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University of Basel

In research, University of Basel stands highest in Life Sciences (#131 of 7,800 worldwide), Health Sciences (#207 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#258 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Parasitology — Parasitology is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#208
of 28,054 · #143 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#4
of 220
Research works
42k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6M
37.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is University of Basel known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #131 of 7,800 30.2%943 #97
Health SciencesDomain #207 of 11,982 24.8%1,702 #221
Physical SciencesDomain #258 of 12,888 26.0%1,422 #174
MedicineField #232 of 10,443 24.4%1,405 #229
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #100 of 3,579 30.9%511 #66
Social SciencesDomain #371 of 10,521 22.8%1,616 #283
NeuroscienceField #81 of 1,168 26.3%174 #127
DentistryField #31 of 367 29.8%81 #74
Molecular BiologySubfield #200 of 2,175 31.5%307 #66
Physics and AstronomyField #156 of 1,646 37.0%219 #80

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Basel sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#97 #131
  2. Health Sciences#221 #207
  3. Physical Sciences#174 #258
  4. Medicine#229 #232
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#66 #100
  6. Social Sciences#283 #371
  7. Neuroscience#127 #81
  8. Dentistry#74 #31
  9. Molecular Biology#66 #200
  10. Physics and Astronomy#80 #156
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of Basel specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Parasitology takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ParasitologySubfield · 25.9 works4.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 122 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.69× its world share, 511 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.84× its world share, 105 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.88× its world share, 174 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 30 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.81× its world share, 161 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 226 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 82 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 248 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 241 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 122 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 91 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.74× its world share, 219 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.94× its world share, 81 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 166 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 1,405 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.99× its world share, 23 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.41× its world share, 396 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 170 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 42 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 124 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 258 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 627 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Basel?

Ranked on the composite score, Ingeborg Schwenzer, Stefan Borgwardt and B. Krusche lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Basel.

  1. 1 Ingeborg Schwenzer Switzerland · #964 worldwide 654 citations · 124 works
  2. 2 Stefan Borgwardt Switzerland · #5,883 worldwide 1.3k citations · 92 works
  3. 3 B. Krusche Switzerland · #7,657 worldwide 1.6k citations · 55 works
  4. 4 I. Sick Switzerland · #9,613 worldwide 1.2k citations · 90 works
  5. 5 John G. Nicholls Switzerland · #17,561 worldwide 1.3k citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Michael N. Hall Switzerland · #19,818 worldwide 818 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 T. Reichstein Switzerland · #20,253 worldwide 568 citations · 98 works
  8. 8 Peter A. Ziegler Switzerland · #26,147 worldwide 1k citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Gottfried Schatz Switzerland · #30,872 worldwide 601 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Thomas Boller Switzerland · #31,680 worldwide 894 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at University of Basel

Which keywords describe research at University of Basel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Gender, Identity, Inflammation, Climate Change, Treatment, Oxidative Stress and Bildung.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology342▲ 1.52×129 topics
  2. Climate Change156◆ 1.02×92 topics
  3. Inflammation144▲ 1.21×80 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress108▲ 1.17×57 topics
  5. Identity104▲ 2.5×43 topics
  6. Treatment103▲ 1.50×50 topics
  7. Public Health97▲ 1.18×52 topics
  8. Gender96▲ 3.1×38 topics
  9. Mental Health95◆ 1.14×38 topics
  10. Quality of Life93◆ 1.13×52 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease90▲ 1.42×36 topics
  12. Cancer85◆ 1.12×53 topics
  13. Risk Factors80▲ 1.28×36 topics
  14. History72▲ 1.80×43 topics
  15. Depression71▲ 1.42×24 topics
  16. Diagnosis70▲ 1.33×41 topics
  17. Literature66▲ 2.1×35 topics
  18. Global Burden66▲ 2.1×12 topics
  19. Genetics64▲ 1.62×27 topics
  20. Ethics58▲ 2.1×32 topics
  21. Nationalism55▲ 2.1×27 topics
  22. Aging53▲ 1.73×18 topics
  23. Religion50▲ 1.85×28 topics
  24. Anxiety50▲ 1.85×12 topics
  25. Vaccine Development49▲ 3.4×11 topics
  26. Governance45▲ 2.4×15 topics
  27. Emotion41▲ 3.5×10 topics
  28. Investment Decisions39▲ 5.5×3 topics
  29. Customer Relationship Management38▲ 4.6×2 topics
  30. Mobile Health38▲ 4.8×3 topics
  31. Bildung36▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Customer Experience35▲ 4.1×4 topics
  33. Digital Capital35▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Value Chains35▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Narrative34▲ 3.8×12 topics
  36. Quantum Computing33▲ 5.5×4 topics
  37. Art32▲ 6.6×9 topics
  38. Autorschaft32▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Literaturkritik32▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Materiality32▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Basel publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Governance and Management, German Literature and Culture Studies, Quantum and electron transport phenomena and Digital Innovation in Industries.

Corporate Governance and…35Corporate Governance and Management: 35 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…32German Literature and Culture Studies: 32 fractional worksQuantum and electron tra…22Quantum and electron transport phenomena: 22 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…22Digital Innovation in Industries: 22 fractional worksLibraries and Information Services: 22 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 20 fractional worksParasites and Host Inter…17Parasites and Host Interactions: 17 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 16 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 16 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…15Dental Radiography and Imaging: 15 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementLiterature and Literary TheoryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsManagement of Technology and Innovation6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 35 works
  2. 2 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 32 works
  3. 3 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 22 works
  4. 4 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 22 works
  5. 5 Libraries and Information Services Museology 22 works
  6. 6 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 20 works
  7. 7 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 17 works
  8. 8 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 16 works
  9. 9 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 16 works
  10. 10 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 15 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available42.0%not open58.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.3%domestic only69.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Basel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Basel

All research institutions in Basel

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.