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Plant Science research in Switzerland

ETH Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Plant Science research in 2022-now (#14 worldwide), followed by University of Lausanne and University of Zurich.

Switzerland's world rank
#8
of 90 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.2k
Top-10% rate
16.1%
Ranked institutions
5

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

What is the best university for Plant Science in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1ETH ZurichZurich #1463.324.8%168
2University of LausanneLausanne #10834.821.1%69
3University of ZurichZurich #11434.119.8%88
4University of BernBern #25922.614.0%71
5AgroscopeBern #26222.517.6%102

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

Who are the top Plant Science researchers in Switzerland?

Beat Keller, Enrico Martinoia and Thomas Wicker rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Plant Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Beat Keller#14,709 worldwide overall104.1 of 230 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Enrico Martinoia#4,825 worldwide overall68.1 of 121 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Thomas Wicker#11,572 worldwide overall61.9 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Thomas Boller#15,970 worldwide overall55.8 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Niko Geldner#1,431 worldwide overall47.2 of 57 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Wilhelm Gruissem#19,708 worldwide overall53.2 of 125 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Marcel G. A. van der Heijden#2,374 worldwide overall48.6 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Bruce Alan McDonald#25,602 worldwide overall49.3 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Ueli Grossniklaus#21,251 worldwide overall47.5 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Matthias Erb#4,843 worldwide overall41.8 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ted C. J. Turlings#13,195 worldwide overall40.1 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Christian Fankhauser#17,232 worldwide overall37.3 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Daniel Croll#15,710 worldwide overall37.0 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jean‐Pierre Métraux#16,872 worldwide overall36.7 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Markus M. Geisler#19,557 worldwide overall31.3 of 52 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Switzerland on their work in Plant Science 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 Plant Science