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Health Sciences research in Switzerland

University of Bern ranks first in Switzerland for Health Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#81 worldwide), followed by University of Zurich and University Hospital of Zurich.

Switzerland's world rank
#18
of 161 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
41k
Top-10% rate
19.4%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of BernBern #8153.225.1%2,737
2University of ZurichZurich #11149.822.7%3,089
3University Hospital of ZurichZurich #17545.018.9%2,313
4University of BaselBasel #20743.224.8%1,702
5University of LausanneLausanne #21243.020.7%2,246
6University Hospital of BernBern #24641.420.0%2,170
7University Hospital of GenevaGeneva #34737.721.5%1,224
8University Hospital of BaselBasel #39636.319.2%1,483
9World Health OrganizationGeneva #39736.341.0%658
10University of GenevaGeneva #41035.923.2%1,473
11ETH ZurichZurich #46934.529.2%999
12Bern University of Applied SciencesBern #75429.525.4%369
13University Hospital of LausanneLausanne #1,08925.510.4%1,122
14École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne #1,11825.330.2%535
15Roche (Switzerland)Basel #1,41922.720.5%559
16Università della Svizzera italianaLugano #1,58421.530.4%339
17Ente Ospedaliero CantonaleBellinzona #1,75420.524.6%282
18Novartis (Switzerland)Basel #1,75920.420.7%413
19University of St.GallenSaint Gallen #1,79820.217.6%384
20HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western SwitzerlandDelémont #2,39317.123.7%257
21Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteAllschwil #2,76015.631.7%240
22Kantonsspital AarauAarau #2,85315.315.6%274
23University of FribourgFribourg #2,87715.219.3%390
24Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, LausanneLausanne #2,90915.114.1%239
25Kantonsspital St. GallenSaint Gallen #3,00014.813.2%318
26University of LucerneLucerne #3,05514.615.2%498
27Institute of Social and Preventive MedicineLausanne #3,18414.126.5%143
28University Children's Hospital ZurichZurich #3,35713.617.2%355
29ZHAW Zurich University of Applied SciencesWinterthur #3,42413.318.4%192
30University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern SwitzerlandManno #3,53913.024.6%80
31Universitätsklinik BalgristZurich #4,03311.621.1%352
32SIB Swiss Institute of BioinformaticsLausanne #4,45310.539.9%90
33Luzerner KantonsspitalLucerne #4,48710.59.1%342
34Ospedale regionale di LuganoLugano #4,9779.422.7%112
35Center for Pediatric Endocrinology ZurichZurich #5,2398.813.4%101
36Hôpital Beau-SéjourGeneva #5,6278.12.9%546
37Institute for Biomedical EngineeringZurich #5,6478.025.7%130
38Hôpital du ValaisSion #5,6827.913.7%152
39FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern SwitzerlandWindisch #6,1587.119.0%108
40Nestlé (Switzerland)Vevey #6,3816.723.3%99
41Schulthess-KlinikZurich #6,5726.413.2%279
42Kantonsspital BadenBaden #6,6606.212.6%123
43Alexion Pharma (Switzerland)Zurich #6,6776.218.6%91
44Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyDübendorf #6,6856.226.9%78
45Hôpital régionalPorrentruy #6,8815.91.3%215
46AO FoundationDavos #6,9245.814.4%165
47Kantonsspital Baselland Standort BruderholzBasel #7,0035.733.4%70
48Triemli HospitalZurich #7,0575.610.2%106
49Kantonsspital WinterthurWinterthur #7,1485.59.4%248
50University Children’s Hospital BaselBasel #7,2015.413.3%187
51Kantonsspital BasellandLiestal #7,2105.411.4%135
52Solothurner SpitälerOlten #7,4065.110.0%68
53Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen #7,9024.424.0%106
54Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and ArtsLucerne #7,9144.413.2%68
55Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse RomandeLausanne #8,0104.37.4%156
56FINDGeneva #8,1194.123.6%72
57Klinik HirslandenZurich #8,3133.912.4%129
58Centre Alpien de PhytogéographieOrsières #8,3613.818.1%125
59Breast CenterZurich #8,6633.510.0%106
60Institute of Oncology ResearchBellinzona #8,7573.316.5%90

Institutions in Switzerland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Switzerland?

Peter Jüni, Stephan Windecker and Frank Ruschitzka rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1Peter Jüni#207 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 127 works
  2. 2Stephan Windecker#471 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 321 works
  3. 3Frank Ruschitzka#1,235 worldwide overall2k citations · 133 works
  4. 4Christian Mueller#2,439 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 129 works
  5. 5Solange Peters#8,152 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 170 works
  6. 6Mira Katan#9,277 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 121 works
  7. 7Francesco Maisano#9,470 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 192 works
  8. 8Gérard Waeber#10,734 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 130 works
  9. 9Ludwig Kappos#11,153 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 151 works
  10. 10Michael Weller#13,332 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 275 works
  11. 11Haran Burri#21,535 worldwide overall1k citations · 160 works
  12. 12Michael Zimmermann#23,285 worldwide overall1k citations · 120 works
  13. 13Urs Fischer#32,533 worldwide overall735 citations · 183 works
  14. 14Reinhard Dummer#34,756 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 346 works
  15. 15Thomas F. Lüscher#42,373 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 298 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Health Sciences