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Rheinmetall (Switzerland)

In research, Rheinmetall (Switzerland) stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,833 of 16,688 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,568 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,370
of 22,385 · #10,973 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#110
of 186
Research works
423
▲ 305% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.6k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Rheinmetall (Switzerland)

What is Rheinmetall (Switzerland) 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 #8,833 of 16,688 9.5%126
Physical SciencesDomain #10,568 of 17,446 9.6%153

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

In 2022-now, 32% of research at Rheinmetall (Switzerland) is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Engineering (17%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 34 fractional works · 32.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 9.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 6.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 31 fractional works · 28.8% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 17.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 29 fractional works · 27.1% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 22.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 11.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKRheinmetall(Switzerland)106fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences32%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Business, Management and Accounting109.5%
    2. Social Sciences98.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities76.2%
    4. Psychology54.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.7%
    6. Decision Sciences21.5%
    1. Engineering1917.4%
    2. Environmental Science32.8%
    3. Computer Science32.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy21.7%
    5. Mathematics21.4%
    6. Materials Science11.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
    8. Chemistry00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine2422.9%
    2. Health Professions43.8%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences55.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    5. Neuroscience00.4%
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: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.16× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.19× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.15× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.95× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting2.95×10 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.15×7 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.00×1 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.62×2 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.59×2 works
  6. Psychology1.55×5 works
  7. Health Professions1.43×4 works
  8. Mathematics1.23×2 works
  9. Medicine1.19×24 works
  10. Engineering1.16×18 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.07×5 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×2 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.75×2 works
  14. Nursing0.75×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.74×4 works
  16. Social Sciences0.69×9 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.68×1 works
  18. Environmental Science0.57×3 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.45×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.33×3 works
  21. Materials Science0.33×1 works
  22. Chemistry0.26×0 works
  23. Neuroscience0.24×0 works
  24. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  25. Energy0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Rheinmetall (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Hans Züllig, Heinroth and German Quernheim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rheinmetall (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Hans Züllig Switzerland · #2,576,193 worldwide 476 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Heinroth Switzerland · #3,068,025 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 German Quernheim Switzerland · #3,697,892 worldwide 59 citations · 115 works
  4. 4 August Meyer Switzerland · #3,742,041 worldwide 67 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Karl Förster Switzerland · #3,948,581 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Gustav Beckers Switzerland · #4,423,308 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Karin Kalbantner-Wernicke Switzerland · #4,751,622 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Rheinmetall (Switzerland)

What are the most cited papers from Rheinmetall (Switzerland)?

The most cited paper from Rheinmetall (Switzerland) is "Fungal entomopathogens: new insights on their ecology" (Fernando E. Vega, Mark S. Goettel, Meredith Blackwell et al., 2009), with 709 citations. Next come "The coronary circulation in human septic shock." (479) and "Induced Disease Resistance in Plants by Chemicals" (471).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fungal entomopathogens: new insights on their ecology Fernando E. Vega, Mark S. Goettel, Meredith Blackwell et al. · Fungal ecology 22 Jun 2009 709
2 The coronary circulation in human septic shock. Robert E. Cunnion, Gary L. Schaer, Margaret M. Parker et al. · Circulation Open access Apr 1986 479
3 Induced Disease Resistance in Plants by Chemicals Michael Oostendorp, Walter Kunz, Bob Dietrich et al. · European Journal of Plant Pathology 2001 471
4 Citric Acid—A Dispersant for Aqueous Alumina Suspensions Pirmin C. Hidber, Thomas J. Graule, Ludwig J. Gauckler · Journal of the American Ceramic Society Jul 1996 361
5 Pioglitazone Decreases Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Independently of Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Matthias R. W. Langenfeld, Thomas M. Forst, Cloth Hohberg et al. · Circulation Open access 10 May 2005 265
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Which keywords describe research at Rheinmetall (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Mobile Health, Business Models, Sustainable Development, Value Chains, Information Technology, Renewable Energy Integration and Thermal Management.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development5▲ 3.1×6 topics
  2. Digital Transformation5▲ 8.4×2 topics
  3. Renewable Energy4▲ 2.7×7 topics
  4. Mobile Health4▲ 26×3 topics
  5. Sustainability4▲ 1.51×10 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 2.5×1 topic
  7. Business Models4▲ 50×1 topic
  8. Information Technology3▲ 6.3×1 topic
  9. Value Chains3▲ 171×1 topic
  10. Renewable Energy Integration3▲ 7.9×2 topics
  11. Thermal Management3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency2▲ 2.4×9 topics
  13. Gender2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  14. Engineering2▲ 48×1 topic
  15. Fluid Dynamics2▲ 15×1 topic
  16. Optimization2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  17. Health Care Costs2▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  19. Epidemiological Study2▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Smart Grid2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  21. Ethical Considerations2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  22. Healthcare Utilization2▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Informed Consent2▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Diagnostic Errors2▲ 59×2 topics
  25. Germany2▲ 77×1 topic
  26. Health Surveys2▲ 77×1 topic
  27. Outcomes2▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Adverse Drug Reactions1▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Coaching1▲ 72×1 topic
  30. Psychodrama1▲ 68×1 topic
  31. TGF-ß1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  32. Anaesthesia1▲ 147×1 topic
  33. Diabetic Nephropathy1▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Glomerular Filtration Rate1▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Medical Gases1▲ 147×1 topic
  36. Social History1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Teaching Methods1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Medical Ethics1▲ 9.4×1 topic
  39. Patient Engagement1▲ 8.6×3 topics
  40. Patient Rights1▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Rheinmetall (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Innovation in Industries, Corporate Governance and Management, Physics and Engineering Research Articles and Health and Medical Studies.

Digital Innovation in In…4Digital Innovation in Industries: 4 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 3 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 2 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 1 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Chemical Research: 1 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis1Risk and Safety Analysis: 1 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 1 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementComputational MechanicsGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  2. 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  3. 3 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 2 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 1 works
  7. 7 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  10. 10 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 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 available26.1%not open73.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.8%domestic only69.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rheinmetall (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 305% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Rheinmetall (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00044% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Rheinmetall (Switzerland)0.00051% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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