University of Bern
In research, University of Bern stands highest in Health Sciences (#81 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#82 of 8,541 worldwide) and Dentistry (#8 of 405 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Veterinary and Small Animals (Orthodontics is 5.8× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #136 of 22,385 · #149 all time
- Rank in Switzerland
- #7 of 186
- Research works
- 73k ▲ 5% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 2.3M 31.7 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 14.0% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.42× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 46% world 40%
- International
- 32% world 18%
What is University of Bern 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 | #81 of 9,902 | 16.1% | 4,915 | #93 | |
| MedicineField | #82 of 8,541 | 15.7% | 4,267 | #90 | |
| DentistryField | #8 of 405 | 26.3% | 227 | #9 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #192 of 9,585 | 13.2% | 2,524 | #239 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #143 of 6,403 | 13.0% | 1,779 | #169 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #324 of 10,670 | 12.1% | 2,185 | #289 | |
| Social SciencesField | #188 of 5,988 | 14.5% | 1,050 | #263 | |
| SurgerySubfield | #58 of 1,532 | 16.7% | 591 | #54 | |
| Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield | #28 of 736 | 18.7% | 403 | #44 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #149 of 3,157 | 14.7% | 338 | #138 |
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 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#93 #81
- Medicine#90 #82
- Dentistry#9 #8
- Social Sciences#239 #192
- Life Sciences#169 #143
- Physical Sciences#289 #324
- Social Sciences#263 #188
- Surgery#54 #58
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#44 #28
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#138 #149
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 Bern work in?
In 2022-now, 43% of research at University of Bern is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (37%), Social Sciences (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 1.9× 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 Sciences5,53342.8%
- Medicine4,81037.3%
- Health Professions3352.6%
- Dentistry2511.9%
- Veterinary950.7%
- Nursing410.3%
- Social Sciences2,82321.9%
- Social Sciences1,1639.0%
- Psychology6184.8%
- Arts and Humanities5984.6%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1931.5%
- Business, Management and Accounting1611.2%
- Decision Sciences910.7%
- Physical Sciences2,53819.7%
- Engineering4863.8%
- Environmental Science4853.8%
- Computer Science4103.2%
- Physics and Astronomy3933.0%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences3102.4%
- Chemistry1931.5%
- Materials Science1050.8%
- Mathematics1010.8%
- Energy350.3%
- Chemical Engineering200.2%
- Life Sciences2,01815.6%
What does University of Bern specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- OrthodonticsSubfield · 85.0 works5.8×
- VeterinaryField · 95.2 works5.4×
- Small AnimalsSubfield · 84.5 works5.3×
- DentistryField · 251.1 works4.0×
- Oral SurgerySubfield · 98.2 works3.9×
- Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 54.8 works3.9×
- ClassicsSubfield · 28.9 works3.8×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Veterinary5.42×95 works
- Dentistry4.01×251 works
- Neuroscience2.38×499 works
- Medicine1.94×4,810 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.79×232 works
- Arts and Humanities1.60×598 works
- Psychology1.57×618 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.53×310 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.37×393 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.27×876 works
- Health Professions0.99×335 works
- Chemistry0.95×193 works
- Environmental Science0.76×485 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.75×34 works
- Decision Sciences0.73×91 works
- Social Sciences0.71×1,163 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.70×194 works
- Mathematics0.67×101 works
- Nursing0.65×41 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.61×377 works
- Chemical Engineering0.43×20 works
- Computer Science0.41×410 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.39×161 works
- Energy0.30×35 works
- Engineering0.25×486 works
- Materials Science0.23×105 works
- Veterinary 5.4×
- Dentistry 4.0×
- Neuroscience 2.4×
- Medicine 1.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.8×
- Arts and Humanities 1.6×
- Psychology 1.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.5×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.3×
- Health Professions 1.0×
- Chemistry 0.9×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.8×
- Decision Sciences 0.7×
- Social Sciences 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.7×
- Mathematics 0.7×
- Nursing 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.6×
- Chemical Engineering 0.4×
- Computer Science 0.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.4×
- Energy 0.3×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at University of Bern?
Ranked on the quality score, Peter Jüni, Laurent Excoffier and Georgia Salanti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Bern.
