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Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

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Research works
34
▼ 98% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.7k
225.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
66.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

    Which keywords describe research at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering?

    By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Bioinspired Materials, Actuators, Hydrogels, Flexible Electronics, Biomimetic, Soft Robotics and Hydrodynamics.

    ▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

    Size is fractional works in all years 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

    All 33 words, with their numbers
    1. Biomedical Applications4▲ 11×12 topics
    2. Bioinspired Materials3▲ 116×3 topics
    3. Actuators3▲ 56×4 topics
    4. Hydrogels3▲ 59×3 topics
    5. Flexible Electronics3▲ 55×2 topics
    6. Biomimetic2▲ 126×2 topics
    7. Soft Robotics2▲ 146×2 topics
    8. Hydrodynamics2▲ 89×2 topics
    9. Nanogenerators2▲ 75×1 topic
    10. Wearable2▲ 75×1 topic
    11. Self-Assembly2▲ 15×3 topics
    12. Tissue Engineering2▲ 11×5 topics
    13. Mechanical Metamaterials2▲ 133×2 topics
    14. Collective Behavior2▲ 118×2 topics
    15. Liquid Crystal Elastomers2▲ 207×1 topic
    16. Polymer Films2▲ 59×1 topic
    17. Surface Roughness2▲ 40×2 topics
    18. Colloidal Particles2▲ 84×2 topics
    19. Fluid Dynamics2▲ 33×2 topics
    20. Micro/Nanomotors2▲ 277×1 topic
    21. Self-Propulsion2▲ 277×1 topic
    22. Lab-on-a-Chip1▲ 30×4 topics
    23. Microfluidics1▲ 45×3 topics
    24. Nanoparticles1▲ 3.0×5 topics
    25. Regenerative Medicine1▲ 18×4 topics
    26. Biomechanics1▲ 12×3 topics
    27. Extracellular Matrix1▲ 15×5 topics
    28. Microfluidic Devices1▲ 41×2 topics
    29. Modular Robots1▲ 96×1 topic
    30. Self-Reconfiguration1▲ 96×1 topic
    31. Bioinspired Design1▲ 78×1 topic
    32. Cell Culture1▲ 27×2 topics
    33. Superhydrophobic Surfaces1▲ 78×1 topic

    Which research topics does Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering publish most on?

    By volume: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Micro and Nano Robotics and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence.

    Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Materials and Mechanics: 2 fractional worksMicro and Nano Robotics2Micro and Nano Robotics: 2 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm…1Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 1 fractional worksSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 1 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksAdhesion, Friction, and …1Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions: 1 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 1 fractional worksBiomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms: 1 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applications: 1 fractional works
    Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCondensed Matter PhysicsSurfaces, Coatings and Films3 others

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

    1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
    2. 2 Advanced Materials and Mechanics Mechanical Engineering 2 works
    3. 3 Micro and Nano Robotics Condensed Matter Physics 2 works
    4. 4 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 1 works
    5. 5 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 works
    6. 6 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
    7. 7 Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions Mechanics of Materials 1 works
    8. 8 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 1 works
    9. 9 Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms Aerospace Engineering 1 works
    10. 10 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

    World: 28% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

    World: 19% is written across borders.

    How has Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering's research output changed?

    Output in 2018–2022 was 98% lower than in 2013–2017.

    201020152020
    grewheldshrank

    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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