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University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland

In research, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,539 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,259 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,060 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,500
of 28,054 · #5,612 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#39
of 220
Research works
2.9k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
47k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,539 of 11,982 24.5%80 #4119
Social SciencesDomain #3,259 of 10,521 23.1%211 #3424
Physical SciencesDomain #5,060 of 12,888 18.0%357 #4782
EngineeringField #3,054 of 6,636 16.0%169 #3330
Social SciencesField #3,079 of 6,365 23.0%95 #3880
Computer ScienceField #2,721 of 4,667 20.0%98 #1854

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#4,119 #3,539
  2. Social Sciences#3,424 #3,259
  3. Physical Sciences#4,782 #5,060
  4. Engineering#3,330 #3,054
  5. Social Sciences#3,880 #3,079
  6. Computer Science#1,854 #2,721
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 22.2 works6.3×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.84× its world share, 98 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.64× its world share, 169 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.15× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 95 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland?

Ranked on the composite score, Christopher Hoadley, Joan Bruna and Silvia Giordano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland.

  1. 1 Christopher Hoadley Switzerland · #83,552 worldwide 228 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Joan Bruna Switzerland · #169,613 worldwide 310 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Silvia Giordano Switzerland · #175,182 worldwide 429 citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Mauro Baranzini Switzerland · #180,098 worldwide 93 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Elena Franchini Switzerland · #181,112 worldwide 17 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Barbara Heyns Switzerland · #217,449 worldwide 184 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Arthur R. Miller Switzerland · #234,216 worldwide 43 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Klaus Greff Switzerland · #251,220 worldwide 212 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Ojas Kanhere Switzerland · #264,310 worldwide 572 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Patricia U. Bonomi Switzerland · #279,683 worldwide 36 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland

Which keywords describe research at University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Inclusion, Big Data, Narrative, Learning and Family.

▲ 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. Deep Learning47▲ 1.98×64 topics
  2. Machine Learning36▲ 1.58×60 topics
  3. Sustainability32▲ 1.93×35 topics
  4. Epidemiology23▼ 0.84×60 topics
  5. Education22▲ 1.88×27 topics
  6. Neural Networks20▲ 1.86×29 topics
  7. Big Data19▲ 3.1×16 topics
  8. Climate Change18◆ 0.96×41 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management16▲ 2.5×10 topics
  10. Environmental Impact15▲ 1.27×21 topics
  11. Internet of Things14▲ 2.4×10 topics
  12. Pedagogy14▲ 4.0×6 topics
  13. Mental Health13▲ 1.32×20 topics
  14. Learning13▲ 6.5×4 topics
  15. Inclusion13▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Narrative12▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Family12▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Teaching12▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Cura12▲ 191×1 topic
  20. Research12▲ 14×1 topic
  21. Additive Manufacturing11▲ 5.3×5 topics
  22. Cyber-Physical Systems11▲ 6.0×7 topics
  23. Cultural Heritage10▲ 2.7×13 topics
  24. Digital Twin10▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Cloud Manufacturing10▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Smart Manufacturing10▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Life Cycle Assessment9▲ 4.9×5 topics
  28. Well-being8▲ 3.1×12 topics
  29. Environmental Monitoring8▲ 2.9×8 topics
  30. Environmental Impacts7▲ 3.8×6 topics
  31. 3D Printing7▲ 4.2×3 topics
  32. Applications7▲ 3.5×3 topics
  33. Robotics6▲ 3.9×4 topics
  34. Process Parameters6▲ 8.3×3 topics
  35. Grasping6▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Robot Learning6▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Biomedical Engineering6▲ 5.6×2 topics
  38. Assembly Planning5▲ 9.9×1 topic
  39. Design for Manufacture5▲ 9.9×1 topic
  40. Reinforced Concrete5▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational and Social Studies, Digital Transformation in Industry, Robot Manipulation and Learning and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Educational and Social Studies: 12 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 10 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 6 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 4 fractional worksCollaboration in agile e…4Collaboration in agile enterprises: 4 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 4 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 4 fractional works
EducationIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringAutomotive Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational and Social Studies Education 12 works
  2. 2 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Collaboration in agile enterprises Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  8. 8 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  9. 9 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 4 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 available52.6%not open47.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors64.8%domestic only35.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.