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Synopsys (Switzerland)

In research, Synopsys (Switzerland) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,618 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,612 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 7.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,502
of 22,385 · #11,554 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#99
of 186
Research works
1k
▲ 69% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
52%
world 18%
Synopsys (Switzerland)

What is Synopsys (Switzerland) 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 #7,618 of 10,670 4.5%143 #4584
EngineeringField #4,612 of 5,901 7.2%73 #3811

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Synopsys (Switzerland) 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 Synopsys (Switzerland) work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Synopsys (Switzerland) is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (43%), Computer Science (30%), Medicine (5%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 163 fractional works · 81.9% of its workEngineering: 85 fractional works · 42.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 54 fractional works · 27.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 59 fractional works · 29.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 6.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 13 fractional works · 6.3% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 5.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoftware: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSynopsys(Switzerland)200fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences9%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering8542.5%
    2. Computer Science5929.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy73.6%
    4. Materials Science42.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.4%
    6. Environmental Science21.0%
    7. Mathematics10.6%
    8. Chemistry10.3%
    9. Energy10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences73.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting52.4%
    3. Psychology31.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities20.8%
    5. Decision Sciences10.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Medicine94.7%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.1%
    2. Neuroscience21.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Synopsys (Switzerland) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 54.3 works7.6×
  2. Computer ScienceField · 59.2 works3.8×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.81× its world share, 59 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.83× its world share, 85 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.62× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science3.81×59 works
  2. Engineering2.83×85 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.62×7 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.92×3 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting0.76×5 works
  6. Neuroscience0.75×2 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.75×2 works
  8. Materials Science0.64×4 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.57×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.48×1 works
  11. Psychology0.46×3 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×4 works
  13. Energy0.31×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.29×2 works
  15. Social Sciences0.27×7 works
  16. Nursing0.26×0 works
  17. Medicine0.24×9 works
  18. Chemistry0.22×1 works
  19. Environmental Science0.20×2 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.18×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  23. Health Professions0.09×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Synopsys (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Stan Liao, Y. Zorian and G. Létay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Synopsys (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Stan Liao Switzerland · #1,357,226 worldwide 1k citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Y. Zorian Switzerland · #1,470,087 worldwide 7.3k citations · 352 works
  3. 3 G. Létay Switzerland · #1,717,360 worldwide 607 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Robert F. Damiano Switzerland · #2,057,952 worldwide 781 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Aart De Geus Switzerland · #2,642,676 worldwide 342 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Shivananda R. Koteshwar Switzerland · #2,710,509 worldwide 26 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Karen Bartleson Switzerland · #2,947,888 worldwide 166 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim Switzerland · #3,004,780 worldwide 200 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Roland Schütz Switzerland · #3,443,727 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Frederik Ole Heinz Switzerland · #3,472,480 worldwide 466 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Synopsys (Switzerland)

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

The most cited paper from Synopsys (Switzerland) is "Efficient implementation of a BDD package" (Karl S. Brace, Richard L. Rudell, Randal E. Bryant, 1990), with 1,082 citations. Next come "Bounded Model Checking" (960) and "User Data Privacy: Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, and Privacy Protection" (713).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Efficient implementation of a BDD package Karl S. Brace, Richard L. Rudell, Randal E. Bryant Conference paperOpen access 1990 1,082
2 Bounded Model Checking Armin Biere, Alessandro Cimatti, Edmund M. Clarke et al. · Advances in computers Book chapter 2003 960
3 User Data Privacy: Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, and Privacy Protection Jim Isaak, Mina J. Hanna · Computer Aug 2018 713
4 Anton 2: Raising the Bar for Performance and Programmability in a Special-Purpose Molecular Dynamics Supercomputer David Elliot Shaw et al. Conference paper Nov 2014 696
5 Bounded Model Checking Using Satisfiability Solving Edmund M. Clarke, Armin Biere, Richard Raimi et al. · Formal Methods in System Design Jul 2001 692
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Synopsys (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Distributed Systems, Integrated Circuits, Fault Localization, Nanoelectronics, Process Variation, CMOS Technology and Security.

▲ 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 Learning14▲ 1.96×29 topics
  2. Machine Learning13▲ 1.99×27 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency12▲ 6.4×8 topics
  4. Distributed Systems10▲ 30×5 topics
  5. Integrated Circuits10▲ 35×3 topics
  6. Fault Localization10▲ 69×2 topics
  7. Nanoelectronics9▲ 55×2 topics
  8. Process Variation9▲ 76×2 topics
  9. Security8▲ 6.1×11 topics
  10. CMOS Technology8▲ 49×5 topics
  11. Big Data8▲ 4.0×7 topics
  12. Cloud Computing7▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Atomic Layer Deposition7▲ 55×1 topic
  14. High-k Dielectrics7▲ 55×1 topic
  15. Neural Networks7▲ 2.3×13 topics
  16. Fault Tolerance6▲ 20×7 topics
  17. Anomaly Detection6▲ 11×3 topics
  18. FPGA6▲ 78×3 topics
  19. Nanowire Transistors6▲ 78×1 topic
  20. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors6▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Failure Analysis6▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Resource Management5▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Laser Voltage Probing5▲ 101×1 topic
  24. Photon Emission Microscopy5▲ 101×1 topic
  25. Embedded Cores5▲ 167×1 topic
  26. Test Data Compression5▲ 167×1 topic
  27. Virtualization5▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Thermal Management5▲ 7.1×4 topics
  29. Embedded Systems4▲ 50×3 topics
  30. Data Centers4▲ 37×1 topic
  31. MapReduce4▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Log Analysis4▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Performance Prediction4▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Frequency Synthesizer4▲ 51×2 topics
  35. Smart Grid4▲ 5.6×5 topics
  36. Cyber-Physical Systems4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  37. Privacy4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  38. High-Level Synthesis4▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Low-Power4▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Reconfigurable Computing4▲ 76×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Semiconductor materials and devices, Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design, Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis and VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing.

Semiconductor materials …7Semiconductor materials and devices: 7 fractional worksAdvancements in Semicond…6Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 6 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and …5Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 5 fractional worksVLSI and Analog Circuit …5VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing: 5 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 4 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 4 fractional worksEmbedded Systems Design …4Embedded Systems Design Techniques: 4 fractional worksLow-power high-performance VLSI design: 3 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringHardware and ArchitectureInformation SystemsComputer Networks and Communications

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing Hardware and Architecture 5 works
  5. 5 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 4 works
  6. 6 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  7. 7 Embedded Systems Design Techniques Hardware and Architecture 4 works
  8. 8 Low-power high-performance VLSI design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available26.4%not open73.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.9%domestic only48.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 69% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Synopsys (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00061% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Synopsys (Switzerland)0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Synopsys (Switzerland) 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Synopsys (Switzerland)5.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.1% in 2002.

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