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University of Bern

In research, University of Bern stands highest in Health Sciences (#81 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#108 of 10,443 worldwide) and Dentistry (#7 of 367 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Veterinary and Small Animals — Orthodontics is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#243
of 28,054 · #209 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#6
of 220
Research works
56k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9M
33.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is University of Bern 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 #81 of 11,982 25.1%2,737 #115
MedicineField #108 of 10,443 24.1%2,216 #150
DentistryField #7 of 367 38.7%219 #9
Oral SurgerySubfield #2 of 79 38.7%83 #2
Social SciencesDomain #269 of 10,521 23.6%2,374 #294
Life SciencesDomain #235 of 7,800 25.0%1,364 #190
Physical SciencesDomain #417 of 12,888 24.7%1,980 #241
Health ProfessionsField #89 of 1,928 23.6%202 #104
Social SciencesField #314 of 6,365 27.3%1,001 #336
Arts and HumanitiesField #130 of 1,998 13.2%513 #204

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Bern 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#115 #81
  2. Medicine#150 #108
  3. Dentistry#9 #7
  4. Oral Surgery#2 #2
  5. Social Sciences#294 #269
  6. Life Sciences#190 #235
  7. Physical Sciences#241 #417
  8. Health Professions#104 #89
  9. Social Sciences#336 #314
  10. Arts and Humanities#204 #130
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 Bern specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 76.9 works8.1×
  2. VeterinaryField · 78.5 works6.8×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 69.7 works6.7×
  4. DentistryField · 218.7 works5.3×
  5. ClassicsSubfield · 26.1 works5.2×
  6. Oral SurgerySubfield · 82.8 works5.1×
  7. PeriodonticsSubfield · 48.6 works4.2×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 324 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 579 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 147 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.12× its world share, 291 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 23 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.23× its world share, 163 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 316 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 253 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 336 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 393 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 79 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 83 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.64× its world share, 309 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.33× its world share, 219 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 202 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.36× its world share, 2,216 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.83× its world share, 78 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.10× its world share, 513 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 140 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 67 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 172 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 481 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1,001 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Bern?

Ranked on the composite score, Matthias Egger, Peter Jüni and Nicola Low lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Bern.

  1. 1 Matthias Egger Switzerland · #110 worldwide 2.9k citations · 177 works
  2. 2 Peter Jüni Switzerland · #207 worldwide 4.2k citations · 118 works
  3. 3 Nicola Low Switzerland · #1,728 worldwide 2.5k citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Hans‐Uwe Simon Switzerland · #2,862 worldwide 1.4k citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Georgia Salanti Switzerland · #6,416 worldwide 1.6k citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Anton Sculean Switzerland · #11,792 worldwide 699 citations · 74 works
  7. 7 Robert Schenk Switzerland · #12,365 worldwide 575 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Daniel Buser Switzerland · #15,041 worldwide 549 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Thomas Kaufmann Switzerland · #19,113 worldwide 726 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Ewald R. Weibel Switzerland · #21,054 worldwide 514 citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at University of Bern

Which keywords describe research at University of Bern?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Gender, Globalization, Identity, Inflammation, Quality of Life and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology524▲ 1.57×131 topics
  2. Climate Change343▲ 1.51×95 topics
  3. Globalization200▲ 1.20×100 topics
  4. Inflammation184◆ 1.05×83 topics
  5. Quality of Life158▲ 1.29×55 topics
  6. Public Health145▲ 1.18×58 topics
  7. Mental Health141◆ 1.14×44 topics
  8. Treatment131▲ 1.28×50 topics
  9. Diagnosis129▲ 1.65×41 topics
  10. Gender128▲ 2.8×48 topics
  11. Risk Factors126▲ 1.36×36 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress122◆ 0.89×60 topics
  13. Identity122▲ 1.98×54 topics
  14. Clinical Trials109▲ 1.93×19 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease109▲ 1.16×39 topics
  16. Depression100▲ 1.35×24 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis94▲ 1.89×18 topics
  18. Immunotherapy86▲ 1.43×19 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders85▲ 1.77×20 topics
  20. Global Warming80▲ 2.3×14 topics
  21. Pathogenesis79▲ 1.84×24 topics
  22. Guidelines74▲ 1.87×13 topics
  23. Ethics72▲ 1.77×37 topics
  24. Emotion Regulation67▲ 2.5×9 topics
  25. Memory58▲ 2.8×17 topics
  26. Bone Regeneration53▲ 5.3×2 topics
  27. Animal Welfare50▲ 6.7×5 topics
  28. Paleoclimatology48▲ 6.8×2 topics
  29. Circadian Rhythms46▲ 5.3×2 topics
  30. Dental Caries44▲ 5.4×2 topics
  31. Dental Implants40▲ 9.4×1 topic
  32. Peri-implant Diseases40▲ 9.4×1 topic
  33. Dental Materials39▲ 8.5×1 topic
  34. Restorative Dentistry39▲ 8.5×1 topic
  35. Bildung38▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Solar System Abundances36▲ 8.7×1 topic
  37. Terrestrial Planets36▲ 8.7×1 topic
  38. Lattice QCD35▲ 7.0×2 topics
  39. Autorschaft34▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Literaturkritik34▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Bern publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Dental materials and restorations, Astro and Planetary Science and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Dental Implant Technique…40Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 40 fractional worksDental materials and res…39Dental materials and restorations: 39 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 36 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…35Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 35 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…34German Literature and Culture Studies: 34 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 28 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 26 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Re…25Sleep and Wakefulness Research: 25 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 24 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 24 fractional works
Oral SurgeryOrthodonticsAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 40 works
  2. 2 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 39 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 36 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 35 works
  5. 5 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 34 works
  6. 6 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 28 works
  7. 7 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 26 works
  8. 8 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 25 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 24 works
  10. 10 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 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.

openly available45.8%not open54.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.8%domestic only68.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Bern's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Bern

All research institutions in Bern

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.