Earth and Planetary Sciences research in Switzerland
ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Earth and Planetary Sciences research in 2022-now (#3 worldwide), followed by University of Lausanne and University of Geneva.
- Switzerland's world rank
- #7 of 78 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 2.7k
- Top-10% rate
- 15.0%
- 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 | #3 | 84.3 | 17.7% | 705 |
| 2 | University of LausanneLausanne | #82 | 37.0 | 14.5% | 215 |
| 3 | University of GenevaGeneva | #122 | 31.3 | 15.4% | 182 |
| 4 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne | #131 | 30.3 | 15.2% | 169 |
| 5 | University of BernBern | #158 | 27.6 | 12.7% | 255 |
| 6 | University of BaselBasel | #208 | 23.7 | 14.6% | 83 |
| 7 | University of ZurichZurich | #264 | 20.2 | 15.5% | 122 |
| 8 | University of FribourgFribourg | #268 | 20.0 | 14.4% | 72 |
| 9 | Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ResearchBirmensdorf | #281 | 19.4 | 19.2% | 84 |
| 10 | Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen | #287 | 19.1 | 11.4% | 60 |
| 11 | Oeschger Centre for Climate Change ResearchBern | #313 | 17.8 | 15.0% | 100 |
| 12 | Amt für ArchäologieFrauenfeld | #800 | 4.4 | 3.1% | 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-now.
Who are the top Earth and Planetary Sciences researchers in Switzerland?
Taras Gerya, Urs Baltensperger and Nicolas Gruber rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Earth and Planetary Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Taras Gerya#70,334 worldwide overall138.4 of 438 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Urs Baltensperger#16,363 worldwide overall102.3 of 269 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Nicolas Gruber#11,075 worldwide overall88.0 of 180 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Andrê S. H. Prévôt#18,538 worldwide overall89.3 of 240 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Tobias Bolch#4,882 worldwide overall76.4 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Domenico Giardini#63,315 worldwide overall89.8 of 288 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Olivier Bachmann#61,620 worldwide overall76.4 of 254 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Urs Schaltegger#58,247 worldwide overall69.3 of 205 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Matthias Huss#17,039 worldwide overall61.6 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Ulrike Lohmann#35,907 worldwide overall66.1 of 215 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Derek Vance#51,159 worldwide overall60.7 of 173 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Fortunat Joos#10,469 worldwide overall56.5 of 133 papers here in the top 10%
- 13James A. D. Connolly#52,613 worldwide overall56.3 of 134 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Timothy I. Eglinton#83,654 worldwide overall69.1 of 265 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Gerald H. Haug#32,743 worldwide overall58.3 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Switzerland on their work in Earth and Planetary 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 Earth and Planetary Sciences