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Condensed Matter Physics research in Switzerland

ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Condensed Matter Physics research in 2022–2025 (#4 worldwide), followed by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and Paul Scherrer Institute.

Switzerland's world rank
#7
of 24 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
437
Top-10% rate
24.7%
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 #467.332.4%95
2École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne #3714.724.2%88
3Paul Scherrer InstituteVilligen #3913.520.5%77

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

Who are the top Condensed Matter Physics researchers in Switzerland?

T. M. Rice, H. R. Ott and H. R. Ott rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1T. M. Rice#11,196 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 55 works
  2. 2H. R. Ott#24,859 worldwide overall594 citations · 21 works
  3. 3H. R. Ott#28,594 worldwide overall740 citations · 39 works
  4. 4Reinhard Nesper#29,778 worldwide overall968 citations · 12 works
  5. 5K. A. Müller#31,377 worldwide overall843 citations · 38 works
  6. 6E. Parthé#36,603 worldwide overall583 citations · 17 works
  7. 7Manfred Sigrist#40,341 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 63 works
  8. 8Ø. Fischer#41,242 worldwide overall585 citations · 28 works
  9. 9Y. Baer#42,691 worldwide overall646 citations · 13 works
  10. 10M. Hoch#45,234 worldwide overall803 citations · 13 works
  11. 11C. Bernhard#52,495 worldwide overall527 citations · 29 works
  12. 12Daniel Loss#52,656 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 36 works
  13. 13E. Stoll#53,296 worldwide overall687 citations · 23 works
  14. 14J. G. Bednorz#55,808 worldwide overall458 citations · 18 works
  15. 15A. Schilling#63,308 worldwide overall573 citations · 23 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Condensed Matter Physics