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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ETH Zürich
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich
Zurich ,
Switzerland
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
795
Top 30
1,997
Top 50
3,396
Top 70
4,063
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
81
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Lausanne
Lausanne ,
Switzerland
- Public 1969
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
498
Top 30
1,121
Top 50
1,948
Top 70
2,499
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
83
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Universität Zürich
University of Zurich
Zurich ,
Switzerland
- Public 1833
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
466
Top 30
1,023
Top 50
1,529
Top 70
1,826
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
124
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Universität Bern
Université de Berne
Bern ,
Switzerland
- Public 1834
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
308
Top 30
631
Top 50
948
Top 70
1,098
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
142
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Université de Lausanne
Universität Lausanne
Lausanne ,
Switzerland
- Public 1537
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
333
Top 30
767
Top 50
1,060
Top 70
1,224
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
151
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Université de Geneve
Universität Genf
Geneva ,
Switzerland
- Public 1559
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
287
Top 30
729
Top 50
1,096
Top 70
1,317
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
168
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Universität Basel
University of Basel
Basel ,
Switzerland
- Public 1460
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
210
Top 30
509
Top 50
836
Top 70
1,015
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
379
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Geneva ,
Switzerland
- Institution 1948
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
82
Top 30
157
Top 50
232
Top 70
270
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
619
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Paul Scherrer Institute
Institut Paul Scherrer
Villigen ,
Switzerland
- Institution 1988
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
116
Top 30
316
Top 50
444
Top 70
499
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
706
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Davos ,
Switzerland
- Institution 2013
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
59
Top 30
123
Top 50
168
Top 70
183
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
726
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Université de Fribourg
University of Fribourg
Fribourg ,
Switzerland
- Public 1582
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
76
Top 30
210
Top 50
342
Top 70
453
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
760
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Schweiziska federala institutet för vattenvetenskap och teknologi
Dübendorf ,
Switzerland
- Institution 1936
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
58
Top 30
126
Top 50
173
Top 70
199
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
946
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Ropar ,
Switzerland
- Institution 1998
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
21
Top 30
31
Top 50
34
Top 70
36
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
953
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Roche
-
Basel ,
Switzerland
- Company 1896
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
76
Top 30
245
Top 50
339
Top 70
378
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
999
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Università della Svizzera Italiana Lugano
Université de la Suisse italienne
Lugano ,
Switzerland
- Public 1995
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
55
Top 30
143
Top 50
219
Top 70
301
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,186
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Antwerp ,
Switzerland
- Institution 2017
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
33
Top 30
81
Top 50
109
Top 70
123
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,272
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Université de Neuchâtel
University of Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel ,
Switzerland
- Public 1838
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
31
Top 30
100
Top 50
150
Top 70
211
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,572
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Universität Saint Gallen
University of Saint Gallen
St. Gallen ,
Switzerland
- Public 1898
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
39
Top 30
113
Top 50
196
Top 70
290
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,625
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Zurcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Zurich ,
Switzerland
- Public 1984
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
23
Top 30
107
Top 50
224
Top 70
300
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,684
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Martigny ,
Switzerland
- Institution 1991
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
15
Top 30
37
Top 50
59
Top 70
69
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,765
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Basel ,
Switzerland
- Company 1930
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
24
Top 30
50
Top 50
64
Top 70
70
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,780
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Lausanne ,
Switzerland
- Institution 2011
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
22
Top 30
58
Top 50
101
Top 70
108
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,855
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Zurich ,
Switzerland
- Private 2000
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
14
Top 30
60
Top 50
74
Top 70
93
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,864
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull'Intelligenza Artificiale IDSIA
Lugano ,
Switzerland
- Institution 1988
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
13
Top 30
37
Top 50
55
Top 70
67
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,202
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Basel ,
Switzerland
- Institution 1943
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
9
Top 30
32
Top 50
49
Top 70
55
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