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Tofwerk (Switzerland)

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Research works
80
▲ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
39.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
69%
world 18%
Tofwerk (Switzerland)

Not ranked overall: Tofwerk (Switzerland) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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

In 2022-now, 85% of research at Tofwerk (Switzerland) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (20%), Chemistry (17%), Engineering (16%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 84.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 20.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 17.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 11.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 16.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 11.8% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKTofwerk(Switzerland)29fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences85%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences2%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science620.4%
    2. Chemistry517.5%
    3. Engineering516.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences413.3%
    5. Materials Science39.8%
    6. Computer Science14.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy12.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Medicine25.8%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Arts and Humanities01.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.6%
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: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 11.14× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.46× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.10× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.11× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.80× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry11.14×5 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences8.46×4 works
  3. Environmental Science4.11×6 works
  4. Materials Science2.80×3 works
  5. Engineering1.10×5 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.09×0 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.97×1 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.82×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.63×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.61×1 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.40×0 works
  13. Medicine0.30×2 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tofwerk (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Katrin Führer, M. Gonin and Olga Borovinskaya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tofwerk (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Katrin Führer Switzerland · #396,639 worldwide 9.1k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 M. Gonin Switzerland · #465,023 worldwide 8.5k citations · 103 works
  3. 3 Olga Borovinskaya Switzerland · #651,760 worldwide 1.4k citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Steffen Bräkling Switzerland · #1,400,081 worldwide 831 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Lex Pillatsch Switzerland · #3,791,382 worldwide 317 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Tofwerk (Switzerland)

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

The most cited paper from Tofwerk (Switzerland) is "Evolution of Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere" (Jose Luis Jimenez et al., 2009), with 4,903 citations. Next come "A New Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (TOF-AMS)—Instrument Description and First Field Deployment" (941) and "A high-resolution mass spectrometer to measure atmospheric ion composition" (645).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evolution of Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere Jose Luis Jimenez et al. · Science 10 Dec 2009 4,903
2 A New Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (TOF-AMS)—Instrument Description and First Field Deployment Frank Drewnick, Silke S. Hings, P. F. DeCarlo et al. · Aerosol Science and Technology Open access Jul 2005 941
3 A high-resolution mass spectrometer to measure atmospheric ion composition Heikki Junninen, Mikael Ehn, Tuukka Petäjä et al. · Atmospheric measurement techniques Open access 17 Aug 2010 645
4 New particle formation in the free troposphere: A question of chemistry and timing Federico Bianchi et al. · Science Open access 25 May 2016 610
5 Evaluation of a New Reagent-Ion Source and Focusing Ion–Molecule Reactor for Use in Proton-Transfer-Reaction Mass Spectrometry Jordan Krechmer, Felipe D. Lopez‐Hilfiker, Abigail R. Koss et al. · Analytical Chemistry Open access 17 Sep 2018 497
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tofwerk (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Air Quality, Mass Spectrometry, Volatile Organic Compounds, Atmospheric Aerosols, Black Carbon, Electrospray and Ionization.

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

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Air Quality3▲ 48×3 topics
  2. Health Effects3▲ 15×7 topics
  3. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 55×2 topics
  4. Volatile Organic Compounds2▲ 78×3 topics
  5. Atmospheric Aerosols2▲ 142×1 topic
  6. Black Carbon2▲ 142×1 topic
  7. Electrospray2▲ 255×1 topic
  8. Ionization2▲ 255×1 topic
  9. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Particulate Matter2▲ 46×2 topics
  11. Machine Learning2▲ 1.90×7 topics
  12. Biosensing2▲ 64×2 topics
  13. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers2▲ 138×1 topic
  14. Solid-Phase Microextraction2▲ 138×1 topic
  15. Breath Analysis1▲ 48×2 topics
  16. Indoor Air Quality1▲ 126×2 topics
  17. IoT1▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Climate Change1▲ 1.70×12 topics
  19. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.5×7 topics
  20. Lung Cancer1▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Nanostructures1▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Disease Diagnosis1▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Electronic Nose1▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Air Quality Monitoring1▲ 65×1 topic
  25. Airborne Microorganisms1▲ 190×1 topic
  26. Ion Beam1▲ 281×1 topic
  27. Low-Cost Sensors1▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Mold Exposure1▲ 190×1 topic
  29. Surface Analysis1▲ 281×1 topic
  30. Mortality1▲ 6.3×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Analytical chemistry methods development and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies.

Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 2 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksAnalytical chemistry met…2Analytical chemistry methods development: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor…1Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 1 fractional worksIon-surface interactions and analysis: 1 fractional worksIndoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure: 1 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring a…1Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 1 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceSpectroscopyAnalytical ChemistryBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 2 works
  2. 2 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 2 works
  3. 3 Analytical chemistry methods development Analytical Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 1 works
  6. 6 Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  7. 7 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 1 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 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 available52.2%not open47.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors69.2%domestic only30.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% 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 Tofwerk (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000081% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Tofwerk (Switzerland)0.00012% in 20251990200020102020

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

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