Switzerland's Top 2% Scientists 2022
Switzerland has 3,233 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 7.2% from 3,016 in 2021. That places Switzerland 13th in the world by number of listed scientists. ETH Zürich has the most listed scientists (484), followed by Universität Zürich (307).
Scientists in Switzerland on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 23% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,622 | 2,546 | ||
| 2021 | 3,016 | +15.0% | 2,974 | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 3,233 | +7.2% | 3,141 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 3,311 | +2.4% | 3,261 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 3,404 | +2.8% | 3,431 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 3,549 | +4.3% | 3,659 | +6.6% |
Top 10 institutes in Switzerland
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All 3,233 scientists
| Rank in Switzerland | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 2 | |
| 2 | 31 | IDSIA Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6 | |
| 3 | 148 | Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Lausanne | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 5 | |
| 4 | 172 |
EM
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Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7 |
| 5 | 473 | Universitat Basel | Ecology | Rank 12 | |
| 6 | 551 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Building & Construction | Rank 3 | |
| 7 | 598 |
FE
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Universität Zürich | Economics | Rank 14 |
| 8 | 649 | ETH Zürich | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 4 | |
| 9 | 754 | Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology | Environmental Engineering | Rank 4 | |
| 10 | 765 | ETH Zürich | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 2 | |
| 11 | 814 | Paul Scherrer Institut | Applied Physics | Rank 25 | |
| 12 | 863 | ETH Zürich | Applied Physics | Rank 27 | |
| 13 | 970 |
SC
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Faculty of Science and Medicine | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 4 |
| 14 | 1,051 | UniversitatsSpital Zurich | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 29 | |
| 15 | 1,152 | Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research Basel | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 32 | |
| 16 | 1,213 | ETH Zürich | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 4 | |
| 17 | 1,543 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 51 | |
| 18 | 1,544 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 7 | |
| 19 | 1,552 | Université de Genève | General Physics | Rank 12 | |
| 20 | 1,630 | Universität Zürich | Allergy | Rank 2 | |
| 21 | 1,637 | Université de Genève | Developmental Biology | Rank 68 | |
| 22 | 1,657 | UniversitatsSpital Zurich | Surgery | Rank 1 | |
| 23 | 1,720 | University of Fribourg | Microbiology | Rank 30 | |
| 24 | 1,964 | University of Bern | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 23 | |
| 25 | 2,013 | Universität Zürich | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 4 | |
| 26 | 2,015 | Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine | Tropical Medicine | Rank 4 | |
| 27 | 2,021 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 55 | |
| 28 | 2,138 | University Hospital Bern | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 62 | |
| 29 | 2,139 |
KR
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Institut für Atmosphäre und Klima | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 27 |
| 30 | 2,142 | ETH Zürich | Optics | Rank 11 | |
| 31 | 2,149 | ETH Zürich | Organic Chemistry | Rank 32 | |
| 32 | 2,262 | Universität Zürich | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 11 | |
| 33 | 2,266 | Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 78 | |
| 34 | 2,328 |
HX
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Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques | Organic Chemistry | Rank 38 |
| 35 | 2,331 | Organisation Mondiale de la Santé | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 11 | |
| 36 | 2,346 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Applied Physics | Rank 71 | |
| 37 | 2,347 | ETH Zürich | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 7 | |
| 38 | 2,381 | ETH Zürich | Immunology | Rank 63 | |
| 39 | 2,383 | ETH Zürich | Statistics & Probability | Rank 27 | |
| 40 | 2,404 | ETH Zürich | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 64 | |
| 41 | 2,405 | Institut für Atmosphäre und Klima | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 30 | |
| 42 | 2,417 | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Immunology | Rank 65 | |
| 43 | 2,449 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 100 | |
| 44 | 2,506 |
SJ
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ETH Zürich | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 16 |
| 45 | 2,569 | Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology | Building & Construction | Rank 13 | |
| 46 | 2,628 | Universität Zürich | Experimental Psychology | Rank 50 | |
| 47 | 2,686 | Universität Zürich | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 22 | |
| 48 | 2,942 | Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL | Environmental Engineering | Rank 10 | |
