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Arts and Humanities research in Switzerland

University of Lausanne ranks first in Switzerland for Arts and Humanities research in 2022-now (#26 worldwide), followed by University of Basel and University of Zurich.

Switzerland's world rank
#7
of 103 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
6.1k
Top-10% rate
11.6%
Ranked institutions
19

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

What is the best university for Arts and Humanities in Switzerland?

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

Who are the top Arts and Humanities researchers in Switzerland?

Michael Josef Thali, Frauke Schultze‐Lutter and Anita Riecher‐Rössler rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Arts and Humanities that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Michael Josef Thali#508,971 worldwide overall32.4 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Frauke Schultze‐Lutter#448,800 worldwide overall28.7 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Anita Riecher‐Rössler#205,310 worldwide overall22.8 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Willibald Ruch#80,964 worldwide overall19.7 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Geoffrey M. Reed#35,236 worldwide overall18.2 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Stefan Borgwardt#77,955 worldwide overall16.2 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Simone E. Pfenninger#107,098 worldwide overall14.3 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Walter Burkert#268,735 worldwide overall15.9 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Balthasar Bickel#25,384 worldwide overall14.3 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Frank Jakobus Rühli#763,879 worldwide overall19.6 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Wulf Rössler#309,320 worldwide overall13.9 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Andreas H. Jucker#149,405 worldwide overall15.2 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Walter Kaufmann#370,446 worldwide overall16.3 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Walter W Benjamin#842,141 worldwide overall23.4 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Miriam A. Locher#145,621 worldwide overall12.5 of 24 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Switzerland on their work in Arts and Humanities 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 Arts and Humanities