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Spital STS

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World rank, all time
#31,565
of 34,923
Rank in Switzerland
#364
of 378
Research works
139
▼ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Spital STS

Which fields of science does Spital STS work in?

In all years, 78% of research at Spital STS is in Health Sciences, 9% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (68%), Health Professions (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 108 fractional works · 77.6% of its workMedicine: 95 fractional works · 68.2% of its workSurgery: 29 fractional works · 20.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 9.8% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInternal Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 7.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 9.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSpital STS139fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences78%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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9568.2%
    2. Health Professions107.4%
    3. Nursing10.9%
    4. Veterinary10.6%
    5. Dentistry10.5%
    1. Social Sciences43.0%
    2. Psychology32.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities31.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology64.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
    3. Neuroscience11.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Engineering32.1%
    2. Environmental Science21.7%
    3. Computer Science10.6%
    4. Materials Science00.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
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: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.50× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.50×13 works
  2. Arts and Humanities1.83×1 works
  3. Health Professions1.76×1 works
  4. Dentistry1.45×0 works
  5. Nursing1.30×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.26×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.74×1 works
  8. Materials Science0.67×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.51×0 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.32×0 works
  11. Engineering0.32×1 works
  12. Neuroscience0.31×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.21×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.17×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Spital STS?

Ranked on the quality score, Niklaus Schefer, Wolfgang G. Mouton and Wagner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Spital STS.

  1. 1 Niklaus Schefer Switzerland · #2,857,303 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Wolfgang G. Mouton Switzerland · #3,135,048 worldwide 707 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Wagner Switzerland · #3,758,599 worldwide 103 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Alexandre Moser Switzerland · #3,840,323 worldwide 64 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Marc Oertle Switzerland · #4,091,545 worldwide 103 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Andreas Frenzer Switzerland · #4,172,680 worldwide 173 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Peter Rupp Switzerland · #4,426,337 worldwide 197 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Spital STS

What are the most cited papers from Spital STS?

The most cited paper from Spital STS is "The dynamic neutralization system for the spine: a multi-center study of a novel non-fusion system" (Thomas M. Stoll, Gilles Dubois, Othmar Schwarzenbach, 2002), with 419 citations. Next come "Reliability and prognostic value of radiomic features are highly dependent on choice of feature extraction platform" (207) and "Sorafenib with or without everolimus in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): a randomized multicenter, multinational phase II trial (SAKK 77/08 and SASL 29)" (140).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The dynamic neutralization system for the spine: a multi-center study of a novel non-fusion system Thomas M. Stoll, Gilles Dubois, Othmar Schwarzenbach · European Spine Journal Open access Oct 2002 419
2 Reliability and prognostic value of radiomic features are highly dependent on choice of feature extraction platform Isabella Fornacon-Wood, Hitesh B. Mistry, Christoph Jakob Ackermann et al. · European Radiology Open access Jun 2020 207
3 Sorafenib with or without everolimus in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): a randomized multicenter, multinational phase II trial (SAKK 77/08 and SASL 29) Dieter Koeberle, Jean‐François Dufour, Gyula Demeter et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access 16 Feb 2016 140
4 A prospective study on canine atopic dermatitis and food‐induced allergic dermatitis in Switzerland Federicca Picco, Eric Zini, Claudia Nett et al. · Veterinary Dermatology Open access 11 Apr 2008 137
5 PROSPECT guideline for rotator cuff repair surgery: systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management recommendations Octavian Toma, B. Persoons, Esther Miriam Pogatzki-Zahn et al. · Anaesthesia ReviewOpen access 7 Aug 2019 127
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Which keywords describe research at Spital STS?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Complications, Risk Factors, Diabetes, Treatment and Surgical 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 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. Epidemiology20▲ 3.5×55 topics
  2. Diagnosis10▲ 6.7×17 topics
  3. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 9.8×12 topics
  4. Risk Factors8▲ 5.1×14 topics
  5. Treatment7▲ 3.8×14 topics
  6. Complications7▲ 9.4×14 topics
  7. Inflammation7▲ 2.0×26 topics
  8. Quality of Life6▲ 3.4×17 topics
  9. Public Health6▲ 3.0×10 topics
  10. Diabetes5▲ 7.4×11 topics
  11. Management5▲ 4.9×14 topics
  12. Surgical Management5▲ 7.6×12 topics
  13. Deep Vein Thrombosis4▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Guidelines4▲ 5.7×8 topics
  15. Hemostasis4▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Weight Loss4▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Epidemiological Study3▲ 30×3 topics
  18. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention3▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Femoral Access3▲ 87×1 topic
  20. Radial Access3▲ 87×1 topic
  21. Children3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  22. Prophylaxis3▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Angioplasty3▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Atherosclerosis3▲ 5.4×3 topics
  25. Chronic Diseases3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  26. Healthcare Utilization3▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Medication Errors3▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Revascularization3▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Antithrombotic Therapy2▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Germany2▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Health Surveys2▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Venous Thromboembolism2▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Claudication2▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Electronic Health Records2▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Peripheral Arterial Disease2▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Vascular Anomalies2▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Chronic Venous Insufficiency2▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Clinical Decision Support Systems2▲ 59×1 topic
  39. Health Information Exchange2▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Varicose Veins2▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Spital STS publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Linguistic research and analysis, Pharmaceutical studies and practices and Health and Medical Studies.

Palliative Care and End-…2Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksLinguistic research and …1Linguistic research and analysis: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies a…0Pharmaceutical studies and practices: 0 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 0 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 0 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults0Frailty in Older Adults: 0 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 0 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 0 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Health: 0 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthLanguage and LinguisticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 1 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  6. 6 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 0 works
  7. 7 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Animal Nutrition and Health Plant Science 0 works
  10. 10 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 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 available48.3%not open51.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Spital STS's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% lower 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 Spital STS as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000085% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Spital STS0.000100% in 20251990200020102020

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