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Swiss National Science Foundation

In research, Swiss National Science Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,430 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,888
of 28,054 · #9,939 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#114
of 220
Research works
655
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Swiss National Science Foundation 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,430 of 10,521 8.9%65 #6093

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swiss National Science Foundation 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 National Science Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 20.9 works7.0×
← 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: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.14× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.05× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.56× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Swiss National Science Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Ângela Ferrari, Corina Caduff and David Gugerli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swiss National Science Foundation.

  1. 1 Ângela Ferrari Switzerland · #238,239 worldwide 20 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Corina Caduff Switzerland · #411,013 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 David Gugerli Switzerland · #452,360 worldwide 8 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Daniel C. Kramer Switzerland · #1,240,696 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Swiss National Science Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Swiss National Science Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Colonialism, Gender, Social Justice, Public Policy, Sustainable Development, Community Engagement and Gender Studies.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development6▲ 4.0×7 topics
  2. History6▲ 8.1×18 topics
  3. Colonialism5▲ 11×16 topics
  4. Gender5▲ 9.4×10 topics
  5. Public Policy5▲ 10.0×5 topics
  6. Social Justice5▲ 8.5×5 topics
  7. Community Engagement4▲ 13×4 topics
  8. Gender Studies4▲ 29×7 topics
  9. Globalization4▲ 2.2×19 topics
  10. Religion4▲ 9.1×8 topics
  11. Territorial Governance4▲ 34×3 topics
  12. Identity4▲ 5.5×15 topics
  13. Local Development4▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Citizen Participation4▲ 31×1 topic
  15. Environmental Participation4▲ 48×1 topic
  16. Innovation3▲ 2.9×7 topics
  17. Big Data3▲ 3.2×4 topics
  18. Cultural Studies3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  19. Literature3▲ 5.4×11 topics
  20. Philosophy3▲ 6.6×11 topics
  21. Migration3▲ 8.4×6 topics
  22. Discourse Analysis3▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Sociolinguistics3▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Culture3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  25. Pragmatics3▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Rhetoric2▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Argumentation2▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Ethical Considerations2▲ 6.8×8 topics
  29. Ethos2▲ 75×1 topic
  30. Nationalism2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  31. Society2▲ 12×7 topics
  32. Palliative Care2▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Archaeology2▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Social Movements2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  35. Historical Narratives2▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Archaeological Evidence2▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Cultural Impact2▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Ethnography2▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Medicine2▲ 21×5 topics
  40. Social Change2▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Swiss National Science Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, Education, sociology, and vocational training and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.

French Urban and Social …4French Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 2 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 2 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 2 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cu…1French Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 1 fractional worksComputational and Text Analysis Methods: 1 fractional worksUrbanization and City Planning: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePhilosophyHistory and Philosophy of ScienceManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 2 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  5. 5 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 1 works
  8. 8 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Computational and Text Analysis Methods General Social Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 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 available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.7%domestic only64.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swiss National Science Foundation'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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