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Physics and Astronomy research in Switzerland

ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022–2025 (#8 worldwide), followed by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and University of Geneva.

Switzerland's world rank
#8
of 79 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.7k
Top-10% rate
30.2%
Ranked institutions
9

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

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1ETH ZurichZurich #871.931.6%1,015
2École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne #2158.929.3%859
3University of GenevaGeneva #5944.936.0%528
4Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen #8040.825.0%388
5European Organization for Nuclear ResearchGeneva #9638.432.4%917
6University of ZurichZurich #11136.444.3%430
7University of BaselBasel #15631.837.0%219
8University of BernBern #41418.634.3%309
9University of FribourgFribourg #67412.121.8%75

Institutions in Switzerland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physics and Astronomy, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in Switzerland?

A. Tykhonov, F. Anghinolfi and G. Chiefari rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1A. Tykhonov#302 worldwide overall4.8k citations · 188 works
  2. 2F. Anghinolfi#382 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 177 works
  3. 3G. Chiefari#486 worldwide overall4.5k citations · 191 works
  4. 4W. Blum#553 worldwide overall5.3k citations · 247 works
  5. 5C. Dionisi#862 worldwide overall5.4k citations · 259 works
  6. 6A. Blondel#1,297 worldwide overall3.9k citations · 185 works
  7. 7M. Keil#1,898 worldwide overall5.9k citations · 351 works
  8. 8G. J. Bobbink#2,152 worldwide overall6.7k citations · 418 works
  9. 9V. A. Schegelsky#2,178 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 286 works
  10. 10G. Carlino#2,356 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 293 works
  11. 11M. Benoit#2,386 worldwide overall4k citations · 251 works
  12. 12M. G. Alviggi#2,926 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 326 works
  13. 13R. Mount#3,834 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 197 works
  14. 14G. Sauvage#3,878 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 191 works
  15. 15A. Ahmad#4,892 worldwide overall6.2k citations · 451 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Physics and Astronomy