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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, 52nd in the global 2025 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 194,539 academic publications and 7,750,041 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 343 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#52 of 14,131 In the World
#6 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 23 In Switzerland
#1 of 4 In Zurich
#3 of 1,346 For Biochemical Engineering
#6 of 2,915 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#8 of 2,426 For Computational Chemistry
#311 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#32 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 35th in the World with 117,212 publications made and 4,733,203 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 1,465 In Europe
#35 of 6,782 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 552 7163
1993 633 8167
1994 724 9351
1995 694 10045
1996 728 11349
1997 910 12399
1998 941 13037
1999 1093 15176
2000 1180 17598
2001 1219 19168
2002 1492 24332
2003 1522 28044
2004 1732 32884
2005 1910 40496
2006 2492 48480
2007 3079 56693
2008 3097 66529
2009 3457 81419
2010 3762 95918
2011 3761 115354
2012 4278 136006
2013 4543 156155
2014 4797 178846
2015 5098 196105
2016 5240 218828
2017 5652 244897
2018 5871 279055
2019 7008 321804
2020 7126 383281
2021 7673 457982
2022 6873 436285
2023 6974 459695
2024 5019 414373

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 29th in the World with 114,162 publications made and 4,811,120 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 1,457 In Europe
#29 of 6,713 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 603 8381
1993 715 9476
1994 783 10974
1995 777 11813
1996 805 13394
1997 994 14599
1998 1032 15235
1999 1198 17244
2000 1228 19991
2001 1284 21902
2002 1474 26452
2003 1478 30899
2004 1746 35445
2005 1886 43215
2006 2464 50959
2007 2978 59021
2008 2986 69244
2009 3390 83968
2010 3699 98872
2011 3735 118108
2012 4219 139132
2013 4425 159322
2014 4628 181277
2015 4967 199259
2016 5079 221182
2017 5446 245271
2018 5692 277591
2019 6122 317467
2020 6682 372581
2021 7043 437800
2022 6388 413425
2023 6603 438715
2024 4722 394109

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 105,620 publications made and 4,744,474 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 6,545 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 623 9444
1993 688 10394
1994 788 11902
1995 793 12695
1996 777 14386
1997 951 15742
1998 1017 16816
1999 1143 18807
2000 1187 21867
2001 1287 23797
2002 1343 27770
2003 1378 32840
2004 1547 37202
2005 1740 44791
2006 2296 52224
2007 2801 60785
2008 2822 70709
2009 3106 84932
2010 3369 99766
2011 3377 118198
2012 3794 138331
2013 3966 156991
2014 4164 179110
2015 4302 193403
2016 4437 214916
2017 4787 239105
2018 5034 269205
2019 5504 306120
2020 6157 369029
2021 6603 435278
2022 6168 424731
2023 6343 442602
2024 4436 411433

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 98,187 publications made and 4,558,668 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 19 In Switzerland
#21 of 1,448 In Europe
#101 of 6,833 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 488 7352
1993 527 8028
1994 578 9086
1995 545 9740
1996 591 11511
1997 709 12623
1998 783 13422
1999 867 15496
2000 963 17987
2001 1016 19845
2002 1054 23439
2003 1157 28459
2004 1286 32687
2005 1414 38188
2006 1926 45793
2007 2553 54871
2008 2453 64337
2009 2783 77750
2010 3088 92405
2011 3139 111277
2012 3569 131796
2013 3769 151815
2014 3938 172999
2015 4065 188881
2016 4229 210579
2017 4629 236826
2018 4787 270551
2019 5467 310188
2020 6566 385088
2021 7016 459886
2022 6417 446730
2023 6553 466293
2024 4662 427289

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 37
Paleontology 1 7 40
Nanotechnology 2 4 43
Forestry 1 10 48
Agricultural Science 1 8 55
Biophysics 1 8 58
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 12 63
Evolutionary Biology 2 12 66
Entomology 3 22 74
Botany 2 20 89
Biochemistry 2 24 107
Horticulture 1 25 127
Nutrition and Food Science 1 39 131
Genetics 2 38 141
Microbiology 3 50 155
Zoology 4 55 161
Biotechnology 4 55 175
Neuroscience 6 64 186
Molecular Biology 5 62 188
Animal Science 3 65 205
Toxicology 4 67 206
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 84 256
Virology 6 84 272
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 99 300
Immunology 6 115 308
Pharmacology 6 132 383
Oncology and Cancer research 7 139 405

