OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule
In research, OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,904 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#2,460 of 5,901 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,377 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #3,840 of 22,385 · #7,492 all time
- Rank in Switzerland
- #37 of 186
- Research works
- 672 ▲ 345% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 3.2k 4.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 6.5% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.04× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 47% world 40%
- International
- 30% world 18%
What is OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,904 of 10,670 | 6.5% | 218 | #5473 | |
| EngineeringField | #2,460 of 5,901 | 6.8% | 120 | #4960 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #4,377 of 9,585 | 5.6% | 156 | #7142 | |
| Social SciencesField | #4,545 of 5,988 | 7.1% | 61 | - |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#5,473 #2,904
- Engineering#4,960 #2,460
- Social Sciences#7,142 #4,377
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule work in?
In 2022-now, 49% of research at OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Social Sciences (13%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences25849.1%
- Engineering13525.8%
- Computer Science529.9%
- Environmental Science254.7%
- Materials Science132.5%
- Energy71.4%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences71.4%
- Physics and Astronomy71.3%
- Chemical Engineering51.0%
- Mathematics40.8%
- Chemistry20.3%
- Social Sciences17934.1%
- Social Sciences6712.7%
- Business, Management and Accounting529.9%
- Psychology295.5%
- Arts and Humanities203.8%
- Decision Sciences61.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.0%
- Health Sciences7013.4%
- Medicine438.3%
- Health Professions265.0%
- Nursing00.1%
- Life Sciences183.4%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 24 fields, with their numbers
- Business, Management and Accounting3.07×52 works
- Chemical Engineering2.95×5 works
- Health Professions1.90×26 works
- Psychology1.81×29 works
- Engineering1.72×135 works
- Energy1.52×7 works
- Arts and Humanities1.32×20 works
- Decision Sciences1.28×6 works
- Computer Science1.27×52 works
- Social Sciences1.01×67 works
- Environmental Science0.95×25 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.86×7 works
- Neuroscience0.78×7 works
- Mathematics0.72×4 works
- Materials Science0.71×13 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.59×7 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×5 works
- Medicine0.43×43 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×8 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.22×0 works
- Chemistry0.20×2 works
- Nursing0.16×0 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×3 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.03×0 works
- Business, Management and Accounting 3.1×
- Chemical Engineering 3.0×
- Health Professions 1.9×
- Psychology 1.8×
- Engineering 1.7×
- Energy 1.5×
- Arts and Humanities 1.3×
- Decision Sciences 1.3×
- Computer Science 1.3×
- Social Sciences 1.0×
- Environmental Science 0.9×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.9×
- Neuroscience 0.8×
- Mathematics 0.7×
- Materials Science 0.7×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.5×
- Medicine 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.2×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Nursing 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule?
Ranked on the quality score, Cordin Arpagaus, Stefan S. Bertsch and Olaf Zimmermann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule.
- 1
Cordin Arpagaus
Switzerland · #100,609 worldwide 4.4k citations · 101 works
- 2
Stefan S. Bertsch
Switzerland · #536,486 worldwide 3.2k citations · 62 works
- 3
Olaf Zimmermann
Switzerland · #775,259 worldwide 3.6k citations · 175 works
- 4
Frédéric Bless
Switzerland · #886,455 worldwide 1.3k citations · 25 works
- 5
Magdalena Vogt
Switzerland · #1,643,766 worldwide 23 citations · 23 works
- 6
Michael Ziegler
Switzerland · #1,798,909 worldwide 785 citations · 23 works
- 7
Laura Adlbrecht
Switzerland · #1,917,119 worldwide 211 citations · 28 works
- 8
Tobias Kindler
Switzerland · #2,299,433 worldwide 156 citations · 85 works
- 9
Mathias Lindenau
Switzerland · #2,444,188 worldwide 5 citations · 66 works
- 10
Hansruedi Tremp
Switzerland · #2,658,813 worldwide 12 citations · 29 works
Which keywords describe research at OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Digital Transformation, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, Big Data, Governance, Mobile Health and Customer Experience.
- Innovation Policy
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Structural Analysis
- Agility
- Supervision
- Organizational Change
- Professional Development
- Bildungsungleichheit
- Social Innovation
- Omni-Channel Strategy
- Business Models
- Turbine Technology
- Materials Science
- Fluid Dynamics
- Thermal Management
- Customer Experience
- Mobile Health
- Artificial Intelligence
- Digital Transformation
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainability
- Renewable Energy
- Big Data
- Governance
- Leadership
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Vibration Analysis
- Engineering
- Mathematical Modeling
- E-commerce
- Additive Manufacturing
- Technology Innovation
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse
- Ethnografisches Schreiben
- Renewable Resources
- Socio-Technical Systems
- Employee Engagement
- Generation Management
- Interdisciplinary Research
- Thermodynamic Analysis
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
- Sustainability38▲ 3.0×30 topics
- Sustainable Development31▲ 3.8×13 topics
- Renewable Energy31▲ 4.0×23 topics
- Digital Transformation23▲ 8.0×8 topics
- Big Data22▲ 4.5×13 topics
- Artificial Intelligence20▲ 2.7×13 topics
- Governance17▲ 9.8×4 topics
- Mobile Health16▲ 21×3 topics
- Leadership16▲ 6.2×8 topics
- Customer Experience16▲ 18×4 topics
- Renewable Energy Integration15▲ 8.6×5 topics
- Thermal Management15▲ 8.5×4 topics
- Vibration Analysis14▲ 10×4 topics
- Fluid Dynamics14▲ 18×4 topics
- Engineering13▲ 55×2 topics
- Materials Science13▲ 63×2 topics
- Mathematical Modeling13▲ 29×1 topic
- Turbine Technology13▲ 147×1 topic
- E-commerce13▲ 4.3×3 topics
- Business Models12▲ 32×2 topics
- Additive Manufacturing12▲ 7.1×4 topics
- Omni-Channel Strategy12▲ 106×1 topic
- Technology Innovation12▲ 65×1 topic
- Social Innovation11▲ 14×4 topics
- Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse11▲ 52×2 topics
- Bildungsungleichheit10▲ 71×1 topic
- Ethnografisches Schreiben10▲ 71×1 topic
- Professional Development10▲ 9.0×4 topics
- Renewable Resources10▲ 11×4 topics
- Organizational Change10▲ 23×4 topics
- Socio-Technical Systems9▲ 71×3 topics
- Supervision9▲ 56×2 topics
- Employee Engagement8▲ 8.9×2 topics
- Agility8▲ 108×1 topic
- Generation Management8▲ 108×1 topic
- Structural Analysis8▲ 16×4 topics
- Interdisciplinary Research7▲ 15×3 topics
- Stakeholder Engagement7▲ 15×4 topics
- Thermodynamic Analysis7▲ 21×3 topics
- Innovation Policy7▲ 14×2 topics
Which research topics does OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Digital Innovation in Industries, Sociology and Education Studies and Corporate Management and Leadership.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 13 works
- 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 12 works
- 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
- 4 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 works
- 5 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 7 works
- 6 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
- 7 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 6 works
- 8 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 5 works
- 9 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 4 works
- 10 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 4 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 345% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0021% in 2024.
Fractional works of OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.4% in 2020.
Other research institutions in Rapperswil
- University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil
- Mine Safety Appliances (Switzerland)
- LafargeHolcim (Switzerland)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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