Science Explorer Back to mapMap

Physical Sciences research in Switzerland

ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#3 worldwide), followed by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and University of Basel.

Switzerland's world rank
#5
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
46k
Top-10% rate
13.2%
Ranked institutions
54

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1ETH ZurichZurich #388.216.7%9,817
2École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne #3860.813.7%6,466
3University of BaselBasel #22641.614.8%1,539
4University of ZurichZurich #23541.115.8%2,541
5University of GenevaGeneva #27439.513.1%2,117
6University of BernBern #32437.712.1%2,185
7Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen #36836.311.8%1,527
8University of LausanneLausanne #45634.012.7%1,232
9Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyDübendorf #47333.615.2%1,226
10University of FribourgFribourg #50332.911.2%828
11European Organization for Nuclear ResearchGeneva #63730.49.8%1,776
12Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and TechnologyDübendorf #72029.119.8%404
13ZHAW Zurich University of Applied SciencesWinterthur #89026.810.5%596
14Università della Svizzera italianaLugano #97825.811.3%609
15University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern SwitzerlandManno #1,01825.310.0%388
16Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ResearchBirmensdorf #1,08524.619.0%442
17HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western SwitzerlandDelémont #1,14824.07.4%664
18Roche (Switzerland)Basel #1,20323.512.2%310
19SIB Swiss Institute of BioinformaticsLausanne #1,27122.923.3%104
20Bern University of Applied SciencesBern #1,28322.89.7%426
21Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of TechnologyZurich #1,33422.411.0%137
22Novartis (Switzerland)Basel #1,33622.412.5%264
23University of St.GallenSaint Gallen #1,55520.815.5%397
24World Health OrganizationGeneva #1,64220.215.1%330
25InspireZurich #2,12017.410.4%120
26Oeschger Centre for Climate Change ResearchBern #2,13717.315.4%223
27Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and ArtsLucerne #2,42416.06.3%327
28OST - Ostschweizer FachhochschuleRapperswil #2,90414.06.5%218
29Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business AdministrationZurich #3,08313.43.2%69
30FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern SwitzerlandWindisch #3,37712.47.2%438
31AgroscopeBern #3,60411.717.9%176
32University of NeuchâtelNeuchâtel #3,99510.611.2%387
33Idiap Research InstituteMartigny-Combe #4,07110.414.7%185
34Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteAllschwil #4,12510.216.0%81
35Toyota Motor Corporation (Switzerland)Safenwil #4,6828.97.6%297
36Human Computer Interaction (Switzerland)Zurich #4,8118.611.6%137
37Syngenta (Switzerland)Basel #5,2697.613.9%79
38World Wide Fund for NatureZurich #5,3907.415.4%198
39Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (Switzerland)Neuchâtel #5,4977.28.0%180
40SwitchZurich #5,7056.87.0%117
41International Space Science InstituteBern #6,0216.214.4%117
42University of LucerneLucerne #6,1016.07.2%75
43EU Business School, GenevaGeneva #6,1655.98.8%128
44Accenture (Switzerland)Zurich #6,2605.84.0%114
45ABB (Switzerland)Zurich #6,3425.67.2%173
46Swiss Federal Institute of MetrologyBern #6,8784.75.9%99
47Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwissZurich #6,9744.614.3%85
48Synopsys (Switzerland)Zurich #7,6183.64.5%143
49Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium DavosDavos #8,0033.114.9%95
50University of Applied Sciences of the GrisonsChur #8,6032.34.5%62
51Amt für ArchäologieFrauenfeld #8,6862.23.2%93
52International Union for Conservation of NatureGland #9,485127.016.9%96
53Swiss Ornithological InstituteSempach #9,493126.013.5%99
54Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (Switzerland)Basel #10,52115.08.6%227

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

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Switzerland?

Michaël Grätzel, P. Kyberd and G. Dissertori rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Michaël Grätzel#935 worldwide overall907.4 of 2,150 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2P. Kyberd#21,069 worldwide overall630.3 of 2,224 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3G. Dissertori#9,720 worldwide overall564.7 of 1,683 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4G. M. Dallavalle#14,919 worldwide overall585.3 of 1,911 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Francesco L. Navarria#18,368 worldwide overall579.1 of 1,954 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6M. Cuffiani#18,663 worldwide overall575.4 of 1,928 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7P. Giacomelli#20,976 worldwide overall535.3 of 1,838 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin#2,117 worldwide overall429.2 of 1,009 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Giuseppe Eugenio Bruno#8,223 worldwide overall442.2 of 1,246 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Gunter Quast#18,091 worldwide overall466.9 of 1,525 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Luc Van Gool#11,566 worldwide overall437.9 of 1,316 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12S. Nuzzo#28,815 worldwide overall466.5 of 1,702 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13David E. Evans#17,439 worldwide overall407.4 of 1,290 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14M. Maggi#29,773 worldwide overall431.3 of 1,573 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Sofia Vallecorsa#11,128 worldwide overall369.7 of 999 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Switzerland on their work in Physical 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 Physical Sciences