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Ecology research in Switzerland

ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Ecology research in 2022-now (#4 worldwide), followed by University of Zurich and Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology.

Switzerland's world rank
#7
of 68 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.3k
Top-10% rate
15.4%
Ranked institutions
6

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

What is the best university for Ecology in Switzerland?

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

Who are the top Ecology researchers in Switzerland?

Florian Altermatt, Shinichi Sunagawa and Jan W. Pawlowski rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Ecology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Florian Altermatt#6,159 worldwide overall46.4 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Shinichi Sunagawa#1,118 worldwide overall33.6 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jan W. Pawlowski#116,967 worldwide overall41.8 of 116 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Antoine Guisan#4,869 worldwide overall28.0 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Jürg Utzinger#39,248 worldwide overall30.3 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Thomas Ward Crowther#324 worldwide overall21.9 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Johan Six#6,905 worldwide overall23.0 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Roman Stocker#34,812 worldwide overall20.5 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Thomas M. Brooks#10,366 worldwide overall20.8 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Loïc Pellissier#13,987 worldwide overall21.9 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Niklaus E. Zimmermann#2,188 worldwide overall18.5 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Beat Frey#31,933 worldwide overall19.3 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Martin J. Loessner#32,862 worldwide overall19.3 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Michael E. Schaepman#221,936 worldwide overall26.4 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15BERNHARD H. SCHMID#8,438 worldwide overall19.6 of 55 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Switzerland on their work in Ecology 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 Ecology