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Vestergaard (Switzerland)

In research, Vestergaard (Switzerland) stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,171 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,174
of 34,923
Rank in Switzerland
#132
of 378
Research works
464
▼ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.4k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.10×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Vestergaard (Switzerland)

What is Vestergaard (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
Social SciencesDomain #8,171 of 14,833 11.4%289

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vestergaard (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Vestergaard (Switzerland) work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Vestergaard (Switzerland) is in Social Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (30%), Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (16%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 31 fractional works · 63.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 30.2% of its workPhilosophy: 11 fractional works · 21.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 24.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 19.4% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 16.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVestergaard(Switzerland)49fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences64%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities1530.2%
    2. Social Sciences1224.7%
    3. Psychology35.6%
    4. Decision Sciences11.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.9%
    1. Medicine816.3%
    2. Health Professions13.0%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Engineering35.8%
    2. Computer Science12.4%
    3. Environmental Science11.6%
    4. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    6. Energy00.2%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 10.44× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities10.44×15 works
  2. Social Sciences1.95×12 works
  3. Psychology1.84×3 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.41×1 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.18×0 works
  6. Health Professions1.13×2 works
  7. Veterinary1.11×0 works
  8. Medicine0.85×8 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×2 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.39×0 works
  13. Engineering0.39×3 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.34×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.33×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.31×1 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.29×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×1 works
  19. Energy0.19×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.02×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Vestergaard (Switzerland)?

The most cited paper from Vestergaard (Switzerland) is "The Independent Effect of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Ischemic Heart Disease, Stroke, and Death" (Thomas Almdal, Henrik Scharling, Jan Skov Jensen et al., 2004), with 650 citations. Next come "Cerebral autoregulation." (609) and "Autoregulation of cerebral blood flow in hypertensive patients. The modifying influence of prolonged antihypertensive treatment on the tolerance to acute, drug-induced hypotension." (561).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Independent Effect of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Ischemic Heart Disease, Stroke, and Death Thomas Almdal, Henrik Scharling, Jan Skov Jensen et al. · Archives of Internal Medicine 12 Jul 2004 650
2 Cerebral autoregulation. Svend Strandgaard, Olaf Bjarne Paulson · Stroke May 1984 609
3 Autoregulation of cerebral blood flow in hypertensive patients. The modifying influence of prolonged antihypertensive treatment on the tolerance to acute, drug-induced hypotension. Svend Strandgaard · Circulation Open access Apr 1976 561
4 Effective treatment of poststroke depression with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopram. Grethe Andersen, Katrine Vestergaard, Lotte Lauritzen · Stroke Jun 1994 380
5 Effects of acutely induced hypertension in cats on pial arteriolar caliber, local cerebral blood flow, and the blood-brain barrier. Eric T. MacKenzie, Svend Strandgaard, David Ian Graham et al. · Circulation Research Open access Jul 1976 323
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Which keywords describe research at Vestergaard (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Literature, Religion, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Existentialism, Kierkegaard and Embodiment.

▲ 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-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
  1. Ethics12▲ 47×9 topics
  2. Literature11▲ 40×6 topics
  3. Religion10▲ 44×3 topics
  4. Philosophy9▲ 42×5 topics
  5. Aesthetics9▲ 232×3 topics
  6. Existentialism8▲ 3359×1 topic
  7. Kierkegaard8▲ 3171×1 topic
  8. Embodiment2▲ 22×2 topics
  9. Spirituality2▲ 41×2 topics
  10. Pedagogy2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  11. Youth Engagement2▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Storytelling2▲ 63×2 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage1▲ 5.3×4 topics
  14. Cultural Identity1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  15. Gender Studies1▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Palliative Care1▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Social Sciences1▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Technology1▲ 5.3×4 topics
  19. Cultural Studies1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  20. Digitalization1▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Discourse Analysis1▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Neuroscience1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  23. Rituals1▲ 31×3 topics
  24. Social Movements1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  25. Bioethics1▲ 59×2 topics
  26. Emotion1▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Narrative1▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Complex Systems1▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Constitutionalism1▲ 24×2 topics
  30. End-of-Life1▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Ethical Guidelines1▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Fictionality1▲ 200×1 topic
  33. Hispanic World1▲ 164×1 topic
  34. Independence1▲ 164×1 topic
  35. Interactional Expertise1▲ 189×1 topic
  36. Media1▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Methodology1▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Multimodal Literacy1▲ 111×1 topic
  39. New Literacies1▲ 111×1 topic
  40. Nursing1▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Vestergaard (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Narrative Theory and Analysis and Historical Studies in Latin America.

Kierkegaardian Philosoph…8Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence: 8 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 1 fractional worksNarrative Theory and Analysis: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies in Latin America: 1 fractional worksLiteracy, Media, and Education: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 1 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 1 fractional worksPalliative and Oncologic Care: 1 fractional worksLiterary and Philosophical Studies: 1 fractional works
PhilosophySocial PsychologyLiterature and Literary TheoryDemography4 others

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

  1. 1 Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence Philosophy 8 works
  2. 2 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Narrative Theory and Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 1 works
  5. 5 Literacy, Media, and Education Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  6. 6 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 1 works
  7. 7 Social and Educational Sciences Education 1 works
  8. 8 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Palliative and Oncologic Care Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Literary and Philosophical Studies Political Science and International Relations 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.2%domestic only75.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vestergaard (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Vestergaard (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Vestergaard (Switzerland)0.00015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Vestergaard (Switzerland) 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.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2020Vestergaard (Switzerland)7.1% in 20202020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.6% in 2011.

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