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Saab (Switzerland)

In research, Saab (Switzerland) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,133 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,515 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,036
of 22,385 · #14,833 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#128
of 186
Research works
383
▲ 65% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.3k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
51%
world 18%
Saab (Switzerland)

What is Saab (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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,133 of 17,446 6.8%256
EngineeringField #4,515 of 9,532 6.5%163

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

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Saab (Switzerland) is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Social Sciences (17%), Computer Science (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 48 fractional works · 53.9% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 31.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 10.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 12.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 29.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 16.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 11.5% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSaab(Switzerland)90fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences54%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences30%

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. Engineering2831.2%
    2. Computer Science1112.7%
    3. Environmental Science44.7%
    4. Materials Science11.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy11.4%
    7. Mathematics00.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1516.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities55.8%
    3. Decision Sciences32.9%
    4. Psychology22.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    1. Medicine99.7%
    2. Dentistry10.9%
    3. Health Professions10.7%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.64× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.08× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.01× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.01× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences3.01×3 works
  2. Engineering2.08×28 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.01×5 works
  4. Dentistry1.81×1 works
  5. Computer Science1.64×12 works
  6. Social Sciences1.30×15 works
  7. Environmental Science0.95×4 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.91×1 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.88×0 works
  10. Psychology0.70×2 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.62×1 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.53×0 works
  13. Medicine0.50×9 works
  14. Nursing0.50×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×2 works
  16. Materials Science0.47×2 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.44×1 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×1 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×2 works
  20. Neuroscience0.33×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.32×0 works
  22. Health Professions0.25×1 works
  23. Energy0.13×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Saab (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Raymond Reinmann, Jacques Cognard and J. Grupp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saab (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Raymond Reinmann Switzerland · #1,592,003 worldwide 601 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Jacques Cognard Switzerland · #2,724,049 worldwide 875 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 J. Grupp Switzerland · #4,062,566 worldwide 245 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Ella Olsson Switzerland · #4,206,614 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Saab (Switzerland)

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

The most cited paper from Saab (Switzerland) is "Lean and agile manufacturing: external and internal drivers and performance outcomes" (Mattias Hällgren, Jan Olhager, 2009), with 463 citations. Next come "Induction chemoradiation in stage IIIA/N2 non-small-cell lung cancer: a phase 3 randomised trial" (394) and "Population structure, genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium in elite winter wheat assessed with SNP and SSR markers" (177).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Lean and agile manufacturing: external and internal drivers and performance outcomes Mattias Hällgren, Jan Olhager · International Journal of Operations & Production Management 18 Sep 2009 463
2 Induction chemoradiation in stage IIIA/N2 non-small-cell lung cancer: a phase 3 randomised trial Miklos Pless et al. · The Lancet Open access 11 Aug 2015 394
3 Population structure, genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium in elite winter wheat assessed with SNP and SSR markers Tobias Würschum, Simon M. Langer, C. Friedrich H. Longin et al. · Theoretical and Applied Genetics 21 Feb 2013 177
4 Characterization of liquid crystal polymer for high frequency system-in-a-package applications Gang Zou, Hans Grönqvist, J. Piotr Starski et al. · IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging Nov 2002 146
5 Knock Suppression in a Turbocharged SI Engine by Using Cooled EGR Börje Grandin, Hans-Erik Ångström, Per Stålhammar et al. · SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series Conference paper 19 Oct 1998 114
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Saab (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complex Adaptive Systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Value-Driven Design, Risk Assessment, Ethnicity, Collision Avoidance and Autonomous Vehicles.

▲ 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. Complex Adaptive Systems4▲ 132×2 topics
  2. Risk Assessment3▲ 5.5×3 topics
  3. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles3▲ 17×2 topics
  4. Model-Based Systems Engineering3▲ 429×1 topic
  5. Value-Driven Design3▲ 429×1 topic
  6. Ethnicity3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  7. Collision Avoidance2▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 12×4 topics
  9. Philosophy2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  10. Modernization2▲ 13×2 topics
  11. Culture2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  12. History2▲ 3.2×2 topics
  13. Decision Making2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  14. Heat Transfer2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  15. Religion2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  16. Air Force2▲ 16×1 topic
  17. Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Multi-Agent Systems2▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Warfare2▲ 16×1 topic
  20. Air Traffic Management2▲ 84×1 topic
  21. Conflict Resolution2▲ 42×1 topic
  22. System Maturity2▲ 92×1 topic
  23. Technology Readiness Levels2▲ 92×1 topic
  24. Islam2▲ 8.1×1 topic
  25. Legal Regulation2▲ 7.4×1 topic
  26. Parameter Estimation2▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Social Influence2▲ 7.9×1 topic
  28. Transport Policy2▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Trust2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  30. Wireless Communications2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  31. Air Quality1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  32. Automation1▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Driver Distraction1▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Flight Control1▲ 54×2 topics
  35. Human Factors1▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Autonomous Systems1▲ 55×2 topics
  37. Dynamic Soaring1▲ 85×1 topic
  38. Empire1▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Metamodeling1▲ 55×2 topics
  40. Wind Estimation1▲ 85×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications, Military Technology and Strategies, Technology Assessment and Management and Air Traffic Management and Optimization.

Systems Engineering Meth…3Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications: 3 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …2Military Technology and Strategies: 2 fractional worksTechnology Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksAir Traffic Management and Optimization: 2 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 2 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 1 fractional worksAerospace and Aviation T…1Aerospace and Aviation Technology: 1 fractional worksContemporary Christian Leadership and Education: 1 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 1 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringAerospace EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityTransportation4 others

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

  1. 1 Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Technology Assessment and Management Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  4. 4 Air Traffic Management and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 2 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education Religious studies 1 works
  10. 10 Education and Character Development Education 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.8%domestic only49.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 65% 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 Saab (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Saab (Switzerland)0.00047% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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