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Swiss Epilepsy Center

In research, Swiss Epilepsy Center stands highest in Medicine (#15,704 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#18,339 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,841
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#147
of 429
Research works
433
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.9k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

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
MedicineField #15,704 of 17,978 12.9%183
Health SciencesDomain #18,339 of 20,462 12.5%192

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 15.50× its world share, 9 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.20× its world share, 14 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.21× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.91× 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, 15.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Swiss Epilepsy Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans‐Jürgen Huppertz, Thomas Grünwald and Günter Krämer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swiss Epilepsy Center.

  1. 1 Hans‐Jürgen Huppertz Switzerland · #389,830 worldwide 112 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Thomas Grünwald Switzerland · #724,650 worldwide 55 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Günter Krämer Switzerland · #826,544 worldwide 110 citations · 86 works
All ranked researchers at Swiss Epilepsy Center

Which keywords describe research at Swiss Epilepsy Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epilepsy, Neurological Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Genetics, Neurobiology, Antiepileptic Drugs, Seizures and Classification.

▲ 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. Epilepsy6▲ 151×3 topics
  2. Neurological Disorders5▲ 26×12 topics
  3. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 49×3 topics
  4. Genetics4▲ 16×4 topics
  5. Neurobiology4▲ 42×2 topics
  6. Antiepileptic Drugs4▲ 139×2 topics
  7. Inflammation4▲ 5.1×6 topics
  8. Classification3▲ 20×1 topic
  9. Seizures3▲ 149×2 topics
  10. Status Epilepticus3▲ 194×1 topic
  11. Basal Ganglia2▲ 123×2 topics
  12. Deep Brain Stimulation2▲ 97×1 topic
  13. Neuromodulation2▲ 108×2 topics
  14. Subthalamic Nucleus2▲ 166×1 topic
  15. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 27×5 topics
  16. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  17. Brain-Computer Interfaces2▲ 53×1 topic
  18. EEG Analysis2▲ 53×1 topic
  19. History2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  20. Innovation2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  21. Emotion Regulation2▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.4×4 topics
  23. Deep Learning1◆ 1.09×8 topics
  24. Neurodegeneration1▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Functional Connectivity1▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Science1▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Technology1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  28. Anxiety1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  29. Dysphonia1▲ 108×1 topic
  30. Interoception1▲ 100×1 topic
  31. Mitochondrial Dysfunction1▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Neuronal Oscillations1▲ 42×2 topics
  33. Somatic Symptoms1▲ 100×1 topic
  34. Voice Disorders1▲ 108×1 topic
  35. Working Memory1▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Cortical Networks1▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Immunotherapy1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  39. Memory1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Synchronization1▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Swiss Epilepsy Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Epilepsy research and treatment, Neurological disorders and treatments, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments.

Epilepsy research and tr…3Epilepsy research and treatment: 3 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 worksNeural dynamics and brai…1Neural dynamics and brain function: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAutoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthNeurologyCognitive NeurosciencePhysiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 3 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 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  8. 8 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  10. 10 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swiss Epilepsy Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% lower 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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