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Sociology and Political Science research in Switzerland

University of Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Sociology and Political Science research in 2022–2025 (#20 worldwide), followed by University of Lausanne and ETH Zurich.

Switzerland's world rank
#18
of 122 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6k
Top-10% rate
21.4%
Ranked institutions
22

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

What is the best university for Sociology and Political Science in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of ZurichZurich #2061.928.7%548
2University of LausanneLausanne #12039.025.5%526
3ETH ZurichZurich #15036.241.4%227
4University of GenevaGeneva #18033.924.3%427
5University of BernBern #19333.026.2%399
6University of BaselBasel #45122.226.1%251
7University of St.GallenSaint Gallen #51920.424.7%184
8Graduate Institute of International and Development StudiesGeneva #70116.625.6%173
9University of FribourgFribourg #73216.017.4%204
10University of NeuchâtelNeuchâtel #77815.231.8%115
11Università della Svizzera italianaLugano #83814.335.2%78
12University of LucerneLucerne #1,00412.015.6%150
13École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne #1,3078.627.0%73
14Bern University of Applied SciencesBern #1,4927.017.1%88
15Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and ArtsLucerne #1,6175.917.7%94
16FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern SwitzerlandWindisch #1,6455.717.3%86
17HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western SwitzerlandDelémont #1,6675.622.3%60
18International Organization for MigrationGeneva #1,7375.012.9%76
19Zurich University of Teacher EducationZurich #1,8004.610.5%96
20Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business AdministrationZurich #2,1652.211.9%62
21Département de la Santé et de l'Action SocialeLausanne #2,1732.27.2%98
22Haute École Pédagogique du Canton de VaudLausanne #2,1792.16.7%93

Institutions in Switzerland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Sociology and Political Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Sociology and Political Science researchers in Switzerland?

Peter Ulrich, Bruno S. Frey and Claude Raffestin rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1Peter Ulrich#128,743 worldwide overall254 citations · 71 works
  2. 2Bruno S. Frey#148,387 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 59 works
  3. 3Claude Raffestin#167,037 worldwide overall46 citations · 37 works
  4. 4Rolf Becker#328,907 worldwide overall194 citations · 51 works
  5. 5Rolf Dubs#370,991 worldwide overall41 citations · 45 works
  6. 6Éric Widmer#450,260 worldwide overall137 citations · 38 works
  7. 7FMH#462,090 worldwide overall0 citations · 39 works
  8. 8Olivier Maulini#492,469 worldwide overall9 citations · 43 works
  9. 9Heinz Bonfadelli#526,973 worldwide overall72 citations · 37 works
  10. 10Vincent Kaufmann#550,975 worldwide overall124 citations · 57 works
  11. 11Dieter Euler#572,340 worldwide overall31 citations · 44 works
  12. 12Christine Verschuur#585,889 worldwide overall32 citations · 49 works
  13. 13Philipp Gonon#591,312 worldwide overall50 citations · 40 works
  14. 14Martin Killias#824,876 worldwide overall62 citations · 36 works
  15. 15Jacques Lévy#926,808 worldwide overall17 citations · 49 works

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