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Sulzer (Switzerland)

In research, Sulzer (Switzerland) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,783 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#2,275 of 9,532 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#1,040 of 2,525 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,491
of 34,923
Rank in Switzerland
#96
of 378
Research works
780
▲ 95% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Sulzer (Switzerland)

What is Sulzer (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 #3,783 of 17,446 7.3%660
EngineeringField #2,275 of 9,532 7.7%494
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,040 of 2,525 8.8%138

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

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Sulzer (Switzerland) is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Medicine (29%), Health Professions (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 43.7% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 29.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 13.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 38.0% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 29.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 14.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSulzer(Switzerland)47fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences15%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1429.7%
    2. Materials Science48.2%
    3. Environmental Science12.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy11.1%
    5. Energy01.0%
    6. Computer Science00.7%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    8. Chemistry00.4%
    1. Medicine1429.0%
    2. Health Professions48.5%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    1. Social Sciences36.6%
    2. Psychology24.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
    4. 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.98× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.34× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.21× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.51× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.21×4 works
  2. Materials Science2.34×4 works
  3. Engineering1.98×14 works
  4. Psychology1.60×2 works
  5. Medicine1.51×14 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.38×0 works
  7. Energy1.14×0 works
  8. Nursing1.02×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.75×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.52×3 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.51×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.41×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.37×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.27×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.26×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.22×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.19×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sulzer (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, M. Semlitsch, Rolf Schön and P. Köttig lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sulzer (Switzerland).

  1. 1 M. Semlitsch Switzerland · #389,038 worldwide 3.2k citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Rolf Schön Switzerland · #799,137 worldwide 934 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 P. Köttig Switzerland · #1,241,175 worldwide 833 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Bruno Walser Switzerland · #1,570,900 worldwide 652 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Claude B. Rieker Switzerland · #1,845,952 worldwide 1.5k citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Lothar Spiegel Switzerland · #1,927,628 worldwide 476 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 R. K. Schenk Switzerland · #1,940,927 worldwide 869 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Gérard Barbezat Switzerland · #2,136,946 worldwide 1.8k citations · 76 works
  9. 9 M Windler Switzerland · #2,139,539 worldwide 1.5k citations · 17 works
  10. 10 U. Bolleter Switzerland · #2,366,069 worldwide 379 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Sulzer (Switzerland)

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

The most cited paper from Sulzer (Switzerland) is "Metal-on-Metal Bearings and Hypersensitivity in Patients with Artificial Hip Joints" (Hans-Georg Willert, GOTTFRIED HANS BUCHHORN, Afshin Fayyazi et al., 2005), with 1,129 citations. Next come "Reactions of the articular capsule to wear products of artificial joint prostheses" (827) and "Residual Stresses in Thermal Spray Coatings and Their Effect on Interfacial Adhesion: A Review of Recent Work" (497).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Metal-on-Metal Bearings and Hypersensitivity in Patients with Artificial Hip Joints Hans-Georg Willert, GOTTFRIED HANS BUCHHORN, Afshin Fayyazi et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2005 1,129
2 Reactions of the articular capsule to wear products of artificial joint prostheses Hans Georg Willert, M. Semlitsch · Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Mar 1977 827
3 Residual Stresses in Thermal Spray Coatings and Their Effect on Interfacial Adhesion: A Review of Recent Work Trevor William Clyne, Shubhra Gill · Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Dec 1996 497
4 Fracture of Ceramics Robert Dänzer, Tanja Lube, Peter H. Supancic et al. · Advanced Engineering Materials Apr 2008 359
5 Modeling of Solid Oxide Heat Exchanger Integrated Stacks and Simulation at High Fuel Utilization Paola Costamagna, Kaspar Honegger · Journal of The Electrochemical Society Open access Nov 1998 343
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sulzer (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Polymer Blends, Organic Light-Emitting Diodes, Phosphorescent Materials, Low Back Pain, Field-Effect Transistors, Bulk Heterojunction, Conjugated Polymers and Epidemiology.

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

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 1.79×17 topics
  2. Inflammation2▲ 2.1×9 topics
  3. Polymer Blends2▲ 68×2 topics
  4. Low Back Pain2▲ 21×3 topics
  5. Organic Light-Emitting Diodes2▲ 140×1 topic
  6. Phosphorescent Materials2▲ 140×1 topic
  7. Biomedical Applications2▲ 2.9×4 topics
  8. Bulk Heterojunction2▲ 97×1 topic
  9. Conjugated Polymers2▲ 97×1 topic
  10. Field-Effect Transistors2▲ 22×2 topics
  11. Chronic Pain2▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  13. Efficiency2▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Nanocomposites2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  15. Conducting Polymers1▲ 22×2 topics
  16. Global Burden1▲ 5.4×2 topics
  17. Optimization1▲ 6.6×4 topics
  18. Psychological Factors1▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Anxiety1▲ 5.8×5 topics
  20. Depression1▲ 3.1×5 topics
  21. Disability1▲ 27×1 topic
  22. Measurement Properties1▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Quality of Life1▲ 1.98×8 topics
  24. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.61×6 topics
  25. PEDOT:PSS1▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Polyaniline1▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Stability1▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Light-Emitting Diodes1▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Mental Health1▲ 1.63×6 topics
  30. Semiconductors1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  31. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  32. Organometal Halide Perovskites1▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Patient-Centered Care1▲ 28×3 topics
  34. Perovskite Solar Cells1▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Rehabilitation1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  36. Solar Cells1▲ 11×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research, Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Conducting polymers and applications.

Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research: 2 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…1Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksConducting polymers and …1Conducting polymers and applications: 1 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 1 fractional worksThin-Film Transistor Technologies: 1 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal H…1Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksProcess Optimization and Integration: 1 fractional worksSulfur Compounds in Biology: 1 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringPharmacologyPolymers and PlasticsObstetrics and Gynecology3 others

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

  1. 1 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  4. 4 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  5. 5 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Thin-Film Transistor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  8. 8 Process Optimization and Integration Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Sulfur Compounds in Biology Biochemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 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 available18.3%not open81.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 95% 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 Sulzer (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Sulzer (Switzerland)0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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