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Swiss Paraplegic Center

In research, Swiss Paraplegic Center stands highest in Medicine (#8,184 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,752 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,880
of 28,054 · #25,118 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#134
of 220
Research works
581
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Swiss Paraplegic Center 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
MedicineField #8,184 of 10,443 7.8%81 #8495
Health SciencesDomain #9,752 of 11,982 8.3%89 #10188

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swiss Paraplegic 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.82× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.35× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.18× its world share, 81 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Swiss Paraplegic Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Jörg Krebs and Jürgen Pannek lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swiss Paraplegic Center.

  1. 1 Jörg Krebs Switzerland · #813,862 worldwide 29 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Jürgen Pannek Switzerland · #905,649 worldwide 70 citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at Swiss Paraplegic Center

Which keywords describe research at Swiss Paraplegic Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Functional Recovery, Recovery, Clinical Trials, Neuroprotection, Neuromodulation, Spinal Cord Injury and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology33▲ 6.4×33 topics
  2. Functional Recovery16▲ 83×2 topics
  3. Recovery15▲ 112×2 topics
  4. Clinical Trials14▲ 16×8 topics
  5. Inflammation14▲ 5.2×13 topics
  6. Neuroprotection13▲ 29×5 topics
  7. Neuromodulation12▲ 150×2 topics
  8. Spinal Cord Injury12▲ 220×2 topics
  9. Physical Activity12▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Rehabilitation12▲ 24×9 topics
  11. Neurological Classification12▲ 401×1 topic
  12. Quality of Life10▲ 5.4×21 topics
  13. Urinary Incontinence9▲ 91×2 topics
  14. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia6▲ 132×1 topic
  15. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms6▲ 132×1 topic
  16. Neural Plasticity5▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Cerebral Palsy5▲ 48×1 topic
  18. ICF Model5▲ 84×1 topic
  19. Surgical Treatment5▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Digital Transformation4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  21. Constraint-Induced Therapy4▲ 39×1 topic
  22. Motor Recovery4▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Leadership4▲ 6.2×2 topics
  24. Organizational Change4▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction4▲ 62×1 topic
  26. Pelvic Organ Prolapse4▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Biomechanics4▲ 9.3×6 topics
  28. Neuropathology4▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Outcomes4▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Self-Efficacy4▲ 9.9×3 topics
  31. Encephalopathy3▲ 38×2 topics
  32. Neurological Disorders3▲ 4.4×12 topics
  33. Professional Development3▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Coaching3▲ 141×1 topic
  35. Psychodrama3▲ 132×1 topic
  36. Concussion3▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Neurological3▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Botulinum Toxin2▲ 31×3 topics
  39. Stroke2▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Neuropathic Pain2▲ 27×3 topics

Which research topics does Swiss Paraplegic Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spinal Cord Injury Research, Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery.

Spinal Cord Injury Resea…12Spinal Cord Injury Research: 12 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Pros…6Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 6 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…5Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 5 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 4 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 4 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, an…3Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 3 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 3 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 2 fractional worksOrganizational Management and Change: 2 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 2 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineUrologyPsychiatry and Mental healthRehabilitation5 others

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

  1. 1 Spinal Cord Injury Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 12 works
  2. 2 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 6 works
  3. 3 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  4. 4 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 4 works
  5. 5 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 4 works
  6. 6 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  9. 9 Organizational Management and Change Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  10. 10 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.5%domestic only69.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swiss Paraplegic Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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