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?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
| 1 | ETH ZurichZurich |
#45 | 58.6 | 19.1% | 1,146 |
| 2 | University of ZurichZurich |
#47 | 58.2 | 15.0% | 5,761 |
| 3 | University of BaselBasel |
#53 | 56.8 | 15.5% | 3,239 |
| 4 | University of LausanneLausanne |
#62 | 55.1 | 12.4% | 3,620 |
| 5 | University of BernBern |
#81 | 52.2 | 16.1% | 4,914 |
| 6 | University of GenevaGeneva |
#105 | 49.4 | 15.0% | 2,721 |
| 7 | World Health OrganizationGeneva |
#132 | 46.9 | 20.7% | 2,044 |
| 8 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne |
#162 | 44.7 | 17.9% | 541 |
| 9 | Novartis (Switzerland)Basel |
#369 | 35.8 | 15.2% | 1,069 |
| 10 | Roche (Switzerland)Basel |
#411 | 34.6 | 16.1% | 1,120 |
| 11 | Università della Svizzera italianaLugano |
#571 | 31.0 | 18.7% | 444 |
| 12 | University of FribourgFribourg |
#581 | 30.8 | 12.2% | 408 |
| 13 | SIB Swiss Institute of BioinformaticsLausanne |
#587 | 30.7 | 24.6% | 90 |
| 14 | Ente Ospedaliero CantonaleBellinzona |
#603 | 30.4 | 17.6% | 467 |
| 15 | Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteAllschwil |
#626 | 30.0 | 16.3% | 240 |
| 16 | Universitätsklinik BalgristZurich |
#687 | 29.0 | 15.4% | 352 |
| 17 | Kantonsspital St. GallenSaint Gallen |
#727 | 28.4 | 9.4% | 319 |
| 18 | Bern University of Applied SciencesBern |
#749 | 28.1 | 14.2% | 369 |
| 19 | HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western SwitzerlandDelémont |
#1,010 | 24.8 | 12.8% | 452 |
| 20 | Schulthess-KlinikZurich |
#1,076 | 24.1 | 10.8% | 279 |
| 21 | Médecins Sans FrontièresGeneva |
#1,230 | 22.7 | 11.9% | 210 |
| 22 | ZHAW Zurich University of Applied SciencesWinterthur |
#1,252 | 22.5 | 11.5% | 250 |
| 23 | Kantonsspital AarauAarau |
#1,275 | 22.3 | 11.8% | 274 |
| 24 | Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen |
#1,282 | 22.2 | 12.1% | 106 |
| 25 | University of LucerneLucerne |
#1,360 | 21.6 | 11.2% | 498 |
| 26 | Hôpital Beau-SéjourGeneva |
#1,435 | 21.0 | 3.7% | 546 |
| 27 | University of St.GallenSaint Gallen |
#1,641 | 19.5 | 11.7% | 384 |
| 28 | Hôpital du ValaisSion |
#1,665 | 19.4 | 10.0% | 152 |
| 29 | Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, LausanneLausanne |
#1,775 | 18.7 | 10.5% | 239 |
| 30 | Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyDübendorf |
#1,840 | 18.3 | 17.9% | 78 |
| 31 | University Children’s Hospital BaselBasel |
#1,848 | 18.2 | 10.2% | 187 |
| 32 | Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse RomandeLausanne |
#1,891 | 18.0 | 5.2% | 156 |
| 33 | AO FoundationDavos |
#1,900 | 17.9 | 11.8% | 165 |
| 34 | Luzerner KantonsspitalLucerne |
#1,941 | 17.7 | 7.4% | 342 |
| 35 | Kantonsspital WinterthurWinterthur |
#2,220 | 16.2 | 8.1% | 248 |
| 36 | University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern SwitzerlandManno |
#2,386 | 15.5 | 12.9% | 95 |
| 37 | Kantonsspital BasellandLiestal |
#2,517 | 14.9 | 7.8% | 135 |
| 38 | Nestlé (Switzerland)Vevey |
#2,558 | 14.7 | 12.5% | 142 |
| 39 | Hôpital de la TourMeyrin |
#2,584 | 14.6 | 9.2% | 99 |
| 40 | Klinik HirslandenZurich |
