Top institutions in Switzerland for Biomedical Research

23 institutions · Biomedical Research · Switzerland

Which institutions in Switzerland have the most top-cited scientists in Biomedical Research?

355 researchers in Switzerland whose main field is Biomedical Research are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 9.9% of all listed authors in Switzerland, and 12th of 105 countries in the field. 146 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). ETH Zürich has the most (49), followed by Universität Zürich (44) and Université de Genève (23). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
355
9.9% of all in Switzerland
In the global top 100,000
146
41.1% of them
Country rank in the field
#12
of 105 countries in Biomedical Research
Highest-ranked
#2,845
Auwerx, Johan H.
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1ETH Zürich4930#25Vorholt, Julia A. #3,622
2Universität Zürich4420#34Robinson, Mark D. #5,188
3Université de Genève239#125Laemmli, Ulrich K. #4,548
4Biozentrum, Universität Basel219#149Nigg, Erich A. #16,467
5Organisation Mondiale de la Santé215#152O'Brien, Katherine L. #37,115
6École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne209#155Auwerx, Johan H. #2,845
7Université de Lausanne (UNIL)159#234Broz, Petr #4,435
8Universität Basel134#285Schub̈eler, Dirk #13,993
9Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois123#317Lamoth, Fréd́eric #20,538
10University of Bern116#353Weibel, Ewald R. #16,097
11Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève105#387Pittet, Didier #14,753
12Université de Genève Faculté de Médecine73#545Frayling, Tim M. #15,550
13Faculté de biologie et de médecine72#492Berger, Mette Monica #27,058
14Kinderspital Zürich62#663Blau, Nenad #37,978
15Paul Scherrer Institut61#705Steinmetz, Michel Olivier #86,506
16SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics52#737Bairoch, Amos #4,834
17Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research53#795Soneson, Charlotte #38,986
18University Hospital Bern41#955Hediger, Matthias Albrecht #36,238
19UniversitatsSpital Zurich40#1,047Steinert, Robert E. #132,579
20University of Fribourg32#1,074Patrice, Nordmann L. #3,888
21Université de Neuchâtel32#1,245Mitchell, Edward A.D. #75,493
22F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG30#1,296Bantscheff, Marcus #101,353
23Novartis International AG30#1,328Chêne, Patrick #121,321

