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Mechanics of Materials research in Switzerland

ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Mechanics of Materials research in 2022–2025 (#99 worldwide), followed by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

Switzerland's world rank
#30
of 64 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
527
Top-10% rate
15.4%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Mechanics of Materials in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1ETH ZurichZurich #9925.021.3%130
2École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne #21712.217.3%100

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

Who are the top Mechanics of Materials researchers in Switzerland?

Detlef Günther, M. Rappaz and W.A. Curtin rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1Detlef Günther#19,765 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 16 works
  2. 2M. Rappaz#28,782 worldwide overall887 citations · 16 works
  3. 3W.A. Curtin#30,716 worldwide overall1k citations · 16 works
  4. 4Laura De Lorenzis#122,697 worldwide overall506 citations · 26 works
  5. 5Konrad Wegener#122,932 worldwide overall844 citations · 19 works
  6. 6O. Leroy#146,349 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 15 works
  7. 7Ralph Spolenak#153,988 worldwide overall504 citations · 13 works
  8. 8François Avellan#205,786 worldwide overall315 citations · 32 works
  9. 9Paolo Ermanni#236,369 worldwide overall344 citations · 25 works
  10. 10Roland E. Logé#242,328 worldwide overall402 citations · 21 works
  11. 11Thomas Keller#262,495 worldwide overall464 citations · 21 works
  12. 12Stefano Mischler#269,263 worldwide overall270 citations · 17 works
  13. 13Thomas Driesner#275,562 worldwide overall273 citations · 16 works
  14. 14H. H. Kausch#294,161 worldwide overall211 citations · 17 works
  15. 15Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos#298,470 worldwide overall225 citations · 20 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Mechanics of Materials