Top-cited scientists by field in Switzerland

20 fields · 151 subfields · Switzerland

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in Switzerland?

3,599 researchers whose current affiliation is in Switzerland are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 20 fields and 151 subfields. Clinical Medicine has the most (1,345, 37.4%), followed by Physics & Astronomy (379) and Biomedical Research (355); the largest subfield is General & Internal Medicine (181). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Clinical Medicine · 1,345 listed authors (37.4%)
General & Internal Medicine1815.0%24Salanti, Georgia #882
Neurology & Neurosurgery1554.3%79Frisoni, Giovanni B. #6,003
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging902.5%15Lomax, Tony John #19,583
Cardiovascular System & Hematology862.4%41Lüscher, Thomas Felix #3,582
Oncology & Carcinogenesis832.3%35Hanahan, Douglas A. #78
Dentistry762.1%35Lang, Niklaus Peter #4,248
Immunology651.8%34Broz, Petr #4,435
Surgery611.7%3Clavien, Pierre Alain #3,037
Orthopedics581.6%12Gerber, Christian A. #14,037
Tropical Medicine451.3%7Zinsstag, Jakob B. #26,209
Gastroenterology & Hepatology340.9%13Rogler, Gerhard #4,728
Pharmacology & Pharmacy330.9%6Szabo, Csaba S. #1,949
Psychiatry320.9%22Billieux, Joël #2,793
Pediatrics310.9%8Zimmermann, Petra S. #16,535
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine280.8%7Say, Lale #31,116
Anesthesiology230.6%5Spahn, Donat R. #13,799
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases230.6%7Boehncke, Wolf Henning #13,274
Endocrinology & Metabolism230.6%17Rizzoli, René R. #2,653
Urology & Nephrology200.6%4Wagner, Carsten A. #18,297
Legal & Forensic Medicine190.5%0Thali, Michael Josef #163,262
Respiratory System190.5%5Puhan, Milo Alan #30,992
Ophthalmology & Optometry180.5%3Flammer, Josef #59,571
Otorhinolaryngology180.5%0Chadha, Shelly H. #119,154
Sport Sciences180.5%11Mountjoy, Margo Lynn #11,456
Emergency & Critical Care Medicine140.4%3Schefold, Joerg C. #45,994
Allergy130.4%4Akdiş, Cezmi A. A. #817
Arthritis & Rheumatology130.4%8Gabay, Cem #10,381
Pathology90.3%2Gabbiani, Giulio #29,104
General Clinical Medicine60.2%0Seger, Christoph Christoph #144,763
Complementary & Alternative Medicine30.1%1Witt, Claudia M. #53,513
Environmental & Occupational Health10.0%0Guseva-Canu, Irina #221,240
Geriatrics10.0%1Cesari, Matteo #2,535
Physics & Astronomy · 379 listed authors (10.5%)
Applied Physics1073.0%32Spaldin, Nicola A. #1,167
Nuclear & Particle Physics1052.9%35Ellis, John R. #5,066
Chemical Physics501.4%24Smit, Berend #3,872
General Physics431.2%14Gisin, Nicolas #1,153
Astronomy & Astrophysics310.9%24Teyssier, Romain #8,072
Optics230.6%9Novotný, Lukas #5,324
Fluids & Plasmas110.3%9Helbing, Dirk #802
Acoustics90.3%0Brink, Mark #188,809
Mathematical Physics30.1%2Christodoulou, Demetrios #15,033
Biomedical Research · 355 listed authors (9.9%)
Microbiology982.7%41Vorholt, Julia A. #3,622
Developmental Biology932.6%57Auwerx, Johan H. #2,845
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology661.8%24Aebersold, Ruedi H. #7,006
Virology340.9%3Ford, Nathan P. #42,755
Toxicology210.6%5Röösli, Martin #29,996
Nutrition & Dietetics190.5%10de Oniś, Mercedes #3,378
Genetics & Heredity160.4%4Antonarakis, Stylianos E. #9,744
