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Health Professions research in Switzerland

University of Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Health Professions research in 2022–2025 (#84 worldwide), followed by University of Bern and University of Geneva.

Switzerland's world rank
#22
of 108 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.3k
Top-10% rate
18.0%
Ranked institutions
18

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Professions in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of ZurichZurich #8441.425.1%252
2University of BernBern #8940.723.6%202
3University of GenevaGeneva #25726.622.5%212
4World Health OrganizationGeneva #27625.742.8%126
5University Hospital of GenevaGeneva #32123.726.2%63
6University of BaselBasel #50417.724.4%166
7Bern University of Applied SciencesBern #50617.726.6%101
8ETH ZurichZurich #59015.631.8%89
9University of LausanneLausanne #61415.120.1%228
10University Hospital of BernBern #73012.817.3%99
11University Hospital of ZurichZurich #86210.622.5%82
12University of St.GallenSaint Gallen #1,1966.324.4%62
13HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western SwitzerlandDelémont #1,4134.125.9%75
14ZHAW Zurich University of Applied SciencesWinterthur #1,4433.820.8%62
15University Hospital of LausanneLausanne #1,5293.14.0%116
16University of LucerneLucerne #1,5383.018.3%62
17Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, LausanneLausanne #1,6352.211.6%89
18Hôpital Beau-SéjourGeneva #1,88331.00.8%73

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

Who are the top Health Professions researchers in Switzerland?

Matthias Egger, Jean‐Pierre Michel and Idris Guessous rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1Matthias Egger#110 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 22 works
  2. 2Jean‐Pierre Michel#3,246 worldwide overall2k citations · 18 works
  3. 3Idris Guessous#6,081 worldwide overall753 citations · 21 works
  4. 4Gerold Stucki#8,740 worldwide overall782 citations · 21 works
  5. 5François R. Herrmann#9,282 worldwide overall864 citations · 28 works
  6. 6Lale Say#10,590 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 34 works
  7. 7Gérard Waeber#10,734 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 22 works
  8. 8Doris Chou#10,785 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 29 works
  9. 9Tanja Manser#25,499 worldwide overall399 citations · 20 works
  10. 10Didier Pittet#31,771 worldwide overall613 citations · 15 works
  11. 11Ralf J. Jox#50,031 worldwide overall211 citations · 15 works
  12. 12Nicolas Rodondi#62,525 worldwide overall461 citations · 29 works
  13. 13Nathalie Voser#68,979 worldwide overall66 citations · 16 works
  14. 14Ilona Kickbusch#89,845 worldwide overall167 citations · 17 works
  15. 15Jean‐Bernard Daeppen#94,233 worldwide overall272 citations · 22 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Health Professions