Field · Materials Science · Switzerland
Materials Science research in Switzerland
ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Materials Science research in 2022–2025 (#89 worldwide), followed by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology.
- Switzerland's world rank
- #25 of 90 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 3k
- Top-10% rate
- 19.3%
- Ranked institutions
- 9
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Materials Science in Switzerland?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ETH ZurichZurich | #89 | 42.5 | 21.3% | 659 |
| 2 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne | #95 | 41.7 | 23.8% | 578 |
| 3 | Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyDübendorf | #252 | 29.2 | 23.0% | 281 |
| 4 | Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen | #422 | 22.6 | 15.8% | 282 |
| 5 | University of BaselBasel | #742 | 15.4 | 23.7% | 122 |
| 6 | University of GenevaGeneva | #1,155 | 9.7 | 17.9% | 130 |
| 7 | University of ZurichZurich | #1,359 | 7.6 | 19.8% | 102 |
| 8 | University of FribourgFribourg | #1,828 | 3.8 | 17.2% | 76 |
| 9 | University of BernBern | #1,901 | 3.3 | 14.1% | 79 |
Institutions in Switzerland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Materials Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Switzerland?
Michaël Grätzel, B. Delley and L. Schlapbach rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.
- 1Michaël Grätzel#1,491 worldwide overall13k citations · 157 works
- 2B. Delley#2,845 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 56 works
- 3L. Schlapbach#3,011 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 52 works
- 4Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin#8,163 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 82 works
- 5N. Setter#26,971 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 75 works
- 6Jean‐Claude G. Bünzli#41,146 worldwide overall848 citations · 68 works
- 7Nicola A. Spaldin#44,817 worldwide overall804 citations · 62 works
- 8Alfons Baiker#52,950 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 72 works
- 9A. K. Tagantsev#55,637 worldwide overall779 citations · 58 works
- 10Alfredo Pasquarello#87,550 worldwide overall933 citations · 54 works
- 11Hans U. Güdel#100,494 worldwide overall599 citations · 51 works
- 12François Diederich#101,298 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 52 works
- 13Maksym V. Kovalenko#106,867 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 83 works
- 14Bertrand Meyer#116,050 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 57 works
- 15Dragan Damjanović#131,214 worldwide overall480 citations · 44 works
How Switzerland compares with other countries in Materials Science