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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, 52nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 120 research topics. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 199,682 academic publications and 8,272,915 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 366 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#52 of 14,131 In the World
#7 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 23 In Switzerland
#1 of 4 In Zurich
#3 of 1,395 For Biochemical Engineering
#6 of 2,954 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#8 of 3,845 For Earth science and Geophysics
#307 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#35 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 117 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 2nd for Engineering in Switzerland and 32nd in the World with 119,851 publications made and 5,031,159 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 19 In Switzerland
#6 of 1,466 In Europe
#32 of 6,795 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 632 8166
1994 724 9370
1995 694 10049
1996 729 11353
1997 910 12402
1998 940 13042
1999 1093 15192
2000 1180 17614
2001 1219 19185
2002 1492 24339
2003 1523 28070
2004 1734 32874
2005 1909 40498
2006 2492 48484
2007 3079 56700
2008 3100 66627
2009 3458 81445
2010 3763 95917
2011 3759 115263
2012 4281 135942
2013 4538 155963
2014 4799 178829
2015 5091 196049
2016 5246 218811
2017 5644 244602
2018 5867 278841
2019 7010 321805
2020 7137 382959
2021 7666 457360
2022 6841 435530
2023 6971 459869
2024 5084 419161
2025 3410 362687

The following table provides academic rankings for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Physics in Switzerland and 30th in the World with 116,757 publications made and 5,099,141 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Switzerland
#4 of 1,460 In Europe
#30 of 6,729 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 714 9476
1994 783 10993
1995 777 11814
1996 806 13405
1997 994 14600
1998 1032 15230
1999 1197 17256
2000 1227 20010
2001 1284 21920
2002 1474 26464
2003 1479 30918
2004 1748 35443
2005 1887 43214
2006 2463 50971
2007 2977 59028
2008 2987 69348
2009 3394 84009
2010 3701 98863
2011 3730 118023
2012 4216 139065
2013 4422 159274
2014 4626 181122
2015 4970 199216
2016 5078 221122
2017 5439 245044
2018 5684 277681
2019 6123 317366
2020 6690 372664
2021 7039 437374
2022 6394 413065
2023 6608 439132
2024 4792 398935
2025 3283 342772

The following table provides academic rankings for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in various areas of Physics.

Chemistry rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Chemistry in Switzerland and 56th in the World with 108,174 publications made and 5,048,859 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 18 In Switzerland
#10 of 1,417 In Europe
#56 of 6,561 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 689 10397
1994 788 11907
1995 793 12700
1996 777 14400
1997 951 15745
1998 1017 16820
1999 1143 18818
2000 1187 21882
2001 1288 23808
2002 1344 27778
2003 1378 32860
2004 1549 37210
2005 1740 44792
2006 2295 52233
2007 2800 60791
2008 2825 70833
2009 3107 84987
2010 3369 99789
2011 3376 118154
2012 3793 138310
2013 3964 156967
2014 4158 179045
2015 4287 193341
2016 4438 214770
2017 4790 238874
2018 5036 269143
2019 5505 305846
2020 6153 368264
2021 6601 434569
2022 6157 424301
2023 6335 442957
2024 4502 416718
2025 3282 368951

The following table provides academic rankings for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in various areas of Chemistry.

Biology rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 2nd for Biology in Switzerland and 101st in the World with 100,886 publications made and 4,871,540 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 19 In Switzerland
#21 of 1,449 In Europe
#101 of 6,841 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 528 8028
1994 578 9103
1995 545 9743
1996 591 11526
1997 708 12612
1998 784 13427
1999 866 15503
2000 961 18003
2001 1016 19860
2002 1054 23447
2003 1157 28472
2004 1288 32696
2005 1414 38202
2006 1924 45813
2007 2553 54883
2008 2452 64429
2009 2782 77827
2010 3086 92461
2011 3137 111280
2012 3569 131853
2013 3762 151799
2014 3931 172993
2015 4055 188812
2016 4223 210561
2017 4636 236791
2018 4796 270613
2019 5468 310254
2020 6550 384861
2021 7013 459824
2022 6403 446784
2023 6544 467426
2024 4715 433563
2025 3522 385778

