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Switzerland's Top 2% Scientists 2024
Switzerland has 3,404 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 2.8% from 3,311 in 2023. That places Switzerland 14th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. ETH Zürich has the most listed scientists (520), followed by Universität Zürich (336).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
3,404
+93 (+2.8%) vs 2023
Career Data
3,431
+170 (+5.2%) vs 2023
World rank by count
#14
down 1 place vs 2023
Institutes
338
-7 (-2.0%) vs 2023
Scientists in Switzerland on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 30% since 2020.
Single-year list, change on the previous year
2021+15.0%
2022+7.2%
2023+2.4%
2024+2.8%
2025+4.3%
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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
Single-year list2024
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All 3,404 scientists
Single-year list2024
| Rank in Switzerland | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 3 | |
| 2 | 36 | IDSIA Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6 | |
| 3 | 65 | Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Lausanne | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2 | |
| 4 | 187 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Building & Construction | Rank 2 | |
| 5 | 191 |
EM
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University of Bern | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 8 |
| 6 | 488 | ETH Zürich | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 1 | |
| 7 | 704 | Universität Basel | Ecology | Rank 17 | |
| 8 | 713 | Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research | Allergy | Rank 1 | |
| 9 | 773 | ETH Zürich | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 6 | |
| 10 | 873 | Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology | Environmental Engineering | Rank 2 | |
| 11 | 927 |
FE
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Universität Zürich | Economics | Rank 23 |
| 12 | 932 | Paul Scherrer Institut | Applied Physics | Rank 25 | |
| 13 | 1,014 |
GA
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NNAISENSE | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 61 |
| 14 | 1,058 | Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology | Building & Construction | Rank 11 | |
| 15 | 1,100 | Université de Genève | General Physics | Rank 8 | |
| 16 | 1,164 |
SC
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University of Fribourg | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 5 |
| 17 | 1,251 | ETH Zürich | Applied Physics | Rank 34 | |
| 18 | 1,420 | Universität Zürich | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 30 | |
| 19 | 1,476 | Universität Zürich | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 3 | |
| 20 | 1,497 | University of Bern | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 34 | |
| 21 | 1,534 | Institut für Atmosphäre und Klima | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 16 | |
| 22 | 1,607 | ETH Zürich | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 50 | |
| 23 | 1,652 |
SJ
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ETH Zürich | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 10 |
| 24 | 1,840 | ETH Zürich | Statistics & Probability | Rank 25 | |
| 25 | 1,852 | Universität Zürich | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 11 | |
| 26 | 1,952 | ETH Zürich | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 24 | |
| 27 | 1,976 | ETH Zürich | Organic Chemistry | Rank 24 | |
| 28 | 2,047 | Universität Zürich | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 20 | |
| 29 | 2,115 | ETH Zürich | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 6 | |
| 30 | 2,247 | UniversitatsSpital Zurich | Surgery | Rank 1 | |
| 31 | 2,336 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 78 | |
| 32 | 2,342 |
KR
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ETH Zürich | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 29 |
| 33 | 2,368 | Organisation Mondiale de la Santé | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 8 | |
| 34 | 2,509 | Universität Zürich | Experimental Psychology | Rank 47 | |
| 35 | 2,543 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 138 | |
| 36 | 2,599 | International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources | Fisheries | Rank 2 | |
| 37 | 2,703 |
FB
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Universität Basel | Economics | Rank 61 |
| 38 | 2,838 | Universität Basel | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 15 | |
| 39 | 3,059 | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Psychiatry | Rank 74 | |
| 40 | 3,076 | Université de Genève | Developmental Biology | Rank 89 | |
| 41 | 3,099 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 160 | |
| 42 | 3,125 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Applied Physics | Rank 82 | |
| 43 | 3,141 | Université de Genève | Social Psychology | Rank 99 | |
| 44 | 3,150 | ETH Zürich | Civil Engineering | Rank 12 | |
| 45 | 3,161 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 8 | |
| 46 | 3,166 | Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) | Microbiology | Rank 56 | |
