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University of Neuchâtel

In research, University of Neuchâtel stands highest in Social Sciences (#675 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,173 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#372 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Linguistics and Language is 14.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,108
of 28,054 · #927 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#25
of 220
Research works
11k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
271k
23.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is University of Neuchâtel 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 #675 of 10,521 25.5%626 #654
Social SciencesField #1,173 of 6,365 26.8%274 #712
Arts and HumanitiesField #372 of 1,998 23.7%167 #333
Life SciencesDomain #1,989 of 7,800 33.0%209 #1379
Physical SciencesDomain #3,313 of 12,888 13.8%387 #889
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #980 of 3,409 36.2%126 #448
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #778 of 2,578 31.8%115 #459
PsychologyField #712 of 2,181 27.9%94 #679
Computer ScienceField #2,769 of 4,667 17.4%84 #1492
Environmental ScienceField #2,317 of 3,551 20.9%80 #1370

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Neuchâtel 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. Social Sciences#654 #675
  2. Social Sciences#712 #1,173
  3. Arts and Humanities#333 #372
  4. Life Sciences#1,379 #1,989
  5. Physical Sciences#889 #3,313
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#448 #980
  7. Sociology and Political Science#459 #778
  8. Psychology#679 #712
  9. Computer Science#1,492 #2,769
  10. Environmental Science#1,370 #2,317
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 Neuchâtel specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 14.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 21.3 works14×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 46.1 works8.2×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 46.5 works7.7×
  4. Insect ScienceSubfield · 24.7 works6.8×
← 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: 2.07× its world share, 126 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 84 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 80 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.99× its world share, 45 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.94× its world share, 55 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.51× its world share, 167 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.42× its world share, 94 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 274 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Neuchâtel?

Ranked on the composite score, Elisabeth Verpoorte, Enrique Lara and Y. Baer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Neuchâtel.

  1. 1 Elisabeth Verpoorte Switzerland · #36,117 worldwide 454 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Enrique Lara Switzerland · #38,980 worldwide 727 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Y. Baer Switzerland · #42,691 worldwide 646 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Brigitte Mauch‐Mani Switzerland · #45,126 worldwide 680 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Edward A. D. Mitchell Switzerland · #48,753 worldwide 417 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Christian Ghasarian Switzerland · #51,561 worldwide 295 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Pascal Felber Switzerland · #109,972 worldwide 701 citations · 127 works
  8. 8 Janine Dahinden Switzerland · #112,777 worldwide 159 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Yadolah Dodge Switzerland · #119,392 worldwide 251 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Werner E. Morf Switzerland · #131,672 worldwide 254 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at University of Neuchâtel

Which keywords describe research at University of Neuchâtel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pragmatics, Climate Change, Globalization, Sociolinguistics, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Evolution and Social Interaction.

▲ 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. Climate Change75▲ 2.2×69 topics
  2. Globalization65▲ 2.6×58 topics
  3. Biodiversity41▲ 4.3×27 topics
  4. Pragmatics41▲ 20×6 topics
  5. Sociolinguistics36▲ 15×8 topics
  6. Invasive Species36▲ 6.6×20 topics
  7. Social Interaction31▲ 6.0×10 topics
  8. Gender30▲ 4.3×26 topics
  9. Evolution29▲ 9.1×16 topics
  10. History29▲ 3.2×31 topics
  11. Identity28▲ 3.0×32 topics
  12. Ethnicity26▲ 5.4×10 topics
  13. Discourse Analysis25▲ 7.7×4 topics
  14. Immigration25▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Literature23▲ 3.3×23 topics
  16. Phylogeny22▲ 11×17 topics
  17. Cognition21▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Global Change21▲ 6.3×6 topics
  19. Biological Control20▲ 11×9 topics
  20. Habitat Fragmentation20▲ 7.2×5 topics
  21. Rhetoric20▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Narrative Analysis20▲ 30×3 topics
  23. Identity Construction19▲ 30×3 topics
  24. Biogeography19▲ 5.8×20 topics
  25. Hydrological Modeling19▲ 6.4×5 topics
  26. Citizenship19▲ 12×7 topics
  27. Social Networks19▲ 5.6×7 topics
  28. Taxonomy18▲ 11×14 topics
  29. Bilingualism18▲ 10×7 topics
  30. Nonlinear Optics18▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Argumentation17▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Ethos17▲ 43×1 topic
  33. DNA Barcoding17▲ 8.1×9 topics
  34. Cosmopolitanism17▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Multilingualism17▲ 7.7×5 topics
  36. Refugees16▲ 9.9×6 topics
  37. Neural Basis16▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Cognitive Science16▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Sea Level Rise16▲ 9.6×3 topics
  40. Geodetic Measurements15▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Neuchâtel publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements.

Linguistics and Discours…17Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 17 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…14Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 14 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 13 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…13Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 13 fractional worksPlant and animal studies13Plant and animal studies: 13 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 13 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 12 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and …11Language, Metaphor, and Cognition: 11 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 10 fractional works
PhilosophyAstronomy and AstrophysicsLanguage and LinguisticsOceanography5 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 17 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  3. 3 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 13 works
  4. 4 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 13 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 13 works
  6. 6 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 works
  7. 7 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  8. 8 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 11 works
  9. 9 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  10. 10 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 10 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 available43.6%not open56.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.2%domestic only72.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Neuchâtel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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