The following table provides academic rankings for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 2 8 36
Paleontology 1 7 39
Nanotechnology 2 4 43
Forestry 1 11 50
Agricultural Science 1 9 52
Biophysics 1 8 56
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 13 62
Evolutionary Biology 2 12 66
Entomology 4 24 79
Botany 2 19 87
Biochemistry 2 23 107
Horticulture 1 25 127
Nutrition and Food Science 1 39 135
Genetics 2 37 140
Microbiology 3 48 154
Zoology 4 55 160
Biotechnology 4 54 171
Neuroscience 6 64 184
Molecular Biology 5 61 185
Toxicology 4 65 196
Animal Science 3 63 198
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 84 255
Virology 6 84 273
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 96 285
Immunology 6 114 307
Pharmacology 6 127 377
Oncology and Cancer research 7 137 403

Environmental Science rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Switzerland and 36th in the World with 87,783 publications made and 4,007,278 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Switzerland
#6 of 1,464 In Europe
#36 of 6,888 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 405 5494
1994 429 5964
1995 409 6410
1996 413 7120
1997 505 7685
1998 543 8337
1999 658 9714
2000 746 11687
2001 822 12584
2002 914 15845
2003 1028 18592
2004 1104 21776
2005 1171 26026
2006 1703 31710
2007 2141 38537
2008 2113 45660
2009 2473 56714
2010 2823 68886
2011 2784 84311
2012 3165 101761
2013 3422 119403
2014 3502 136392
2015 3695 152741
2016 3809 170521
2017 4039 191730
2018 4285 219571
2019 4785 255723
2020 5740 311395
2021 6355 387535
2022 5781 375464
2023 5993 391693
2024 4186 361225
2025 2671 321528

The following table provides academic rankings for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in various areas of Environmental Science.

Computer Science rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Computer Science in Switzerland and 52nd in the World with 79,807 publications made and 3,536,556 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Switzerland
#8 of 1,470 In Europe
#52 of 6,855 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 290 3063
1994 358 3680
1995 356 3974
1996 357 4505
1997 396 4864
1998 482 5662
1999 516 6586
2000 550 7971
2001 606 8929
2002 917 12825
2003 923 14923
2004 1048 17776
2005 1175 22110
2006 1520 27412
2007 1951 33833
2008 1923 39929
2009 2248 50330
2010 2600 61437
2011 2621 74229
2012 2886 87756
2013 3182 100396
2014 3333 116369
2015 3457 128981
2016 3664 141935
2017 3994 161384
2018 4211 187916
2019 4674 223196
2020 5422 272383
2021 5675 321137
2022 4924 297453
2023 5044 322129
2024 3724 286484
2025 2622 232980

The following table provides academic rankings for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in various areas of Computer Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Switzerland and 110th in the World with 63,584 publications made and 2,593,918 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 20 In Switzerland
#33 of 1,502 In Europe
#110 of 7,088 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 325 2597
1994 279 2827
1995 278 3190
1996 298 3429
1997 336 3669
1998 388 4041
1999 426 4892
2000 473 5799
2001 499 6606
2002 639 8662
2003 688 10366
2004 757 11949
2005 831 14999
2006 1073 18493
2007 1428 22875
2008 1453 27055
2009 1728 34554
2010 2031 43392
2011 2057 53163
2012 2327 64346
2013 2483 76178
2014 2635 88077
2015 2715 98159
2016 2835 107903
2017 3121 121686
2018 3229 140865
2019 3628 166985
2020 4378 208385
2021 4546 253519
2022 3981 238304
2023 4216 255818
2024 2746 223278
2025 1802 192119

