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Health Sciences research in Switzerland

ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#45 worldwide), followed by University of Zurich and University of Basel.

Switzerland's world rank
#9
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
41k
Top-10% rate
13.7%
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
1ETH ZurichZurich #4558.619.1%1,146
2University of ZurichZurich #4758.215.0%5,761
3University of BaselBasel #5356.815.5%3,239
4University of LausanneLausanne #6255.112.4%3,620
5University of BernBern #8152.216.1%4,914
6University of GenevaGeneva #10549.415.0%2,721
7World Health OrganizationGeneva #13246.920.7%2,044
8École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne #16244.717.9%541
9Novartis (Switzerland)Basel #36935.815.2%1,069
10Roche (Switzerland)Basel #41134.616.1%1,120
11Università della Svizzera italianaLugano #57131.018.7%444
12University of FribourgFribourg #58130.812.2%408
13SIB Swiss Institute of BioinformaticsLausanne #58730.724.6%90
14Ente Ospedaliero CantonaleBellinzona #60330.417.6%467
15Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteAllschwil #62630.016.3%240
16Universitätsklinik BalgristZurich #68729.015.4%352
17Kantonsspital St. GallenSaint Gallen #72728.49.4%319
18Bern University of Applied SciencesBern #74928.114.2%369
19HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western SwitzerlandDelémont #1,01024.812.8%452
20Schulthess-KlinikZurich #1,07624.110.8%279
21Médecins Sans FrontièresGeneva #1,23022.711.9%210
22ZHAW Zurich University of Applied SciencesWinterthur #1,25222.511.5%250
23Kantonsspital AarauAarau #1,27522.311.8%274
24Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen #1,28222.212.1%106
25University of LucerneLucerne #1,36021.611.2%498
26Hôpital Beau-SéjourGeneva #1,43521.03.7%546
27University of St.GallenSaint Gallen #1,64119.511.7%384
28Hôpital du ValaisSion #1,66519.410.0%152
29Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, LausanneLausanne #1,77518.710.5%239
30Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyDübendorf #1,84018.317.9%78
31University Children’s Hospital BaselBasel #1,84818.210.2%187
32Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse RomandeLausanne #1,89118.05.2%156
33AO FoundationDavos #1,90017.911.8%165
34Luzerner KantonsspitalLucerne #1,94117.77.4%342
35Kantonsspital WinterthurWinterthur #2,22016.28.1%248
36University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern SwitzerlandManno #2,38615.512.9%95
37Kantonsspital BasellandLiestal #2,51714.97.8%135
38Nestlé (Switzerland)Vevey #2,55814.712.5%142
39Hôpital de la TourMeyrin #2,58414.69.2%99
40Klinik HirslandenZurich #2,65514.38.8%129
41FINDGeneva #2,68214.216.4%72
42Centre Alpien de PhytogéographieOrsières #2,78013.89.5%125
43Kantonsspital Baselland Standort BruderholzBasel #2,85313.522.7%70
44Swiss Paraplegic ResearchNottwil #2,91213.311.5%104
45Hôpital régionalPorrentruy #3,04312.84.1%215
46Fribourg Development AgencyFribourg #3,12712.57.8%122
47Kantonsspital BadenBaden #3,17912.410.0%123
48European Organization for Nuclear ResearchGeneva #3,43911.58.0%68
49Kantonsspital GraubündenChur #3,50511.38.3%112
50Center for Pediatric Endocrinology ZurichZurich #3,65210.810.4%101
51Triemli HospitalZurich #3,75410.58.5%106
52Breast CenterZurich #3,80910.48.6%106
53Stadtspital WaidZurich #3,81910.46.9%99
54Spital Thurgau (Switzerland)Frauenfeld #3,91110.114.5%67
55Klinik für SchlafmedizinLucerne #3,92810.12.6%109
56Hôpital Riviera-ChablaisVevey #4,2719.111.3%72
57Hospital NeuchâtelNeuchâtel #4,5158.511.6%71
58Zentrum für LabormedizinSt. Gallen #4,5578.47.8%83
59St. ClaraspitalBasel #4,6858.112.8%61
60FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern SwitzerlandWindisch #4,6908.18.1%114

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

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Switzerland?

Stephan Windecker, Peter Jüni and Michael Weller rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Stephan Windecker#8,486 worldwide overall556.5 of 1,607 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Peter Jüni#2,906 worldwide overall267.8 of 607 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Michael Weller#25,895 worldwide overall304.3 of 1,066 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Cezmi A. Akdiş#4,567 worldwide overall257.3 of 616 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Marco Valgimigli#20,915 worldwide overall280.8 of 902 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Thomas Felix Lüscher#54,829 worldwide overall313.4 of 1,313 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Frank T. Ruschitzka#20,481 worldwide overall216.0 of 634 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Oliver Distler#20,570 worldwide overall219.1 of 688 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Johan H. Auwerx#3,394 worldwide overall185.1 of 373 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Francesco Maisano#60,713 worldwide overall231.1 of 903 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ludwig Kappos#73,022 worldwide overall228.7 of 896 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12René Rizzoli#18,433 worldwide overall192.0 of 545 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Matthias Egger#19,639 worldwide overall208.1 of 710 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Solange Peters#15,630 worldwide overall188.4 of 535 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Pierre‐Alain Clavien#25,949 worldwide overall194.7 of 600 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Switzerland on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Health Sciences