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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health research in Switzerland

World Health Organization ranks first in Switzerland for Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health research in 2022–2025 (#77 worldwide), followed by University of Zurich and University of Basel.

Switzerland's world rank
#16
of 86 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.2k
Top-10% rate
21.6%
Ranked institutions
9

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1World Health OrganizationGeneva #7735.339.1%100
2University of ZurichZurich #12028.822.3%177
3University of BaselBasel #19821.331.3%131
4University of BernBern #20820.626.3%128
5University of LausanneLausanne #21819.923.9%123
6University of GenevaGeneva #31814.224.1%88
7Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteAllschwil #35012.839.6%67
8University Hospital of ZurichZurich #4748.320.0%82
9University Hospital of BernBern #4987.621.7%72

Institutions in Switzerland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health researchers in Switzerland?

Péter Vollenweider, Marcel Tanner and Idris Guessous rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1Péter Vollenweider#2,477 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 15 works
  2. 2Marcel Tanner#5,908 worldwide overall947 citations · 18 works
  3. 3Idris Guessous#6,081 worldwide overall753 citations · 12 works
  4. 4Erik von Elm#9,227 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 10 works
  5. 5Gérard Waeber#10,734 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 12 works
  6. 6Effy Vayena#13,043 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 13 works
  7. 7Thomas A. Smith#16,414 worldwide overall487 citations · 17 works
  8. 8Robert Steffen#16,928 worldwide overall435 citations · 15 works
  9. 9Michael Siegrist#31,248 worldwide overall749 citations · 11 works
  10. 10Aloïs Gratwohl#46,161 worldwide overall464 citations · 11 works
  11. 11Ralf J. Jox#50,031 worldwide overall211 citations · 16 works
  12. 12Piero Olliaro#52,077 worldwide overall354 citations · 24 works
  13. 13Georges E. Grau#55,692 worldwide overall293 citations · 23 works
  14. 14Francis Schaffner#56,084 worldwide overall276 citations · 20 works
  15. 15Pedro Marques‐Vidal#58,761 worldwide overall816 citations · 23 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health