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Mechanical Engineering research in Switzerland

ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Mechanical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#67 worldwide), followed by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology.

Switzerland's world rank
#29
of 76 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.3k
Top-10% rate
17.4%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Mechanical Engineering in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1ETH ZurichZurich #6741.723.2%349
2École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne #22125.120.6%228
3Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyDübendorf #51413.422.9%86

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

Who are the top Mechanical Engineering researchers in Switzerland?

Johann W. Kolar, M. Rappaz and W.A. Curtin rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1Johann W. Kolar#8,028 worldwide overall3k citations · 21 works
  2. 2M. Rappaz#28,782 worldwide overall887 citations · 37 works
  3. 3W.A. Curtin#30,716 worldwide overall1k citations · 21 works
  4. 4Dirk Mohr#31,670 worldwide overall582 citations · 21 works
  5. 5Roland Siegwart#34,709 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 33 works
  6. 6John R. Thome#35,882 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 114 works
  7. 7Aldo Steinfeld#107,297 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 43 works
  8. 8Christian Leinenbach#107,690 worldwide overall367 citations · 25 works
  9. 9Konrad Wegener#122,932 worldwide overall844 citations · 77 works
  10. 10Bradley J. Nelson#159,707 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 38 works
  11. 11D.G. Morris#192,090 worldwide overall622 citations · 52 works
  12. 12François Avellan#205,786 worldwide overall315 citations · 23 works
  13. 13L. Weber#219,171 worldwide overall335 citations · 24 works
  14. 14M.A. Morris#224,167 worldwide overall404 citations · 40 works
  15. 15Ian F. C. Smith#240,090 worldwide overall619 citations · 21 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Mechanical Engineering