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Zürcher Fachhochschule

In research, Zürcher Fachhochschule stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,042 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,680
of 34,923
Rank in Switzerland
#166
of 378
Research works
299
▲ 50% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Zürcher Fachhochschule

What is Zürcher Fachhochschule 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 #11,042 of 14,833 10.4%130

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zürcher Fachhochschule 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 Zürcher Fachhochschule work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Zürcher Fachhochschule is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (15%), Arts and Humanities (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 40.5% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 14.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 12.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 38.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 17.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 13.1% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKZürcherFachhochschule69fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences38%

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. Engineering1014.9%
    2. Computer Science812.0%
    3. Environmental Science34.8%
    4. Mathematics23.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy23.3%
    6. Chemistry11.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    8. Materials Science00.3%
    1. Social Sciences1217.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities913.1%
    3. Psychology22.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.6%
    6. Decision Sciences11.1%
    1. Medicine68.4%
    2. Health Professions12.0%
    3. Veterinary00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences34.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.7%
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: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.54× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.00× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.55× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× 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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.55×9 works
  2. Veterinary3.54×0 works
  3. Mathematics3.00×2 works
  4. Computer Science1.54×8 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.47×2 works
  6. Social Sciences1.42×12 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.38×1 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.10×1 works
  9. Engineering0.99×10 works
  10. Environmental Science0.97×3 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.94×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.93×3 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×3 works
  14. Chemistry0.77×1 works
  15. Health Professions0.76×1 works
  16. Psychology0.74×2 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.50×1 works
  18. Medicine0.44×6 works
  19. Neuroscience0.41×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Zürcher Fachhochschule?

Ranked on the quality score, Heinrich Glitsch, Albert Mousson and Hermann Rehm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zürcher Fachhochschule.

  1. 1 Heinrich Glitsch Switzerland · #3,069,185 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  2. 1 Albert Mousson Switzerland · #3,069,185 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  3. 1 Hermann Rehm Switzerland · #3,069,185 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Meili Switzerland · #6,186,737 worldwide 90 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Zürcher Fachhochschule

What are the most cited papers from Zürcher Fachhochschule?

The most cited paper from Zürcher Fachhochschule is "Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as the major drivers of beetle diversity in dead wood" (Sebastian Seibold, Claus Bässler, Roland Brandl et al., 2016), with 320 citations. Next come "Presence of Nanoparticles in Wash Water from Conventional Silver and Nano-silver Textiles" (273) and "Mutations of the p53 tumor suppressor gene in neoplasms of the human nervous system" (229).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as the major drivers of beetle diversity in dead wood Sebastian Seibold, Claus Bässler, Roland Brandl et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology Open access 10 Jan 2016 320
2 Presence of Nanoparticles in Wash Water from Conventional Silver and Nano-silver Textiles Denise M. Mitrano, Elisa Rimmele, Adrian Wichser et al. · ACS Nano 18 Jun 2014 273
3 Mutations of the p53 tumor suppressor gene in neoplasms of the human nervous system Hiroko Ohgaki, Robert H. Eibl, Martin Reichel et al. · Molecular Carcinogenesis 1993 229
4 Synergistic cytotoxicity of bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotides and etoposide, doxorubicin and cisplatin on small-cell lung cancer cell lines Uwe Zangemeister‐Wittke, Thomas Schenker, G. H. Luedke et al. · British Journal of Cancer Open access Oct 1998 181
5 Purification of Spider Silk-elastin from Transgenic Plants and Application for Human Chondrocyte Proliferation Jürgen Scheller, Daniele Henggeler, Angelika Viviani et al. · Transgenic Research Feb 2004 149
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Which keywords describe research at Zürcher Fachhochschule?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Bildungsungleichheit, Governance, History, Identity, Gender, Literature and Chronic Diseases.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. History3▲ 5.5×8 topics
  2. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse3▲ 99×2 topics
  3. Climate Change3▲ 1.39×8 topics
  4. Identity3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  5. Bildungsungleichheit2▲ 128×1 topic
  6. Governance2▲ 11×1 topic
  7. Deep Learning2◆ 0.93×16 topics
  8. Public Health2▲ 2.1×7 topics
  9. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.0×5 topics
  10. Gender2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  11. Machine Learning2◆ 0.90×11 topics
  12. Literature2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  13. Neural Networks2▲ 1.48×6 topics
  14. Epidemiology2▼ 0.53×14 topics
  15. Human Rights2▲ 2.1×6 topics
  16. Bildung1▲ 62×2 topics
  17. Chronic Diseases1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  18. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.44×5 topics
  19. Channel Modeling1▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Corporate Governance1▲ 2.5×3 topics
  21. Globalization1◆ 0.98×5 topics
  22. Ethics1▲ 3.6×3 topics
  23. Nationalism1▲ 3.8×3 topics
  24. Nonlinear Systems1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  25. Philosophy1▲ 4.1×3 topics
  26. Race1▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Religion1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  28. Urban Planning1▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Cultural Identity1▲ 3.1×4 topics
  30. Education1◆ 0.93×4 topics
  31. International Relations1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  32. Conservation1▲ 3.4×2 topics
  33. Diplomacy1▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Early Modern1▲ 127×1 topic
  35. Germany1▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Health Surveys1▲ 77×1 topic
  37. Healthcare Utilization1▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Humanitarianism1▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Livestock Production1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Zürcher Fachhochschule publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sociology and Education Studies, Historical Influence and Diplomacy, Health and Medical Studies and German Literature and Culture Studies.

Sociology and Education …2Sociology and Education Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical Influence and Diplomacy: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 1 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksWireless Body Area Networks: 1 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 1 fractional worksSocial Robot Interaction…1Social Robot Interaction and HRI: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Data Storage Technologies: 1 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 1 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, a…1Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral Health ProfessionsLiterature and Literary Theory6 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Historical Influence and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  5. 5 Wireless Body Area Networks Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 1 works
  7. 7 Social Robot Interaction and HRI Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Data Storage Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  9. 9 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  10. 10 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available64.7%not open35.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.8%domestic only69.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Zürcher Fachhochschule's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 50% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Zürcher Fachhochschule as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Zürcher Fachhochschule0.00030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Zürcher Fachhochschule over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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