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Switch

In research, Switch stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,705 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,437
of 22,385 · #10,073 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#79
of 186
Research works
1.4k
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
47%
world 18%
Switch

What is Switch known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,705 of 10,670 7.0%117 #8407

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

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Switch is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (33%), Engineering (29%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 143 fractional works · 70.4% of its workComputer Science: 67 fractional works · 33.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 19 fractional works · 9.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 14 fractional works · 7.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 5.1% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 60 fractional works · 29.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 10.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 11 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 21.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 5.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSwitch204fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences21%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science6733.0%
    2. Engineering6029.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy63.1%
    4. Materials Science62.9%
    5. Environmental Science20.8%
    6. Energy10.5%
    7. Chemistry10.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences209.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities115.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting42.1%
    4. Psychology41.8%
    5. Decision Sciences31.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    1. Medicine84.1%
    2. Health Professions31.4%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.4%
    2. Neuroscience20.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.24× its world share, 67 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.96× its world share, 60 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.92× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science4.24×67 works
  2. Engineering1.96×60 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.92×11 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.41×6 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.37×3 works
  6. Materials Science0.84×6 works
  7. Social Sciences0.77×20 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.64×4 works
  9. Psychology0.59×4 works
  10. Energy0.55×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.53×2 works
  12. Health Professions0.52×3 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×3 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.23×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.22×1 works
  17. Medicine0.21×8 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.16×2 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×0 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.12×0 works
  22. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Switch?

Ranked on the quality score, Edward C. Molina, L. O. Grondahl and Kurt Baumann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Switch.

  1. 1 Edward C. Molina Switzerland · #3,611,676 worldwide 471 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 L. O. Grondahl Switzerland · #3,742,883 worldwide 195 citations · 14 works
  3. 3 Kurt Baumann Switzerland · #5,026,286 worldwide 50 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 B.C. Price Switzerland · #5,418,003 worldwide 62 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Wenyu Luo Switzerland · #5,648,970 worldwide 66 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 T Areva Switzerland · #5,899,143 worldwide 73 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Switch

What are the most cited papers from Switch?

The most cited paper from Switch is "An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome" (Ian Dunham et al., 2012), with 19,751 citations. Next come "Sampling Methods in Research Methodology; How to Choose a Sampling Technique for Research" (1,976) and "Validity and Reliability of the Research Instrument; How to Test the Validation of a Questionnaire/Survey in a Research" (1,767).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome Ian Dunham et al. · Nature Open access442 authors Sep 2012 19,751
2 Sampling Methods in Research Methodology; How to Choose a Sampling Technique for Research Hamed Taherdoost · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 2016 1,976
3 Validity and Reliability of the Research Instrument; How to Test the Validation of a Questionnaire/Survey in a Research Hamed Taherdoost · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 2016 1,767
4 Vehicle-to-Everything (v2x) Services Supported by LTE-Based Systems and 5G Shanzhi Chen, Jinling Hu, Yan Shi et al. · IEEE Communications Standards Magazine 2017 940
5 Randomized Phase III Study of Capecitabine Plus Oxaliplatin Compared With Fluorouracil/Folinic Acid Plus Oxaliplatin As First-Line Therapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Jim Cassidy, Stephen John Clarke, Eduardo Díaz‐Rubio et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology Open access 17 Apr 2008 870
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Which keywords describe research at Switch?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Security, Anomaly Detection, IoT Security, Cybersecurity and Big Data.

▲ 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. Deep Learning30▲ 4.2×55 topics
  2. Machine Learning19▲ 2.8×40 topics
  3. Neural Networks12▲ 3.9×20 topics
  4. Security9▲ 6.3×13 topics
  5. Big Data7▲ 3.7×12 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency7▲ 3.7×18 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 2.0×17 topics
  8. Anomaly Detection6▲ 9.8×5 topics
  9. Internet of Things6▲ 3.3×12 topics
  10. Cybersecurity5▲ 10.0×4 topics
  11. IoT Security5▲ 8.1×3 topics
  12. Wireless Sensor Networks4▲ 4.9×11 topics
  13. Privacy4▲ 7.6×6 topics
  14. Smart Grid4▲ 5.9×8 topics
  15. History4▲ 2.9×9 topics
  16. Identity4▲ 2.8×9 topics
  17. Cyber-Physical Systems4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  18. 5G Networks4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  19. Ethics4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  20. Real-Time Monitoring4▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Surveillance4▲ 6.2×4 topics
  22. Beamforming3▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Distributed Systems3▲ 9.7×6 topics
  24. Intrusion Detection3▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Convolutional Networks3▲ 12×3 topics
  26. IoT3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  27. Security Analysis3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  28. Detection3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  29. Dielectrics3▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Polymer3▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Thermal Analysis3▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Virtualization3▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Pose Estimation3▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Wind Power Integration3▲ 21×2 topics
  35. DDoS Attacks3▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Network Security3▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Wireless Networks3▲ 9.3×7 topics
  38. Dynamic Line Rating3▲ 81×1 topic
  39. Transmission Lines3▲ 81×1 topic
  40. MIMO Radar3▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does Switch publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission and Smart Grid Security and Resilience.

High voltage insulation …3High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…3Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksThermal Analysis in Power Transmission: 3 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 2 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Networks and 5G: 2 fractional worksSecurity and Verification in Computing: 2 fractional worksHuman Pose and Action Recognition: 2 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…2Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 2 fractional worksTopic Modeling2Topic Modeling: 2 fractional works
Materials ChemistryComputer Networks and CommunicationsControl and Systems EngineeringArtificial Intelligence2 others

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

  1. 1 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 3 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  3. 3 Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  6. 6 Security and Verification in Computing Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Human Pose and Action Recognition Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  8. 8 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 2 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 available26.6%not open73.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.4%domestic only52.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Switch's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher 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 Switch as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00071% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Switch0.00091% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Switch over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Switch6.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.1% in 2020.

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