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Research in Zurich

Science Explorer records 215 research institutions in Zurich, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are ETH Zurich, University of Zurich and Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology.

Research institutions
215
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
249k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.7M
35.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
25.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Zurich

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Zurich?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of ZurichUniversity 103,230 #72
2ETH ZurichUniversity 94,838 #9
3Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of TechnologyGovernment institution 5,833 #1,860
4ABB (Switzerland)Company 4,806 #10,094
5Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business AdministrationUniversity 3,286 #2,206
6World Wide Fund for NatureNonprofit 2,672 #5,945
7Universitätsklinik BalgristHospital / health system 2,323 #2,713
8Swiss Finance InstituteUniversity 2,030 #6,428
9Schulthess-KlinikHospital / health system 1,943 #5,361
10Triemli HospitalHospital / health system 1,592 #16,605
11Human Computer Interaction (Switzerland)Company 1,480 #6,878
12SwitchNonprofit 1,360 #11,437
13Accenture (Switzerland)Company 1,212 #8,854
14Mylan (Switzerland)Company 1,166 #11,703
15Synopsys (Switzerland)Company 1,023 #13,502
16Breast CenterHospital / health system 989 #14,457
17Union Bank of SwitzerlandFunder 982 #8,333
18Stadtspital WaidHospital / health system 830 #14,095
19Tamedia (Switzerland)Company 804 #13,058
20Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwissGovernment institution 729 #16,283
21Klinik HirslandenHospital / health system 711 #14,267
22Alexion Pharma (Switzerland)Company 687 #9,113
23Center for Pediatric Endocrinology ZurichResearch facility 664 #12,076
24Biologie LaborResearch facility 633 #10,398 all time
25Credit Suisse (Switzerland)Company 545 #19,092 all time
26InspireCompany 523 #6,099
27The Geneva AssociationNonprofit 463 #15,625
28Swiss Epilepsy CenterInstitution 433 #10,861 all time
29Rheinmetall (Switzerland)Company 423 #14,370
30Zürich Zoological GardenArchive 421 #17,956 all time
31University of Teacher Education in Special NeedsUniversity 412 #19,643
32Zurich Heart HouseInstitution 355 #3,460 all time
33Swiss National MuseumArchive 310 #16,073 all time
34Amt für StädtebauGovernment institution 305 #14,345 all time
35Zürcher FachhochschuleUniversity 299 #14,680 all time
36Life Science ZurichUniversity 295 #7,775
37Swiss Re (Switzerland)Company 278 #16,644 all time
38Zurich Insurance Group (Switzerland)Company 275 #19,398
39Zürich Airport (Switzerland)Company 270 #12,014 all time
40Sukkulenten-Sammlung ZürichArchive 266 #22,026
41Kantonsschule EngeUniversity 265 #10,396 all time
42GEO Partner (Switzerland)Company 251 #19,197 all time
43Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in SocietyNonprofit 216 #17,798 all time
44Hirslanden Klinik Im ParkHospital / health system 212 #25,043 all time
45Kalaidos University of Applied SciencesUniversity 209 #25,701 all time
46Stiftung Patientensicherheit SchweizInstitution 197 #21,554 all time
47Immunologie-Zentrum ZürichHospital / health system 197 #23,101 all time
48Walt Disney (Switzerland)Company 180 #25,165 all time
49Fédération Internationale de Football AssociationInstitution 162 #18,040
50Herzgefäss Medizin Klinik Im ParkHospital / health system 156 #33,183 all time
51SwissLitho (Switzerland)Company 149 #20,847 all time
52GastroZentrum Hirslanden ZürichHospital / health system 120 #34,115 all time
53Hydrosolutions (Switzerland)Company 113 not ranked
54Department of Health Canton of ZurichGovernment institution 110 not ranked
55European League Against RheumatismNonprofit 108 not ranked
56Swiss Insurance AssociationInstitution 102 not ranked
57International Ice Hockey FederationInstitution 85 not ranked
58Zentrum für GefässkrankheitenHospital / health system 84 not ranked
59Infrastructure Management Consultants (Switzerland)Company 75 not ranked
60Center for Business StudiesUniversity 66 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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 Zurich: 42.2%ETH Zurich: 38.7%Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology: 2.4%ABB (Switzerland): 2.0%56 others listed: 14.7%42%largest
University of Zurich103k · 42.2%ETH Zurich95k · 38.7%Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology5,833 · 2.4%ABB (Switzerland)4,806 · 2.0%56 others listed36k · 14.7%

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

Which fields of science does Zurich work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Zurich is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Engineering (13%), Social Sciences (9%).

