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Environmental Science research in Switzerland

ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Environmental Science research in 2022-now (#3 worldwide), followed by Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

Switzerland's world rank
#6
of 122 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
6.2k
Top-10% rate
14.3%
Ranked institutions
22

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

What is the best university for Environmental Science in Switzerland?

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

Who are the top Environmental Science researchers in Switzerland?

Sonia Isabelle Seneviratne, Antoine Guisan and BERNHARD H. SCHMID rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Environmental Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Sonia Isabelle Seneviratne#4,414 worldwide overall136.5 of 312 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Antoine Guisan#4,869 worldwide overall127.9 of 268 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3BERNHARD H. SCHMID#8,438 worldwide overall130.8 of 304 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Niklaus E. Zimmermann#2,188 worldwide overall116.3 of 218 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Urs von Gunten#13,551 worldwide overall119.5 of 284 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Nina C. Buchmann#12,249 worldwide overall115.2 of 296 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Urs Baltensperger#16,363 worldwide overall115.7 of 331 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Andrê S. H. Prévôt#18,538 worldwide overall105.1 of 328 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Florian Altermatt#6,159 worldwide overall90.7 of 195 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Thomas Ward Crowther#324 worldwide overall81.8 of 134 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Markus Fischer#13,440 worldwide overall87.3 of 192 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Thomas M. Brooks#10,366 worldwide overall82.5 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Christian Körner#21,024 worldwide overall75.3 of 188 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Markus Stoffel#44,187 worldwide overall81.1 of 268 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Loïc Pellissier#13,987 worldwide overall68.8 of 168 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Switzerland on their work in Environmental Science 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 Environmental Science