This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
What is the best university for Medicine in Switzerland?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
| 1 | University of ZurichZurich |
#46 | 57.7 | 15.0% | 5,017 |
| 2 | University of BaselBasel |
#50 | 56.8 | 15.3% | 2,849 |
| 3 | ETH ZurichZurich |
#51 | 56.6 | 18.5% | 999 |
| 4 | University of LausanneLausanne |
#59 | 55.0 | 12.5% | 3,150 |
| 5 | University of BernBern |
#82 | 51.3 | 15.7% | 4,267 |
| 6 | University of GenevaGeneva |
#106 | 48.5 | 14.8% | 2,313 |
| 7 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne |
#171 | 43.2 | 17.7% | 492 |
| 8 | World Health OrganizationGeneva |
#202 | 41.4 | 20.6% | 1,554 |
| 9 | Novartis (Switzerland)Basel |
#352 | 35.2 | 15.4% | 1,028 |
| 10 | Roche (Switzerland)Basel |
#414 | 33.4 | 16.5% | 1,061 |
| 11 | Università della Svizzera italianaLugano |
#539 | 30.5 | 18.7% | 401 |
| 12 | SIB Swiss Institute of BioinformaticsLausanne |
#541 | 30.5 | 24.6% | 85 |
| 13 | Ente Ospedaliero CantonaleBellinzona |
#552 | 30.3 | 17.8% | 434 |
| 14 | University of FribourgFribourg |
#576 | 29.8 | 12.6% | 340 |
| 15 | Kantonsspital St. GallenSaint Gallen |
#669 | 28.1 | 9.4% | 304 |
| 16 | Universitätsklinik BalgristZurich |
#774 | 26.5 | 15.6% | 339 |
| 17 | Bern University of Applied SciencesBern |
#837 | 25.7 | 14.3% | 245 |
| 18 | Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteAllschwil |
#864 | 25.3 | 15.9% | 185 |
| 19 | HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western SwitzerlandDelémont |
#1,106 | 22.6 | 11.6% | 302 |
| 20 | Kantonsspital AarauAarau |
#1,160 | 22.0 | 11.7% | 251 |
| 21 | University of LucerneLucerne |
#1,333 | 20.5 | 11.5% | 430 |
| 22 | Schulthess-KlinikZurich |
#1,359 | 20.3 | 10.9% | 265 |
| 23 | Hôpital Beau-SéjourGeneva |
#1,394 | 20.0 | 3.1% | 464 |
| 24 | Médecins Sans FrontièresGeneva |
#1,407 | 19.9 | 12.4% | 165 |
| 25 | ZHAW Zurich University of Applied SciencesWinterthur |
#1,425 | 19.8 | 11.2% | 159 |
| 26 | Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen |
#1,500 | 19.2 | 12.8% | 94 |
| 27 | University of St.GallenSaint Gallen |
#1,565 | 18.8 | 11.1% | 319 |
| 28 | Hôpital du ValaisSion |
#1,572 | 18.7 | 10.6% | 134 |
| 29 | Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse RomandeLausanne |
#1,702 | 17.8 | 5.2% | 143 |
| 30 | University Children’s Hospital BaselBasel |
#1,747 | 17.5 | 10.4% | 172 |
| 31 | Luzerner KantonsspitalLucerne |
#1,858 | 16.9 | 8.0% | 313 |
| 32 | Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, LausanneLausanne |
#1,875 | 16.8 | 9.6% | 147 |
| 33 | Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyDübendorf |
#2,027 | 15.9 | 17.6% | 62 |
| 34 | Kantonsspital WinterthurWinterthur |
#2,038 | 15.8 | 7.8% | 233 |
| 35 | AO FoundationDavos |
#2,262 | 14.7 | 11.8% | 154 |
| 36 | Kantonsspital BasellandLiestal |
#2,324 | 14.4 | 7.8% | 127 |
| 37 | Klinik HirslandenZurich |
#2,347 | 14.3 | 8.9% | 123 |
| 38 | Hôpital de la TourMeyrin |
#2,596 | 13.2 | 9.6% | 87 |
| 39 | Kantonsspital BadenBaden |
#2,652 | 12.9 | 10.2% | 114 |
| 40 | University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern SwitzerlandManno |
