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Epidemiology research in Switzerland

World Health Organization ranks first in Switzerland for Epidemiology research in 2022–2025 (#132 worldwide), followed by University of Bern and University of Zurich.

Switzerland's world rank
#14
of 79 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.5k
Top-10% rate
20.0%
Ranked institutions
10

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Epidemiology in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1World Health OrganizationGeneva #13229.139.7%76
2University of BernBern #14627.624.1%162
3University of ZurichZurich #17525.022.1%181
4University of LausanneLausanne #18823.922.8%154
5University Hospital of BernBern #19523.422.8%132
6University of BaselBasel #28817.723.4%103
7University Hospital of ZurichZurich #31716.319.7%136
8University Hospital of BaselBasel #37413.921.2%93
9University of GenevaGeneva #44811.322.4%91
10University Hospital of GenevaGeneva #48410.219.4%88

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

Who are the top Epidemiology researchers in Switzerland?

Matthias Egger, Francesco Maisano and Gérard Waeber rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1Matthias Egger#110 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 13 works
  2. 2Francesco Maisano#9,470 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 30 works
  3. 3Gérard Waeber#10,734 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 13 works
  4. 4Maurice Beghetti#16,492 worldwide overall573 citations · 15 works
  5. 5Heinrich P. Mattle#17,628 worldwide overall381 citations · 19 works
  6. 6Urs Fischer#32,533 worldwide overall735 citations · 35 works
  7. 7Julien Bogousslavsky#32,861 worldwide overall608 citations · 17 works
  8. 8Reinhard Dummer#34,756 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 29 works
  9. 9Jan Gralla#35,239 worldwide overall395 citations · 26 works
  10. 10Jean Claude Reubi#41,309 worldwide overall356 citations · 20 works
  11. 11Marcel Arnold#41,516 worldwide overall377 citations · 19 works
  12. 12Stefan T. Engelter#46,180 worldwide overall281 citations · 14 works
  13. 13Patrik Michel#55,173 worldwide overall323 citations · 17 works
  14. 14Pascal Juillerat#63,745 worldwide overall288 citations · 15 works
  15. 15Daniel Kolakofsky#68,982 worldwide overall357 citations · 17 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Epidemiology