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Mathematics research in Switzerland
ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Mathematics research in 2022–2025 (#12 worldwide), followed by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and University of Geneva.
- Switzerland's world rank
- #19 of 82 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 1.8k
- Top-10% rate
- 20.2%
- Ranked institutions
- 7
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Mathematics in Switzerland?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ETH ZurichZurich | #12 | 64.3 | 21.6% | 424 |
| 2 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne | #121 | 31.1 | 20.0% | 250 |
| 3 | University of GenevaGeneva | #259 | 20.1 | 20.3% | 126 |
| 4 | University of ZurichZurich | #313 | 17.4 | 23.6% | 155 |
| 5 | University of BernBern | #627 | 7.4 | 18.7% | 83 |
| 6 | University of BaselBasel | #695 | 6.0 | 19.4% | 91 |
| 7 | University of FribourgFribourg | #920 | 1.9 | 19.1% | 66 |
Institutions in Switzerland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Mathematics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Mathematics researchers in Switzerland?
Frank Bretz, Herbert Amann and Hermann Weyl rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.
- 1Frank Bretz#7,942 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 31 works
- 2Herbert Amann#8,672 worldwide overall810 citations · 37 works
- 3Hermann Weyl#9,751 worldwide overall429 citations · 29 works
- 4Peter Bühlmann#11,436 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 36 works
- 5Peter Henrici#31,444 worldwide overall705 citations · 27 works
- 6Helmut Hofer#37,155 worldwide overall440 citations · 48 works
- 7B. L. van der Waerden#38,082 worldwide overall350 citations · 61 works
- 8Michael Wolf#53,410 worldwide overall963 citations · 39 works
- 9K. S. Kölbig#61,202 worldwide overall628 citations · 27 works
- 10Dietmar Salamon#70,712 worldwide overall421 citations · 49 works
- 11Michaël Struwe#85,863 worldwide overall318 citations · 38 works
- 12Giovanni Felder#87,117 worldwide overall313 citations · 44 works
- 13Alexander Ostrowski#107,907 worldwide overall324 citations · 94 works
- 14Alessio Figalli#121,031 worldwide overall305 citations · 52 works
- 15Eduard Zehnder#129,314 worldwide overall183 citations · 30 works
How Switzerland compares with other countries in Mathematics