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Varian Medical Systems (Switzerland)

In research, Varian Medical Systems (Switzerland) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,047 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#15,877 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,841
of 28,054 · #17,431 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#132
of 220
Research works
541
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Varian Medical Systems (Switzerland) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #11,047 of 21,541 14.9%230
Social SciencesDomain #15,877 of 16,945 7.2%144

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Varian Medical Systems (Switzerland) 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).

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: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.72× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.36× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.69× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Varian Medical Systems (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the composite score, Pierre Samuel and Stefan Scheib lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Varian Medical Systems (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Pierre Samuel Switzerland · #512,127 worldwide 6 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Stefan Scheib Switzerland · #852,521 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Varian Medical Systems (Switzerland)

Which keywords describe research at Varian Medical Systems (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence, Simulation, Quality Assurance, Language, Monte Carlo Simulation 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. Machine Learning7▲ 2.1×14 topics
  2. Sustainability5▲ 1.98×10 topics
  3. Deep Learning4▲ 1.32×17 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 3.1×11 topics
  5. Healthcare4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  6. Climate Change4▲ 1.48×11 topics
  7. Education4▲ 2.1×7 topics
  8. Big Data3▲ 3.7×6 topics
  9. Simulation3▲ 10×5 topics
  10. Medical Imaging2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  11. Quality Assurance2▲ 16×2 topics
  12. Security2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  13. Language2▲ 10×4 topics
  14. Monte Carlo Simulation2▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Dosimetry2▲ 32×1 topic
  16. Modeling2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  17. Prevalence2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  18. Radiotherapy Physics2▲ 54×1 topic
  19. Data Analysis2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  20. Reconstruction2▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Communication2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  22. Distributed Systems2▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Geospatial Mapping2▲ 74×2 topics
  24. Hydraulic Systems2▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Imaging2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  26. Pedagogy2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  27. Precision Medicine2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  28. Migration2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  29. PET/CT2▲ 34×1 topic
  30. tumor2▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Adaptive2▲ 39×1 topic
  32. Control2▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Control Systems2▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Learning2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  35. Python2▲ 81×1 topic
  36. Scientific Computing2▲ 81×1 topic
  37. Clinical Decision Support2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Morphology2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  39. Lexicography2▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Linguistics2▲ 9.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Varian Medical Systems (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems and Computational Physics and Python Applications.

Advanced Radiotherapy Te…2Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 2 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…2Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic …2Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 2 fractional worksComputational Physics an…2Computational Physics and Python Applications: 2 fractional worksSoil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksMobile and Web Applicati…1Mobile and Web Applications: 1 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis…1Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksRangeland Management and…1Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 1 fractional worksAgricultural and Rural D…1Agricultural and Rural Development Research: 1 fractional works
RadiationRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMechanical EngineeringArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 2 works
  2. 2 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Computational Physics and Python Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  7. 7 Mobile and Web Applications Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Agricultural and Rural Development Research Forestry 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 available48.3%not open51.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.7%domestic only46.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Varian Medical Systems (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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