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Astronomy and Astrophysics research in Switzerland

University of Geneva ranks first in Switzerland for Astronomy and Astrophysics research in 2022–2025 (#21 worldwide), followed by ETH Zurich and European Organization for Nuclear Research.

Switzerland's world rank
#13
of 51 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1k
Top-10% rate
31.6%
Ranked institutions
6

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

What is the best university for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of GenevaGeneva #2150.036.4%204
2ETH ZurichZurich #5434.536.8%144
3European Organization for Nuclear ResearchGeneva #7229.842.6%86
4University of ZurichZurich #10823.243.6%88
5École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne #12221.234.3%107
6University of BernBern #17115.633.3%119

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

Who are the top Astronomy and Astrophysics researchers in Switzerland?

Joachim Stadel, Ben Moore and M. Kunz rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1Joachim Stadel#7,983 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 50 works
  2. 2Ben Moore#12,171 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 62 works
  3. 3M. Kunz#15,642 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 102 works
  4. 4John Ellis#26,189 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 64 works
  5. 5F.‐K. Thielemann#38,813 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 81 works
  6. 6M. Pohl#49,080 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 119 works
  7. 7S. J. Lilly#51,327 worldwide overall1k citations · 71 works
  8. 8C. M. Carollo#56,905 worldwide overall762 citations · 52 works
  9. 9Lucio Mayer#57,553 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 137 works
  10. 10M. Mayor#66,770 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 154 works
  11. 11F. Pepe#95,722 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 203 works
  12. 12D. Queloz#96,972 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 210 works
  13. 13Farhad Rachidi#98,686 worldwide overall840 citations · 65 works
  14. 14S. Paltani#113,857 worldwide overall863 citations · 85 works
  15. 15C. Georgy#117,448 worldwide overall421 citations · 60 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Astronomy and Astrophysics