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Research in Lausanne

Science Explorer records 101 research institutions in Lausanne, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, University of Lausanne and SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics.

Research institutions
101
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
151k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.6%
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 Lausanne?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneUniversity 74,763 #63
2University of LausanneUniversity 37,906 #288
3University Hospital of LausanneFunder 11,335 #2,308
4Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse RomandeHospital / health system 3,396 #15,470
5Institute of Social and Preventive MedicineResearch facility 2,672 #6,765
6SIB Swiss Institute of BioinformaticsNonprofit 2,414 #1,357
7Département de la Santé et de l'Action SocialeGovernment institution 2,010 #19,648
8Hôpital NestléHospital / health system 1,483 #7,410 all time
9Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules-GoninHospital / health system 936 #24,224 all time
10Centre de Chirurgie PlastiqueHospital / health system 930 #27,742
11International Institute for Management DevelopmentUniversity 921 #22,192
12Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, LausanneHospital / health system 898 #7,517
13Swiss Institute of Comparative LawResearch facility 834 #22,115
14Polyclinic Medical UniversityHospital / health system 709 #16,180 all time
15Haute École Pédagogique du Canton de VaudUniversity 649 #18,499
16Federal Supreme Court of SwitzerlandGovernment institution 609 #27,821
17Service Régional Vaudois de Transfusion SanguineNonprofit 575 #20,897 all time
18University Centre of Legal MedicineUniversity 564 #16,725
19Philip Morris International (Switzerland)Company 564 #17,581
20Terre des HommesNonprofit 536 #25,048
21Hôpital de l'enfanceHospital / health system 509 #33,593 all time
22FORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social SciencesResearch facility 492 #12,664
23Addiction SwitzerlandInstitution 485 #18,035
24Vestergaard (Switzerland)Company 464 #29,037 all time
25AGRIDEAInstitution 407 #26,474
26Centre d'Imagerie BioMedicaleResearch facility 389 #11,860
27Swiss Cancer Center LémanResearch facility 345 #4,820 all time
28Institute for Work and HealthResearch facility 325 #11,864 all time
29Clinique de La SourceHospital / health system 279 #31,508 all time
30Swiss Vaccine Research InstituteResearch facility 217 #10,431 all time
31Musée cantonal de zoologie de LausanneArchive 185 #36,344 all time
32European Respiratory SocietyNonprofit 175 #32,811 all time
33International Olympic CommitteeNonprofit 162 #36,113 all time
34International Federation of Sports MedicineInstitution 152 #40,174 all time
35Fondation Asile des AveuglesNonprofit 146 #32,853 all time
36Debiopharm (Switzerland)Company 126 #27,256 all time
37Musée Cantonal d'Archéologie et d'HistoireArchive 110 not ranked
38Hôpital de BeaumontHospital / health system 83 not ranked
39BG Consulting Engineers (Switzerland)Company 82 not ranked
40Hirslanden Clinique CecilHospital / health system 82 not ranked
41Sophia Genetics (Switzerland)Company 78 not ranked
42Centre for Medically Assisted ProcreationHospital / health system 69 not ranked
43AC Immune (Switzerland)Company 60 not ranked
44Spectroswiss (Switzerland)Company 58 not ranked
45Galderma (Switzerland)Company 53 not ranked
46Hirslanden Clinique Bois-CerfHospital / health system 48 not ranked
47Court of Arbitration for SportGovernment institution 38 not ranked
48MCE Avocats (Switzerland)Company 36 not ranked
49Fondation MedicNonprofit 35 not ranked
50Centre Médical de VidyHospital / health system 34 not ranked
51Logitech (Switzerland)Company 34 not ranked
52CFS Engineering (Switzerland)Company 30 not ranked
53Debiotech (Switzerland)Company 30 not ranked
54Quantis (Switzerland)Company 26 not ranked
55Cantonal and University Library of LausanneArchive 26 not ranked
56Viasat (Switzerland)Company 25 not ranked
57ELCA (Switzerland)Company 25 not ranked
58Koenig & Bauer (Switzerland)Company 24 not ranked
59Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne - HETSL, HES-SOUniversity 21 not ranked
60La Source School of Nursing, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western SwitzerlandUniversity 21 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.

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne: 49.6%University of Lausanne: 25.2%University Hospital of Lausanne: 7.5%Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande: 2.3%56 others listed: 15.5%50%largest
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne75k · 49.6%University of Lausanne38k · 25.2%University Hospital of Lausanne11k · 7.5%Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande3,396 · 2.3%56 others listed23k · 15.5%

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

What is Lausanne strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lausanne is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, Biophysics and Condensed Matter Physics (3.2× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 77.3 works3.2×
  2. BiophysicsSubfield · 70.9 works3.0×
  3. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 91.3 works2.7×
  4. InstrumentationSubfield · 26.6 works2.6×
  5. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 376.4 works2.5×
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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 Lausanne?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Mental Health, Gender Studies, Territorial Governance, Local Development and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology826◆ 1.00×139 topics
  2. Deep Learning657◆ 0.92×80 topics
  3. Machine Learning585▼ 0.86×84 topics
  4. Climate Change503◆ 0.90×108 topics
  5. Inflammation455◆ 1.05×83 topics
  6. Mental Health419▲ 1.37×44 topics
  7. Public Health389▲ 1.28×71 topics
  8. Globalization363◆ 0.89×132 topics
  9. Neural Networks349◆ 1.09×39 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress336◆ 0.99×62 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease286▲ 1.23×38 topics
  12. Treatment281◆ 1.11×50 topics
  13. Social Justice226▲ 1.84×42 topics
  14. Biosensors213▲ 1.98×12 topics
  15. Community Engagement191▲ 2.8×17 topics
  16. Gender Studies180▲ 5.6×13 topics
  17. Social Determinants of Health173▲ 3.6×8 topics
  18. Territorial Governance167▲ 6.3×3 topics
  19. Local Development161▲ 6.7×2 topics
  20. Palliative Care153▲ 4.6×6 topics
  21. Magnetic Resonance Imaging152▲ 2.8×8 topics
  22. Sociolinguistics149▲ 3.8×9 topics
  23. Ethnographic Research141▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Educational Policies141▲ 5.8×3 topics
  25. Sociological Analysis139▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Professional Practices139▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Public Action139▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Citizen Participation131▲ 5.1×3 topics
  29. End-of-Life Care122▲ 4.9×4 topics
  30. Medical Ethics121▲ 4.4×7 topics
  31. Environmental Participation116▲ 7.0×1 topic
  32. Proximity and Innovation116▲ 7.0×1 topic
  33. Digital Health115▲ 4.8×4 topics
  34. Patient Rights112▲ 7.2×2 topics
  35. Psychological Trauma106▲ 7.7×2 topics
  36. Ethical Practices106▲ 7.9×1 topic
  37. Healthcare Legislation106▲ 8.3×1 topic
  38. Healthcare Quality Indicators105▲ 8.4×2 topics
  39. Inequalities97▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Universal Health Coverage97▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Lausanne?

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 139 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 116 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 106 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 97 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 86 works
  6. 6 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 80 works
  7. 7 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 70 works
  8. 8 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 63 works
  9. 9 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 62 works
  10. 10 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 58 works

Research output over time

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