#2,668 | 12.9 | 12.4% | 69 |
| 41 | Fribourg Development AgencyFribourg |
#2,764 | 12.5 | 7.4% | 112 |
| 42 | Hôpital régionalPorrentruy |
#2,778 | 12.4 | 3.4% | 192 |
| 43 | Kantonsspital GraubündenChur |
#2,969 | 11.7 | 8.4% | 106 |
| 44 | Nestlé (Switzerland)Vevey |
#3,032 | 11.4 | 11.0% | 99 |
| 45 | Center for Pediatric Endocrinology ZurichZurich |
#3,225 | 10.8 | 8.6% | 81 |
| 46 | Triemli HospitalZurich |
#3,250 | 10.7 | 8.6% | 101 |
| 47 | Centre Alpien de PhytogéographieOrsières |
#3,301 | 10.5 | 9.6% | 116 |
| 48 | Kantonsspital Baselland Standort BruderholzBasel |
#3,305 | 10.5 | 23.3% | 67 |
| 49 | Klinik für SchlafmedizinLucerne |
#3,338 | 10.4 | 2.3% | 101 |
| 50 | Swiss Paraplegic ResearchNottwil |
#3,339 | 10.4 | 10.3% | 89 |
| 51 | FINDGeneva |
#3,395 | 10.2 | 16.8% | 67 |
| 52 | Spital Thurgau (Switzerland)Frauenfeld |
#3,552 | 9.7 | 15.0% | 64 |
| 53 | Hôpital Riviera-ChablaisVevey |
#3,561 | 9.7 | 11.8% | 67 |
| 54 | Breast CenterZurich |
#3,677 | 9.3 | 8.8% | 102 |
| 55 | Stadtspital WaidZurich |
#3,717 | 9.2 | 8.3% | 78 |
| 56 | Hospital NeuchâtelNeuchâtel |
#4,000 | 8.4 | 10.2% | 62 |
| 57 | Kantonsspital MünsterlingenMünsterlingen |
#4,300 | 7.6 | 5.6% | 62 |
| 58 | Alexion Pharma (Switzerland)Zurich |
#4,745 | 6.5 | 10.6% | 76 |
| 59 | Solothurner SpitälerOlten |
#4,977 | 6.0 | 8.4% | 61 |
| 60 | Zentrum für LabormedizinSt. Gallen |
#5,006 | 5.9 | 5.6% | 61 |
Who are the top Medicine researchers in Switzerland?
Stephan Windecker, Peter Jüni and Michael Weller rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Stephan Windecker#8,486 worldwide overall550.3 of 1,592 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Peter Jüni#2,906 worldwide overall258.6 of 586 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Michael Weller#25,895 worldwide overall303.7 of 1,050 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Marco Valgimigli#20,915 worldwide overall276.8 of 888 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Cezmi A. Akdiş#4,567 worldwide overall243.3 of 583 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Thomas Felix Lüscher#54,829 worldwide overall308.3 of 1,274 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Frank T. Ruschitzka#20,481 worldwide overall213.2 of 620 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Oliver Distler#20,570 worldwide overall215.7 of 678 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Johan H. Auwerx#3,394 worldwide overall180.6 of 364 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Francesco Maisano#60,713 worldwide overall231.1 of 896 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Ludwig Kappos#73,022 worldwide overall226.2 of 868 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Solange Peters#15,630 worldwide overall187.2 of 524 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Pierre‐Alain Clavien#25,949 worldwide overall191.5 of 585 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Christian Eugen Mueller#65,695 worldwide overall221.4 of 888 papers here in the top 10%
- 15René Rizzoli#18,433 worldwide overall179.8 of 509 papers here in the top 10%
How Switzerland compares with other countries in Medicine