Mycology & Parasitology90.3%1Torgerson, P. R. #14,025
Physiology60.2%3Weibel, Ewald R. #16,097
Biophysics40.1%0Hiller, Sebastian #109,800
Microscopy30.1%1Dubochet, Jacques #48,401
Anatomy & Morphology20.1%0O'Rahilly, Ronan #239,959
Information & Communication Technologies · 218 listed authors (6.1%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing1323.7%69Bibri, Simon Elias #523
Networking & Telecommunications391.1%12Sayed, Ali H.H. #6,824
Software Engineering150.4%8Sorkine-Hornung, Olga #32,794
Computer Hardware & Architecture120.3%4Mutlu, Onur Cezmi #7,711
Computation Theory & Mathematics70.2%1Bringmann, Karl #70,691
Medical Informatics50.1%2Denecke, Kerstin #19,239
Distributed Computing40.1%1Hoefler, Torsten #16,420
Information Systems40.1%4Janson, Andreas #62,115
Chemistry · 203 listed authors (5.6%)
Organic Chemistry611.7%28Pérez-Ramírez, Javier #2,223
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry340.9%7Schneider, Gisbert #2,319
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry260.7%9Schröder, Martin W. #9,396
General Chemistry220.6%7Wenger, Oliver S. #4,458
Analytical Chemistry210.6%7DeMello, Andrew J. #10,147
Polymers160.4%5Kröger, Martin #51,201
Physical Chemistry100.3%6Prins, R. P. #19,163
Engineering · 191 listed authors (5.3%)
Industrial Engineering & Automation481.3%26Scaramuzza, Davide #1,071
Environmental Engineering351.0%15Von Gunten, Urs #1,410
Biomedical Engineering300.8%9Bohner, Marc #26,582
Electrical & Electronic Engineering290.8%8Kolar, Johann Walter #3,002
Mechanical Engineering & Transports200.6%9Mohr, D. #13,288
Geological & Geomatics Engineering150.4%9Laloui, Lyesse #14,950
Civil Engineering110.3%6Sudret, Bruno #3,860
Chemical Engineering60.2%5Pratsinis, Sotiris E. #16,447
Aerospace & Aeronautics30.1%0Schildknecht, Thomas #292,422
Operations Research20.1%2Taillard, Éric D. #32,865
Biology · 174 listed authors (4.8%)
Ecology631.8%60Kor̈ner, Christian #407
Plant Biology & Botany581.6%29Zipfel, Cyril #1,928
Evolutionary Biology240.7%22Excoffier, Laurent #5,242
Entomology140.4%5Kenis, Marc #39,838
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology90.3%3Ward, James V. #44,338
Zoology40.1%0Burckhardt, Daniel H. #206,447
Ornithology10.0%0Bruderer, Bruno #461,003
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 168 listed authors (4.7%)
Energy461.3%28Steinfeld, Aldo #6,501
Materials391.1%17Züttel, Andreas #1,950
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology391.1%38Grätzel, Michael #67
Optoelectronics & Photonics351.0%3Shea, Herbert R. #44,149
Bioinformatics80.2%3Schwede, Torsten F. #13,732
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies80.2%4Visschers, Vivianne H.M. #39,419
Biotechnology50.1%3Gnansounou, Edgard #29,772
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 166 listed authors (4.6%)
Geochemistry & Geophysics591.6%40McLennan, Scott M. #1,061
Environmental Sciences471.3%37Nowack, Bernd #3,240
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences371.0%34Seneviratne, Sonia I. #1,374
Paleontology100.3%5Heiri, Oliver #58,044
Geology20.1%0Spangenberg, J. E. #138,632
Economics & Business · 78 listed authors (2.2%)
Business & Management310.9%31Hirschi, Andreas #3,147
Economics230.6%23Fehr, Ernst #1,639
Finance110.3%11Stahel, Walter R. #15,630