The following table provides academic rankings for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Medicine rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 6th for Medicine in Switzerland and 263rd in the World with 45,458 publications made and 2,015,204 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 19 In Switzerland
#90 of 1,437 In Europe
#263 of 6,793 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 177 2329
1994 192 2746
1995 188 2917
1996 181 3663
1997 229 3988
1998 300 4280
1999 334 5073
2000 363 5945
2001 378 7008
2002 416 8165
2003 473 10268
2004 521 11634
2005 588 14413
2006 774 17244
2007 972 21096
2008 1033 25274
2009 1171 30760
2010 1337 37385
2011 1435 46335
2012 1570 54320
2013 1760 63039
2014 1824 73351
2015 1919 80829
2016 1948 91171
2017 2167 103211
2018 2279 116118
2019 2490 136463
2020 3283 175029
2021 3322 212418
2022 2976 207286
2023 3093 214714
2024 2338 192701
2025 1849 170516

The following table provides academic rankings for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 1 11 28
Biomedical Engineering 1 4 36
Occupational Therapy 2 32 114
Sports Medicine 2 42 135
Toxicology 4 65 196
Public Health 4 63 201
Anatomy and Physiology 4 73 221
Physical Therapy 4 76 224
Orthodontics 6 82 224
Veterinary 5 72 235
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 80 236
Medical Physics 5 99 249
Virology 6 84 273
Audiology 7 109 277
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 100 281
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 96 285
Pathology 7 105 288
Dentistry 6 103 292
Immunology 6 114 307
Respiratory Therapy 6 133 340
Psychiatry 7 129 352
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 152 353
Pharmacology 6 127 377
Sports / Exercise science 6 145 386
Oncology and Cancer research 7 137 403
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 142 410
Ophthalmology 7 149 425
Nursing 6 150 434
Optometry 6 149 435
Forensic Science 6 170 460
Cosmetology 6 159 462
Surgery 6 174 490
Cardiology 6 191 491
Anesthesiology 6 180 516
Gerontology 7 166 537
Urology 6 186 564
Clinical Psychology 6 195 568
Health Science 6 193 578
Neurosurgery 8 208 596
Radiation Therapy 8 218 635
Dermatology 6 232 691
Critical Care Nursing 7 266 708
Epidemiology 6 256 717
Family medicine 7 255 783
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 265 785
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 269 854
Pediatrics 6 272 863

Mathematics rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Mathematics in Switzerland and 47th in the World with 37,287 publications made and 1,662,347 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Switzerland
#6 of 1,406 In Europe
#47 of 6,434 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 119 1184
1994 186 1583
1995 136 1598
1996 152 1893
1997 217 2172
1998 203 2302
1999 228 2736
2000 269 3443
2001 335 4063
2002 454 6073
2003 434 7064
2004 510 8607
2005 548 10619
2006 776 13191
2007 947 16050
2008 1012 19312
2009 1119 23741
2010 1250 28311
2011 1315 33904
2012 1509 40151
2013 1595 45395
2014 1700 52615
2015 1795 58316
2016 1828 63218
2017 1930 69666
2018 1964 79500
2019 2211 95204
2020 2678 114549
2021 2584 135116
2022 2132 121022
2023 2156 128122
2024 1254 90814
2025 810 68386

The following table provides academic rankings for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 1 7
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 1 19
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 7 38
Actuarial Science 1 7 42
Statistics 1 8 53
Operations Research 1 20 82
Math Teachers 1 68 307

Business rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Business in Switzerland and 62nd in the World with 25,778 publications made and 956,272 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Switzerland
#11 of 1,436 In Europe
#62 of 6,366 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 77 718
1994 98 907
1995 99 880
1996 101 1038
1997 132 1124
1998 146 1282
1999 174 1502
2000 172 1902
2001 195 2209
2002 287 3487
2003 269 4126
2004 330 4896
2005 320 5933
2006 504 7381
2007 658 8953
2008 649 11040
2009 786 14399
2010 896 17139
2011 930 20944
2012 1008 24815
2013 1123 28793
2014 1188 34240
2015 1222 37840
2016 1238 40901
2017 1355 46300
2018 1428 54439
2019 1774 65351
2020 1765 79405
2021 1756 94212
2022 1494 85809
2023 1531 95139
2024 940 71899
2025 605 57341

The following table provides academic rankings for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in various areas of Business.

