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Swiss Paraplegic Research

In research, Swiss Paraplegic Research stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,059 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,351 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,569
of 28,054 · #17,166 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#110
of 220
Research works
630
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Swiss Paraplegic Research 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,059 of 11,982 16.9%104 #8720
MedicineField #8,351 of 10,443 14.7%89 #8613

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swiss Paraplegic Research 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: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.73× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.08× its world share, 89 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Swiss Paraplegic Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Gerold Stucki, Jivko Stoyanov and Gerhard Pfannendörfer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swiss Paraplegic Research.

  1. 1 Gerold Stucki Switzerland · #8,740 worldwide 782 citations · 87 works
  2. 2 Jivko Stoyanov Switzerland · #131,867 worldwide 165 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Gerhard Pfannendörfer Switzerland · #284,476 worldwide 5 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Ursina Arnet Switzerland · #599,663 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Melissa Selb Switzerland · #684,346 worldwide 54 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Birgit Prodinger Switzerland · #762,850 worldwide 47 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Reuben Escorpizo Switzerland · #764,878 worldwide 52 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Monika E. Finger Switzerland · #810,139 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Frederic Stanley Kipping Switzerland · #958,274 worldwide 69 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Claudio Perret Switzerland · #1,070,627 worldwide 42 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Swiss Paraplegic Research

Which keywords describe research at Swiss Paraplegic Research?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology44▲ 7.4×45 topics
  2. Functional Recovery24▲ 108×4 topics
  3. Recovery21▲ 137×2 topics
  4. Inflammation21▲ 6.8×19 topics
  5. Clinical Trials19▲ 19×5 topics
  6. Physical Activity18▲ 25×8 topics
  7. Neuromodulation18▲ 190×2 topics
  8. Spinal Cord Injury18▲ 277×2 topics
  9. Neurological Classification18▲ 504×1 topic
  10. Neuroprotection18▲ 33×2 topics
  11. Quality of Life17▲ 7.8×31 topics
  12. Rehabilitation16▲ 27×11 topics
  13. Interventions9▲ 51×2 topics
  14. Cerebral Palsy9▲ 84×2 topics
  15. Gross Motor Function9▲ 145×1 topic
  16. ICF Model9▲ 145×1 topic
  17. Neural Plasticity7▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Constraint-Induced Therapy6▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Motor Recovery6▲ 55×1 topic
  20. Depression6▲ 4.6×13 topics
  21. Urinary Incontinence6▲ 49×2 topics
  22. Public Health6▲ 2.5×22 topics
  23. Social Media5▲ 2.2×7 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.8×20 topics
  25. Neuropathology4▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Social Support4▲ 5.2×11 topics
  27. Primary Care4▲ 7.4×10 topics
  28. Concussion4▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Encephalopathy4▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Anxiety4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  31. Surgical Treatment4▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction3▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Pelvic Organ Prolapse3▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Shoulder Function3▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Mobile Health3▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Muscle Strength3▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Adherence3▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Mortality Risk3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  39. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia3▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms3▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Swiss Paraplegic Research publish most on?

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

Spinal Cord Injury Resea…18Spinal Cord Injury Research: 18 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 9 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 6 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 4 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders t…3Pelvic floor disorders treatments: 3 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 3 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 2 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 2 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicinePsychiatry and Mental healthRehabilitationEpidemiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Spinal Cord Injury Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 18 works
  2. 2 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 9 works
  3. 3 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 6 works
  4. 4 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 4 works
  5. 5 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 3 works
  6. 6 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 3 works
  7. 7 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 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 available53.0%not open47.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.4%domestic only52.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swiss Paraplegic Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017.

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