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Zurich University of the Arts

In research, Zurich University of the Arts stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,238 of 10,521 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,633 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Literature and Literary Theory and Arts and Humanities — Literature and Literary Theory is 19.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,490
of 28,054 · #20,656 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#84
of 220
Research works
706
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Zurich University of the Arts 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 #5,238 of 10,521 14.1%185 #5075
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,633 of 1,998 11.0%93 #2707

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zurich University of the Arts 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).

What does Zurich University of the Arts specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Literature and Literary Theory takes 19.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 25.4 works19×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 92.7 works13×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.16× its world share, 9 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 11 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 12.98× its world share, 93 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.49× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.36× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Zurich University of the Arts?

Ranked on the composite score, Julia Wolf, Dieter Mersch and Robert H. Gassmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zurich University of the Arts.

  1. 1 Julia Wolf Switzerland · #167,759 worldwide 0 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Dieter Mersch Switzerland · #288,154 worldwide 13 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Robert H. Gassmann Switzerland · #351,249 worldwide 3 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Brigitte Kurmann‐Schwarz Switzerland · #522,593 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Marc Rölli Switzerland · #602,459 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 René Bauer Switzerland · #805,595 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Francine Giese Switzerland · #856,550 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Barbara von Orelli-Messerli Switzerland · #909,159 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Stefano Papetti Switzerland · #996,485 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Francis Müller Switzerland · #1,199,785 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Zurich University of the Arts

Which keywords describe research at Zurich University of the Arts?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Literature, History, Gender, Narrative, Art, Photography and Materiality.

▲ 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. Identity37▲ 21×18 topics
  2. Literature33▲ 25×16 topics
  3. History24▲ 14×12 topics
  4. Gender23▲ 17×11 topics
  5. Narrative21▲ 54×5 topics
  6. Art20▲ 93×5 topics
  7. Photography15▲ 151×5 topics
  8. Materiality14▲ 149×2 topics
  9. Bildung13▲ 163×2 topics
  10. Education13▲ 3.0×13 topics
  11. Exhibition13▲ 472×1 topic
  12. Museum13▲ 472×1 topic
  13. Autorschaft12▲ 229×1 topic
  14. Literaturkritik12▲ 229×1 topic
  15. Aesthetics12▲ 63×8 topics
  16. Artificial Intelligence11▲ 3.2×7 topics
  17. Philosophy11▲ 9.9×9 topics
  18. Migration11▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Visual Culture10▲ 78×6 topics
  20. Innovation10▲ 3.9×10 topics
  21. Virtual Reality8▲ 6.3×6 topics
  22. Nationalism8▲ 6.5×6 topics
  23. Cultural Studies7▲ 7.9×6 topics
  24. Human-Computer Interaction7▲ 17×5 topics
  25. Cultural Sociology7▲ 220×2 topics
  26. Ethics7▲ 6.1×11 topics
  27. Memory7▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Gesture Recognition7▲ 38×3 topics
  29. Collective Memory7▲ 99×2 topics
  30. Cultural History7▲ 22×6 topics
  31. Science6▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse6▲ 62×2 topics
  33. Cultural Policy6▲ 62×2 topics
  34. Emotional Responses6▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Society6▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Cultural Memory6▲ 49×3 topics
  37. Governance6▲ 7.3×2 topics
  38. Psychoanalysis6▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Social Memory6▲ 363×1 topic
  40. Media6▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does Zurich University of the Arts publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Libraries and Information Services, German Literature and Culture Studies, Memory, History, Trauma, Identity and Literature and Cultural Memory.

Libraries and Information Services: 13 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 12 fractional worksMemory, History, Trauma, Identity: 6 fractional worksLiterature and Cultural Memory: 6 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 5 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 5 fractional worksArt, Aesthetics, and Per…5Art, Aesthetics, and Perception: 5 fractional worksArts, Culture, and Music Studies: 5 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional worksMusicology and Musical Analysis: 4 fractional works
MuseologyLiterature and Literary TheoryPhilosophyComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition5 others

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

  1. 1 Libraries and Information Services Museology 13 works
  2. 2 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 12 works
  3. 3 Memory, History, Trauma, Identity Philosophy 6 works
  4. 4 Literature and Cultural Memory Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
  5. 5 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 5 works
  6. 6 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Art, Aesthetics, and Perception Visual Arts and Performing Arts 5 works
  8. 8 Arts, Culture, and Music Studies Cultural Studies 5 works
  9. 9 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 4 works
  10. 10 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 4 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 available50.4%not open49.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zurich University of the Arts's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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