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Condensed Matter Physics research in Switzerland

ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Condensed Matter Physics research in 2022-now (#7 worldwide), followed by Paul Scherrer Institute and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

Switzerland's world rank
#5
of 22 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
437
Top-10% rate
14.1%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Condensed Matter Physics in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1ETH ZurichZurich #756.520.1%102
2Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen #2924.813.0%77
3École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne #3222.613.6%89

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

Who are the top Condensed Matter Physics researchers in Switzerland?

Bradley J. Nelson, Matthias Troyer and Philipp Werner rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Condensed Matter Physics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Bradley J. Nelson#40,017 worldwide overall56.3 of 116 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Matthias Troyer#27,159 worldwide overall44.7 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Philipp Werner#120,469 worldwide overall36.7 of 111 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Andreas M. Läuchli#20,432 worldwide overall31.3 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Daniel Loss#18,490 worldwide overall34.7 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6T. M. Rice#40,072 worldwide overall34.7 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Manfred Sigrist#279,375 worldwide overall42.1 of 185 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Salvador Pané#55,021 worldwide overall28.2 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Titus Neupert#11,877 worldwide overall23.7 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Michele Parrinello#7,195 worldwide overall20.2 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Thierry Giamarchi#147,366 worldwide overall26.8 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Frédéric Mila#249,926 worldwide overall31.8 of 157 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Christian Bernhard#237,135 worldwide overall26.2 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ming Wen Shi#173,471 worldwide overall20.5 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15V. B. Geshkenbeǐn#200,425 worldwide overall18.7 of 59 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Switzerland on their work in Condensed Matter Physics 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 Condensed Matter Physics