Physical Sciences: 17k fractional works · 39.6% of its workEngineering: 5,388 fractional works · 12.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,223 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,106 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 519 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 425 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 365 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 356 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 283 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 265 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 199 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 181 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 181 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 133 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 152 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3,551 fractional works · 8.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,303 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 600 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 376 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 363 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 318 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 155 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 121 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 120 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 92 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 102 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2,046 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 540 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 404 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 251 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 157 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 145 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 141 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 106 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 92 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 88 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 122 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,823 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 680 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 329 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 309 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 218 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 142 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 110 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,218 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 502 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 352 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 114 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 89 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 160 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 980 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 612 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 121 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 112 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 135 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 749 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 164 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 142 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 141 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 106 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 196 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 714 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 313 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 204 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 197 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 245 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 206 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 147 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 11k fractional works · 24.8% of its workMedicine: 9,203 fractional works · 21.6% of its workSurgery: 1,492 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 811 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 640 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 622 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 554 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 492 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 483 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 351 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 336 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 294 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 265 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 238 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 233 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 213 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 204 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 169 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 168 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 152 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 149 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 130 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 114 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 106 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 92 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 85 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 807 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 789 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 464 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 325 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 306 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 129 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 110 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 161 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 132 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 101 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 94 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 9,338 fractional works · 21.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,835 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,332 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 615 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 499 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 171 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 159 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 140 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 130 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 117 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 114 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 97 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 89 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 371 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,549 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 289 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 268 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 242 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 149 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 113 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 102 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 94 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 89 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 85 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 118 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1,547 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 477 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 433 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 320 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 190 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 105 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 968 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 312 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 189 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 126 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 116 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 110 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 90 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 948 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 638 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 237 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 491 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 234 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 127 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 98 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5,797 fractional works · 13.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2,871 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,632 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 457 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 173 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 157 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 105 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 347 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 1,188 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 638 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 229 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 128 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 194 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,157 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 362 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 284 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 123 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 92 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 297 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 494 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 358 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 86 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKZurich43kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5,38812.7%
    2. Computer Science3,5518.3%
    3. Environmental Science2,0464.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1,8234.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,2182.9%
    6. Materials Science9802.3%
    7. Mathematics7491.8%
    8. Chemistry7141.7%
    9. Energy2450.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering1470.3%
    1. Medicine9,20321.6%
    2. Health Professions7891.9%
    3. Dentistry3060.7%
    4. Veterinary1610.4%
    5. Nursing1010.2%
  3. Social Sciences9,33821.9%
    1. Social Sciences3,8359.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,5493.6%
    3. Psychology1,5473.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting9682.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance9482.2%
    6. Decision Sciences4911.2%
  4. Life Sciences5,79713.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2,8716.7%
    2. Neuroscience1,1882.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,1572.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology4941.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics860.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Zurich strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Zurich is most concentrated in Equine, Theoretical Computer Science and General Decision Sciences (5.8× the world share in Equine).

