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OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule

In research, OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,821 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,418 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,203 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,249
of 28,054 · #18,795 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#50
of 220
Research works
672
▲ 577% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,821 of 10,521 12.7%156 #7024
Physical SciencesDomain #7,418 of 12,888 14.7%218 #15451
Social SciencesField #4,203 of 6,365 14.5%61 —
EngineeringField #4,526 of 6,636 14.2%120 #9519

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#7,024 #2,821
  2. Physical Sciences#15,451 #7,418
  3. Engineering#9,519 #4,526
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 43 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.46× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.79× its world share, 120 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.48× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.20× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 61 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule?

Ranked on the composite score, Olaf Zimmermann, Cordin Arpagaus and Axel Pöhl lead among researchers whose main affiliation is OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule.

  1. 1 Olaf Zimmermann Switzerland · #38,000 worldwide 244 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Cordin Arpagaus Switzerland · #447,810 worldwide 119 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Axel Pöhl Switzerland · #882,674 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule

Which keywords describe research at OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Digital Transformation, Renewable Energy, Governance, Thermal Management, Vibration Analysis and Renewable Energy Integration.

▲ 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. Sustainability34▲ 3.1×29 topics
  2. Sustainable Development28▲ 4.0×12 topics
  3. Renewable Energy25▲ 3.9×22 topics
  4. Digital Transformation19▲ 7.9×8 topics
  5. Big Data18▲ 4.5×12 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence16▲ 2.7×13 topics
  7. Governance16▲ 11×4 topics
  8. Thermal Management15▲ 9.8×4 topics
  9. Vibration Analysis14▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Renewable Energy Integration14▲ 9.3×4 topics
  11. Fluid Dynamics13▲ 22×4 topics
  12. Engineering13▲ 64×1 topic
  13. Materials Science13▲ 72×1 topic
  14. Leadership13▲ 6.2×6 topics
  15. Customer Experience13▲ 19×4 topics
  16. Mobile Health12▲ 20×3 topics
  17. E-commerce11▲ 4.0×3 topics
  18. Social Innovation11▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Additive Manufacturing10▲ 7.6×4 topics
  20. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse10▲ 56×2 topics
  21. Business Models10▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Bildungsungleichheit10▲ 75×1 topic
  23. Ethnografisches Schreiben10▲ 75×1 topic
  24. Renewable Resources10▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Virtual Reality10▲ 4.3×7 topics
  26. Omni-Channel Strategy10▲ 101×1 topic
  27. Technology Innovation10▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Organizational Change8▲ 23×4 topics
  29. Structural Analysis8▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Professional Development7▲ 8.4×4 topics
  31. Employee Engagement7▲ 9.4×2 topics
  32. Socio-Technical Systems7▲ 70×2 topics
  33. Agility7▲ 117×1 topic
  34. Generation Management7▲ 117×1 topic
  35. Interdisciplinary Research7▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Supervision7▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Innovation Policy6▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Knowledge Engineering6▲ 109×1 topic
  39. Biosphere Reserves6▲ 112×1 topic
  40. Landscape Management6▲ 81×1 topic

Which research topics does OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physics and Engineering Research Articles, Sociology and Education Studies, Digital Innovation in Industries and Corporate Management and Leadership.

Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 13 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 10 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…10Digital Innovation in Industries: 10 fractional worksCorporate Management and…7Corporate Management and Leadership: 7 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 6 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 6 fractional worksEngineering and Material…6Engineering and Materials Science Studies: 6 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 4 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 4 fractional worksBusiness Process Modeling and Analysis: 4 fractional works
Computational MechanicsSociology and Political ScienceManagement of Technology and InnovationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 13 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 10 works
  4. 4 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 7 works
  5. 5 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  7. 7 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  9. 9 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 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.

openly available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.1%domestic only69.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 577% higher 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.

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