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Union Bank of Switzerland

In research, Union Bank of Switzerland stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,047 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,622
of 28,054 · #12,548 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#103
of 220
Research works
982
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Union Bank of Switzerland known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,047 of 10,521 11.4%72 #6948

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Union Bank of 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Union Bank of Switzerland specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 22.4 works4.6×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.56× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.62× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.05× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Union Bank of Switzerland?

Ranked on the composite score, Dimitris N. Chorafas, Heinrich Steinmann and Bárbara Weber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Union Bank of Switzerland.

  1. 1 Dimitris N. Chorafas Switzerland · #364,718 worldwide 172 citations · 168 works
  2. 2 Heinrich Steinmann Switzerland · #952,848 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Bárbara Weber Switzerland · #1,373,886 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Union Bank of Switzerland

Which keywords describe research at Union Bank of Switzerland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Innovation, Social Capital, Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Risk Management and Knowledge Sharing.

▲ 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. Innovation9▲ 5.3×14 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 2.1×26 topics
  3. Sustainable Development7▲ 2.9×17 topics
  4. Epidemiology7◆ 1.14×33 topics
  5. Corporate Governance7▲ 6.0×14 topics
  6. Social Capital6▲ 8.0×8 topics
  7. Entrepreneurship5▲ 8.1×6 topics
  8. Globalization4▲ 1.48×15 topics
  9. Public Health4▲ 1.93×14 topics
  10. Quality of Life4▲ 1.94×16 topics
  11. Economic Development4▲ 3.1×7 topics
  12. Big Data4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  13. Risk Management4▲ 4.8×9 topics
  14. Regulation3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  15. Family Firms3▲ 72×1 topic
  16. Knowledge Sharing3▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Socioemotional Wealth3▲ 72×1 topic
  18. Technology3▲ 3.5×7 topics
  19. Finance3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  20. Game Theory3▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Investment3▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Healthcare Access2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  23. Leadership2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  24. Primary Care2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  25. Strategic Alliances2▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Organizational Culture2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  27. Technological Innovation2▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Health Policy2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  29. Strategic Marketing2▲ 59×2 topics
  30. Investment Decisions2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  31. Monetary Policy2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  32. Collaboration2▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Competition2▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Market Orientation2▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Infection Control2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Innovation Policy2▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Philanthropy2▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Value Creation2▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Market Size2▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Union Bank of Switzerland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Family Business Performance and Succession, Business Strategy and Innovation, Complex Systems and Decision Making and Game Theory and Applications.

Family Business Performa…3Family Business Performance and Succession: 3 fractional worksBusiness Strategy and In…2Business Strategy and Innovation: 2 fractional worksComplex Systems and Decision Making: 2 fractional worksGame Theory and Applications: 2 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 1 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional worksCommunity Development and Social Impact: 1 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …1Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 1 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 1 fractional worksGlobal and Cross-Cultural Management: 1 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementStrategy and ManagementManagement Science and Operations ResearchGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance4 others

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

  1. 1 Family Business Performance and Succession Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  2. 2 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 2 works
  3. 3 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  4. 4 Game Theory and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  5. 5 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  6. 6 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  7. 7 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 1 works
  9. 9 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Global and Cross-Cultural Management Anthropology 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 available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.2%domestic only66.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Union Bank of Switzerland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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