Field · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Switzerland
Earth and Planetary Sciences research in Switzerland
ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Earth and Planetary Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#9 worldwide), followed by University of Bern and Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research.
- Switzerland's world rank
- #10 of 80 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 2.7k
- Top-10% rate
- 30.1%
- Ranked institutions
- 12
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Earth and Planetary Sciences in Switzerland?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ETH ZurichZurich | #9 | 69.0 | 35.9% | 690 |
| 2 | University of BernBern | #107 | 34.2 | 27.2% | 253 |
| 3 | Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ResearchBirmensdorf | #113 | 33.4 | 36.3% | 84 |
| 4 | Oeschger Centre for Climate Change ResearchBern | #167 | 27.9 | 30.4% | 100 |
| 5 | University of LausanneLausanne | #197 | 25.6 | 30.0% | 212 |
| 6 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne | #208 | 24.8 | 32.8% | 168 |
| 7 | University of ZurichZurich | #209 | 24.7 | 38.3% | 121 |
| 8 | University of GenevaGeneva | #284 | 20.4 | 28.1% | 181 |
| 9 | Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen | #327 | 18.4 | 32.3% | 60 |
| 10 | University of BaselBasel | #384 | 16.2 | 29.0% | 82 |
| 11 | University of FribourgFribourg | #393 | 15.8 | 43.1% | 71 |
| 12 | Amt für ArchäologieFrauenfeld | #1,156 | 63.0 | 9.3% | 68 |
Institutions in Switzerland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Earth and Planetary Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Earth and Planetary Sciences researchers in Switzerland?
Irka Hajdas, Urs Schaltegger and Oliver Heiri rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.
- 1Irka Hajdas#11,680 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 41 works
- 2Urs Schaltegger#16,833 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 87 works
- 3Oliver Heiri#23,258 worldwide overall974 citations · 42 works
- 4Christoph A. Heinrich#23,440 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 63 works
- 5Peter A. Ziegler#26,147 worldwide overall1k citations · 56 works
- 6Nicolas Gruber#28,812 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 62 works
- 7Christoph Schär#38,103 worldwide overall732 citations · 35 works
- 8Wilfried Haeberli#41,489 worldwide overall973 citations · 87 works
- 9Sean D. Willett#44,521 worldwide overall702 citations · 52 works
- 10Jan D. Kramers#50,557 worldwide overall557 citations · 40 works
- 11Johan O. A. Robertsson#67,229 worldwide overall282 citations · 36 works
- 12Christian Huggel#73,909 worldwide overall866 citations · 61 works
- 13Neil S. Mancktelow#76,208 worldwide overall446 citations · 41 works
- 14Peter Ulmer#77,037 worldwide overall479 citations · 36 works
- 15Willy Tinner#83,741 worldwide overall523 citations · 42 works
How Switzerland compares with other countries in Earth and Planetary Sciences