| 47 | 3,174 | University of Fribourg | Microbiology | Rank 57 | |
| 48 | 3,203 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Applied Physics | Rank 85 | |
| 49 | 3,217 |
HX
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Organic Chemistry | Rank 47 |
| 50 | 3,260 | Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 51 | |
| 51 | 3,302 | University Hospital Bern | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 96 | |
| 52 | 3,303 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Materials | Rank 59 | |
| 53 | 3,447 | ETH Zürich | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 63 | |
| 54 | 3,522 | Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL | Environmental Engineering | Rank 12 | |
| 55 | 3,560 | Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology | Environmental Sciences | Rank 68 | |
| 56 | 3,704 | ETH Zürich | Optics | Rank 19 | |
| 57 | 3,738 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 71 | |
| 58 | 3,814 | ETH Zürich | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 13 | |
| 59 | 3,829 | Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 36 | |
| 60 | 3,863 | ETH Zürich | Materials | Rank 67 | |
| 61 | 3,891 | University of Bern | Business & Management | Rank 125 | |
| 62 | 3,908 | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 77 | |
| 63 | 3,925 | ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 135 | |
| 64 | 4,002 | University of Bern | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 28 | |
| 65 | 4,024 |
SB
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Chemical Physics | Rank 82 |
| 66 | 4,032 | Universität Zürich | Ecology | Rank 108 | |
| 67 | 4,127 | ETH Zürich | Statistics & Probability | Rank 34 | |
| 68 | 4,354 | Universität Zürich | Developmental Biology | Rank 117 | |
| 69 | 4,438 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 50 | |
| 70 | 4,463 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 249 | |
| 71 | 4,476 | Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes | Psychiatry | Rank 105 | |
| 72 | 4,525 | University of Bern | Dentistry | Rank 7 | |
| 73 | 4,548 | University of Bern | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 53 | |
| 74 | 4,564 |
BJ
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University Hospital Bern | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 62 |
| 75 | 4,574 | ETH Zürich | Building & Construction | Rank 34 | |
| 76 | 4,581 | Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 133 | |
| 77 | 4,657 | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Immunology | Rank 106 | |
| 78 | 4,658 | Istituto di Ricerca in Biomedicina, Bellinzona | Immunology | Rank 107 | |
| 79 | 4,734 | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 132 | |
| 80 | 4,843 | ETH Zürich | Science Studies | Rank 11 | |
| 81 | 4,848 |
BP
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Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Immunology | Rank 116 |
| 82 | 4,882 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 49 | |
| 83 | 4,891 |
GT
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ETH Zürich | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 56 |
| 84 | 4,987 | ETH Zürich | Building & Construction | Rank 36 | |
| 85 | 5,008 | ETH Zürich | Energy | Rank 118 | |
| 86 | 5,055 | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Immunology | Rank 121 | |
| 87 | 5,094 | Organisation Mondiale de la Santé | Public Health | Rank 52 | |
| 88 | 5,112 | ETH Zürich | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 236 | |
| 89 | 5,126 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 170 | |
| 90 | 5,192 | ETH Zürich | Microbiology | Rank 87 | |
| 91 | 5,199 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Materials | Rank 88 | |
| 92 | 5,287 | Université de Genève | Experimental Psychology | Rank 101 | |
| 93 | 5,383 | UniversitatsSpital Zurich | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 160 | |
| 94 | 5,395 | Universität Zürich | Statistics & Probability | Rank 44 | |
| 95 | 5,404 | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Business & Management | Rank 168 | |
| 96 | 5,409 | Vir Biotechnology, Inc. | Immunology | Rank 128 | |
| 97 | 5,531 | Universitätsspital Basel | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 165 | |
| 98 | 5,551 |
OU
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University of Bern | Social Psychology | Rank 146 |
| 99 | 5,577 | ETH Zürich | Business & Management | Rank 176 | |
| 100 | 5,717 | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Ecology | Rank 146 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Switzerland are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
3,404 scientists affiliated with Switzerland are on the 2024 single-year list, and 3,431 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Switzerland has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 single-year list, ETH Zürich has the most listed scientists from Switzerland, with 520. It is followed by Universität Zürich with 336.
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 3,404 in 2024, a change of +29.8%.
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.