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Swiss Paraplegic Center

In research, Swiss Paraplegic Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,112 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,368 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,382
of 22,385 · #10,592 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#111
of 186
Research works
581
▲ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Swiss Paraplegic Center

What is Swiss Paraplegic Center known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,112 of 9,902 4.7%89 #2964
MedicineField #5,368 of 8,541 4.7%81 #3183

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Swiss Paraplegic Center work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Swiss Paraplegic Center is in Health Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Health Professions (6%), Psychology (6%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 100 fractional works · 68.5% of its workMedicine: 90 fractional works · 61.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 16 fractional works · 10.8% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workUrology: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 17.9% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 8.1% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSwiss ParaplegicCenter146fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences69%Social Sciences18%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9061.7%
    2. Health Professions96.4%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Psychology96.3%
    2. Social Sciences74.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities53.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting53.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Neuroscience74.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering63.9%
    2. Computer Science10.7%
    3. Materials Science10.4%
    4. Environmental Science00.1%
    5. Chemistry00.1%
    6. Energy00.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.00× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.44× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.21× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.06× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× 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.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.21×90 works
  2. Neuroscience3.00×7 works
  3. Health Professions2.44×9 works
  4. Psychology2.06×9 works
  5. Veterinary1.47×0 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.22×5 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.05×5 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.48×4 works
  9. Nursing0.39×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.35×6 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×0 works
  12. Engineering0.26×6 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.19×0 works
  14. Energy0.12×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.11×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.09×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×0 works
  18. Chemistry0.07×0 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  22. Environmental Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Swiss Paraplegic Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Menno E. Sluijter, Patrik Oliver Wyss and Guido A. Zäch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swiss Paraplegic Center.

  1. 1 Menno E. Sluijter Switzerland · #731,753 worldwide 2.6k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Patrik Oliver Wyss Switzerland · #1,469,818 worldwide 573 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Guido A. Zäch Switzerland · #2,092,970 worldwide 1.2k citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Kerstin Hug Switzerland · #2,337,896 worldwide 1.3k citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Gunther Landmann Switzerland · #2,468,637 worldwide 595 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 André Reitz Switzerland · #2,664,059 worldwide 3.2k citations · 141 works
  7. 7 Lukas Weisskopf Switzerland · #2,672,760 worldwide 289 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Margret Hund‐Georgiadis Switzerland · #2,691,391 worldwide 2.6k citations · 130 works
  9. 9 Xavier Jordan Switzerland · #2,845,496 worldwide 1k citations · 82 works
  10. 10 Peter Felleiter Switzerland · #2,899,876 worldwide 1k citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Swiss Paraplegic Center

What are the most cited papers from Swiss Paraplegic Center?

The most cited paper from Swiss Paraplegic Center is "Electronic dura mater for long-term multimodal neural interfaces" (Ivan Rusev Minev et al., 2015), with 1,100 citations. Next come "International Olympic Committee consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020 (including STROBE Extension for Sport Injury and Illness Surveillance (STROBE-SIIS))" (964) and "Summary of European Association of Urology (EAU) Guidelines on Neuro-Urology" (590).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Electronic dura mater for long-term multimodal neural interfaces Ivan Rusev Minev et al. · Science Open access 9 Jan 2015 1,100
2 International Olympic Committee consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020 (including STROBE Extension for Sport Injury and Illness Surveillance (STROBE-SIIS)) Roald Bahr et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 18 Feb 2020 964
3 Summary of European Association of Urology (EAU) Guidelines on Neuro-Urology Jan Groen, Jürgen Pannek, David Manuel Castro-Diaz et al. · European Urology 22 Aug 2015 590
4 EAU Guidelines on Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Manfred Stohrer, Bertil F. M. Blok, David Manuel Castro-Diaz et al. · European Urology 22 Apr 2009 571
5 Robotic Orthosis Lokomat: A Rehabilitation and Research Tool Sašo Jezernik, Gery Colombo, Thierry Keller et al. · Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface Apr 2003 508
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Swiss Paraplegic Center?

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

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology37▲ 6.3×36 topics
  2. Functional Recovery18▲ 83×2 topics
  3. Recovery17▲ 107×2 topics
  4. Inflammation16▲ 5.3×15 topics
  5. Clinical Trials16▲ 17×9 topics
  6. Neuroprotection15▲ 28×5 topics
  7. Rehabilitation14▲ 25×9 topics
  8. Spinal Cord Injury14▲ 214×2 topics
  9. Neuromodulation14▲ 148×2 topics
  10. Physical Activity14▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Neurological Classification14▲ 389×1 topic
  12. Quality of Life11▲ 5.3×22 topics
  13. Urinary Incontinence10▲ 83×2 topics
  14. Neural Plasticity6▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia6▲ 119×1 topic
  16. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms6▲ 119×1 topic
  17. Cerebral Palsy5▲ 50×1 topic
  18. ICF Model5▲ 90×1 topic
  19. Interventions5▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Surgical Treatment5▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Treatment5▲ 2.6×15 topics
  22. Constraint-Induced Therapy5▲ 40×1 topic
  23. Motor Recovery5▲ 40×1 topic
  24. Biomechanics4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  25. Digital Transformation4▲ 5.4×3 topics
  26. Neuropathology4▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Leadership4▲ 5.5×2 topics
  28. Neurological Disorders4▲ 4.7×13 topics
  29. Organizational Change4▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction4▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Pelvic Organ Prolapse4▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Outcomes4▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Encephalopathy4▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Self-Efficacy4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  35. Concussion3▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Neurological3▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Professional Development3▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Coaching3▲ 123×1 topic
  39. Psychodrama3▲ 115×1 topic
  40. Stroke3▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Swiss Paraplegic Center publish most on?

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

Spinal Cord Injury Resea…14Spinal Cord Injury Research: 14 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: 5 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 4 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury R…3Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 3 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 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 14 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 5 works
  5. 5 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 4 works
  6. 6 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 3 works
  7. 7 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Swiss Paraplegic Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Swiss Paraplegic Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00064% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Swiss Paraplegic Center0.00062% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Swiss Paraplegic Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Swiss Paraplegic Center9.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.2% in 2015.

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