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SwissLitho (Switzerland)

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World rank, all time
#20,847
of 34,923
Rank in Switzerland
#252
of 378
Research works
149
▲ 157% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
SwissLitho (Switzerland)

Which fields of science does SwissLitho (Switzerland) work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at SwissLitho (Switzerland) is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (36%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (32%), Environmental Science (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 59 fractional works · 82.2% of its workEngineering: 25 fractional works · 35.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 15.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23 fractional works · 32.5% of its workGeophysics: 18 fractional works · 25.3% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSwissLitho(Switzerland)71fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences6%

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. Engineering2535.6%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2332.5%
    3. Environmental Science56.5%
    4. Computer Science45.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.2%
    6. Chemistry10.8%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    8. Energy00.2%
    1. Psychology11.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    4. Social Sciences11.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    1. Medicine45.5%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does SwissLitho (Switzerland) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 20.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 23.2 works21×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20.72× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.37× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 20.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.72×23 works
  2. Engineering2.37×25 works
  3. Environmental Science1.30×5 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology0.77×1 works
  5. Chemical Engineering0.67×0 works
  6. Computer Science0.67×4 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.66×2 works
  8. Chemistry0.52×1 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.52×1 works
  10. Psychology0.52×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.48×1 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.43×1 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×1 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×0 works
  15. Medicine0.28×4 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×1 works
  17. Energy0.25×0 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.08×1 works
  20. Health Professions0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at SwissLitho (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Martin Spieser, Poul Rovsing Olsen and Trân Quang Hái lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SwissLitho (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Martin Spieser Switzerland · #2,420,072 worldwide 547 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Poul Rovsing Olsen Switzerland · #4,487,303 worldwide 24 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Trân Quang Hái Switzerland · #6,660,043 worldwide 40 citations · 105 works
All ranked researchers at SwissLitho (Switzerland)

What are the most cited papers from SwissLitho (Switzerland)?

The most cited paper from SwissLitho (Switzerland) is "Q of the Earth" (Don L. Anderson, Robert S. Hart, 1978), with 209 citations. Next come "Patterning metal contacts on monolayer MoS2 with vanishing Schottky barriers using thermal nanolithography" (170) and "Thermal scanning probe lithography—a review" (166).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Q of the Earth Don L. Anderson, Robert S. Hart · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 10 Dec 1978 209
2 Patterning metal contacts on monolayer MoS2 with vanishing Schottky barriers using thermal nanolithography Xiaorui Zheng, Annalisa Calò, Edoardo Albisetti et al. · Nature Electronics Open access 8 Jan 2019 170
3 Thermal scanning probe lithography—a review Samuel Tobias Howell, Anya L. Grushina, Felix Holzner et al. · Microsystems & Nanoengineering Open access 5 Apr 2020 166
4 Spinal Cord Injury and Aging Suzanne L. Groah, Susan W. Charlifue, Denise Galuf Tate et al. · American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 16 Jun 2011 135
5 Worsening renal function in children hospitalized with decompensated heart failure: Evidence for a pediatric cardiorenal syndrome?* Jack F. Price, Antonio R. Mott, Heather A. Dickerson et al. · Pediatric Critical Care Medicine May 2008 134
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Which keywords describe research at SwissLitho (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inverse Problems, Geophysical Imaging, Full-Waveform Tomography, Seismic Waveform Inversion, Tomography, Seismic Noise, Surface Wave and Vibration Analysis.

▲ 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. Inverse Problems10▲ 128×2 topics
  2. Geophysical Imaging10▲ 263×2 topics
  3. Full-Waveform Tomography10▲ 332×1 topic
  4. Seismic Waveform Inversion10▲ 332×1 topic
  5. Tomography7▲ 55×2 topics
  6. Machine Learning7▲ 2.8×9 topics
  7. Seismic Noise6▲ 190×1 topic
  8. Surface Wave6▲ 190×1 topic
  9. Vibration Analysis5▲ 28×3 topics
  10. CO2 Sequestration5▲ 37×2 topics
  11. Drilling Fluids5▲ 126×1 topic
  12. Well Integrity5▲ 126×1 topic
  13. Climate Change4▲ 1.90×9 topics
  14. Data Assimilation4▲ 32×3 topics
  15. Ensemble Kalman Filter4▲ 48×2 topics
  16. Optimization4▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Sustainability4▲ 1.98×7 topics
  18. Uncertainty Quantification3▲ 60×1 topic
  19. Well Placement3▲ 106×1 topic
  20. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.6×5 topics
  21. Acoustic Techniques2▲ 104×1 topic
  22. Seafloor Mapping2▲ 104×1 topic
  23. Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Shale Gas Reservoirs2▲ 49×1 topic
  25. Environmental Policy2▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Global Warming2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  27. Risk Assessment2▲ 4.1×3 topics
  28. Performance Prediction2▲ 30×1 topic
  29. TBM2▲ 81×1 topic
  30. Electrical Resistivity Tomography1▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Fluvial Systems1▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Magnetotelluric Imaging1▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Sedimentation1▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Methane Oxidation1▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Crop Production1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. GIS-based Modeling1▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Water Management1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Abiotic Stress1▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Acute Lung Injury1▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Adaptation Strategies1▲ 360×1 topic

Which research topics does SwissLitho (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Seismic Waves and Analysis, Drilling and Well Engineering and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods.

Seismic Imaging and Inve…10Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 10 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 6 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 5 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 3 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 2 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…2Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 2 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mechanics: 2 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 1 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 1 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 1 fractional works
GeophysicsOcean EngineeringOceanographyMechanical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 10 works
  2. 2 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 6 works
  3. 3 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 2 works
  6. 6 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  10. 10 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 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 available26.4%not open73.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.8%domestic only63.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has SwissLitho (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 157% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is SwissLitho (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%SwissLitho (Switzerland)0.00032% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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