University of Basel
In research, University of Basel stands highest in Health Sciences (#53 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#50 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#46 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #81 of 22,385 · #82 all time
- Rank in Switzerland
- #3 of 186
- Research works
- 58k ▼ 5% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 2.2M 38.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 14.5% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.52× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 42% world 40%
- International
- 31% world 18%
What is University of Basel known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #53 of 9,902 | 15.5% | 3,239 | #53 | |
| MedicineField | #50 of 8,541 | 15.3% | 2,849 | #51 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #46 of 6,403 | 15.6% | 1,300 | #38 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #103 of 9,585 | 13.1% | 1,760 | #147 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #41 of 2,964 | 16.1% | 702 | #45 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #27 of 1,896 | 12.4% | 408 | #89 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #226 of 10,670 | 14.8% | 1,539 | #189 | |
| Molecular BiologySubfield | #45 of 1,880 | 15.5% | 409 | #47 | |
| Social SciencesField | #156 of 5,988 | 13.5% | 654 | #252 | |
| DentistryField | #12 of 405 | 23.4% | 97 | - |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Basel 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Health Sciences#53 #53
- Medicine#51 #50
- Life Sciences#38 #46
- Social Sciences#147 #103
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#45 #41
- Arts and Humanities#89 #27
- Physical Sciences#189 #226
- Molecular Biology#47 #45
- Social Sciences#252 #156
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does University of Basel work in?
In 2022-now, 41% of research at University of Basel is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Health Sciences3,63841.2%
- Medicine3,20336.3%
- Health Professions2643.0%
- Dentistry1051.2%
- Nursing390.4%
- Veterinary270.3%
- Social Sciences1,93721.9%
- Social Sciences7108.0%
- Arts and Humanities4625.2%
- Psychology3884.4%
- Business, Management and Accounting1852.1%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1391.6%
- Decision Sciences540.6%
- Physical Sciences1,74819.8%
- Engineering3373.8%
- Environmental Science2913.3%
- Computer Science2733.1%
- Physics and Astronomy2572.9%
- Chemistry1992.3%
- Materials Science1481.7%
- Mathematics1071.2%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1001.1%
- Energy280.3%
- Chemical Engineering80.1%
- Life Sciences1,51017.1%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Dentistry2.46×105 works
- Veterinary2.23×27 works
- Neuroscience2.16×310 works
- Immunology and Microbiology2.07×184 works
- Medicine1.89×3,203 works
- Arts and Humanities1.81×462 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.72×812 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.62×50 works
- Chemistry1.44×199 works
- Psychology1.44×388 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.31×257 works
- Health Professions1.13×264 works
- Mathematics1.03×107 works
- Nursing0.91×39 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×139 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.72×100 works
- Environmental Science0.66×290 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.65×185 works
- Social Sciences0.64×710 works
- Decision Sciences0.63×54 works
- Materials Science0.48×148 works
- Computer Science0.40×273 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×154 works
- Energy0.35×28 works
- Chemical Engineering0.25×8 works
- Engineering0.25×337 works
- Dentistry 2.5×
- Veterinary 2.2×
- Neuroscience 2.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 2.1×
- Medicine 1.9×
- Arts and Humanities 1.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.6×
- Chemistry 1.4×
- Psychology 1.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.3×
- Health Professions 1.1×
- Mathematics 1.0×
- Nursing 0.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.7×
- Environmental Science 0.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.7×
- Social Sciences 0.6×
- Decision Sciences 0.6×
- Materials Science 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.4×
- Energy 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering 0.2×
- Engineering 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at University of Basel?
Ranked on the quality score, Gottfried Schatz, Michael N. Hall and Richard A. Neher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Basel.
- 1
Gottfried Schatz
Switzerland · #5,045 worldwide 29k citations · 295 works
- 2
Michael N. Hall
Switzerland · #5,335 worldwide 59k citations · 410 works
- 3
Richard A. Neher
Switzerland · #8,154 worldwide 19k citations · 241 works
- 4
Thomas Boller
Switzerland · #15,970 worldwide 43k citations · 212 works
- 5
Daniel Loss
Switzerland · #18,490 worldwide 51k citations · 817 works
- 6
Gerhard Christofori
Switzerland · #19,362 worldwide 30k citations · 292 works
- 7
Christian Körner
Switzerland · #21,024 worldwide 71k citations · 906 works
- 8
M. BenYaala
Switzerland · #21,749 worldwide 7.1k citations · 52 works
- 9
Lukas Burger
Switzerland · #25,244 worldwide 11k citations · 50 works
- 10
Fiona K. Doetsch
Switzerland · #25,980 worldwide 21k citations · 64 works
Which keywords describe research at University of Basel?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Guidelines, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease and Global Burden.
