Subfield · Molecular Biology · Switzerland
Molecular Biology research in Switzerland
ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Molecular Biology research in 2022–2025 (#40 worldwide), followed by University of Zurich and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.
- Switzerland's world rank
- #13 of 87 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 4.8k
- Top-10% rate
- 26.3%
- Ranked institutions
- 14
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Molecular Biology in Switzerland?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ETH ZurichZurich | #40 | 52.0 | 34.3% | 583 |
| 2 | University of ZurichZurich | #129 | 36.8 | 25.9% | 450 |
| 3 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne | #142 | 35.5 | 31.9% | 330 |
| 4 | University of LausanneLausanne | #188 | 31.9 | 28.8% | 280 |
| 5 | University of BaselBasel | #200 | 31.0 | 31.5% | 307 |
| 6 | SIB Swiss Institute of BioinformaticsLausanne | #238 | 28.8 | 39.3% | 141 |
| 7 | University of BernBern | #300 | 25.8 | 23.1% | 287 |
| 8 | University of GenevaGeneva | #313 | 25.2 | 24.6% | 300 |
| 9 | Roche (Switzerland)Basel | #567 | 17.5 | 25.7% | 136 |
| 10 | Novartis (Switzerland)Basel | #836 | 12.4 | 29.3% | 92 |
| 11 | University Hospital of ZurichZurich | #856 | 12.1 | 19.9% | 139 |
| 12 | University Hospital of BernBern | #951 | 10.8 | 21.7% | 100 |
| 13 | University Hospital of BaselBasel | #1,357 | 6.1 | 21.8% | 69 |
| 14 | University of FribourgFribourg | #1,386 | 5.9 | 24.0% | 94 |
Institutions in Switzerland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Molecular Biology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Molecular Biology researchers in Switzerland?
Ruedi Aebersold, Stylianos E. Antonarakis and Michael Weller rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.
- 1Ruedi Aebersold#1,595 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 77 works
- 2Stylianos E. Antonarakis#1,757 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 38 works
- 3Michael Weller#13,332 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 62 works
- 4J. Beckmann#13,844 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 42 works
- 5Michael N. Hall#19,818 worldwide overall818 citations · 30 works
- 6T. Reichstein#20,253 worldwide overall568 citations · 28 works
- 7Johan Auwerx#21,352 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 37 works
- 8Jean‐Luc Wolfender#22,079 worldwide overall853 citations · 34 works
- 9Gottfried Schatz#30,872 worldwide overall601 citations · 44 works
- 10Reinhard Dummer#34,756 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 71 works
- 11Kurt Wüthrich#35,277 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 61 works
- 12Walter Wahli#38,205 worldwide overall516 citations · 27 works
- 13George Thomas#38,655 worldwide overall634 citations · 29 works
- 14Adriano Aguzzi#41,114 worldwide overall619 citations · 36 works
- 15Dieter Seebàch#42,655 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 55 works
How Switzerland compares with other countries in Molecular Biology