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Swiss Re (Switzerland)

In research, Swiss Re (Switzerland) stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,067 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,644
of 34,923
Rank in Switzerland
#193
of 378
Research works
278
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.3k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Swiss Re (Switzerland)

What is Swiss Re (Switzerland) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #13,067 of 14,833 8.7%140

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swiss Re (Switzerland) 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 Re (Switzerland) work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Swiss Re (Switzerland) is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Engineering (14%), Computer Science (10%).

Physical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 38.9% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 13.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 9.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 31.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 9.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 23.7% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 20.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSwiss Re(Switzerland)47fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences32%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering613.8%
    2. Computer Science59.8%
    3. Environmental Science35.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences24.7%
    5. Mathematics24.0%
    6. Materials Science00.5%
    7. Energy00.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting49.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance49.3%
    3. Social Sciences36.0%
    4. Decision Sciences24.3%
    5. Psychology12.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.7%
    1. Medicine920.1%
    2. Health Professions23.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.1%
    2. Neuroscience00.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.00× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.39× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 9 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.89× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.46× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.35× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences4.46×2 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.35×4 works
  3. Mathematics3.39×2 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.00×2 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.89×4 works
  6. Health Professions1.37×2 works
  7. Computer Science1.26×5 works
  8. Environmental Science1.11×3 works
  9. Medicine1.04×9 works
  10. Engineering0.92×6 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×2 works
  12. Psychology0.75×1 works
  13. Neuroscience0.53×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.47×3 works
  15. Energy0.39×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.35×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.25×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.14×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.11×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Swiss Re (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Richard Bjarne Olsen, Erwin Straub and Niels Viggo Haueter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swiss Re (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Richard Bjarne Olsen Switzerland · #1,149,664 worldwide 3.6k citations · 87 works
  2. 2 Erwin Straub Switzerland · #2,507,652 worldwide 1.4k citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Niels Viggo Haueter Switzerland · #3,384,326 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 David S. Laster Switzerland · #3,622,666 worldwide 664 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Baruch Berliner Switzerland · #4,263,281 worldwide 191 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Swiss Re (Switzerland)

What are the most cited papers from Swiss Re (Switzerland)?

The most cited paper from Swiss Re (Switzerland) is "Why Stock Markets Crash: Critical Events in Complex Financial Systems" (Frank Cuypers, 2004), with 975 citations. Next come "Estimating progression to cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection" (626) and "Dependence Structures for Multivariate High-Frequency Data in Finance" (388).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Why Stock Markets Crash: Critical Events in Complex Financial Systems Frank Cuypers · Physics Today Mar 2004 975
2 Estimating progression to cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection Anthony J. Freeman, Gregory J. Dore, Matthew G. Law et al. · Hepatology Oct 2001 626
3 Dependence Structures for Multivariate High-Frequency Data in Finance Wolfgang Breymann, Alexandra Dias, Paul Embrechts · Figshare Open access 2002 388
4 Rational Bias in Macroeconomic Forecasts David S. Laster, Bennett Pb, In Sun Geoum · The Quarterly Journal of Economics Feb 1999 361
5 The Communities Advancing Resilience Toolkit (CART) Rose L. Pfefferbaum, Betty J. Pfefferbaum, Richard L. Van Horn et al. · Journal of Public Health Management and Practice May 2013 274
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Swiss Re (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Risk Management, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Big Data, Insurance, Regulation and Value Chains.

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

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning4▲ 2.2×17 topics
  2. Epidemiology3▲ 1.55×22 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  4. Big Data2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  5. Internet of Things2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  6. Climate Change2▲ 1.53×12 topics
  7. Risk Management2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.7×8 topics
  9. Sustainability2▲ 1.57×7 topics
  10. Healthcare2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  11. Insurance2▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Regulation2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  13. Deep Learning2◆ 0.94×12 topics
  14. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.6×11 topics
  15. Information Technology1▲ 6.4×1 topic
  16. Value Chains1▲ 174×1 topic
  17. Economic Growth1▲ 3.3×4 topics
  18. Neural Networks1▲ 1.74×6 topics
  19. Treatment1▲ 2.0×7 topics
  20. Security1▲ 3.4×2 topics
  21. Digital Twin1▲ 16×1 topic
  22. Efficiency1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  23. Knowledge Sharing1▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Mortality Forecasting1▲ 128×1 topic
  25. Population Ageing1▲ 128×1 topic
  26. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises1▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Smart Manufacturing1▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Swiss Re (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Corporate Governance and Management, Digital Transformation in Industry, Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management and Insurance and Financial Risk Management.

Corporate Governance and…1Corporate Governance and Management: 1 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…1Digital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management: 1 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 1 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 1 fractional worksProbability and Risk Models: 1 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 1 fractional worksInternet of Things and AI1Internet of Things and AI: 1 fractional worksERP Systems Implementation and Impact: 1 fractional worksFinancial Risk and Volatility Modeling: 1 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringDemographyEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  2. 2 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management Demography 1 works
  4. 4 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Probability and Risk Models Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  7. 7 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  8. 8 Internet of Things and AI Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 ERP Systems Implementation and Impact Management Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling Finance 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 available42.0%not open58.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.6%domestic only70.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Swiss Re (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Re (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Swiss Re (Switzerland)0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Swiss Re (Switzerland) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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