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Suisag (Switzerland)

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Research works
27
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
388
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Suisag (Switzerland)

Not ranked overall: Suisag (Switzerland) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Suisag (Switzerland) work in?

In all years, 63% of research at Suisag (Switzerland) is in Life Sciences, 22% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (33%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (24%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 17 fractional works · 63.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 32.6% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 22.5% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 23.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 13.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 21.7% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 11.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 10.0% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 15.0% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSuisag(Switzerland)27fractional works, all years
Life Sciences63%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences0%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology932.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences723.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology25.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.1%
    1. Medicine311.2%
    2. Veterinary310.6%
    1. Engineering28.6%
    2. Chemistry01.8%
    3. Environmental Science01.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy01.5%
    5. Materials Science01.1%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
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: 3.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11.65× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 33.86× its world share, 0 worksVeterinary1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 33.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary33.86×0 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.65×5 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.14×1 works
  4. Materials Science0.75×0 works
  5. Medicine0.66×1 works
  6. Environmental Science0.34×0 works
  7. Engineering0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Suisag (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Henning Luther and Andreas Höfer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Suisag (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Henning Luther Switzerland · #5,399,140 worldwide 351 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Andreas Höfer Switzerland · #6,246,978 worldwide 2.6k citations · 198 works
All ranked researchers at Suisag (Switzerland)

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

The most cited paper from Suisag (Switzerland) is "Evidence for the inhibition of the terminal step of ruminal α-linolenic acid biohydrogenation by condensed tannins" (Ratchaneewan Khiaosa‐ard, S.F. Bryner, M.R.L. Scheeder et al., 2008), with 214 citations. Next come "Genetics of osteochondral disease and its relationship with meat quality and quantity, growth, and feed conversion traits in pigs1" (68) and "Analysis of longevity and exterior traits on Large White sows in Switzerland1" (65).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evidence for the inhibition of the terminal step of ruminal α-linolenic acid biohydrogenation by condensed tannins Ratchaneewan Khiaosa‐ard, S.F. Bryner, M.R.L. Scheeder et al. · Journal of Dairy Science Open access 24 Dec 2008 214
2 Genetics of osteochondral disease and its relationship with meat quality and quantity, growth, and feed conversion traits in pigs1 Haja N. Kadarmideen, D. Schwörer, Houcine Ilahi et al. · Journal of Animal Science Nov 2004 68
3 Analysis of longevity and exterior traits on Large White sows in Switzerland1 Joaquim Tarres, Jean Pierre Bidanel, Andreas Höfer et al. · Journal of Animal Science 10 Oct 2006 65
4 Concentration of Airborne Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA and MSSA), Total Bacteria, and Endotoxins in Pig Farms Frédéric G. Masclaux, Olga Sakwińska, Nicole Charrière et al. · The Annals of Occupational Hygiene Open access 5 Jan 2013 52
5 Parent-of-origin effects cause genetic variation in pig performance traits N. Neugebauer, Henning Luther, Norbert Reinsch · animal Open access 2010 46
All 68 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Suisag (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Marker-Assisted Selection, Population Genetics, Genetic Diversity, Genetic Variation, Feed Additives, Genome-wide Association Studies, Quantitative Trait Loci and Amino Acids.

▲ 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Marker-Assisted Selection4▲ 147×2 topics
  2. Genetic Diversity3▲ 25×3 topics
  3. Population Genetics3▲ 76×3 topics
  4. Genetic Variation2▲ 28×2 topics
  5. Feed Additives2▲ 114×2 topics
  6. Genome-wide Association Studies2▲ 251×1 topic
  7. Quantitative Trait Loci2▲ 107×1 topic
  8. Amino Acids2▲ 64×2 topics
  9. Epidemiology2▲ 1.80×13 topics
  10. Genetics2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  11. Gut Microbiota2▲ 22×1 topic
  12. Heat Stress2▲ 81×2 topics
  13. Probiotics2▲ 29×1 topic
  14. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 27×3 topics
  15. Genome-Wide Association2▲ 83×2 topics
  16. Plant Breeding2▲ 64×2 topics
  17. Animal Breeding2▲ 109×1 topic
  18. Genomic Selection2▲ 109×1 topic
  19. Zoonotic Transmission2▲ 63×3 topics
  20. Animal Welfare2▲ 55×3 topics
  21. Adaptation2▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Emotional State2▲ 169×1 topic
  23. Genetic Structure2▲ 68×1 topic
  24. Population Dynamics2▲ 18×1 topic
  25. Regulation2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  26. Stress Indicators2▲ 169×1 topic
  27. Meat Quality1▲ 55×2 topics
  28. Melanin1▲ 194×1 topic
  29. Pigmentation1▲ 194×1 topic
  30. Lipid Oxidation1▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.6×3 topics
  32. Protein Oxidation1▲ 72×1 topic
  33. Brachyspira1▲ 343×1 topic
  34. Proliferative Enteropathy1▲ 343×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, melanin and skin pigmentation, Genetic diversity and population structure and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock.

Genetic Mapping and Dive…2Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 2 fractional worksmelanin and skin pigment…1melanin and skin pigmentation: 1 fractional worksGenetic diversity and po…1Genetic diversity and population structure: 1 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 0 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 0 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Function: 0 fractional worksOvarian function and disorders: 0 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 0 fractional worksGenetic Associations and Epidemiology: 0 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections Studies: 0 fractional works
GeneticsCell BiologyAgronomy and Crop ScienceReproductive Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 2 works
  2. 2 melanin and skin pigmentation Cell Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 1 works
  4. 4 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 0 works
  5. 5 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 0 works
  6. 6 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 0 works
  9. 9 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 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 available65.0%not open35.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.9%domestic only71.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% 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 Suisag (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000010% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Suisag (Switzerland)0.0000082% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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