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Surgery research in Switzerland

University of Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Surgery research in 2022-now (#30 worldwide), followed by University of Basel and University of Bern.

Switzerland's world rank
#7
of 86 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5.1k
Top-10% rate
14.5%
Ranked institutions
15

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

What is the best university for Surgery in Switzerland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of ZurichZurich #3053.618.1%688
2University of BaselBasel #4847.216.9%387
3University of BernBern #5844.616.7%591
4University of LausanneLausanne #6742.712.5%433
5University of GenevaGeneva #6942.318.5%304
6ETH ZurichZurich #10436.719.3%122
7Universitätsklinik BalgristZurich #25424.516.5%148
8Schulthess-KlinikZurich #32721.111.1%135
9Ente Ospedaliero CantonaleBellinzona #33020.920.5%83
10Kantonsspital St. GallenSaint Gallen #33320.89.5%73
11Novartis (Switzerland)Basel #46716.217.2%66
12University of LucerneLucerne #51914.815.8%88
13Luzerner KantonsspitalLucerne #53814.311.8%87
14AO FoundationDavos #65811.514.0%66
15Hôpital Beau-SéjourGeneva #8468.13.1%67

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

Who are the top Surgery researchers in Switzerland?

Stephan Windecker, Christian Gerber and Pierre‐Alain Clavien rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland, on their papers in Surgery that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Stephan Windecker#8,486 worldwide overall131.7 of 381 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Christian Gerber#26,891 worldwide overall81.0 of 202 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Pierre‐Alain Clavien#25,949 worldwide overall76.9 of 200 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Marco Valgimigli#20,915 worldwide overall80.8 of 257 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Peter Jüni#2,906 worldwide overall64.4 of 139 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Reinhold Ganz#100,116 worldwide overall72.2 of 277 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Michael Leunig#74,072 worldwide overall63.0 of 230 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Michael Tobias Hirschmann#288,593 worldwide overall87.0 of 261 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Claes B. Wollheim#41,896 worldwide overall42.3 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Klaus Arno Siebenrock#161,121 worldwide overall55.6 of 242 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Nicolas Demartines#396,215 worldwide overall56.4 of 242 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Philipp Dutkowski#21,882 worldwide overall37.3 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Christian W. A. Pfirrmann#69,168 worldwide overall41.8 of 121 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Lelio Orci#22,997 worldwide overall41.8 of 122 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Andrea A. Schlegel#26,200 worldwide overall36.5 of 80 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Switzerland on their work in Surgery 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 Surgery