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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll 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.

  1. Physical Sciences#5,473 #2,904
  2. Engineering#4,960 #2,460
  3. Social Sciences#7,142 #4,377
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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.

Physical Sciences: 258 fractional works · 49.1% of its workEngineering: 135 fractional works · 25.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 5.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 19 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 52 fractional works · 9.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 179 fractional works · 34.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 67 fractional works · 12.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 33 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 52 fractional works · 9.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 15 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 29 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 20 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 70 fractional works · 13.4% of its workMedicine: 43 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 26 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 19 fractional works · 3.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKOST -Ostschweizer…524fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences34%

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. Engineering13525.8%
    2. Computer Science529.9%
    3. Environmental Science254.7%
    4. Materials Science132.5%
    5. Energy71.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences71.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy71.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering51.0%
    9. Mathematics40.8%
    10. Chemistry20.3%
    1. Social Sciences6712.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting529.9%
    3. Psychology295.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities203.8%
    5. Decision Sciences61.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.0%
    1. Medicine438.3%
    2. Health Professions265.0%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology81.5%
    2. Neuroscience71.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.95× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.52× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.72× its world share, 135 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.32× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.07× its world share, 52 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 67 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.07×52 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.95×5 works
  3. Health Professions1.90×26 works
  4. Psychology1.81×29 works
  5. Engineering1.72×135 works
  6. Energy1.52×7 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.32×20 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.28×6 works
  9. Computer Science1.27×52 works
  10. Social Sciences1.01×67 works
  11. Environmental Science0.95×25 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.86×7 works
  13. Neuroscience0.78×7 works
  14. Mathematics0.72×4 works
  15. Materials Science0.71×13 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.59×7 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×5 works
  18. Medicine0.43×43 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×8 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.22×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.20×2 works
  22. Nursing0.16×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×3 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.03×0 works

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. 1 Cordin Arpagaus Switzerland · #100,609 worldwide 4.4k citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Stefan S. Bertsch Switzerland · #536,486 worldwide 3.2k citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Olaf Zimmermann Switzerland · #775,259 worldwide 3.6k citations · 175 works
  4. 4 Frédéric Bless Switzerland · #886,455 worldwide 1.3k citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Magdalena Vogt Switzerland · #1,643,766 worldwide 23 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Michael Ziegler Switzerland · #1,798,909 worldwide 785 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Laura Adlbrecht Switzerland · #1,917,119 worldwide 211 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Tobias Kindler Switzerland · #2,299,433 worldwide 156 citations · 85 works
  9. 9 Mathias Lindenau Switzerland · #2,444,188 worldwide 5 citations · 66 works
  10. 10 Hansruedi Tremp Switzerland · #2,658,813 worldwide 12 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule

What are the most cited papers from OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule?

The most cited paper from OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule is "The dark sides of people analytics: reviewing the perils for organisations and employees" (Lisa Giermindl, Franz Strich, Oliver Christ et al., 2021), with 319 citations. Next come "Delphi studies in social and health sciences—Recommendations for an interdisciplinary standardized reporting (DELPHISTAR). Results of a Delphi study" (211) and "Advanced high temperature heat pump configurations using low GWP refrigerants for industrial waste heat recovery: A comprehensive study" (201).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The dark sides of people analytics: reviewing the perils for organisations and employees Lisa Giermindl, Franz Strich, Oliver Christ et al. · European Journal of Information Systems Open access 2 Jun 2021 319
2 Delphi studies in social and health sciences—Recommendations for an interdisciplinary standardized reporting (DELPHISTAR). Results of a Delphi study Marlen Niederberger, Julia Schifano, Stefanie Deckert et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 26 Aug 2024 211
3 Advanced high temperature heat pump configurations using low GWP refrigerants for industrial waste heat recovery: A comprehensive study Carlos Mateu-Royo, Cordin Arpagaus, Adrián Mota-Babiloni et al. · Energy Conversion and Management Open access 21 Dec 2020 201
4 Innovations in spray drying process for food and pharma industries Katarzyna Samborska, Sadegh Poozesh, Alicja Barańska et al. · Journal of Food Engineering 15 Jan 2022 158
5 Techno-economic analysis of high-temperature heat pumps with low-global warming potential refrigerants for upgrading waste heat up to 150 °C George M. Kosmadakis, Cordin Arpagaus, Panagiotis Neofytou et al. · Energy Conversion and Management 10 Oct 2020 146
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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.

▲ 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. Sustainability38▲ 3.0×30 topics
  2. Sustainable Development31▲ 3.8×13 topics
  3. Renewable Energy31▲ 4.0×23 topics
  4. Digital Transformation23▲ 8.0×8 topics
  5. Big Data22▲ 4.5×13 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence20▲ 2.7×13 topics
  7. Governance17▲ 9.8×4 topics
  8. Mobile Health16▲ 21×3 topics
  9. Leadership16▲ 6.2×8 topics
  10. Customer Experience16▲ 18×4 topics
  11. Renewable Energy Integration15▲ 8.6×5 topics
  12. Thermal Management15▲ 8.5×4 topics
  13. Vibration Analysis14▲ 10×4 topics
  14. Fluid Dynamics14▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Engineering13▲ 55×2 topics
  16. Materials Science13▲ 63×2 topics
  17. Mathematical Modeling13▲ 29×1 topic
  18. Turbine Technology13▲ 147×1 topic
  19. E-commerce13▲ 4.3×3 topics
  20. Business Models12▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Additive Manufacturing12▲ 7.1×4 topics
  22. Omni-Channel Strategy12▲ 106×1 topic
  23. Technology Innovation12▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Social Innovation11▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse11▲ 52×2 topics
  26. Bildungsungleichheit10▲ 71×1 topic
  27. Ethnografisches Schreiben10▲ 71×1 topic
  28. Professional Development10▲ 9.0×4 topics
  29. Renewable Resources10▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Organizational Change10▲ 23×4 topics
  31. Socio-Technical Systems9▲ 71×3 topics
  32. Supervision9▲ 56×2 topics
  33. Employee Engagement8▲ 8.9×2 topics
  34. Agility8▲ 108×1 topic
  35. Generation Management8▲ 108×1 topic
  36. Structural Analysis8▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Interdisciplinary Research7▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Stakeholder Engagement7▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Thermodynamic Analysis7▲ 21×3 topics
  40. 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.

  1. 1 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 13 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 12 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  4. 4 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 works
  5. 5 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 7 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 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 5 works
  9. 9 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  10. 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.

openly available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

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.

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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 OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0021% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

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.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule7.9% in 2025

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.

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