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University of Geneva

In research, University of Geneva stands highest in Physical Sciences (#278 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#248 of 10,521 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#246 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Instrumentation, History and Philosophy of Science and Classics — Instrumentation is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#242
of 28,054 · #123 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#5
of 220
Research works
51k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8M
35.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is University of Geneva 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
Physical SciencesDomain #278 of 12,888 25.4%2,005 #134
Social SciencesDomain #248 of 10,521 23.5%2,348 #255
Life SciencesDomain #246 of 7,800 26.5%976 #109
Health SciencesDomain #410 of 11,982 23.2%1,473 #191
Physics and AstronomyField #59 of 1,646 36.0%528 #67
MedicineField #415 of 10,443 22.5%1,156 #199
Social SciencesField #263 of 6,365 24.2%1,114 #298
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #21 of 443 36.4%204 #70
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #183 of 3,579 26.6%500 #100
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #180 of 2,578 24.3%427 #249

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Geneva 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. Physical Sciences#134 #278
  2. Social Sciences#255 #248
  3. Life Sciences#109 #246
  4. Health Sciences#191 #410
  5. Physics and Astronomy#67 #59
  6. Medicine#199 #415
  7. Social Sciences#298 #263
  8. Astronomy and Astrophysics#70 #21
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#100 #183
  10. Sociology and Political Science#249 #180
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 Geneva specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Instrumentation takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. InstrumentationSubfield · 26.2 works7.7×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 80.3 works7.7×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 26.9 works6.7×
  4. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 204.1 works5.8×
  5. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 43.5 works5.6×
  6. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 92.3 works4.3×
  7. OrthodonticsSubfield · 32.7 works4.3×
  8. HistorySubfield · 89.8 works4.1×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 98 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 500 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 82 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.51× its world share, 277 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.26× its world share, 134 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 330 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 181 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 291 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 226 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 130 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 126 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.49× its world share, 528 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.53× its world share, 83 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 212 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 1,156 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.64× its world share, 519 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 109 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 60 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 144 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 403 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 1,114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Geneva?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Tykhonov, G. Chiefari and V. Gallo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Geneva.

  1. 1 A. Tykhonov Switzerland · #302 worldwide 4.8k citations · 146 works
  2. 2 G. Chiefari Switzerland · #486 worldwide 4.5k citations · 162 works
  3. 3 V. Gallo Switzerland · #712 worldwide 4.4k citations · 104 works
  4. 4 J. Błocki Switzerland · #765 worldwide 4.1k citations · 119 works
  5. 5 A. Christov Switzerland · #839 worldwide 4.4k citations · 115 works
  6. 6 C. Dionisi Switzerland · #862 worldwide 5.4k citations · 210 works
  7. 7 B. Demirköz Switzerland · #973 worldwide 4.3k citations · 102 works
  8. 8 M. Deliyergiyev Switzerland · #998 worldwide 4k citations · 101 works
  9. 9 S. Bordoni Switzerland · #1,508 worldwide 4k citations · 92 works
  10. 10 Stylianos E. Antonarakis Switzerland · #1,757 worldwide 2.1k citations · 106 works
All ranked researchers at University of Geneva

Which keywords describe research at University of Geneva?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Epidemiology, Gender Studies, Educational Policies, Ethnographic Research, Sociological Analysis, Professional Practices and Public Action.

▲ 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. Epidemiology267◆ 0.99×131 topics
  2. Globalization205▲ 1.54×102 topics
  3. Climate Change174◆ 0.95×91 topics
  4. Inflammation137◆ 0.96×79 topics
  5. Mental Health135▲ 1.35×42 topics
  6. Public Health111◆ 1.13×56 topics
  7. History100▲ 2.1×55 topics
  8. Social Justice98▲ 2.5×31 topics
  9. Gender94▲ 2.5×48 topics
  10. Religion92▲ 2.8×34 topics
  11. Colonialism85▲ 2.6×42 topics
  12. Gender Studies80▲ 7.6×9 topics
  13. Community Engagement69▲ 3.1×14 topics
  14. Emotion Regulation66▲ 3.1×9 topics
  15. Educational Policies62▲ 7.9×2 topics
  16. Democracy62▲ 2.6×18 topics
  17. Migration62▲ 2.7×22 topics
  18. Ethnographic Research61▲ 17×3 topics
  19. Sociological Analysis61▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Professional Practices61▲ 23×1 topic
  21. Public Action61▲ 23×1 topic
  22. Territorial Governance58▲ 6.8×3 topics
  23. Entanglement56▲ 5.5×4 topics
  24. Local Development56▲ 7.1×2 topics
  25. Sociolinguistics53▲ 4.2×9 topics
  26. Black Holes53▲ 8.2×3 topics
  27. Dark Matter52▲ 6.6×4 topics
  28. Multilingualism50▲ 4.4×6 topics
  29. Pragmatics48▲ 4.3×7 topics
  30. Supernovae46▲ 8.2×2 topics
  31. Citizen Participation46▲ 5.5×2 topics
  32. Neural Mechanisms45▲ 7.1×4 topics
  33. Environmental Participation43▲ 8.0×1 topic
  34. Proximity and Innovation43▲ 8.0×1 topic
  35. Star Formation42▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Cognitive Control39▲ 9.7×2 topics
  37. Exoplanets39▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Stellar Astrophysics39▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Prefrontal Cortex38▲ 6.9×3 topics
  40. Executive Functions36▲ 9.2×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Geneva publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, sociology, and vocational training, French Urban and Social Studies, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Education, sociology, an…61Education, sociology, and vocational training: 61 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …43French Urban and Social Studies: 43 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …39Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 39 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…30Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 30 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 29 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 28 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…28Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 28 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 26 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 26 fractional worksFrench Language Learning…25French Language Learning Methods: 25 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsGeophysicsGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 61 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 43 works
  3. 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 39 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 30 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 29 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 28 works
  7. 7 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 28 works
  8. 8 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 26 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 26 works
  10. 10 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 25 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 available50.8%not open49.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Geneva's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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.

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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.