- Bildung
- Risk Stratification
- Stroke Prevention
- Vaccine Development
- Neuroprotection
- Neurobiology
- Rehabilitation
- Biomarkers
- Complications
- Gender
- Management
- Clinical Trials
- Identity
- Global Burden
- Depression
- Cancer
- Risk Factors
- Quality of Life
- Climate Change
- Inflammation
- Epidemiology
- Treatment
- Oxidative Stress
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Diagnosis
- Public Health
- Guidelines
- Mental Health
- Neurological Disorders
- Genetics
- Heart Failure
- Immunotherapy
- Anxiety
- Mortality
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Surgical Management
- Catheter Ablation
- Anticoagulant Therapy
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Thromboembolism
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
- Epidemiology612▲ 1.74×131 topics
- Inflammation281▲ 1.50×81 topics
- Treatment216▲ 2.0×51 topics
- Climate Change191▼ 0.80×95 topics
- Oxidative Stress184▲ 1.27×58 topics
- Quality of Life178▲ 1.39×53 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease173▲ 1.71×37 topics
- Risk Factors172▲ 1.77×36 topics
- Diagnosis163▲ 1.98×41 topics
- Cancer151▲ 1.27×53 topics
- Public Health139◆ 1.08×54 topics
- Depression136▲ 1.75×24 topics
- Guidelines130▲ 3.1×13 topics
- Global Burden127▲ 2.6×12 topics
- Mental Health126◆ 1.00×40 topics
- Identity116▲ 1.80×45 topics
- Neurological Disorders110▲ 2.2×20 topics
- Clinical Trials109▲ 1.85×19 topics
- Genetics108▲ 1.74×27 topics
- Management106▲ 1.51×33 topics
- Heart Failure105▲ 2.7×14 topics
- Gender104▲ 2.2×39 topics
- Immunotherapy103▲ 1.62×19 topics
- Complications103▲ 2.3×17 topics
- Anxiety95▲ 2.3×12 topics
- Biomarkers92▲ 1.50×17 topics
- Mortality91▲ 1.82×13 topics
- Rehabilitation87▲ 2.5×13 topics
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging86▲ 3.9×8 topics
- Neurobiology77▲ 3.3×10 topics
- Surgical Management76▲ 2.1×20 topics
- Neuroprotection72▲ 2.3×15 topics
- Catheter Ablation68▲ 6.2×2 topics
- Vaccine Development64▲ 2.8×11 topics
- Anticoagulant Therapy61▲ 5.5×4 topics
- Stroke Prevention61▲ 5.7×2 topics
- Atrial Fibrillation49▲ 5.5×2 topics
- Risk Stratification43▲ 6.7×1 topic
- Thromboembolism43▲ 6.7×1 topic
- Bildung41▲ 15×3 topics
Which research topics does University of Basel publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Corporate Governance and Management, German Literature and Culture Studies and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 43 works
- 2 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 38 works
- 3 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 34 works
- 4 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 30 works
- 5 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 30 works
- 6 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 30 works
- 7 Libraries and Information Services Museology 25 works
- 8 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 24 works
- 9 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 24 works
- 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 24 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has University of Basel's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 University of Basel as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.033% in 2024.
Fractional works of University of Basel 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.4% in 2000.
Other research institutions in Basel
- Novartis (Switzerland)
- Roche (Switzerland)
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (Switzerland)
- University Children’s Hospital Basel
- Bank for International Settlements
- Swiss Archaeology
- Syngenta (Switzerland)
Which institutions have research most like University of Basel's?
Among the world's leading institutions, University of Zurich has the research profile closest to University of Basel's, with both strong in Dentistry.
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University of Zurich
Switzerland · Both strong in Dentistry, Veterinary, Neuroscience 0.88 Compare
- 2
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Germany · Both strong in Veterinary, Neuroscience, Arts and Humanities 0.87 Compare
- 3
Heidelberg University
Germany · Both strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine, Neuroscience 0.87 Compare
- 4
Leipzig University
Germany · Both strong in Veterinary, Neuroscience, Arts and Humanities 0.87 Compare
- 5
University of Bern
Switzerland · Both strong in Dentistry, Veterinary, Neuroscience 0.86 Compare
Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.
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