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Surgery research in Switzerland

University Hospital of Zurich ranks first in Switzerland for Surgery research in 2022–2025 (#92 worldwide), followed by University of Zurich and University of Bern.

Switzerland's world rank
#14
of 88 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.1k
Top-10% rate
18.5%
Ranked institutions
18

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 Hospital of ZurichZurich #9239.721.3%335
2University of ZurichZurich #12236.022.9%319
3University of BernBern #14833.422.6%285
4University Hospital of BernBern #18130.718.5%305
5University of LausanneLausanne #20429.118.1%248
6University of BaselBasel #23427.324.7%171
7University Hospital of BaselBasel #28324.818.9%215
8University Hospital of GenevaGeneva #31323.422.9%184
9ETH ZurichZurich #41019.825.3%96
10University of GenevaGeneva #44718.724.2%119
11Universitätsklinik BalgristZurich #47018.023.4%148
12University Hospital of LausanneLausanne #56015.712.7%174
13Schulthess-KlinikZurich #66413.414.9%135
14University of LucerneLucerne #9638.416.2%88
15Luzerner KantonsspitalLucerne #1,0717.012.8%87
16Kantonsspital St. GallenSaint Gallen #1,1645.915.1%73
17AO FoundationDavos #1,1785.815.7%66
18Hôpital Beau-SéjourGeneva #1,72072.03.0%67

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

Who are the top Surgery researchers in Switzerland?

Peter Jüni, Stephan Windecker and Lorenz Räber rank highest among researchers based in Switzerland.

  1. 1Peter Jüni#207 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 29 works
  2. 2Stephan Windecker#471 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 81 works
  3. 3Lorenz Räber#4,934 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 24 works
  4. 4Lelio Orci#5,467 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 29 works
  5. 5Urs Fischer#32,533 worldwide overall735 citations · 24 works
  6. 6Thomas F. Lüscher#42,373 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 36 works
  7. 7Christian Gerber#48,168 worldwide overall269 citations · 33 works
  8. 8Iris Baumgärtner#48,828 worldwide overall429 citations · 46 works
  9. 9Michael Leunig#52,651 worldwide overall405 citations · 68 works
  10. 10Bernhard Meier#57,796 worldwide overall713 citations · 31 works
  11. 11Pierre‐Alain Clavien#62,813 worldwide overall400 citations · 54 works
  12. 12R. P. Jakob#64,242 worldwide overall236 citations · 24 works
  13. 13Matti Aapro#65,969 worldwide overall495 citations · 29 works
  14. 14Christoph Beglinger#66,106 worldwide overall319 citations · 27 works
  15. 15Thierry Carrel#75,928 worldwide overall446 citations · 34 works

How Switzerland compares with other countries in Surgery