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Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology

In research, Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,656 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,210 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,632
of 28,054 · #14,458 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#112
of 220
Research works
540
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.3k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,656 of 12,888 9.0%99 #8314
EngineeringField #6,210 of 6,636 5.3%65 #7198

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology 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).

What does Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 32.9 works8.1×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.18× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.80× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.74× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.48× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology?

Ranked on the composite score, Philippe Richard, F. Overney and B. Jeanneret lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology.

  1. 1 Philippe Richard Switzerland · #259,421 worldwide 81 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 F. Overney Switzerland · #273,165 worldwide 79 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 B. Jeanneret Switzerland · #281,860 worldwide 121 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 M. Zeier Switzerland · #664,218 worldwide 71 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Johannes Hoffmann Switzerland · #745,615 worldwide 91 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 A. Eichenberger Switzerland · #787,211 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 B. Jeckelmann Switzerland · #943,691 worldwide 63 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Guglielmo Frigo Switzerland · #1,086,374 worldwide 40 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Christian Bock Switzerland · #1,382,772 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Céline Pascale Switzerland · #1,630,388 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology

Which keywords describe research at Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smart Grid Applications, Control Systems, Wavelet Transform, Phasor Measurement Units, Power System Stability, Smart Grid, Digital Signal Processing and Power Electronics.

▲ 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. Machine Learning9▲ 2.3×18 topics
  2. Smart Grid Applications8▲ 53×2 topics
  3. Control Systems7▲ 33×5 topics
  4. Wavelet Transform7▲ 26×4 topics
  5. Neural Networks6▲ 3.4×11 topics
  6. Phasor Measurement Units6▲ 201×1 topic
  7. Power System Stability6▲ 201×1 topic
  8. Smart Grid6▲ 13×6 topics
  9. Digital Signal Processing5▲ 93×2 topics
  10. Power Electronics5▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Fault Detection5▲ 31×3 topics
  12. Distributed Generation5▲ 55×3 topics
  13. Particulate Matter5▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Quality Assurance4▲ 22×2 topics
  15. Fourier Coefficients4▲ 677×1 topic
  16. Frequency Estimation4▲ 677×1 topic
  17. Measurement Uncertainty4▲ 336×1 topic
  18. Redefinition of SI Units4▲ 336×1 topic
  19. Artificial Neural Network4▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Health Effects4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  21. Microgrid4▲ 150×1 topic
  22. Protection4▲ 150×1 topic
  23. Control Strategies4▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Security4▲ 4.7×4 topics
  25. Neural Network3▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Cyber-Physical Systems3▲ 10.0×2 topics
  27. Environmental Monitoring3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  28. Harmonic Filters3▲ 191×1 topic
  29. Power Quality3▲ 191×1 topic
  30. Privacy3▲ 8.2×2 topics
  31. Communication Networks3▲ 43×1 topic
  32. False Data Injection Attacks3▲ 43×1 topic
  33. IoT3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  34. Air Quality3▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Forecasting3▲ 12×2 topics
  36. MIMO Systems3▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Air Quality Monitoring2▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Low-Cost Sensors2▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Air Pollution2▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 8.1×1 topic

Which research topics does Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Power System Optimization and Stability, Advanced Electrical Measurement Techniques, Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation and Power Systems Fault Detection.

Power System Optimization and Stability: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Electrical Measurement Techniques: 4 fractional worksScientific Measurement a…4Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation: 4 fractional worksPower Systems Fault Dete…4Power Systems Fault Detection: 4 fractional worksPower Quality and Harmonics: 3 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 3 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring a…2Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyControl and Systems EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Power System Optimization and Stability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Electrical Measurement Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 4 works
  4. 4 Power Systems Fault Detection Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Power Quality and Harmonics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  9. 9 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 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 available42.3%not open57.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.1%domestic only66.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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