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Psychology research in Switzerland

University of Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Psychology research in 2022-now (#24 worldwide), followed by University of Lausanne and ETH Zurich.

Switzerland's world rank
#8
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5.5k
Top-10% rate
13.1%
Ranked institutions
17

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

What is the best university for Psychology in Switzerland?

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in Switzerland?

Carel P. van Schaik, Joël Billieux and Wiebke Bleidorn rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Carel P. van Schaik#2,827 worldwide overall69.3 of 155 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Joël Billieux#6,027 worldwide overall63.0 of 180 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Wiebke Bleidorn#11,753 worldwide overall58.5 of 139 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Klaus R. Scherer#30,752 worldwide overall61.9 of 175 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ulrich R. Orth#16,391 worldwide overall48.5 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Mark van Ommeren#12,478 worldwide overall52.2 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Shekhar Saxena#22,060 worldwide overall49.7 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Andreas Maercker#198,440 worldwide overall70.3 of 336 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Matthias E. Liechti#66,059 worldwide overall39.8 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Willibald Ruch#80,964 worldwide overall47.0 of 221 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Franz X. Vollenweider#21,495 worldwide overall29.1 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Christoph Flückiger#232,062 worldwide overall40.3 of 173 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Daphné Bavelier#46,036 worldwide overall31.6 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Geoffrey M. Reed#35,236 worldwide overall30.8 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Ulrich Schnyder#140,621 worldwide overall37.3 of 154 papers here in the top 10%

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