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Polyclinic Medical University

In research, Polyclinic Medical University stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,336 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,663 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,749
of 34,923
Rank in Switzerland
#153
of 378
Research works
709
▼ 71% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
18.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Polyclinic Medical University

What is Polyclinic Medical University 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,336 of 16,688 6.8%503
MedicineField #5,663 of 14,558 6.9%403

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Polyclinic Medical University 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 Polyclinic Medical University work in?

In all years, 71% of research at Polyclinic Medical University is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (57%), Health Professions (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 503 fractional works · 71.0% of its workMedicine: 403 fractional works · 56.8% of its workSurgery: 58 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 41 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 34 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 30 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhysiology: 26 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 26 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 21 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 18 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 87 fractional works · 12.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 72 fractional works · 10.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Terminology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 119 fractional works · 16.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 66 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 22 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 19 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 65 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPsychology: 27 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 22 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPolyclinicMedical…709fractional works, all years
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences71%Social Sciences9%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine40356.8%
    2. Health Professions8712.3%
    3. Nursing81.1%
    4. Dentistry40.6%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology669.4%
    2. Neuroscience223.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology192.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics81.1%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences40.6%
    1. Psychology273.7%
    2. Social Sciences182.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities81.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting71.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance60.8%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering50.7%
    2. Chemistry50.7%
    3. Environmental Science40.5%
    4. Materials Science30.4%
    5. Computer Science20.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.88× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 3.46× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 8.43× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.24× its world share, 4 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions8.43×2 works
  2. Neuroscience5.88×1 works
  3. Energy3.46×0 works
  4. Medicine2.24×4 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.49×0 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.32×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.21×0 works
  8. Psychology1.04×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.99×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.38×0 works
  11. Engineering0.27×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.23×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Polyclinic Medical University?

Ranked on the quality score, J. P. Felber, Jean Pierre Zellweger and Hedi Decrey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Polyclinic Medical University.

  1. 1 J. P. Felber Switzerland · #2,130,585 worldwide 4.2k citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Jean Pierre Zellweger Switzerland · #2,332,581 worldwide 1.6k citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Hedi Decrey Switzerland · #4,065,502 worldwide 326 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 J.-A. Antonioli Switzerland · #4,101,132 worldwide 343 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 J. Delacrétaz Switzerland · #4,335,412 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Andres Jaussi Switzerland · #4,903,255 worldwide 242 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 L Balant Switzerland · #5,025,786 worldwide 102 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Jeannine A Frei Switzerland · #5,075,356 worldwide 283 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Gonvers Jj Switzerland · #5,077,128 worldwide 162 citations · 57 works
  10. 10 J.-L. Rivier Switzerland · #5,169,909 worldwide 356 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Polyclinic Medical University

What are the most cited papers from Polyclinic Medical University?

The most cited paper from Polyclinic Medical University is "The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study" (Thomas W. Winkler et al., 2015), with 699 citations. Next come "Yellow fever vaccine induces integrated multilineage and polyfunctional immune responses" (604) and "Escherichia coli tol-pal Mutants Form Outer Membrane Vesicles" (386).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study Thomas W. Winkler et al. · PLoS Genetics Open access439 authors Oct 2015 699
2 Yellow fever vaccine induces integrated multilineage and polyfunctional immune responses Denis Gaucher et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access Dec 2008 604
3 Escherichia coli tol-pal Mutants Form Outer Membrane Vesicles Alain Bernadac, Marthe Gavioli, Jean‐Claude Lazzaroni et al. · Journal of Bacteriology Open access 15 Sep 1998 386
4 Assessing medication adherence: options to consider Audrey Lehmann, Parisa Aslani, Rana Altaf Ahmed et al. · International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 28 Oct 2013 327
5 Isolation of Multipotent Neural Precursors Residing in the Cortex of the Adult Human Brain Yvan Arsenijévic, Jean-Guy Villemure, Jean‐François Brunet et al. · Experimental Neurology Open access Jul 2001 314
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Which keywords describe research at Polyclinic Medical University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Primary Care, Cardiovascular Disease, Treatment and Medical Ethics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology66▲ 2.3×80 topics
  2. Inflammation56▲ 3.4×54 topics
  3. Public Health55▲ 5.7×31 topics
  4. Mental Health39▲ 4.9×15 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease37▲ 4.6×29 topics
  6. Treatment36▲ 4.0×30 topics
  7. Primary Care30▲ 10×11 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome29▲ 4.8×21 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress28▲ 2.2×33 topics
  10. Diagnosis28▲ 3.9×23 topics
  11. Risk Factors27▲ 3.6×20 topics
  12. Medical Ethics26▲ 21×5 topics
  13. End-of-Life Care25▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Patient Rights25▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Palliative Care24▲ 21×4 topics
  16. Ethical Practices23▲ 45×1 topic
  17. Healthcare Legislation23▲ 46×1 topic
  18. Clinical Trials22▲ 5.1×9 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders20▲ 4.1×13 topics
  20. Social Determinants of Health19▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Digital Health19▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Obesity18▲ 3.4×19 topics
  23. Global Burden18▲ 4.8×9 topics
  24. Healthcare Policy18▲ 34×1 topic
  25. Inequalities18▲ 69×1 topic
  26. Clinical Guidelines16▲ 7.4×6 topics
  27. Hypertension16▲ 6.5×9 topics
  28. Chronic Diseases16▲ 7.9×7 topics
  29. Diabetes Mellitus16▲ 9.7×5 topics
  30. Insulin Resistance16▲ 4.8×8 topics
  31. Cardiovascular Risk15▲ 6.1×7 topics
  32. Mitochondrial Dysfunction15▲ 5.7×9 topics
  33. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention15▲ 26×3 topics
  34. Genetic Variants14▲ 8.8×4 topics
  35. Statins13▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Epidemiological Study12▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Pregnancy12▲ 7.7×6 topics
  38. Weight Loss12▲ 11×4 topics
  39. C-Reactive Protein11▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Cholesterol-lowering11▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Polyclinic Medical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Neurology and Historical Studies, Health, Medicine and Society, Healthcare Systems and Practices and Physics and Engineering Research Articles.

Neurology and Historical…1Neurology and Historical Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 0 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 0 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksRenewable Energy and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies: 0 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 0 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 0 fractional works
NeurologyGeneral Health ProfessionsComputational MechanicsEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Neurology and Historical Studies Neurology 1 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 0 works
  5. 5 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 0 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  7. 7 Renewable Energy and Sustainability Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  8. 8 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 0 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 available21.3%not open78.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Polyclinic Medical University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 71% lower 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 Polyclinic Medical University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000029% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Polyclinic Medical University0.000028% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Polyclinic Medical University 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2018Polyclinic Medical University3.1% in 201820002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.7% in 1999.

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