#2,655 | 14.3 | 8.8% | 129 |
| 41 | FINDGeneva |
#2,682 | 14.2 | 16.4% | 72 |
| 42 | Centre Alpien de PhytogéographieOrsières |
#2,780 | 13.8 | 9.5% | 125 |
| 43 | Kantonsspital Baselland Standort BruderholzBasel |
#2,853 | 13.5 | 22.7% | 70 |
| 44 | Swiss Paraplegic ResearchNottwil |
#2,912 | 13.3 | 11.5% | 104 |
| 45 | Hôpital régionalPorrentruy |
#3,043 | 12.8 | 4.1% | 215 |
| 46 | Fribourg Development AgencyFribourg |
#3,127 | 12.5 | 7.8% | 122 |
| 47 | Kantonsspital BadenBaden |
#3,179 | 12.4 | 10.0% | 123 |
| 48 | European Organization for Nuclear ResearchGeneva |
#3,439 | 11.5 | 8.0% | 68 |
| 49 | Kantonsspital GraubündenChur |
#3,505 | 11.3 | 8.3% | 112 |
| 50 | Center for Pediatric Endocrinology ZurichZurich |
#3,652 | 10.8 | 10.4% | 101 |
| 51 | Triemli HospitalZurich |
#3,754 | 10.5 | 8.5% | 106 |
| 52 | Breast CenterZurich |
#3,809 | 10.4 | 8.6% | 106 |
| 53 | Stadtspital WaidZurich |
#3,819 | 10.4 | 6.9% | 99 |
| 54 | Spital Thurgau (Switzerland)Frauenfeld |
#3,911 | 10.1 | 14.5% | 67 |
| 55 | Klinik für SchlafmedizinLucerne |
#3,928 | 10.1 | 2.6% | 109 |
| 56 | Hôpital Riviera-ChablaisVevey |
#4,271 | 9.1 | 11.3% | 72 |
| 57 | Hospital NeuchâtelNeuchâtel |
#4,515 | 8.5 | 11.6% | 71 |
| 58 | Zentrum für LabormedizinSt. Gallen |
#4,557 | 8.4 | 7.8% | 83 |
| 59 | St. ClaraspitalBasel |
#4,685 | 8.1 | 12.8% | 61 |
| 60 | FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern SwitzerlandWindisch |
#4,690 | 8.1 | 8.1% | 114 |
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.
- 1Stephan Windecker#8,486 worldwide overall556.5 of 1,607 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Peter Jüni#2,906 worldwide overall267.8 of 607 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Michael Weller#25,895 worldwide overall304.3 of 1,066 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Cezmi A. Akdiş#4,567 worldwide overall257.3 of 616 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Marco Valgimigli#20,915 worldwide overall280.8 of 902 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Thomas Felix Lüscher#54,829 worldwide overall313.4 of 1,313 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Frank T. Ruschitzka#20,481 worldwide overall216.0 of 634 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Oliver Distler#20,570 worldwide overall219.1 of 688 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Johan H. Auwerx#3,394 worldwide overall185.1 of 373 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Francesco Maisano#60,713 worldwide overall231.1 of 903 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Ludwig Kappos#73,022 worldwide overall228.7 of 896 papers here in the top 10%
- 12René Rizzoli#18,433 worldwide overall192.0 of 545 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Matthias Egger#19,639 worldwide overall208.1 of 710 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Solange Peters#15,630 worldwide overall188.4 of 535 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Pierre‐Alain Clavien#25,949 worldwide overall194.7 of 600 papers here in the top 10%
How Switzerland compares with other countries in Health Sciences