtering45▲ 130×1 topic
  8. Nanostructures33▲ 17×14 topics
  9. Raman Spectroscopy26▲ 27×4 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications26▲ 5.9×8 topics
  11. Nanodiamonds24▲ 104×1 topic
  12. Quantum Sensing24▲ 104×1 topic
  13. Solar Cells23▲ 18×7 topics
  14. Nanowires20▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Nanoparticles19▲ 3.5×17 topics
  16. Atomic Layer Deposition17▲ 31×1 topic
  17. High-k Dielectrics17▲ 31×1 topic
  18. Nanofabrication16▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Electromigration16▲ 71×2 topics
  20. Spectroscopy15▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Photonic Crystals15▲ 23×4 topics
  22. Electrical Resistivity14▲ 94×2 topics
  23. Low-k Dielectrics14▲ 140×1 topic
  24. Microelectronics14▲ 126×1 topic
  25. Antireflective Coatings14▲ 117×1 topic
  26. Thin-Film Materials14▲ 117×1 topic
  27. Image Processing13▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Surface Characterization13▲ 77×2 topics
  29. Machine Vision13▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Microstructure12▲ 5.8×10 topics
  31. Molecular Dynamics Simulation12▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Optical Components12▲ 97×1 topic
  33. Roughness Measurement12▲ 97×1 topic
  34. Sintering12▲ 19×4 topics
  35. Spark Plasma Sintering11▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Time-of-Flight11▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Surface Engineering10▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Molecular Imaging10▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Nanoscale Patterning10▲ 37×2 topics
  40. Ion Beam10▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Oerlikon (Liechtenstein) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Advancements in Photolithography Techniques, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research.

Metal and Thin Film Mech…3Metal and Thin Film Mechanics: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Photolithography Techniques: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksDiamond and Carbon-based…1Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis: 1 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Materials: 1 fractional worksBoron and Carbon Nanomat…1Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 1 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 1 fractional worksIon-surface interactions and analysis: 1 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research Materials Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 1 works
  6. 6 MXene and MAX Phase Materials Materials Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 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 available11.2%not open88.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.0%domestic only60.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Oerlikon (Liechtenstein)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Oerlikon (Liechtenstein) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000044% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Oerlikon (Liechtenstein)0.000047% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Oerlikon (Liechtenstein) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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