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Finance research in Switzerland

Bank for International Settlements ranks first in Switzerland for Finance research in 2022–2025 (#58 worldwide), followed by Swiss Finance Institute and University of Zurich.

Switzerland's world rank
#11
of 54 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
760
Top-10% rate
20.6%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Finance in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Bank for International SettlementsBasel #5817.227.0%63
2Swiss Finance InstituteZurich #898.521.6%64
3University of ZurichZurich #927.822.3%64

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

Who are the top Finance researchers in Switzerland?

Hyun Song Shin, Richard Baldwin and Claudio Borio rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1Hyun Song Shin#3,383 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 63 works
  2. 2Richard Baldwin#6,774 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 14 works
  3. 3Claudio Borio#13,827 worldwide overall677 citations · 37 works
  4. 4Jean‐Charles Rochet#17,888 worldwide overall815 citations · 46 works
  5. 5Charles Wyplosz#20,399 worldwide overall470 citations · 27 works
  6. 6Jan‐Egbert Sturm#20,874 worldwide overall620 citations · 24 works
  7. 7Ugo Panizza#21,112 worldwide overall448 citations · 19 works
  8. 8Leonardo Gambacorta#26,671 worldwide overall625 citations · 23 works
  9. 9Stijn Claessens#26,753 worldwide overall406 citations · 12 works
  10. 10Martin Schweizer#40,305 worldwide overall348 citations · 12 works
  11. 11Michael Wolf#53,410 worldwide overall963 citations · 15 works
  12. 12Frank Packer#59,291 worldwide overall313 citations · 14 works
  13. 13Paul Embrechts#60,418 worldwide overall461 citations · 15 works
  14. 14Alexander J. McNeil#61,687 worldwide overall788 citations · 8 works
  15. 15Éric Jondeau#63,960 worldwide overall477 citations · 26 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Finance