Chemistry research in Switzerland
ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Chemistry research in 2022-now (#5 worldwide), followed by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and University of Basel.
- Switzerland's world rank
- #6 of 71 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 2.1k
- Top-10% rate
- 13.2%
- Ranked institutions
- 9
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Chemistry in Switzerland?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ETH ZurichZurich | #5 | 77.6 | 16.0% | 457 |
| 2 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne | #35 | 50.4 | 14.3% | 328 |
| 3 | University of BaselBasel | #122 | 33.0 | 18.5% | 169 |
| 4 | University of BernBern | #189 | 26.9 | 13.7% | 170 |
| 5 | University of ZurichZurich | #321 | 19.5 | 10.3% | 140 |
| 6 | University of GenevaGeneva | #368 | 17.6 | 9.4% | 141 |
| 7 | Novartis (Switzerland)Basel | #374 | 17.4 | 14.2% | 70 |
| 8 | Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen | #409 | 16.1 | 10.0% | 86 |
| 9 | University of FribourgFribourg | #453 | 14.7 | 10.6% | 67 |
Institutions in Switzerland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Chemistry, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Chemistry researchers in Switzerland?
Dieter Seebàch, Ruedi Aebersold and Erick M. Carreira rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Chemistry that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Dieter Seebàch#121,435 worldwide overall211.8 of 817 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Ruedi Aebersold#982 worldwide overall126.8 of 239 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Erick M. Carreira#47,135 worldwide overall128.4 of 458 papers here in the top 10%
- 4François Diederich#83,216 worldwide overall127.6 of 499 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Nicolai Cramer#26,833 worldwide overall91.2 of 251 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Wolfgang Oppolzer#24,359 worldwide overall65.8 of 139 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Berend Smit#8,274 worldwide overall66.9 of 153 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Michaël Grätzel#935 worldwide overall71.3 of 218 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Xile Hu#8,668 worldwide overall62.3 of 158 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Paul J. Dyson#54,232 worldwide overall81.6 of 357 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Jérôme Waser#97,464 worldwide overall66.7 of 256 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Andreas Pfaltz#148,072 worldwide overall67.3 of 270 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Christophe Copéret#51,799 worldwide overall67.2 of 276 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Cristina Nevado#56,564 worldwide overall53.4 of 151 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Javier Pérez‐Ramírez#20,364 worldwide overall52.0 of 141 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Switzerland on their work in Chemistry alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.