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Language and Linguistics research in Switzerland

University of Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Language and Linguistics research in 2022-now (#7 worldwide), followed by University of Lausanne and University of Geneva.

Switzerland's world rank
#6
of 65 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
992
Top-10% rate
13.5%
Ranked institutions
6

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

What is the best university for Language and Linguistics in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of ZurichZurich #766.320.9%156
2University of LausanneLausanne #864.011.3%129
3University of GenevaGeneva #1849.919.4%85
4University of BaselBasel #4534.08.8%63
5ZHAW Zurich University of Applied SciencesWinterthur #11817.310.3%80
6University of BernBern #12516.310.4%60

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

Who are the top Language and Linguistics researchers in Switzerland?

Balthasar Bickel, Peter W. TRUDGILL and Andreas H. Jucker rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Language and Linguistics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Balthasar Bickel#25,384 worldwide overall14.3 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Peter W. TRUDGILL#176,994 worldwide overall11.5 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Andreas H. Jucker#149,405 worldwide overall10.2 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Simone E. Pfenninger#107,098 worldwide overall8.1 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Marianne Hundt#266,067 worldwide overall9.0 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Pascal Mark Gygax#280,967 worldwide overall7.5 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Miriam A. Locher#145,621 worldwide overall7.5 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Simona Pekarek Doehler#1,169,602 worldwide overall15.2 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Borja Herce#315,486 worldwide overall6.4 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Fernando Prieto Ramos#310,725 worldwide overall6.3 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Sandrine Zufferey#690,616 worldwide overall7.4 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Mason A. Wirtz#477,798 worldwide overall5.7 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Hansjörg Schmid#1,878,432 worldwide overall6.1 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Daria Dayter#380,551 worldwide overall4.5 of 5 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Steve Oswald#399,153 worldwide overall4.7 of 10 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Switzerland on their work in Language and Linguistics 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 Language and Linguistics