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University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen

In research, University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,727 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,646
of 28,054 · #14,650 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#75
of 220
Research works
1.1k
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen 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 #3,727 of 10,521 34.5%99 #3125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen 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 University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 25.1 works4.4×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.46× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.47× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.43× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.93× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.42× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans‐Dieter Zimmermann, Myrta Köhler and Ian Needham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen.

  1. 1 Hans‐Dieter Zimmermann Switzerland · #295,167 worldwide 103 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Myrta Köhler Switzerland · #328,434 worldwide 16 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Ian Needham Switzerland · #492,806 worldwide 65 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Róger Martín Switzerland · #659,070 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Bernd Schips Switzerland · #875,668 worldwide 7 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Sebastian Wörwag Switzerland · #916,484 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Benjamin von Walter Switzerland · #966,576 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Edith Maier Switzerland · #1,582,253 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen

Which keywords describe research at University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Big Data, Monetary Policy, Innovation, Globalization, Artificial Intelligence, Social Capital and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Sustainability7▲ 1.69×23 topics
  2. Globalization7▲ 1.97×29 topics
  3. Big Data6▲ 3.9×12 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 2.5×15 topics
  5. Corporate Governance6▲ 4.7×12 topics
  6. Innovation6▲ 3.2×14 topics
  7. Social Media5▲ 2.1×14 topics
  8. Quality of Life5▲ 1.86×18 topics
  9. Mental Health4▲ 1.65×20 topics
  10. Social Capital4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  11. Monetary Policy4▲ 9.5×7 topics
  12. Economic Growth4▲ 2.7×14 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior4▲ 3.3×8 topics
  14. Social Support4▲ 3.5×9 topics
  15. Regulation3▲ 3.6×6 topics
  16. Primary Care3▲ 4.9×11 topics
  17. Customer Experience3▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Firm Performance3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  19. Digital Divide3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  20. Resilience3▲ 3.4×6 topics
  21. Income Inequality3▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Trust3▲ 5.3×8 topics
  23. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  24. Liquidity2▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Social Isolation2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  26. Political Economy2▲ 5.3×9 topics
  27. Surveillance2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  28. Human-Robot Interaction2▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Mobile Health2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  30. Adherence2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  31. Co-Creation2▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Cognitive Decline2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  33. Accountability2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  34. Fairness2▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Financial Constraints2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  36. Innovation Policy2▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Investor Protection2▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Ownership Structure2▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Service Robots2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Transparency2▲ 8.4×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Finance and Governance, AI in Service Interactions, Banking stability, regulation, efficiency and Business Process Modeling and Analysis.

Corporate Finance and Go…2Corporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions2AI in Service Interactions: 2 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 2 fractional worksBusiness Process Modeling and Analysis: 1 fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge Management: 1 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 1 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 1 fractional worksTechnology Use by Older …1Technology Use by Older Adults: 1 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional works
AccountingArtificial IntelligenceFinanceManagement Information Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  2. 2 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  3. 3 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 2 works
  4. 4 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Technology Use by Older Adults Demography 1 works
  9. 9 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.3%domestic only67.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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.

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