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Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich

In research, Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,165 of 6,403 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,682 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Plant Science (Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 110.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#22,026
of 22,385 · #26,426 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#185
of 186
Research works
266
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
731
2.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich

What is Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #2,165 of 6,403 0.2%94 #3139
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,682 of 3,157 0.2%80 #2703

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich 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 Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich work in?

In 2022-now, 93% of research at Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich is in Life Sciences, 4% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (80%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Medicine (3%). It does 5.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 94 fractional works · 92.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 80 fractional works · 79.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 52 fractional works · 52.0% of its workPlant Science: 20 fractional works · 20.3% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 6.6% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 11.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSukkulenten-SammlungZürich101fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences93%Physical Sciences1%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences2%

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 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8079.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1313.2%
    1. Medicine33.1%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    1. Social Sciences21.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    2. Environmental Science00.4%
    3. Engineering00.2%
    4. Energy00.1%
    5. Chemistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 110.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 52.4 works111×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 80.3 works17×
  3. Plant ScienceSubfield · 20.4 works12×
  4. Life SciencesDomain · 93.6 works7.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 16.78× its world share, 80 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.47× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 16.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences16.78×80 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.47×13 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×1 works
  4. Health Professions0.19×0 works
  5. Medicine0.16×3 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.13×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.12×2 works
  8. Energy0.09×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.09×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  11. Engineering0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich?

Ranked on the quality score, U. Eggli, Helmut Walter and Marianne Davidsen-Nielsen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich.

  1. 1 U. Eggli Switzerland · #1,296,761 worldwide 3k citations · 273 works
  2. 2 Helmut Walter Switzerland · #2,867,697 worldwide 256 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Marianne Davidsen-Nielsen Switzerland · #3,417,739 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich

What are the most cited papers from Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich?

The most cited paper from Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich is "Contemporaneous and recent radiations of the world's major succulent plant lineages" (Mónica Arakaki, Pascal‐Antoine Christin, Reto Nyffeler et al., 2011), with 552 citations. Next come "Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms" (445) and "A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales" (340).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Contemporaneous and recent radiations of the world's major succulent plant lineages Mónica Arakaki, Pascal‐Antoine Christin, Reto Nyffeler et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 2 May 2011 552
2 Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms Alexandre R. Zuntini et al. · Nature Open access279 authors 24 Apr 2024 445
3 A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales Patricia Hernández‐Ledesma et al. · Willdenowia - Annals of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem Open access Sep 2015 340
4 Disintegrating Portulacaceae: A new familial classification of the suborder Portulacineae (Caryophyllales) based on molecular and morphological data Reto Nyffeler, U. Eggli · Taxon Open access Feb 2010 154
5 Living under temporarily arid conditions - succulence as an adaptive strategy U. Eggli, Reto Nyffeler · Bradleya Jul 2009 127
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Which keywords describe research at Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Taxonomy, Molecular Phylogeny, Angiosperm Phylogeny, Flowering Plants, Ecosystem Services, Invasive Species and Biodiversity.

▲ 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. Biogeography49▲ 176×7 topics
  2. Taxonomy28▲ 193×3 topics
  3. Molecular Phylogeny27▲ 166×3 topics
  4. Angiosperm Phylogeny26▲ 941×1 topic
  5. Flowering Plants26▲ 941×1 topic
  6. Ecosystem Services18▲ 46×3 topics
  7. Climate Change18▲ 6.4×4 topics
  8. Invasive Species18▲ 41×3 topics
  9. Biodiversity17▲ 23×3 topics
  10. Global Change17▲ 64×2 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation17▲ 79×2 topics
  12. Plant-Animal Interactions17▲ 215×1 topic
  13. Pollinator Decline17▲ 215×1 topic
  14. Antioxidant15▲ 21×5 topics
  15. Phylogeny15▲ 87×5 topics
  16. Medicinal Plants12▲ 32×5 topics
  17. molecular systematics11▲ 469×2 topics
  18. Gesneriaceae9▲ 573×1 topic
  19. phylogenetic reconstruction9▲ 573×1 topic
  20. Phytochemicals9▲ 81×3 topics
  21. Bioactive Compounds8▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Polyploidy7▲ 145×3 topics
  23. Health Benefits7▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Betalains7▲ 258×1 topic
  25. Opuntia7▲ 258×1 topic
  26. Cyperus6▲ 478×1 topic
  27. essential oil6▲ 478×1 topic
  28. Epiphytes6▲ 495×1 topic
  29. Ferns6▲ 495×1 topic
  30. Herbal Medicine4▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Ethnobotanical Survey4▲ 109×1 topic
  32. Traditional Ecological Knowledge4▲ 81×1 topic
  33. Phytochemistry4▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Anti-inflammatory3▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Evolution3▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Genetics3▲ 4.0×3 topics
  37. Ethnopharmacology2▲ 43×2 topics
  38. Flavonoids2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  39. Plant Hormones2▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Strigolactones2▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and animal studies, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions and Botanical Research and Applications.

Plant Diversity and Evol…26Plant Diversity and Evolution: 26 fractional worksPlant and animal studies17Plant and animal studies: 17 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 9 fractional worksBotanical Research and Applications: 7 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Tax…6Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 6 fractional worksFern and Epiphyte Biology: 6 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 4 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Resistance: 2 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biological Activities: 2 fractional worksPlant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMolecular BiologyFood SciencePlant Science

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

  1. 1 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 26 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 17 works
  3. 3 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 9 works
  4. 4 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 7 works
  5. 5 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 6 works
  6. 6 Fern and Epiphyte Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  7. 7 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 4 works
  8. 8 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 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 available16.0%not open84.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% 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 Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000053% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich0.000015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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