| 49 | 2,980 | Universitat Basel | Economics | Rank 62 | |
| 50 | 2,990 | Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology | Environmental Sciences | Rank 27 | |
| 51 | 3,055 | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Immunology | Rank 85 | |
| 52 | 3,112 | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 100 | |
| 53 | 3,179 | ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 108 | |
| 54 | 3,271 | ETH Zürich | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 51 | |
| 55 | 3,338 | Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP) | Microbiology | Rank 67 | |
| 56 | 3,364 | Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 69 | |
| 57 | 3,407 | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Psychiatry | Rank 88 | |
| 58 | 3,491 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 228 | |
| 59 | 3,587 | ETH Zürich | Civil Engineering | Rank 7 | |
| 60 | 3,702 | Universität Zürich | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 37 | |
| 61 | 3,718 | Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology | Materials | Rank 57 | |
| 62 | 3,740 |
GC
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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 27 |
| 63 | 3,756 | Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL | Ecology | Rank 113 | |
| 64 | 3,924 | Vir Biotechnology, Inc. | Immunology | Rank 107 | |
| 65 | 3,970 | ETH Zürich | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 11 | |
| 66 | 3,984 | ETH Zürich | Developmental Biology | Rank 155 | |
| 67 | 3,992 | Université de Genève | Social Psychology | Rank 113 | |
| 68 | 4,104 | Universität Zürich | Developmental Biology | Rank 157 | |
| 69 | 4,156 | Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 140 | |
| 70 | 4,159 | Cardiocentro Ticino Foundation | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 141 | |
| 71 | 4,176 | Universität Zürich | Ecology | Rank 126 | |
| 72 | 4,184 | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 47 | |
| 73 | 4,292 | University of Bern, Faculty of Medicine | Dentistry | Rank 10 | |
| 74 | 4,311 | Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève | Microbiology | Rank 89 | |
| 75 | 4,457 | Uniklinik Balgrist | Orthopedics | Rank 11 | |
| 76 | 4,499 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Materials | Rank 63 | |
| 77 | 4,503 |
WM
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Institut für Atmosphäre und Klima | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 74 |
| 78 | 4,551 | Universität Zürich | Immunology | Rank 126 | |
| 79 | 4,572 | ETH Zürich | Materials | Rank 65 | |
| 80 | 4,790 |
SB
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Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Chemical Physics | Rank 92 |
| 81 | 4,807 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Optics | Rank 24 | |
| 82 | 4,857 | ETH Zürich | Energy | Rank 93 | |
| 83 | 4,863 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Applied Physics | Rank 113 | |
| 84 | 4,864 | University of Bern | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 68 | |
| 85 | 4,898 | Universitätsspital Basel | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 163 | |
| 86 | 4,924 | Universität Zürich | Statistics & Probability | Rank 39 | |
| 87 | 4,942 | ETH Zürich | Microbiology | Rank 102 | |
| 88 | 4,979 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 39 | |
| 89 | 4,999 | ETH Zürich | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 73 | |
| 90 | 5,057 | Université de Genève | Social Psychology | Rank 128 | |
| 91 | 5,082 | ETH Zürich | Optics | Rank 27 | |
| 92 | 5,105 | ETH Zürich | Developmental Biology | Rank 203 | |
| 93 | 5,108 | ETH Zürich | Statistics & Probability | Rank 41 | |
| 94 | 5,115 |
MH
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UniversitatsSpital Zurich | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 188 |
| 95 | 5,165 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 55 | |
| 96 | 5,252 | Centre Universitaire de Médecine Générale et Santé Publique, Lausanne | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 92 | |
| 97 | 5,278 | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Ecology | Rank 143 | |
| 98 | 5,282 | ETH Zürich | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 177 | |
| 99 | 5,289 | University of Bern | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 90 | |
| 100 | 5,312 |
GT
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ETH Zürich | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 76 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Switzerland are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
3,233 scientists affiliated with Switzerland are on the 2022 single-year list, and 3,141 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Switzerland has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 single-year list, ETH Zürich has the most listed scientists from Switzerland, with 484. It is followed by Universität Zürich with 307.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Switzerland changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Switzerland went from 2,622 scientists in 2020 to 3,233 in 2022, a change of +23.3%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.