Social Sciences research in Switzerland
ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#30 worldwide), followed by University of Zurich and University of Lausanne.
- Switzerland's world rank
- #9 of 161 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 36k
- Top-10% rate
- 12.7%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Social Sciences in Switzerland?
Institutions in Switzerland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Switzerland?
Joël Billieux, Ernst Fehr and Carel P. van Schaik rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Joël Billieux#6,027 worldwide overall158.0 of 319 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Ernst Fehr#4,587 worldwide overall113.6 of 255 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Carel P. van Schaik#2,827 worldwide overall97.7 of 200 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Bruno S. Frey#74,828 worldwide overall124.5 of 508 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Michael Siegrist#20,210 worldwide overall86.9 of 192 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Matthias Egger#19,639 worldwide overall83.4 of 207 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Frank Schimmelfennig#5,279 worldwide overall74.7 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Wiebke Bleidorn#11,753 worldwide overall77.5 of 172 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Stephan M. Wagner#14,340 worldwide overall75.1 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Eszter Hargittai#11,663 worldwide overall68.6 of 141 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Willibald Ruch#80,964 worldwide overall83.2 of 298 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Mike Steffen Schäfer#29,151 worldwide overall69.6 of 170 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Georgia Salanti#3,869 worldwide overall64.7 of 133 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Steven R. G. Ongena#41,248 worldwide overall75.1 of 238 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Klaus R. Scherer#30,752 worldwide overall76.4 of 214 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Switzerland on their work in Social 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 Social Sciences