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Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration

In research, Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,690 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,712 of 6,365 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#2,112 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Strategy and Management — Management of Technology and Innovation is 13.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,583
of 28,054 · #9,165 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#86
of 220
Research works
3.3k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,690 of 10,521 7.8%367 #2077
Social SciencesField #4,712 of 6,365 11.0%119 #3550
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,112 of 2,578 6.9%113 #1625
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,165 of 2,578 11.9%62 #2291
Physical SciencesDomain #11,449 of 12,888 5.7%69 #12611
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,972 of 1,998 3.6%62 #1914

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,077 #4,690
  2. Social Sciences#3,550 #4,712
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#1,625 #2,112
  4. Sociology and Political Science#2,291 #2,165
  5. Physical Sciences#12,611 #11,449
  6. Arts and Humanities#1,914 #1,972
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 13.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 20.5 works13×
  2. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 31.4 works13×
  3. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 38.1 works8.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 8 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.32× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.25× its world share, 62 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.92× its world share, 113 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.64× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.37× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 119 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration?

Ranked on the composite score, Hermann Weyl, R. Witmer and Paul Bernays lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration.

  1. 1 Hermann Weyl Switzerland · #9,751 worldwide 429 citations · 69 works
  2. 2 R. Witmer Switzerland · #44,535 worldwide 109 citations · 77 works
  3. 3 Paul Bernays Switzerland · #157,688 worldwide 108 citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Arthur Curti Switzerland · #175,830 worldwide 18 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Hans-Joachim Hinrichsen Switzerland · #187,707 worldwide 9 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Sybille Sachs Switzerland · #260,658 worldwide 88 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Hans Sauter Switzerland · #263,938 worldwide 1 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Walter Dürig Switzerland · #273,029 worldwide 5 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 A Senning Switzerland · #290,097 worldwide 187 citations · 123 works
  10. 10 Eberhard Ulich Switzerland · #294,028 worldwide 57 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration

Which keywords describe research at Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Big Data, Sustainable Development, Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Organizational Change, Information Technology and Customer Relationship Management.

▲ 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. Digital Transformation47▲ 18×9 topics
  2. Sustainable Development41▲ 5.1×18 topics
  3. Big Data35▲ 7.5×11 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence32▲ 4.6×14 topics
  5. Leadership30▲ 12×13 topics
  6. Education29▲ 3.3×15 topics
  7. Sustainability26▲ 2.1×28 topics
  8. Organizational Change23▲ 62×6 topics
  9. Information Technology23▲ 9.3×7 topics
  10. Customer Relationship Management22▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse21▲ 102×2 topics
  12. Investment Decisions21▲ 34×3 topics
  13. Digital Capital21▲ 223×1 topic
  14. Value Chains21▲ 223×1 topic
  15. Customer Experience20▲ 27×4 topics
  16. Governance20▲ 12×7 topics
  17. E-commerce19▲ 6.4×4 topics
  18. Business Models19▲ 53×2 topics
  19. Mobile Health18▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Omni-Channel Strategy18▲ 166×1 topic
  21. Technology Innovation18▲ 113×1 topic
  22. Employee Engagement16▲ 19×4 topics
  23. Agility16▲ 231×1 topic
  24. Socio-Technical Systems16▲ 135×1 topic
  25. Philosophy16▲ 7.1×8 topics
  26. Ethics16▲ 6.4×13 topics
  27. Social Innovation15▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Bildungsungleichheit15▲ 100×1 topic
  29. Ethnografisches Schreiben15▲ 100×1 topic
  30. Statistical Analysis14▲ 16×3 topics
  31. History13▲ 3.7×11 topics
  32. Marketing11▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Physical Training11▲ 230×1 topic
  34. Research11▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Professional Development11▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Workplace10▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Socioeconomic Status10▲ 36×3 topics
  38. Coaching9▲ 108×1 topic
  39. Psychodrama9▲ 101×1 topic
  40. Supervision9▲ 60×2 topics

Which research topics does Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Governance and Management, Digital Innovation in Industries, Corporate Management and Leadership and Sociology and Education Studies.

Corporate Governance and Management: 21 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 18 fractional worksCorporate Management and…16Corporate Management and Leadership: 16 fractional worksSociology and Education …15Sociology and Education Studies: 15 fractional worksSports Science and Education: 11 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 9 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies9Health and Medical Studies: 9 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 8 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 8 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 6 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementManagement of Technology and InnovationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 21 works
  2. 2 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 18 works
  3. 3 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 16 works
  4. 4 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  5. 5 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 11 works
  6. 6 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 9 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 9 works
  8. 8 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 8 works
  9. 9 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 8 works
  10. 10 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 6 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 available17.1%not open82.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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