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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in Switzerland

ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in 2022–2025 (#7 worldwide), followed by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and University of Geneva.

Switzerland's world rank
#8
of 59 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.7k
Top-10% rate
25.5%
Ranked institutions
7

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

What is the best university for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1ETH ZurichZurich #769.328.8%471
2École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne #1953.525.7%358
3University of GenevaGeneva #9827.632.7%116
4University of BaselBasel #11425.331.4%127
5Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen #20516.022.9%96
6University of ZurichZurich #20615.934.2%79
7European Organization for Nuclear ResearchGeneva #25712.421.5%76

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

Who are the top Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics researchers in Switzerland?

Michele Parrinello, Tobias J. Kippenberg and Nicolas Gisin rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1Michele Parrinello#191 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 55 works
  2. 2Tobias J. Kippenberg#2,057 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 146 works
  3. 3Nicolas Gisin#4,814 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 96 works
  4. 4Μ. Büttiker#5,751 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 54 works
  5. 5I. Sick#9,613 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 32 works
  6. 6Hugo Zbinden#11,445 worldwide overall1k citations · 30 works
  7. 7Ataç İmamoğlu#11,657 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 78 works
  8. 8Andreas Wallraff#22,423 worldwide overall832 citations · 40 works
  9. 9R. Houdré#29,204 worldwide overall743 citations · 62 works
  10. 10Lukáš Novotný#43,163 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 45 works
  11. 11Daniel Loss#52,656 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 138 works
  12. 12E. Stoll#53,296 worldwide overall687 citations · 28 works
  13. 13M. Ilegems#58,061 worldwide overall443 citations · 37 works
  14. 14Juerg Leuthold#61,448 worldwide overall1k citations · 28 works
  15. 15Junqiu Liu#65,825 worldwide overall346 citations · 29 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics