Switzerland's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Switzerland has 3,141 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 5.6% from 2,974 in 2021. That places Switzerland 11th in the world by number of listed scientists. ETH Zürich has the most listed scientists (462), followed by Universität Zürich (288).

Single Year

3,233

+217 (+7.2%) vs 2021

Career Data

3,141

+167 (+5.6%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#11

No change vs 2021

Institutes

443

+37 (+9.1%) vs 2021

Scientists in Switzerland on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 23% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+16.8%

2022+5.6%

2023+3.8%

2024+5.2%

2025+6.6%

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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

By number of listed scientists

Career-long list2022

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1ETH Zürich462
2Universität Zürich288
3Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne265
4Université de Genève174
5University of Bern151
6Universitat Basel123
7Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève93
8Université de Lausanne (UNIL)90
9UniversitatsSpital Zurich88
10Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois78

All 3,141 scientists

Career-long list2022

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Rank in Switzerland	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1	GM Grätzel, Michael	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1
2	59	LU Laemmli, Ulrich K.	Université de Genève	Developmental Biology	Rank 7
3	96	HD Hanahan, Douglas	Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Lausanne	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 6
4	189	EM Egger, M.	Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 9
5	463	SC Szabo, Csaba	Faculty of Science and Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 4
6	526	SJ Schmidhuber, Jürgen	IDSIA Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 13
7	535	AR Aebersold, Ruedi	ETH Zürich	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 40
8	629	KC Körner, Christian	Universitat Basel	Ecology	Rank 11
9	681	SD Seebach, Dieter	ETH Zürich	Organic Chemistry	Rank 20
10	698	LA Lanzavecchia, Antonio	Vir Biotechnology, Inc.	Immunology	Rank 34
11	734	HD Helbing, Dirk	ETH Zürich	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 6
12	782	AJ Auwerx, Johan	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 51
13	787	GN Gisin, Nicolas	Université de Genève	General Physics	Rank 4
14	797	DB Delley, Bernard	Paul Scherrer Institut	Applied Physics	Rank 32
15	819	NE Nigg, Erich A.	Biozentrum, Universität Basel	Developmental Biology	Rank 58
16	1,049	UM Unser, Michael	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 28
17	1,109	ZR Zinkernagel, Rolf M.	UniversitatsSpital Zurich	Immunology	Rank 50
18	1,168	BM Büttiker, Markus	Université de Genève	Applied Physics	Rank 47
19	1,247	TJ Tschopp, Jürg	Université de Lausanne (UNIL)	Immunology	Rank 52
20	1,266	SN Spaldin, Nicola A.	ETH Zürich	Applied Physics	Rank 51
21	1,342	HA Helenius, Ari	ETH Zürich	Developmental Biology	Rank 92
22	1,432	FE Fehr, Ernst	Universität Zürich	Economics	Rank 12
23	1,516	WM Weller, Michael	UniversitatsSpital Zurich	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 63
24	1,530	AJ Angst, Jules	Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich	Psychiatry	Rank 52
25	1,583	DF Diederich, François	ETH Zürich	Organic Chemistry	Rank 48
26	1,594	NP Nordmann, Patrice	University of Fribourg	Microbiology	Rank 25
27	1,642	LM Lüscher, Martin	European Organization for Nuclear Research	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 17
28	1,652	PD Pittet, Didier	Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève	Microbiology	Rank 26
29	1,672	EL Excoffier, Laurent	University of Bern	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 27
30	1,684	CP Clavien, Pierre Alain	UniversitatsSpital Zurich	Surgery	Rank 3
31	1,696	EJ Engelman, Jeffrey	Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research Basel	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 72
32	1,808	FR Frackowiak, Richard S.	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 183
33	1,814	BJ Bünzli, Jean Claude G.	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 14
34	1,821	NM Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 46
35	1,903	BM Baggiolini, Marco	Theodor Kocher Institute	Immunology	Rank 72
36	2,034	RJ Reubi, Jean Claude	University of Bern	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 6
37	2,068	BA Baiker, Alfons	ETH Zürich	Physical Chemistry	Rank 10
38	2,127	NL Novotny, Lukas	ETH Zürich	Optics	Rank 12
39	2,268	SM Schwab, Martin E.	Universität Zürich	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 224
40	2,469	FB Frey, Bruno S.	Universitat Basel	Economics	Rank 19
41	2,507	PT Perneger, Thomas	Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 52
42	2,606	VG von Gunten, Urs	Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology	Environmental Engineering	Rank 4
43	2,655	GG Gabbiani, Giulio	Université de Genève Faculté de Médecine	Pathology	Rank 11
44	2,676	VP Vuilleumier, Patrik	Université de Genève	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 251
45	2,684	DV Dietz, Volker	Uniklinik Balgrist	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 253
46	2,769	SF Sallusto, Federica	ETH Zürich	Immunology	Rank 112
47	2,966	MF Messerli, Franz H.	University Hospital Bern	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 147
48	2,982	HM Hengartner, Michael O.	Universität Zürich	Developmental Biology	Rank 173
49	3,056	BA Borbély, Alexander	Universität Zürich	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 293
50	3,177	VM Vetterli, Martin	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 21
51	3,383	AA Aguzzi, Adriano	Universität Zürich	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 326
52	3,423	RR Roubenoff, Ronenn	Novartis International AG	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 26
53	3,490	ZM Zimmermann, Micheal Bruce	ETH Zürich	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 28
54	3,583	CE Constable, Edwin C.	Universitat Basel	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 21
55	3,610	VO Voinnet, Olivier	ETH Zürich	Developmental Biology	Rank 201
56	3,629	SB Smit, Berend	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	Chemical Physics	Rank 115
57	3,699	AS Antonarakis, Stylianos E.	Université de Genève	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 9
58	3,820	LN Lang, Niklaus P.	University of Bern, Faculty of Medicine	Dentistry	Rank 8
59	3,953	PL Piddock, Laura J.V.	Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP)	Microbiology	Rank 86
60	3,965	KJ Kolar, Johann W.	ETH Zürich	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 7
61	3,968	WE Weibel, Ewald R.	University of Bern	Physiology	Rank 10
62	4,077	PS Pratsinis, Sotiris E.	ETH Zürich	Chemical Engineering	Rank 10
63	4,096	DD Damjanović, Dragan	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	Applied Physics	Rank 126
64	4,116	SD Sornette, Didier	ETH Zürich	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 32
65	4,156	SR Street, Robert A.	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	Applied Physics	Rank 129
66	4,195	VG Van Gunsteren, Wilfred F.	ETH Zürich	Chemical Physics	Rank 125
67	4,241	MH Markram, Henry	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 390
68	4,293	TB Thorens, B.	Université de Lausanne (UNIL)	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 137
69	4,414	SM Siegrist, Michael	ETH Zürich	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 3
70	4,459	AC Akdis, Cezmi A.	Universität Zürich	Allergy	Rank 14
71	4,466	FJ Fruchart, Jean Charles	R3i Foundation	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 225
72	4,474	ZJ Zhu, Jieping	Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques	Organic Chemistry	Rank 113
73	4,523	LD Loss, Daniel	Universitat Basel	Applied Physics	Rank 140
74	4,538	BT Boller, Thomas	Universitat Basel	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 31
75	4,644	SA Sayed, Ali H.	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 33
76	4,651	GJ Goudet, Jérôme	Université de Lausanne (UNIL)	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 65
77	4,662	HE Hunziker, Ernst B.	University Hospital Bern	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 20
78	4,694	PJ Pérez-Ramírez, Javier	ETH Zürich	Organic Chemistry	Rank 114
79	4,704	KU Keller, Ursula	ETH Zürich	Optics	Rank 24
80	4,723	VS Van Schaik, C. P.	Universität Zürich	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 9
81	4,731	ST Stocker, Thomas F.	University of Bern	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 53
82	4,759	HT Hofmann, Thomas	ETH Zürich	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 95
83	4,852	DJ Dunitz, Jack D.	ETH Zürich	General Chemistry	Rank 42
84	4,980	WS Windecker, Stephan	University Hospital Bern	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 255
85	5,001	GC Gerber, Christian	Uniklinik Balgrist	Orthopedics	Rank 19
86	5,010	RR Rizzoli, René	Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 158
87	5,054	NB Nowack, Bernd	Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 21
88	5,132	DO de Onis, Mercedes	Organisation Mondiale de la Santé	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 42
89	5,260	HB Hemmings, Brian A.	Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 269
90	5,290	SA Steinfeld, Aldo	ETH Zürich	Energy	Rank 49
91	5,360	SH Simon, Hans Uwe	University of Bern	Allergy	Rank 16
92	5,528	CW Curtin, W. A.	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	Materials	Rank 63
93	5,581	BE Bakker, Eric	Université de Genève	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 27
94	5,636	DP Dyson, Paul J.	Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques	Organic Chemistry	Rank 132
95	5,668	KW Koppenol, Willem H.	ETH Zürich	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 295
96	5,684	OL Orci, Lelio	Université de Genève	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 297
97	5,709	RM Raviglione, Mario	Organisation Mondiale de la Santé	Microbiology	Rank 140
98	5,719	SA Schier, Alexander F.	Biozentrum, Universität Basel	Developmental Biology	Rank 300
99	5,800	AM Aapro, Matti	Clinique de Genolier	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 259
100	5,885	SP Schmid-Hempel, Paul	ETH Zürich	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 82
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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 career-long list, ETH Zürich has the most listed scientists from Switzerland, with 462. It is followed by Universität Zürich with 288.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Switzerland changed since 2020?

On the career-long list, Switzerland went from 2,546 scientists in 2020 to 3,141 in 2022, a change of +23.4%.

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.