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Anthropology research in Switzerland

University of Geneva ranks first in Switzerland for Anthropology research in 2022-now (#36 worldwide), followed by University of Lausanne and Amt für Archäologie.

Switzerland's world rank
#10
of 43 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
599
Top-10% rate
10.1%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Anthropology in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of GenevaGeneva #3630.511.1%70
2University of LausanneLausanne #4924.69.9%69
3Amt für ArchäologieFrauenfeld #1512.84.9%66

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

Who are the top Anthropology researchers in Switzerland?

Peter W. Kubik, Susan D. Ivy-Ochs and Christian Schlüchter rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Anthropology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Peter W. Kubik#202,718 worldwide overall21.9 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Susan D. Ivy-Ochs#258,070 worldwide overall19.1 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Christian Schlüchter#274,447 worldwide overall17.9 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Christoph P. E. Zollikofer#34,533 worldwide overall15.2 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Willy Tinner#36,558 worldwide overall14.8 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Marcia S. Ponce de León#45,840 worldwide overall14.5 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Irka Hajdas#145,678 worldwide overall14.2 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Oliver Heiri#139,853 worldwide overall13.1 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Marcus Christl#485,685 worldwide overall13.4 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Roland Zech#764,970 worldwide overall11.8 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Naki Akçar#756,965 worldwide overall11.5 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Marcus Clauß#1,738,708 worldwide overall8.7 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Marcelo Ricardo Sánchez-Villagra#285,897 worldwide overall8.5 of 13 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Lukas Wacker#79,406 worldwide overall7.5 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Peter Alfons Schmid#200,728 worldwide overall7.5 of 14 papers here in the top 10%

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