Subfield · Biomedical Engineering · Switzerland
Biomedical Engineering research in Switzerland
ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Biomedical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#51 worldwide), followed by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and University of Zurich.
- Switzerland's world rank
- #22 of 81 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 3k
- Top-10% rate
- 18.6%
- Ranked institutions
- 12
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Biomedical Engineering in Switzerland?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ETH ZurichZurich | #51 | 46.6 | 24.9% | 539 |
| 2 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne | #103 | 37.0 | 21.0% | 440 |
| 3 | University of ZurichZurich | #373 | 19.5 | 23.7% | 159 |
| 4 | University of BernBern | #630 | 12.4 | 19.4% | 120 |
| 5 | University of BaselBasel | #706 | 10.9 | 17.3% | 105 |
| 6 | Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyDübendorf | #752 | 10.0 | 19.8% | 98 |
| 7 | University of LausanneLausanne | #865 | 8.1 | 21.8% | 62 |
| 8 | University Hospital of ZurichZurich | #892 | 7.7 | 18.2% | 82 |
| 9 | University of GenevaGeneva | #1,056 | 5.4 | 18.3% | 76 |
| 10 | Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen | #1,258 | 3.0 | 15.2% | 73 |
| 11 | European Organization for Nuclear ResearchGeneva | #1,276 | 2.8 | 7.9% | 127 |
| 12 | University Hospital of BernBern | #1,382 | 1.7 | 13.4% | 64 |
Institutions in Switzerland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Biomedical Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Biomedical Engineering researchers in Switzerland?
Frank Zimmermann, Herbert Shea and Marco Hutter rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.
- 1Frank Zimmermann#3,329 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 24 works
- 2Herbert Shea#17,882 worldwide overall1k citations · 33 works
- 3Marco Hutter#19,052 worldwide overall931 citations · 40 works
- 4N. Setter#26,971 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 25 works
- 5Aude Billard#32,785 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 24 works
- 6Roland Siegwart#34,709 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 29 works
- 7John R. Thome#35,882 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 18 works
- 8Elisabeth Verpoorte#36,117 worldwide overall454 citations · 28 works
- 9Gerhard Tröster#39,225 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 21 works
- 10Stéphanie P. Lacour#42,114 worldwide overall653 citations · 18 works
- 11Lukáš Novotný#43,163 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 36 works
- 12Tamás Mallát#49,385 worldwide overall804 citations · 26 works
- 13Alfons Baiker#52,950 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 44 works
- 14Theo Lasser#53,887 worldwide overall565 citations · 31 works
- 15A. K. Tagantsev#55,637 worldwide overall779 citations · 21 works
How Switzerland compares with other countries in Biomedical Engineering