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Swiss Red Cross

In research, Swiss Red Cross stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,574 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#5,620 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,708 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,627
of 34,923
Rank in Switzerland
#176
of 378
Research works
583
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Swiss Red Cross

What is Swiss Red Cross 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,574 of 16,688 6.1%349
MedicineField #5,620 of 14,558 6.3%330
Life SciencesDomain #6,708 of 11,023 4.7%146

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swiss Red Cross 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 Red Cross work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Swiss Red Cross is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (58%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 25 fractional works · 65.7% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 58.3% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 12.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 15.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSwiss Red Cross38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences66%Social Sciences15%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2258.3%
    2. Health Professions36.9%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology49.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology25.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    5. Neuroscience00.0%
    1. Social Sciences37.8%
    2. Psychology12.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting12.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Engineering11.9%
    2. Computer Science00.8%
    3. Environmental Science00.7%
    4. Materials Science00.2%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.96× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.62× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.03× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.96×2 works
  2. Medicine3.03×22 works
  3. Health Professions2.62×3 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.86×4 works
  5. Psychology0.93×1 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.85×1 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.82×1 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.72×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.62×3 works
  10. Nursing0.61×0 works
  11. Dentistry0.45×0 works
  12. Engineering0.13×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.13×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.12×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.10×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.06×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Swiss Red Cross?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter J. Spaeth, Sophie Waldvogel and Beat M. Frey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swiss Red Cross.

  1. 1 Peter J. Spaeth Switzerland · #1,438,443 worldwide 1.9k citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Sophie Waldvogel Switzerland · #1,456,276 worldwide 692 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Beat M. Frey Switzerland · #1,553,855 worldwide 2.2k citations · 119 works
  4. 4 Maja P. Mattle‐Greminger Switzerland · #1,601,548 worldwide 529 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 J.‐J. Morgenthaler Switzerland · #1,642,311 worldwide 1.8k citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Christoph Gassner Switzerland · #1,797,907 worldwide 5.2k citations · 158 works
  7. 7 Hanspeter Amstutz Switzerland · #1,968,116 worldwide 1.8k citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Giancarlo Scali Switzerland · #2,279,329 worldwide 539 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Christoph Niederhauser Switzerland · #2,542,283 worldwide 1.6k citations · 99 works
  10. 10 Grazia Nicoloso Switzerland · #2,635,930 worldwide 779 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Swiss Red Cross

What are the most cited papers from Swiss Red Cross?

The most cited paper from Swiss Red Cross is "Engineered glycoforms of an antineuroblastoma IgG1 with optimized antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxic activity" (Pablo Umaña, Joël Joan Pierre Jean-Mairet, Radmila Moudry et al., 1999), with 768 citations. Next come "ANTI-IDIOTYPIC SUPPRESSION OF AUTOANTIBODIES TO FACTOR VIII (ANTIHAEMOPHILIC FACTOR) BY HIGH-DOSE INTRAVENOUS GAMMAGLOBULIN" (498) and "High-Density Lipoprotein Restores Endothelial Function in Hypercholesterolemic Men" (444).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Engineered glycoforms of an antineuroblastoma IgG1 with optimized antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxic activity Pablo Umaña, Joël Joan Pierre Jean-Mairet, Radmila Moudry et al. · Nature Biotechnology Feb 1999 768
2 ANTI-IDIOTYPIC SUPPRESSION OF AUTOANTIBODIES TO FACTOR VIII (ANTIHAEMOPHILIC FACTOR) BY HIGH-DOSE INTRAVENOUS GAMMAGLOBULIN Yvette Sultan, Patrick Maisonneuve, M. D. KAZATCHKINE et al. · The Lancet Oct 1984 498
3 High-Density Lipoprotein Restores Endothelial Function in Hypercholesterolemic Men Lukas E. Spieker, Isabella Sudano, David Hürlimann et al. · Circulation 26 Mar 2002 444
4 Biodistribution, migration and homing of systemically applied mesenchymal stem/stromal cells Johannes Leibacher, Reinhard Henschler · Stem Cell Research & Therapy Open access 11 Jan 2016 391
5 Intravenous Administration of Human γ‐Globulin* S Barandun, Peter M. Kistler, F Jeunet et al. · Vox Sanguinis 4 Mar 1962 386
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Swiss Red Cross?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Anemia, Public Health, Alloimmunization, Blood Groups, Blood Transfusion, Immune Response, Thrombosis and SARS-CoV-2.

▲ 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. Anemia4▲ 103×4 topics
  2. Epidemiology3▲ 2.2×26 topics
  3. Public Health3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  4. Alloimmunization2▲ 224×1 topic
  5. Blood Groups2▲ 224×1 topic
  6. Blood Transfusion2▲ 123×2 topics
  7. Immune Response2▲ 9.3×7 topics
  8. SARS-CoV-22▲ 17×4 topics
  9. Thrombosis2▲ 19×5 topics
  10. Inflammation2▲ 2.2×10 topics
  11. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 28×2 topics
  12. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Mental Health2▲ 3.0×4 topics
  14. Pandemic2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  15. Vaccine2▲ 10×6 topics
  16. Hemorrhage1▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Immunotherapy1▲ 5.1×3 topics
  18. Tumor Regression1▲ 32×2 topics
  19. CAR T Cells1▲ 46×1 topic
  20. Chimeric Antigen Receptor1▲ 46×1 topic
  21. Healthcare1▲ 3.0×5 topics
  22. Viral Transmission1▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Critical Care1▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Erythropoiesis1▲ 52×2 topics
  25. Healthcare Access1▲ 11×1 topic
  26. Hemostasis1▲ 32×3 topics
  27. Immunity1▲ 7.9×3 topics
  28. Migration1▲ 9.0×1 topic
  29. Risk Factors1▲ 2.9×4 topics
  30. COVID-191▲ 2.3×8 topics
  31. Antiviral Therapy1▲ 28×3 topics
  32. Blood Donation1▲ 168×1 topic
  33. Cardiac Surgery1▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Healthcare Legislation1▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Policy1▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Hematopoietic Stem Cells1▲ 31×3 topics
  37. Inequalities1▲ 82×1 topic
  38. Patient Rights1▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Supply Chain Management1▲ 3.1×1 topic
  40. Tranexamic Acid1▲ 137×1 topic

Which research topics does Swiss Red Cross publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Blood groups and transfusion, CAR-T cell therapy research, Migration, Identity, and Health and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

Blood groups and transfu…2Blood groups and transfusion: 2 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…1CAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksBlood donation and transfusion practices: 1 fractional worksBlood transfusion and ma…1Blood transfusion and management: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksErythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology: 1 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and T…1Platelet Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional works
HematologyOncologySociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 2 works
  2. 2 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  7. 7 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 1 works
  8. 8 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 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 available24.6%not open75.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Swiss Red Cross's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% 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 Red Cross as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Swiss Red Cross0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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