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Psychology research in Switzerland

University of Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#44 worldwide), followed by University of Geneva and University of Lausanne.

Switzerland's world rank
#15
of 109 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.5k
Top-10% rate
24.1%
Ranked institutions
19

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

What is the best university for Psychology in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of ZurichZurich #4450.832.8%683
2University of GenevaGeneva #17333.025.0%403
3University of LausanneLausanne #21030.426.1%399
4University of BernBern #32124.926.3%481
5University of FribourgFribourg #35923.521.2%178
6University of BaselBasel #37123.030.6%258
7ETH ZurichZurich #55917.737.3%168
8FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern SwitzerlandWindisch #68115.121.3%81
9University of NeuchâtelNeuchâtel #71214.627.9%94
10University of St.GallenSaint Gallen #72114.424.4%113
11University Hospital of GenevaGeneva #1,0469.625.3%68
12Bern University of Applied SciencesBern #1,1158.730.1%93
13École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne #1,1768.025.4%86
14Università della Svizzera italianaLugano #1,2707.028.4%71
15University Hospital of ZurichZurich #1,3616.127.9%96
16University Hospital of BernBern #1,3805.926.2%65
17Zurich University of Teacher EducationZurich #1,3845.921.7%71
18ZHAW Zurich University of Applied SciencesWinterthur #1,3955.815.8%82
19Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and ArtsLucerne #1,8332.317.7%63

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in Switzerland?

Jean Piaget, Shekhar Saxena and Klaus R. Scherer rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1Jean Piaget#208 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 24 works
  2. 2Shekhar Saxena#4,858 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 23 works
  3. 3Klaus R. Scherer#6,846 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 53 works
  4. 4Norman Sartorius#14,617 worldwide overall766 citations · 39 works
  5. 5Geoffrey M. Reed#17,898 worldwide overall522 citations · 25 works
  6. 6Joël Billieux#31,227 worldwide overall847 citations · 40 works
  7. 7Daniel N. Stern#32,147 worldwide overall427 citations · 34 works
  8. 8Carel P. van Schaik#54,296 worldwide overall954 citations · 49 works
  9. 9Jules Angst#56,987 worldwide overall744 citations · 51 works
  10. 10Willem Doise#70,884 worldwide overall223 citations · 22 works
  11. 11Pierre Dillenbourg#71,304 worldwide overall777 citations · 29 works
  12. 12Willibald Ruch#90,835 worldwide overall575 citations · 89 works
  13. 13Martin Preisig#93,081 worldwide overall485 citations · 27 works
  14. 14Wulf Rössler#98,184 worldwide overall401 citations · 48 works
  15. 15Alexandra M. Freund#111,012 worldwide overall318 citations · 31 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Psychology