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Swiss Federal Railways

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World rank, all time
#32,374
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#336
of 429
Research works
131
▲ 76% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.43× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.04× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Swiss Federal Railways?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Speed Trains, Rolling Contact Fatigue, Dynamic Interaction, Ground Vibration, Railway Dynamics, Travel Behavior, Risk Perception and Image Processing.

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

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. High-Speed Trains2▲ 142×2 topics
  2. Rolling Contact Fatigue2▲ 152×2 topics
  3. Dynamic Interaction2▲ 131×2 topics
  4. Ground Vibration2▲ 307×1 topic
  5. Railway Dynamics2▲ 307×1 topic
  6. Deep Learning1▲ 1.47×5 topics
  7. Sustainability1▲ 2.2×7 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  9. Travel Behavior1▲ 48×2 topics
  10. Image Processing1▲ 8.8×4 topics
  11. Machine Learning1▲ 1.26×5 topics
  12. Risk Perception1▲ 15×2 topics
  13. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.6×2 topics
  14. Ecological Assessment1▲ 160×1 topic
  15. Public Transport1▲ 65×1 topic
  16. Service Quality1▲ 14×1 topic
  17. Terrestrial Laser Scanning1▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Urban Development1▲ 10×1 topic

Which research topics does Swiss Federal Railways publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Railway Engineering and Dynamics, Transportation Planning and Optimization, Environmental Quality and Pollution and Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency.

Railway Engineering and …2Railway Engineering and Dynamics: 2 fractional worksTransportation Planning and Optimization: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Quality and Pollution: 1 fractional worksRailway Systems and Energy Efficiency: 1 fractional worksSafety Warnings and Signage: 1 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…1Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 1 fractional worksSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Data Storage Technologies: 1 fractional worksAstronomical Observation…1Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringTransportationEcologyIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 1 works
  3. 3 Environmental Quality and Pollution Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Safety Warnings and Signage Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Data Storage Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swiss Federal Railways's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 76% 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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