Logistics & Transportation60.2%5Axhausen, Kay W. #12,594
Agricultural Economics & Policy20.1%2Finger, Robert #4,161
Sport, Leisure & Tourism20.1%2Goh, Edmund #26,051
Development Studies10.0%1Haddad, Lawrence J. #62,984
Econometrics10.0%1Huber, Martin #98,500
Marketing10.0%1von Wangenheim, Florian #65,843
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 70 listed authors (1.9%)
Veterinary Sciences310.9%0Braun, Ueli I. #111,025
Agronomy & Agriculture210.6%13van der Heijden, Marcel G.A. #1,678
Forestry170.5%1Dobbertin, Matthias H. #69,109
Dairy & Animal Science120.3%3Cowieson, Aaron Joell #33,377
Food Science70.2%4Siegrist, Michael #452
Social Sciences · 67 listed authors (1.9%)
Political Science & Public Administration240.7%23Kriesi, Hanspeter #2,335
Education120.3%6Kapur, Manu #8,483
Geography60.2%6Müller, Martin #9,911
Sociology60.2%6Joppke, Christian G. #15,318
Law50.1%2Pauwelyn, Joost #68,136
International Relations40.1%4Prügl, Elisabeth M. #73,382
Science Studies40.1%4Markard, Jochen #4,929
Criminology20.1%0Teichmann, Fabian Maximilian Johannes #107,453
Demography10.0%1Bernardi, Laura #95,800
Information & Library Sciences10.0%0Mutz, Rüdiger #178,541
Social Sciences Methods10.0%1Strobl, Carolin #54,188
Mathematics & Statistics · 43 listed authors (1.2%)
General Mathematics170.5%6Weyl, Hermann #9,670
Statistics & Probability120.3%12Bûhlmann, Peter #1,892
Numerical & Computational Mathematics100.3%5Mishra, Siddhartha #30,910
Applied Mathematics50.1%2De Lorenzis, L. #17,632
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · 43 listed authors (1.2%)
Experimental Psychology130.4%10Oberauer, Klaus #2,989
Social Psychology120.3%12Orth, Ulrich #3,100
Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology80.2%5van Schaik, Carel P. #10,554
Developmental & Child Psychology50.1%5Roebers, Claudia Maria #19,291
Clinical Psychology40.1%4Hopwood, Christopher James #12,071
Human Factors10.0%1Holz, Christian #97,030
Public Health & Health Services · 37 listed authors (1.0%)
Public Health190.5%9Bull, Fiona C. #4,555
Rehabilitation90.3%3Cieza, Alarcos #11,956
Nursing80.2%1de Geest, Sabina M. #86,830
Health Policy & Services40.1%1Manser, Tanja #55,792
Gerontology20.1%1Seifert, Alexander #38,012
Substance Abuse10.0%1Etter, Jean François #62,593
Built Environment & Design · 25 listed authors (0.7%)
Building & Construction210.6%18Scrivener, Karen Louise #134
Architecture10.0%0Cupers, Kenny #643,508
Design Practice & Management10.0%0Shea, Kristina A. #154,380
Urban & Regional Planning10.0%1Hersperger, Anna M. #84,924
Communication & Textual Studies · 18 listed authors (0.5%)
Languages & Linguistics100.3%9Mondada, Lorenza #3,719
Communication & Media Studies80.2%7Hargittai, Eszter #1,458
Literary Studies10.0%0Charitonidou, Marianna #884,254
Philosophy & Theology · 14 listed authors (0.4%)
Applied Ethics80.2%7Vayena, Effy #16,711
Religions & Theology60.2%0Stolz, Jörg #219,372
Philosophy40.1%2Heidegger, Martin #44,037
Historical Studies · 5 listed authors (0.1%)
History50.1%0Rodogno, Davide #277,513
Anthropology30.1%1Rodgers, Dennis #81,558
Visual & Performing Arts · 0 listed authors (0.0%)
Art Practice, History & Theory10.0%0Joyeux-Prunel, Béatrice #1,283,560

3,599 listed scientists in Switzerland

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