Subfield · Global and Planetary Change · Switzerland
Global and Planetary Change research in Switzerland
ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Global and Planetary Change research in 2022–2025 (#9 worldwide), followed by University of Bern and Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research.
- Switzerland's world rank
- #12 of 72 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 1.3k
- Top-10% rate
- 33.0%
- Ranked institutions
- 5
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Global and Planetary Change in Switzerland?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ETH ZurichZurich | #9 | 65.0 | 37.3% | 279 |
| 2 | University of BernBern | #91 | 28.2 | 33.4% | 122 |
| 3 | Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ResearchBirmensdorf | #135 | 21.9 | 38.1% | 92 |
| 4 | University of ZurichZurich | #208 | 15.0 | 39.8% | 64 |
| 5 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne | #373 | 5.7 | 27.2% | 63 |
Institutions in Switzerland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Global and Planetary Change, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Global and Planetary Change researchers in Switzerland?
Nina Buchmann, Reto Knutti and Nicolas Gruber rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.
- 1Nina Buchmann#2,434 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 42 works
- 2Reto Knutti#12,708 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 48 works
- 3Nicolas Gruber#28,812 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 35 works
- 4Martin Beniston#30,992 worldwide overall863 citations · 21 works
- 5Christoph Schär#38,103 worldwide overall732 citations · 31 works
- 6Stefanie Engel#38,647 worldwide overall792 citations · 13 works
- 7Markus Fischer#39,673 worldwide overall1k citations · 12 works
- 8Christian Körner#42,627 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 26 works
- 9Erich Fischer#59,051 worldwide overall516 citations · 26 works
- 10Benjamin D. Stocker#62,224 worldwide overall456 citations · 15 works
- 11E. Weingartner#68,835 worldwide overall618 citations · 16 works
- 12Christian Huggel#73,909 worldwide overall866 citations · 15 works
- 13Hamish Gordon#74,421 worldwide overall953 citations · 12 works
- 14Felix Kienast#93,898 worldwide overall268 citations · 13 works
- 15Sonia I. Seneviratne#97,595 worldwide overall991 citations · 66 works
How Switzerland compares with other countries in Global and Planetary Change