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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne vs ETH Zurich

On research quality in 2022-now, ETH Zurich ranks #21 in the world and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne #97, of 28,054 institutions. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne stands higher in 0 of the 12 fields both publish in, ETH Zurich in 12.

Research profiles alike: 0.91very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Switzerland · Lausanne

World rank, 2022-now
#97
#54 all time
Works, 2022-now
8.5k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.1%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
66%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Condensed Matter Physics.

ETH Zurich

Switzerland · Zurich

World rank, 2022-now
#21
#25 all time
Works, 2022-now
14k
fractional
Top-10% rate
30.1%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
47%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Theoretical Computer Science, Hardware and Architecture.

Who leads in each field?

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne stands higher in 0 of 12 fields, ETH Zurich in 12. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 012 ETH Zurich
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#34
  2. #85Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#17
  3. #71Chemistry#25
  4. #91Computer Science#18
  5. #129Earth and Planetary Sciences#6
  6. #101Engineering#44
  7. #342Environmental Science#15
  8. #151Materials Science#85
  9. #82Mathematics#9
  10. #479Medicine#207
  11. #80Neuroscience#53
  12. #17Physics and Astronomy#5

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world's share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Neuroscience1.9× 1.1×
  2. Energy1.8× 1.3×
  3. Materials Science1.9× 1.4×
  4. Physics and Astronomy4.5× 3.3×
  5. Engineering2.0× 1.6×
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.5×
  7. Chemistry2.4× 2.1×
  8. Computer Science1.7× 1.6×
  9. Chemical Engineering2.2× 2.1×
  10. Mathematics2.5× 2.6×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 1.2×
  12. Decision Sciences1.1× 1.2×
  13. Medicine0.3× 0.3×
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.4× 0.5×
  15. Psychology0.3× 0.4×
  16. Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.3×
  17. Health Professions0.2× 0.2×
  18. Social Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.9×
  20. Environmental Science0.8× 1.5×
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.2× 0.5×
  22. Nursing0.2× 0.4×
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.3× 3.2×
  24. Dentistry0.0× 0.1×
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.7×
  26. Veterinary0.1× 0.6×
École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneETH Zurich

Location quotient in 2022-now: the share of each side's research in the field over the world's share. 1× is the world's balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne leans further are at the top, ETH Zurich's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4kETH Zurich3,251 in 2025École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne1,911 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne or ETH Zurich?

ETH Zurich publishes 1.6× as much research as École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in 2022-now (14k against 8.5k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne or ETH Zurich?

30.1% of ETH Zurich's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.1% for École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

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Which is stronger in research, ETH Zurich or EPFL?

On research quality in 2022-now, ETH Zurich ranks #21 in the world and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne #97, of 28,054 institutions. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne stands higher in 0 of the 12 fields both publish in, ETH Zurich in 12.

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