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Swiss Epilepsy Center

In research, Swiss Epilepsy Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,521 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,227 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,861
of 34,923
Rank in Switzerland
#125
of 378
Research works
433
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.9k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
Swiss Epilepsy Center

What is Swiss Epilepsy Center 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,521 of 16,688 6.6%192
MedicineField #7,227 of 14,558 6.9%183

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swiss Epilepsy Center 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 Swiss Epilepsy Center work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Swiss Epilepsy Center is in Health Sciences, 32% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Neuroscience (27%), Arts and Humanities (6%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 16 fractional works · 42.9% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 42.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 13.4% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 11.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 32.1% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 26.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 18.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 14.9% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSwiss EpilepsyCenter38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences32%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences10%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1642.1%
    2. Health Professions00.8%
    1. Neuroscience1026.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering25.3%
    2. Computer Science24.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy12.5%
    4. Materials Science00.9%
    5. Energy00.8%
    6. Mathematics00.3%
    7. Environmental Science00.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities26.0%
    2. Psychology13.5%
    3. Social Sciences00.6%
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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 16.47× its world share, 10 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.19× its world share, 16 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.09× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 16.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience16.47×10 works
  2. Medicine2.19×16 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.09×2 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.15×1 works
  5. Psychology1.14×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.00×2 works
  7. Energy0.85×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.63×2 works
  9. Engineering0.35×2 works
  10. Health Professions0.30×0 works
  11. Mathematics0.27×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.25×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.05×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.02×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Swiss Epilepsy Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Thomas Dorn, Günter Krämer and Thomas Grünwald lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swiss Epilepsy Center.

  1. 1 Thomas Dorn Switzerland · #496,181 worldwide 3.9k citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Günter Krämer Switzerland · #520,611 worldwide 14k citations · 549 works
  3. 3 Thomas Grünwald Switzerland · #568,721 worldwide 9.8k citations · 245 works
  4. 4 Debora Ledergerber Switzerland · #651,722 worldwide 1.4k citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Hans‐Jürgen Huppertz Switzerland · #915,861 worldwide 6.7k citations · 173 works
  6. 6 Peter Hilfiker Switzerland · #1,130,872 worldwide 819 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Hennric Jokeit Switzerland · #1,613,207 worldwide 4.3k citations · 115 works
  8. 8 Heinrich Vogt Switzerland · #1,924,938 worldwide 618 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Heiner Mühlmann Switzerland · #2,144,759 worldwide 105 citations · 141 works
  10. 10 Sarah D. Broicher Switzerland · #2,195,549 worldwide 340 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Swiss Epilepsy Center

What are the most cited papers from Swiss Epilepsy Center?

The most cited paper from Swiss Epilepsy Center is "Histopathological Findings in Brain Tissue Obtained during Epilepsy Surgery" (Ingmar Blümcke et al., 2017), with 947 citations. Next come "Systematic design of unitary space-time constellations" (703) and "SECURING VEHICULAR COMMUNICATIONS" (671).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Histopathological Findings in Brain Tissue Obtained during Epilepsy Surgery Ingmar Blümcke et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 25 Oct 2017 947
2 Systematic design of unitary space-time constellations Bertrand M. Hochwald, Thomas L. Marzetta, Thomas J. Richardson et al. · IEEE Transactions on Information Theory Open access 2000 703
3 SECURING VEHICULAR COMMUNICATIONS Maxim Raya, Panos Papadimitratos, Jean‐Pierre Hubaux · IEEE Wireless Communications Open access Oct 2006 671
4 Genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity suggest therapeutic implications in SCN2A-related disorders Markus Wolff et al. · Brain Open access 23 Feb 2017 606
5 Networks on Chips Giovanni De Micheli · Design, Automation, and Test in Europe Book chapterOpen access 2008 540
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Swiss Epilepsy Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epilepsy, Neurological Disorders, Genetics, Neurobiology, Antiepileptic Drugs, Parkinson's Disease, Surgery and Seizures.

▲ 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. Epilepsy6▲ 150×3 topics
  2. Neurological Disorders6▲ 27×13 topics
  3. Genetics4▲ 17×5 topics
  4. Neurobiology4▲ 44×2 topics
  5. Antiepileptic Drugs4▲ 149×2 topics
  6. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 45×3 topics
  7. Inflammation4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  8. Surgery4▲ 29×2 topics
  9. Classification4▲ 21×1 topic
  10. Seizures4▲ 158×2 topics
  11. Status Epilepticus4▲ 205×1 topic
  12. Basal Ganglia2▲ 120×2 topics
  13. Deep Brain Stimulation2▲ 94×1 topic
  14. Neuromodulation2▲ 103×2 topics
  15. Subthalamic Nucleus2▲ 160×1 topic
  16. Brain-Computer Interfaces2▲ 61×1 topic
  17. EEG Analysis2▲ 61×1 topic
  18. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 23×5 topics
  19. Emotion Regulation2▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.4×8 topics
  21. History2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  22. Innovation2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  23. Dendritic Spines1▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Functional Connectivity1▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Neurodegeneration1▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Anxiety1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  27. Interoception1▲ 100×1 topic
  28. Neuronal Oscillations1▲ 41×2 topics
  29. Science1▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Somatic Symptoms1▲ 100×1 topic
  31. Synaptic Plasticity1▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Cortical Networks1▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Dysphonia1▲ 94×1 topic
  34. GABAergic1▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Memory1▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Mitochondrial Dysfunction1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  37. Neurotransmission1▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Synchronization1▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Voice Disorders1▲ 94×1 topic
  40. Working Memory1▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Swiss Epilepsy Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Epilepsy research and treatment, Neurological disorders and treatments, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments.

Epilepsy research and tr…4Epilepsy research and treatment: 4 fractional worksNeurological disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 2 fractional worksPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments: 1 fractional worksVoice and Speech Disorders: 1 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…1Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 1 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechanisms: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthNeurologyCognitive NeurosciencePhysiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  2. 2 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 2 works
  3. 3 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  4. 4 Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  5. 5 Voice and Speech Disorders Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  9. 9 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  10. 10 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.8%domestic only63.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Swiss Epilepsy Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% 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 Swiss Epilepsy Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000100% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Swiss Epilepsy Center0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

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