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Swiss Red Cross

In research, Swiss Red Cross stands highest in Medicine (#7,682 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,928 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,810 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,437
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#157
of 429
Research works
583
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

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
MedicineField #7,682 of 17,978 17.4%330
Health SciencesDomain #8,928 of 20,462 17.1%349
Life SciencesDomain #7,810 of 14,347 15.0%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 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.94× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.50× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.80× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.98× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× 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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Swiss Red Cross?

Ranked on the composite score, Urs E. Nydegger, A. Hässig and W. Stoeckel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swiss Red Cross.

  1. 1 Urs E. Nydegger Switzerland · #106,255 worldwide 212 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 A. Hässig Switzerland · #308,171 worldwide 32 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 W. Stoeckel Switzerland · #586,705 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 C Gasser Switzerland · #608,289 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 R. Bütler Switzerland · #711,126 worldwide 68 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Stefano Fontana Switzerland · #1,119,154 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 G Morganti Switzerland · #1,307,809 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 R. Pflugshaupt Switzerland · #1,447,965 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Swiss Red Cross

Which keywords describe research at Swiss Red Cross?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Anemia, Public Health, Immune Response, SARS-CoV-2, Blood Transfusion, Thrombosis, Alloimmunization and Blood Groups.

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

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Anemia4▲ 105×4 topics
  2. Epidemiology3▲ 2.2×26 topics
  3. Public Health3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  4. Immune Response2▲ 10.0×7 topics
  5. SARS-CoV-22▲ 17×4 topics
  6. Alloimmunization2▲ 213×1 topic
  7. Blood Groups2▲ 213×1 topic
  8. Blood Transfusion2▲ 122×2 topics
  9. Thrombosis2▲ 19×5 topics
  10. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 18×3 topics
  11. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 30×2 topics
  12. Inflammation2▲ 2.2×10 topics
  13. Mental Health2▲ 3.1×4 topics
  14. Pandemic2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  15. Vaccine2▲ 11×6 topics
  16. Hemorrhage1▲ 57×2 topics
  17. Immunotherapy1▲ 5.4×3 topics
  18. Tumor Regression1▲ 35×2 topics
  19. CAR T Cells1▲ 48×1 topic
  20. Chimeric Antigen Receptor1▲ 48×1 topic
  21. Healthcare1▲ 3.3×5 topics
  22. Viral Transmission1▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Critical Care1▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Erythropoiesis1▲ 55×2 topics
  25. Healthcare Access1▲ 12×1 topic
  26. Immunity1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  27. Migration1▲ 9.8×1 topic
  28. COVID-191▲ 2.3×8 topics
  29. Hemostasis1▲ 32×3 topics
  30. Antiviral Therapy1▲ 29×3 topics
  31. Cardiac Surgery1▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Healthcare Legislation1▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Healthcare Policy1▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Inequalities1▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Patient Rights1▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Risk Factors1▲ 2.6×4 topics
  37. Tranexamic Acid1▲ 153×1 topic

Which research topics does Swiss Red Cross publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blood groups and transfusion, CAR-T cell therapy research, Migration, Identity, and Health and Blood transfusion and management.

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…1Migration, Identity, and Health: 1 fractional worksBlood transfusion and ma…1Blood transfusion and management: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksBlood donation and trans…1Blood donation and transfusion practices: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksErythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…1COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional works
HematologyOncologySociology and Political ScienceBiochemistry4 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 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 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 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swiss Red Cross's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower 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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