Psychology rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 3rd for Psychology in Switzerland and 206th in the World with 24,907 publications made and 1,105,469 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 19 In Switzerland
#60 of 1,424 In Europe
#206 of 6,663 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 85 1027
1994 94 1330
1995 74 1396
1996 88 1566
1997 95 1663
1998 102 1824
1999 114 1956
2000 165 2500
2001 162 2900
2002 212 3394
2003 221 4088
2004 249 4708
2005 263 5896
2006 391 7327
2007 497 9108
2008 499 10735
2009 618 13410
2010 726 16918
2011 775 21528
2012 831 25217
2013 942 30541
2014 1020 36747
2015 1080 41357
2016 1193 47062
2017 1264 53918
2018 1361 63907
2019 1460 76674
2020 1923 98551
2021 1950 117366
2022 1808 113889
2023 1738 122386
2024 1387 109676
2025 1092 95354

The following table provides academic rankings for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 3 16 92
Occupational Therapy 2 32 114
Social Psychology 2 46 167
Education Majors 1 39 179
Neuroscience 6 64 184
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 66 192
Child Psychology 6 113 351
Psychiatry 7 129 352
Clinical Psychology 6 195 568
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 162 601
Special Education 7 288 744
Sexology 6 243 809

Economics rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Economics in Switzerland and 71st in the World with 17,628 publications made and 785,182 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Switzerland
#18 of 1,391 In Europe
#71 of 6,188 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 33 408
1994 47 588
1995 45 600
1996 61 700
1997 82 795
1998 66 769
1999 80 936
2000 115 1258
2001 118 1416
2002 144 2012
2003 168 2432
2004 198 3067
2005 217 3624
2006 362 4465
2007 426 5522
2008 456 7057
2009 567 9568
2010 633 11399
2011 681 13906
2012 753 16295
2013 821 19554
2014 837 23403
2015 860 25442
2016 858 27610
2017 977 31347
2018 951 35357
2019 1092 42632
2020 1287 53024
2021 1180 63904
2022 994 59384
2023 1074 64752
2024 716 51367
2025 403 42907

The following table provides academic rankings for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Art & Design in Switzerland and 71st in the World with 12,253 publications made and 562,338 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Switzerland
#18 of 1,385 In Europe
#71 of 6,010 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 45 410
1994 51 493
1995 55 544
1996 44 550
1997 59 601
1998 78 729
1999 84 941
2000 86 1084
2001 112 1148
2002 160 1756
2003 175 2129
2004 165 2618
2005 206 3267
2006 271 3887
2007 353 4838
2008 307 5473
2009 340 6740
2010 448 8176
2011 451 10597
2012 479 11967
2013 504 13746
2014 539 16071
2015 532 17228
2016 560 19146
2017 622 21534
2018 610 24253
2019 702 28420
2020 776 34949
2021 826 42089
2022 665 38797
2023 707 41357
2024 502 39972
2025 376 34110

The following table provides academic rankings for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 1 1 10
UX/UI Desgin 1 2 14
Architecture 1 6 17
Graphic Design 1 2 17
Animation 2 2 20
Interior Design 1 13 34
Landscape Architecture 1 18 36
Performing arts 1 12 38
Game Design and Development 2 15 54
Fashion Design 1 12 58
Multimedia 1 10 59
Art History 1 39 101
Painting and Drawing 1 53 104
Sculpture 1 53 104
Illustration and Concept Art 2 54 107
Aesthetics 1 39 114
Literature 2 39 117
Photography 2 46 128
Cinematography 3 89 210
Music 6 124 315
Entertainment Industry Business 3 138 347
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 135 349
Creative Writing 6 195 487