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History and Philosophy of Science research in Switzerland

University of Geneva ranks first in Switzerland for History and Philosophy of Science research in 2022–2025 (#16 worldwide), followed by .

Switzerland's world rank
#11
of 25 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
516
Top-10% rate
15.0%
Ranked institutions
1

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

What is the best university for History and Philosophy of Science in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of GenevaGeneva #1630.518.4%80

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

Who are the top History and Philosophy of Science researchers in Switzerland?

Jean Piaget, Björn Rasch and Olivier Fillieule rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1Jean Piaget#208 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 6 works
  2. 2Björn Rasch#24,223 worldwide overall397 citations · 10 works
  3. 3Olivier Fillieule#30,789 worldwide overall97 citations · 5 works
  4. 4B. L. van der Waerden#38,082 worldwide overall350 citations · 9 works
  5. 5Brian Vickers#61,713 worldwide overall148 citations · 5 works
  6. 6Dominique Barthélemy#80,555 worldwide overall52 citations · 5 works
  7. 7Werner A. Stahel#88,551 worldwide overall250 citations · 7 works
  8. 8Marc Flandreau#92,341 worldwide overall127 citations · 6 works
  9. 9Hermann von Helmholtz#102,592 worldwide overall77 citations · 5 works
  10. 10Paul Bernays#157,688 worldwide overall108 citations · 8 works
  11. 11Michel Porret#256,985 worldwide overall2 citations · 7 works
  12. 12Michaël Esfeld#306,266 worldwide overall147 citations · 16 works
  13. 13Joachim Schulte#319,206 worldwide overall34 citations · 4 works
  14. 14Dale Jacquette#328,477 worldwide overall145 citations · 21 works
  15. 15Marco Cicchini#342,930 worldwide overall3 citations · 5 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in History and Philosophy of Science