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Mathematics research in Switzerland

ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Mathematics research in 2022-now (#5 worldwide), followed by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and University of Zurich.

Switzerland's world rank
#7
of 80 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.8k
Top-10% rate
13.7%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Mathematics in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1ETH ZurichZurich #576.915.8%428
2École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne #2951.615.1%252
3University of ZurichZurich #7637.814.0%164
4University of BaselBasel #18225.213.0%95
5University of GenevaGeneva #19424.313.5%133
6University of FribourgFribourg #31917.113.1%66
7University of BernBern #33616.412.8%88
8World Health OrganizationGeneva #5888.415.1%64

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

Who are the top Mathematics researchers in Switzerland?

Benny Sudakov, Helmut Hofer and Michaël Struwe rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Benny Sudakov#300,318 worldwide overall45.1 of 196 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Helmut Hofer#170,754 worldwide overall30.2 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Michaël Struwe#76,550 worldwide overall30.1 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Camillo De Lellis#217,125 worldwide overall28.9 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Antti Knowles#69,364 worldwide overall21.0 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Claude Duhr#15,155 worldwide overall20.4 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jürg Fröhlich#57,875 worldwide overall22.5 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Philippe Michel#944,869 worldwide overall23.7 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Peter Bühlmann#47,395 worldwide overall23.3 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Herbert Amann#70,060 worldwide overall21.0 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ernst Hairer#97,292 worldwide overall21.5 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Marcos Mariño#39,424 worldwide overall17.6 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Dietmar Arno Salamon#60,345 worldwide overall19.2 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Emmanuel Kowalski#308,932 worldwide overall21.7 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Eduard Zehnder#99,147 worldwide overall17.3 of 35 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Switzerland on their work in Mathematics 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 Mathematics