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Research in Geneva

Science Explorer records 149 research institutions in Geneva, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Geneva, European Organization for Nuclear Research and World Health Organization.

Research institutions
149
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
139k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.9%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Geneva?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of GenevaUniversity 50,643 #242
2European Organization for Nuclear ResearchResearch facility 27,854 #960
3University Hospital of GenevaHospital / health system 12,889 #1,484
4World Health OrganizationGovernment institution 7,967 #1,112
5Hôpital Beau-SéjourHospital / health system 4,668 #13,691
6Graduate Institute of International and Development StudiesUniversity 4,021 #6,613
7HES-SO GenèveUniversity 2,843 #8,646
8Clayton FoundationNonprofit 2,649 #4,579 all time
9Musée d'Art et d'HistoireArchive 2,146 #22,568
10International Labour OrganizationGovernment institution 1,869 #19,461
11World Trade OrganizationGovernment institution 1,563 #20,748
12EU Business School, GenevaUniversity 1,380 #15,294
13STMicroelectronics (Switzerland)Company 1,350 #21,648
14Service de Santé de la JeunesseInstitution 1,276 #26,681
15Firmenich (Switzerland)Company 1,106 #14,297
16International Organization for MigrationGovernment institution 1,057 #17,621
17International Committee of the Red CrossNonprofit 817 #20,163
18Natural History Museum of GenevaArchive 719 #21,845
19BattelleNonprofit 616 #6,469 all time
20Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesGovernment institution 616 #29,199 all time
21Gulf Research CenterResearch facility 607 #19,057 all time
22World Economic ForumNonprofit 535 #21,717
23Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDSInstitution 524 #14,877
24Care InternationalNonprofit 493 #20,149
25Charles Humbert 8Hospital / health system 450 #8,640 all time
26Global Social ObservatoryInstitution 422 #10,880 all time
27United Nations Economic Commission for EuropeInstitution 394 #25,939
28International Council of NursesInstitution 364 #11,439 all time
29World Meteorological OrganizationGovernment institution 364 #9,296 all time
30Médecins Sans FrontièresNonprofit 353 #15,486
31Jardin Botanique de GenèveArchive 335 #25,681
32Webster University GenevaUniversity 266 #26,482 all time
33FINDNonprofit 263 #13,916
34World Intellectual Property OrganizationGovernment institution 251 #25,982
35Drugs for Neglected Diseases InitiativeNonprofit 249 #14,561 all time
36International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesNonprofit 247 #24,704
37United Nations Research Institute for Social DevelopmentResearch facility 246 #27,481 all time
38Foundation for laboratory medicineNonprofit 244 #13,679 all time
39International Social Security AssociationInstitution 234 #41,212 all time
40Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeGovernment institution 220 #24,173 all time
41International Telecommunication UnionInstitution 220 #34,011 all time
42NCCR Chemical Biology - Visualisation and Control of Biological Processes Using ChemistryResearch facility 217 #10,792 all time
43International BaccalaureateUniversity 208 #28,063 all time
44Medicines for Malaria VentureNonprofit 197 #16,433 all time
45Global Alliance for Improved NutritionNonprofit 197 #38,248 all time
46Leman UniversityUniversity 166 #26,591 all time
47Children's Oncology GroupNonprofit 165 #23,994 all time
48United Nations Institute for Training and ResearchResearch facility 151 #38,187 all time
49International University in GenevaUniversity 136 #34,039 all time
50Light Chain Bioscience (Switzerland)Company 134 #15,752 all time
51Générale-Beaulieu ClinicHospital / health system 128 #29,834 all time
52Hirslanden Clinique La CollineHospital / health system 115 not ranked
53GaviInstitution 113 not ranked
54Wyss Center for Bio and NeuroengineeringNonprofit 98 not ranked
55Union for International Cancer ControlNonprofit 96 not ranked
56Office Médico PédagogiqueGovernment institution 90 not ranked
57Alliance for Health Policy and Systems ResearchHospital / health system 85 not ranked
58World Heart FederationNonprofit 85 not ranked
59European Broadcasting UnionInstitution 81 not ranked
60Global Forum for Health ResearchNonprofit 80 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Geneva: 36.7%European Organization for Nuclear Research: 20.2%University Hospital of Geneva: 9.3%World Health Organization: 5.8%56 others listed: 27.9%37%largest
University of Geneva51k · 36.7%European Organization for Nuclear Research28k · 20.2%University Hospital of Geneva13k · 9.3%World Health Organization7,967 · 5.8%56 others listed39k · 27.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Geneva strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Geneva is most concentrated in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation and History and Philosophy of Science (12.6× the world share in Nuclear and High Energy Physics).

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 694.9 works13×
  2. RadiationSubfield · 120.7 works5.0×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 132.2 works4.9×
  4. InstrumentationSubfield · 34.1 works3.9×
  5. Physics and AstronomyField · 1,507.7 works3.9×
  6. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 312.9 works3.4×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Geneva?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Public Health, CMOS Technology, Mental Health and Photon Counting.

▲ 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 city'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. Epidemiology990▲ 1.43×138 topics
  2. Globalization640▲ 1.86×150 topics
  3. Public Health465▲ 1.82×70 topics
  4. Mental Health441▲ 1.72×47 topics
  5. Climate Change417◆ 0.88×112 topics
  6. Human Rights379▲ 2.1×82 topics
  7. Sustainable Development326▲ 1.17×85 topics
  8. Quality of Life305▲ 1.21×57 topics
  9. Innovation288▲ 1.56×69 topics
  10. Dark Matter274▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Particle Physics242▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Social Justice239▲ 2.3×46 topics
  13. CMOS Technology213▲ 15×5 topics
  14. Immune Response212▲ 2.1×22 topics
  15. Colonialism205▲ 2.5×46 topics
  16. Global Governance204▲ 5.1×25 topics
  17. Photon Counting199▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Higgs Boson193▲ 21×1 topic
  19. High-Energy Collider193▲ 21×1 topic
  20. Vaccine193▲ 2.7×11 topics
  21. Community Engagement193▲ 3.3×16 topics
  22. International Law189▲ 3.5×30 topics
  23. Migration183▲ 3.1×30 topics
  24. Detector Performance174▲ 31×2 topics
  25. X-ray Imaging174▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Social Determinants of Health173▲ 4.3×8 topics
  27. Particle Detectors169▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Silicon Detectors169▲ 49×1 topic
  29. Territorial Governance155▲ 7.0×4 topics
  30. Local Development150▲ 7.5×2 topics
  31. Gender Studies150▲ 5.5×14 topics
  32. Lattice QCD145▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Critical Current Density119▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Environmental Participation115▲ 8.3×1 topic
  35. Proximity and Innovation115▲ 8.3×1 topic
  36. Ethnographic Research114▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Nb3Sn Conductor112▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Superconducting Magnets112▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Sociological Analysis108▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Synchrotron Radiation108▲ 13×4 topics

What research is done in Geneva?

  1. 1 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 193 works
  2. 2 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 169 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 115 works
  4. 4 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 112 works
  5. 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 108 works
  6. 6 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 96 works
  7. 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 88 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 88 works
  9. 9 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 84 works
  10. 10 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 79 works

Research output over time

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