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Swissmedic

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,032
of 28,054 · #25,053 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#144
of 220
Research works
283
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

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: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.91× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.86× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.61× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.61× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.39× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Swissmedic?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Clinical Trials, Cost-effectiveness Analysis, Health Utility Measures, Regenerative Medicine, Patient Safety, Neoliberalism and Ethical Issues.

▲ 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. Quality of Life5▲ 5.6×9 topics
  2. Clinical Trials3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  3. Cost-effectiveness Analysis3▲ 53×1 topic
  4. Health Utility Measures3▲ 53×1 topic
  5. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 15×2 topics
  6. Innovation2▲ 3.4×7 topics
  7. Patient Safety2▲ 24×5 topics
  8. Neoliberalism2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  9. Ethical Issues2▲ 30×3 topics
  10. Global Governance2▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Public Health2▲ 2.2×10 topics
  12. Direct-to-Consumer Marketing2▲ 127×1 topic
  13. Regulatory Challenges2▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Stem Cell Regulation2▲ 127×1 topic
  15. Aging2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  16. Pharmaceutical Industry2▲ 68×2 topics
  17. Islam2▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  19. Elderly1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  20. Caregiving1▲ 28×1 topic
  21. Chronic Diseases1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  22. Drug Development Costs1▲ 78×1 topic
  23. Generic Drugs1▲ 78×1 topic
  24. Social Support1▲ 3.7×1 topic
  25. Democracy1▲ 5.1×2 topics
  26. Complex Systems1▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Germany1▲ 84×1 topic
  28. Health Surveys1▲ 84×1 topic
  29. Anatomical Nomenclature1▲ 65×1 topic
  30. Cost of Care1▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Digitalization1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  32. Eponyms1▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Family Law1▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Financial Toxicity1▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Monoclonal Antibodies1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Participation1▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Professional Practices1▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Psychology1▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Public Action1▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Reform1▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Swissmedic publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Biomedical Ethics and Regulation, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy and Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues.

Health Systems, Economic…3Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 3 fractional worksBiomedical Ethics and Regulation: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 1 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 1 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 1 fractional worksMedical and Biological S…1Medical and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 1 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 1 fractional worksAcademic and Historical …1Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsPhysiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  2. 2 Biomedical Ethics and Regulation Physiology 2 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Medical and Biological Sciences Anatomy 1 works
  8. 8 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 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 available53.2%not open46.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.9%domestic only74.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swissmedic's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017.

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