The top 100 in Biomedical Research in Switzerland, in order

  1. 1
    Auwerx, Johan H.
    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  2. 2
  3. 3
    Patrice, Nordmann L.
    University of Fribourg
  4. 4
    Broz, Petr
    Université de Lausanne (UNIL)
  5. 5
    Laemmli, Ulrich K.
    Université de Genève
  6. 6
    Bairoch, Amos
    SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
  7. 7
    Robinson, Mark D.
    Universität Zürich
  8. 8
  9. 9
    von Mering, Christian
    Universität Zürich
  10. 10
    Koppenol, W. H.
    ETH Zürich
  11. 11
    Martinon, Fabio
    Université de Lausanne (UNIL)
  12. 12
    Szklarczyk, Damian
    Universität Zürich
  13. 13
    Antonarakis, Stylianos E.
    Université de Genève
  14. 14
    Lutolf, Matthias P.
    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  15. 15
    Zoete, Vincent
    Université de Lausanne (UNIL)
  16. 16
  17. 17
  18. 18
    Voinnet, Olivier
    ETH Zürich
  19. 19
    Poirel, Laurent
    Faculty of Science and Medicine
  20. 20
    Lashuel, Hilal Ahmed
    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  21. 21
    Stocker, Roman
    ETH Zürich
  22. 22
    Lemaître, Bruno C.
    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  23. 23
    Jinek, Martin
    Universität Zürich
  24. 24
    Schub̈eler, Dirk
    Universität Basel
  25. 25
    Torgerson, P. R.
    Universität Zürich
  26. 26
    Cantó, Carles
    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  27. 27
    Boya, Patricia
    University of Fribourg
  28. 28
    Pittet, Didier
    Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
  29. 29
    Helenius, Ari M.
    ETH Zürich
  30. 30
    Frayling, Tim M.
    Université de Genève Faculté de Médecine
  31. 31
    Weibel, Ewald R.
    University of Bern
  32. 32
    Battin, Tom J.
    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  33. 33
    Nigg, Erich A.
    Biozentrum, Universität Basel
  34. 34
  35. 35
    Gagneux, Sébastien P.
    Universität Basel
  36. 36
  37. 37
    Harbarth, Stéphan Jürgen
    Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
  38. 38
    Lamoth, Fréd́eric
    Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
  39. 39
  40. 40
    Bodenmiller, Bernd
    Universität Zürich
  41. 41
  42. 42
  43. 43
  44. 44
    Wüthrich, Kurt A.
    ETH ZürichNobel laureate
  45. 45
    Werner, Sabine
    ETH Zürich
  46. 46
  47. 47
    Zdobnov, Evgeny M.
    Université de Genève Faculté de Médecine
  48. 48
    Riek, Roland P.
    ETH Zürich
  49. 49
    Berger, Mette Monica
    Faculté de biologie et de médecine
  50. 50
    Plückthun, Andreas
    Universität Zürich
  51. 51
    Egli, Adrian
    Universität Zürich
  52. 52
    Lundström, Kenneth J.
    PanTherapeutics
  53. 53
    Ramette, Alban Nicolas
    University of Bern
  54. 54
    Röösli, Martin
    Universität Basel
  55. 55
    Schibler, Ueli
    Sciences III
  56. 56
    Sanglard, Dominique
    Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
  57. 57
    Hartmann, Martin
    ETH Zürich
  58. 58
    Rochaix, Jean David
    Université de Genève
  59. 59
    Handschin, Christoph
    Biozentrum, Universität Basel
  60. 60
  61. 61
    Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana Maria
    University of Bern
  62. 62
    Hediger, Matthias Albrecht
    University Hospital Bern
  63. 63
    Neher, Richard A.
    Biozentrum, Universität Basel
  64. 64
    O'Brien, Katherine L.
    Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
  65. 65
    Gfeller, David
    Agora Cancer Research Centre
  66. 66
    Vogel, Viola
    ETH Zürich
  67. 67
    Blau, Nenad
    Kinderspital Zürich
  68. 68
    Soneson, Charlotte
    Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
  69. 69
    Guigoz, Yves
    Chemin du Raidillon
  70. 70
    Greub, Gilbert
    Université de Lausanne (UNIL)
  71. 71
    Filipowicz, Witold
    Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
  72. 72
    Ford, Nathan P.
    Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
  73. 73
    Gruenberg, Jean E.
    Université de Genève
  74. 74
    Keiser, Jennifer
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss TPH
  75. 75
    Molinari, Maurizio
    Istituto di Ricerca in Biomedicina, Bellinzona
  76. 76
    Engel, Philipp
    Université de Lausanne (UNIL)
  77. 77
    Häberle, Johannes
    Kinderspital Zürich
  78. 78
    Hall, Michael N.
    Biozentrum, Universität Basel
  79. 79
    Wahli, Walter W.
    Université de Lausanne (UNIL)
  80. 80
  81. 81
    Beal, Ty
    GOALSciences
  82. 82
    Krause, Karl Heinz
    Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research
  83. 83
    Dubochet, Jacques
    Université de Lausanne (UNIL)Nobel laureate
  84. 84
    Aebi, Markus
    ETH Zürich
  85. 85
    Trono, Didier
    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  86. 86
    Segner, Helmut E.
    University of Bern
  87. 87
    Kirkin, Vladimir
    Molecular Partners AG
  88. 88
    Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara M.
    Adolphe Merkle Institute
  89. 89
    Schuler, Benjamin D.
    Universität Zürich
  90. 90
    Čejka, Petr
    Istituto di Ricerca in Biomedicina, Bellinzona
  91. 91
    Eberl, Leo
    Universität Zürich
  92. 92
    Hemmings, Brian A.
    Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
  93. 93
    Hennet, Thierry
    Universität Zürich
  94. 94
    Zamboni, Nicola
    ETH Zürich
  95. 95
    Hottiger, Michael O.
    Universität Zürich
  96. 96
    Benton, Richard
    Faculté de biologie et de médecine
  97. 97
    Jenal, Urs
    Biozentrum, Universität Basel
  98. 98
    Corti, Davide
    Humabs BioMed SA
  99. 99
    Hòppeler, Hans H.
    University of Bern
  100. 100
    Dotto, Gian Paolo
    Université de Lausanne (UNIL)

355 listed scientists in Biomedical Research in Switzerland

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