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Swiss Academy of Sciences

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World rank, all time
#28,297
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#284
of 429
Research works
215
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

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: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.95× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.23× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.64× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.41× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.52× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.54× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Swiss Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Circular Economy, Catalysis, Medicinal Chemistry, Solvent Selection, Sustainable Chemistry and Global Warming.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Climate Change9▲ 6.7×44 topics
  2. Environmental Impact5▲ 6.3×13 topics
  3. Circular Economy4▲ 30×3 topics
  4. Catalysis4▲ 12×2 topics
  5. Medicinal Chemistry4▲ 29×2 topics
  6. Solvent Selection4▲ 370×1 topic
  7. Sustainable Chemistry4▲ 370×1 topic
  8. Sustainability4▲ 2.9×22 topics
  9. Global Warming3▲ 15×8 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 15×8 topics
  11. Globalization3▲ 2.8×12 topics
  12. Land Use Change2▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Extreme Events2▲ 51×2 topics
  14. Biodiversity2▲ 5.6×13 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services2▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Public Health2▲ 2.9×7 topics
  17. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Climate Modeling2▲ 46×1 topic
  19. Hydrological Cycle2▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Ocean Circulation2▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Precipitation Extremes2▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Ethical Considerations2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  23. Health Research1▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Self-Efficacy1▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Vulnerability1▲ 13×7 topics
  26. Biomedical Science1▲ 142×1 topic
  27. Coaching1▲ 162×1 topic
  28. Drug Development1▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Environmental Services1▲ 78×1 topic
  30. Invasive Species1▲ 6.1×11 topics
  31. Psychodrama1▲ 151×1 topic
  32. Tropical Deforestation1▲ 78×1 topic
  33. Adaptation1▲ 8.5×4 topics
  34. Altruism1▲ 30×3 topics
  35. Cooperation1▲ 40×3 topics
  36. Health Disparities1▲ 9.5×2 topics
  37. Social-Ecological Systems1▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Socioeconomic Status1▲ 46×2 topics
  39. Political Economy1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  40. Social Networks1▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Swiss Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Climate variability and models, Science, Research, and Medicine and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management.

Chemistry and Chemical E…4Chemistry and Chemical Engineering: 4 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 2 fractional worksScience, Research, and Medicine: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 1 fractional worksEvolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, R…1Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional worksVarious Chemistry Resear…1Various Chemistry Research Topics: 1 fractional worksRomani and Gypsy Studies1Romani and Gypsy Studies: 1 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…1Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryGlobal and Planetary ChangeReproductive MedicineSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 4 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Science, Research, and Medicine Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 Various Chemistry Research Topics Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Romani and Gypsy Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 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 available81.3%not open18.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swiss Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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