Materials Science research in Switzerland
ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Materials Science research in 2022-now (#14 worldwide), followed by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology.
- Switzerland's world rank
- #8 of 87 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 3k
- Top-10% rate
- 11.8%
- 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 | #14 | 65.9 | 13.7% | 680 |
| 2 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne | #52 | 48.9 | 13.2% | 582 |
| 3 | Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyDübendorf | #191 | 32.0 | 16.3% | 281 |
| 4 | Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen | #212 | 30.7 | 8.7% | 282 |
| 5 | University of BaselBasel | #345 | 24.4 | 16.5% | 130 |
| 6 | University of GenevaGeneva | #350 | 24.2 | 10.6% | 136 |
| 7 | University of FribourgFribourg | #513 | 19.3 | 10.1% | 104 |
| 8 | University of BernBern | #541 | 18.6 | 7.7% | 90 |
| 9 | University of ZurichZurich | #624 | 16.7 | 11.3% | 116 |
Institutions in Switzerland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Materials Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Switzerland?
Michaël Grätzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin and Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Materials Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Michaël Grätzel#935 worldwide overall353.1 of 731 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin#2,117 worldwide overall183.6 of 428 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin#1,430 worldwide overall127.5 of 234 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Maksym V. Kovalenko#14,837 worldwide overall82.0 of 254 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Javier Pérez‐Ramírez#20,364 worldwide overall75.3 of 239 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Jean‐Claude G. Bünzli#44,267 worldwide overall61.0 of 186 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Barbara Lothenbach#8,773 worldwide overall60.1 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Nicola A. Spaldin#52,767 worldwide overall60.1 of 204 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Christoph Weder#53,823 worldwide overall59.0 of 228 papers here in the top 10%
- 10András Kis#11,967 worldwide overall45.8 of 98 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Michele Parrinello#7,195 worldwide overall49.9 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Wolfgang Tress#6,618 worldwide overall40.6 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Karen Louise Scrivener#1,651 worldwide overall40.5 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
- 14François Diederich#83,216 worldwide overall56.8 of 237 papers here in the top 10%
- 15W.A. Curtin#14,329 worldwide overall44.6 of 117 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Switzerland on their work in Materials 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 Materials Science