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Zürcher Fachhochschule

In research, Zürcher Fachhochschule stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,585 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,544
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#299
of 429
Research works
299
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

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 #15,585 of 16,945 13.7%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 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: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.55× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.14× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.98× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Zürcher Fachhochschule?

Ranked on the composite score, Andreas Moser, Heinz Burg and de lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zürcher Fachhochschule.

  1. 1 Andreas Moser Switzerland · #328,473 worldwide 82 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Heinz Burg Switzerland · #735,446 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 de Switzerland · #1,343,649 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Richard Kißling Switzerland · #1,574,715 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Zürcher Fachhochschule

Which keywords describe research at Zürcher Fachhochschule?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Identity, Bildungsungleichheit, Governance, Gender, Literature, History 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 2022–2025 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 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. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse3▲ 122×2 topics
  2. Identity3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  3. Bildungsungleichheit2▲ 154×1 topic
  4. Governance2▲ 14×1 topic
  5. Climate Change2▲ 1.47×7 topics
  6. Gender2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  7. Machine Learning2▲ 1.20×11 topics
  8. History2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  9. Deep Learning2◆ 1.03×13 topics
  10. Literature2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  11. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.2×5 topics
  12. Human Rights2▲ 2.7×6 topics
  13. Public Health2▲ 1.97×3 topics
  14. Bildung1▲ 79×2 topics
  15. Chronic Diseases1▲ 11×2 topics
  16. Neural Networks1▲ 1.66×5 topics
  17. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.88×5 topics
  18. Corporate Governance1▲ 3.2×3 topics
  19. Ethics1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  20. Globalization1◆ 1.12×4 topics
  21. Nationalism1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  22. Philosophy1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  23. Race1▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Religion1▲ 4.6×2 topics
  25. Urban Planning1▲ 27×3 topics
  26. International Relations1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  27. Channel Modeling1▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Diplomacy1▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Early Modern1▲ 158×1 topic
  30. Germany1▲ 94×1 topic
  31. Health Surveys1▲ 94×1 topic
  32. Healthcare Utilization1▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Humanitarianism1▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Zürcher Fachhochschule publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksLinguistic research and analysis: 1 fractional worksSocial Robot Interaction and HRI: 1 fractional worksGerman legal, social, an…1German legal, social, and political studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 1 fractional worksWireless Body Area Networks: 1 fractional worksPolitical Influence and Corporate Strategies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral Health ProfessionsLiterature and Literary Theory5 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 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 1 works
  6. 6 Social Robot Interaction and HRI Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 1 works
  9. 9 Wireless Body Area Networks Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Political Influence and Corporate Strategies Strategy and Management 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zürcher Fachhochschule's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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