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Chemical Engineering research in Switzerland

ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Chemical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#76 worldwide), followed by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

Switzerland's world rank
#28
of 45 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
391
Top-10% rate
15.5%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Chemical Engineering in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1ETH ZurichZurich #7618.621.7%102
2École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne #1249.415.4%67

Institutions in Switzerland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Chemical Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Chemical Engineering researchers in Switzerland?

Michaël Grätzel, Andreas Züttel and Thomas Fox rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1Michaël Grätzel#1,491 worldwide overall13k citations · 14 works
  2. 2Andreas Züttel#4,034 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 14 works
  3. 3Thomas Fox#16,046 worldwide overall932 citations · 9 works
  4. 4Eric Bakker#26,489 worldwide overall925 citations · 27 works
  5. 5Ernö Pretsch#26,847 worldwide overall786 citations · 15 works
  6. 6W. Simon#39,204 worldwide overall783 citations · 24 works
  7. 7Martin Kröger#49,489 worldwide overall831 citations · 16 works
  8. 8Jan Vermant#50,969 worldwide overall764 citations · 18 works
  9. 9Alfons Baiker#52,950 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 51 works
  10. 10Otto Haas#87,973 worldwide overall371 citations · 9 works
  11. 11H. Baltes#88,013 worldwide overall503 citations · 8 works
  12. 12Paul J. Dyson#106,872 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 16 works
  13. 13Aldo Steinfeld#107,297 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 9 works
  14. 14Edoardo Charbon#118,374 worldwide overall968 citations · 10 works
  15. 15Werner E. Morf#131,672 worldwide overall254 citations · 12 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Chemical Engineering