- 1
Peter Jüni
Switzerland · #2,906 worldwide 303k citations · 919 works
- 2
Laurent Excoffier
Switzerland · #3,554 worldwide 97k citations · 287 works
- 3
Georgia Salanti
Switzerland · #3,869 worldwide 65k citations · 441 works
- 4
Matthias Erb
Switzerland · #4,843 worldwide 19k citations · 251 works
- 5
Thomas Lukas Frölicher
Switzerland · #6,492 worldwide 17k citations · 291 works
- 6
Marco Baggiolini
Switzerland · #10,162 worldwide 52k citations · 332 works
- 7
Fortunat Joos
Switzerland · #10,469 worldwide 61k citations · 581 works
- 8
Anne WS Rutjes
Switzerland · #11,609 worldwide 29k citations · 179 works
- 9
Volker Thiel
Switzerland · #11,674 worldwide 27k citations · 277 works
- 10
Benjamin David Stocker
Switzerland · #11,892 worldwide 20k citations · 292 works
Which keywords describe research at University of Bern?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Diagnosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Inflammation, Treatment, Quality of Life and Guidelines.
- Susceptibility Weighted Imaging
- Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement
- Functional MRI
- Circadian Rhythms
- Stroke Prevention
- Catheter Ablation
- Echocardiography
- Complications
- Biomarkers
- Mortality
- Gender
- Neurological Disorders
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Guidelines
- Management
- Globalization
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Diagnosis
- Quality of Life
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Inflammation
- Treatment
- Risk Factors
- Oxidative Stress
- Public Health
- Cancer
- Clinical Trials
- Immunotherapy
- Depression
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Meta-Analysis
- Heart Failure
- Global Burden
- Surgical Management
- Myocardial Infarction
- Anticoagulant Therapy
- Perfusion Imaging
- Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement
- Parallel Imaging
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
- Epidemiology926▲ 1.80×132 topics
- Climate Change426▲ 1.21×99 topics
- Inflammation372▲ 1.35×83 topics
- Quality of Life291▲ 1.56×56 topics
- Treatment276▲ 1.76×50 topics
- Diagnosis275▲ 2.3×41 topics
- Risk Factors251▲ 1.77×36 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease241▲ 1.64×39 topics
- Oxidative Stress230◆ 1.08×60 topics
- Globalization219▼ 0.86×104 topics
- Public Health217▲ 1.16×59 topics
- Management198▲ 1.92×36 topics
- Cancer196◆ 1.13×55 topics
- Guidelines190▲ 3.1×13 topics
- Clinical Trials182▲ 2.1×19 topics
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging175▲ 5.3×8 topics
- Immunotherapy170▲ 1.82×19 topics
- Neurological Disorders170▲ 2.3×20 topics
- Depression169▲ 1.49×24 topics
- Gender162▲ 2.3×49 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome162▲ 1.55×23 topics
- Mortality156▲ 2.1×13 topics
- Meta-Analysis154▲ 2.0×18 topics
- Biomarkers146▲ 1.63×18 topics
- Heart Failure139▲ 2.4×14 topics
- Complications132▲ 2.0×17 topics
- Global Burden129▲ 1.83×12 topics
- Echocardiography125▲ 3.5×8 topics
- Surgical Management116▲ 2.2×20 topics
- Catheter Ablation107▲ 6.8×2 topics
- Myocardial Infarction101▲ 3.3×7 topics
- Stroke Prevention90▲ 5.7×2 topics
- Anticoagulant Therapy85▲ 5.2×4 topics
- Circadian Rhythms85▲ 6.0×2 topics
- Perfusion Imaging76▲ 8.2×2 topics
- Functional MRI70▲ 7.3×2 topics
- Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement67▲ 7.2×1 topic
- Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement67▲ 7.2×1 topic
- Parallel Imaging63▲ 11×1 topic
- Susceptibility Weighted Imaging63▲ 11×1 topic
Which research topics does University of Bern publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 67 works
- 2 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 63 works
- 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 60 works
- 4 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 47 works
- 5 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 46 works
- 6 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 46 works
- 7 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 46 works
- 8 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 43 works
- 9 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 42 works
- 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 41 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 Bern's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher 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 Bern as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.048% in 2024.
Fractional works of University of Bern 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 16.0% in 2011.
Other research institutions in Bern
- Agroscope
- Gesundheitsdienst
- Universitätsklinik für Augenheilkunde
- Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research
- Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste Bern
- Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum
- University Children’s Hospital Bern
- Swiss National Science Foundation
Which institutions have research most like University of Bern's?
Among the world's leading institutions, University of Zurich has the research profile closest to University of Bern's, with both strong in Veterinary.
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University of Zurich
Switzerland · Both strong in Veterinary, Dentistry, Neuroscience 0.94 Compare
- 2
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Germany · Both strong in Veterinary, Neuroscience, Dentistry 0.87 Compare
- 3
Leipzig University
Germany · Both strong in Veterinary, Neuroscience, Arts and Humanities 0.87 Compare
- 4
University of Basel
Switzerland · Both strong in Dentistry, Veterinary, Neuroscience 0.86 Compare
- 5
University of Turin
Italy · Both strong in Veterinary, Arts and Humanities, Dentistry 0.84 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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