  1. EquineSubfield · 27.9 works5.8×
  2. Theoretical Computer ScienceSubfield · 30.4 works4.8×
  3. General Decision SciencesSubfield · 30.3 works4.3×
  4. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 50.7 works3.5×
  5. ClassicsSubfield · 65.6 works3.0×
  6. Developmental BiologySubfield · 24.7 works3.0×
  7. VeterinaryField · 143.0 works2.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1,001 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 2,457 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 429 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.67× its world share, 1,004 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 72 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.97× its world share, 126 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.09× its world share, 632 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 3,023 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 937 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 216 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 4,848 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 1,674 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 859 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.48× its world share, 643 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.94× its world share, 1,593 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.47× its world share, 264 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 710 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 8,059 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 89 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.84× its world share, 143 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 1,382 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 861 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 411 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 882 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 1,317 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 3,364 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary2.84×143 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy1.94×1,593 works
  3. Neuroscience1.67×1,004 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.62×937 works
  5. Mathematics1.48×643 works
  6. Dentistry1.47×264 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.29×1,382 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.25×2,457 works
  9. Psychology1.17×1,317 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.15×429 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.15×411 works
  12. Medicine1.13×8,059 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.11×882 works
  14. Chemistry1.09×632 works
  15. Computer Science1.05×3,023 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.97×126 works
  17. Environmental Science0.91×1,674 works
  18. Engineering0.87×4,848 works
  19. Health Professions0.73×710 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.72×861 works
  21. Social Sciences0.72×3,364 works
  22. Materials Science0.67×859 works
  23. Energy0.64×216 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.57×1,001 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.55×72 works
  26. Nursing0.49×89 works

Which keywords describe research in Zurich?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Inflammation, Sustainability and Neural Networks.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology1,714◆ 1.01×138 topics
  2. Climate Change1,489▲ 1.29×116 topics
  3. Deep Learning1,405◆ 0.96×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning1,394◆ 0.98×95 topics
  5. Inflammation827◆ 0.91×83 topics
  6. Sustainability809▼ 0.78×125 topics
  7. Neural Networks658◆ 1.00×41 topics
  8. Quality of Life579◆ 0.94×58 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence551◆ 0.91×63 topics
  10. Treatment539◆ 1.04×51 topics
  11. Remote Sensing537◆ 1.03×38 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress527▼ 0.75×62 topics
  13. Big Data505▲ 1.24×34 topics
  14. Renewable Energy467▼ 0.76×51 topics
  15. Public Health466▼ 0.75×76 topics
  16. Cancer461▼ 0.81×58 topics
  17. Biomedical Applications439◆ 0.87×35 topics
  18. Immunotherapy423▲ 1.38×19 topics
  19. Risk Factors410◆ 0.88×37 topics
  20. Diagnosis409◆ 1.03×41 topics
  21. Global Warming380▲ 2.1×14 topics
  22. Depression376◆ 1.00×25 topics
  23. Identity364▲ 1.18×70 topics
  24. Clinical Trials361▲ 1.27×19 topics
  25. Ethics356▲ 1.65×55 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders348▲ 1.43×20 topics
  27. Biodiversity347◆ 1.07×37 topics
  28. History336◆ 1.14×61 topics
  29. Rehabilitation323▲ 1.90×13 topics
  30. Complications322▲ 1.52×17 topics
  31. Biomechanics304▲ 2.3×12 topics
  32. Magnetic Resonance Imaging295▲ 2.8×8 topics
  33. Governance270▲ 1.95×18 topics
  34. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse261▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Greenhouse Gas Emissions257▲ 2.2×8 topics
  36. Molecular Dynamics202▲ 2.7×7 topics
  37. Tomography201▲ 2.7×5 topics
  38. Fluid Dynamics183▲ 3.0×6 topics
  39. Bildungsungleichheit148▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Ethnografisches Schreiben148▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Zurich?

Sociology and Education …138Sociology and Education Studies: 138 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…94Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 94 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 94 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 88 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 84 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 84 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 79 fractional worksPlant and animal studies75Plant and animal studies: 75 fractional worksTopic Modeling74Topic Modeling: 74 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 73 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSurgeryEducationPathology and Forensic Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 138 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 94 works
  3. 3 Education Methods and Technologies Education 94 works
  4. 4 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 88 works
  5. 5 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 84 works
  6. 6 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 84 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 79 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 75 works
  9. 9 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 74 works
  10. 10 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 73 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Zurich22.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 35.4% in 2016.

Questions people ask

What are the best universities in Zurich for research?

Science Explorer records 215 research institutions in Zurich, Switzerland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are ETH Zurich, University of Zurich and Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology.

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