Environmental Science rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Switzerland and 37th in the World with 85,762 publications made and 3,740,798 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Switzerland
#5 of 1,464 In Europe
#37 of 6,876 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 364 4714
1993 404 5494
1994 429 5959
1995 409 6410
1996 414 7115
1997 505 7691
1998 543 8341
1999 657 9706
2000 745 11683
2001 822 12575
2002 914 15840
2003 1029 18578
2004 1102 21766
2005 1172 26011
2006 1703 31686
2007 2140 38524
2008 2111 45568
2009 2474 56656
2010 2822 68807
2011 2783 84357
2012 3166 101808
2013 3425 119391
2014 3502 136498
2015 3703 152788
2016 3808 170551
2017 4043 191853
2018 4272 219591
2019 4784 255838
2020 5742 311688
2021 6365 387880
2022 5796 375466
2023 6007 391302
2024 4156 357048

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 54th in the World with 77,786 publications made and 3,327,934 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 1,469 In Europe
#54 of 6,845 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 244 2679
1993 290 3067
1994 358 3667
1995 356 3973
1996 357 4505
1997 395 4864
1998 482 5664
1999 516 6581
2000 552 7965
2001 608 8920
2002 917 12820
2003 924 14917
2004 1048 17785
2005 1174 22100
2006 1519 27401
2007 1951 33833
2008 1922 39907
2009 2246 50306
2010 2600 61414
2011 2621 74207
2012 2882 87777
2013 3184 100512
2014 3334 116401
2015 3466 129104
2016 3663 141939
2017 4007 161315
2018 4212 188055
2019 4680 223191
2020 5423 272793
2021 5693 321778
2022 4934 297434
2023 5069 321732
2024 3663 280890

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 113th in the World with 62,219 publications made and 2,409,915 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 20 In Switzerland
#34 of 1,500 In Europe
#113 of 7,081 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
1992 221 2383
1993 325 2598
1994 279 2828
1995 278 3189
1996 298 3427
1997 336 3668
1998 387 4039
1999 426 4887
2000 472 5796
2001 499 6590
2002 638 8659
2003 687 10369
2004 757 11951
2005 831 15002
2006 1072 18473
2007 1430 22866
2008 1452 27018
2009 1727 34535
2010 2030 43388
2011 2055 53200
2012 2323 64316
2013 2480 76137
2014 2629 88098
2015 2723 98246
2016 2833 107969
2017 3123 121842
2018 3238 141028
2019 3642 167250
2020 4391 208755
2021 4552 254180
2022 3993 238811
2023 4224 255809
2024 2717 219901

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 265th in the World with 44,075 publications made and 1,874,299 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 19 In Switzerland
#93 of 1,433 In Europe
#265 of 6,775 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 154 2118
1993 177 2329
1994 192 2731
1995 188 2917
1996 182 3662
1997 229 3987
1998 299 4281
1999 334 5073
2000 362 5928
2001 378 6998
2002 416 8155
2003 471 10265
2004 521 11639
2005 587 14389
2006 774 17246
2007 973 21082
2008 1032 25188
2009 1171 30683
2010 1337 37278
2011 1435 46323
2012 1571 54237
2013 1761 63064
2014 1832 73246
2015 1921 80698
2016 1955 91158
2017 2165 103273
2018 2276 116167
2019 2493 136627
2020 3286 175245
2021 3340 212870
2022 2989 207424
2023 3104 214053
2024 2327 188919

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 37
Occupational Therapy 2 33 115
Sports Medicine 2 43 140
Public Health 4 62 198
Toxicology 4 67 206
Orthodontics 6 82 220
Physical Therapy 4 76 225
Anatomy and Physiology 4 73 226
Veterinary 5 71 229
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 85 240
Medical Physics 5 100 252
Virology 6 84 272
Audiology 7 109 279
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 103 283
Pathology 7 106 288
Dentistry 6 103 292
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 99 300
Immunology 6 115 308
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 142 337
Respiratory Therapy 6 135 349
Psychiatry 7 131 357
Pharmacology 6 132 383
Sports / Exercise science 6 146 390
Oncology and Cancer research 7 139 405
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 141 416
Optometry 5 143 419
Ophthalmology 7 150 425
Nursing 6 149 437
Forensic Science 6 162 447
Cosmetology 6 158 466
Cardiology 7 192 490
Surgery 6 174 492
Anesthesiology 6 179 511
Gerontology 7 166 536
Urology 6 186 561
Clinical Psychology 6 197 571
Health Science 6 194 580
Neurosurgery 8 208 596
Radiation Therapy 8 219 637
Dermatology 6 228 676
Epidemiology 6 249 698
Critical Care Nursing 7 276 746
Family medicine 7 253 782
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 272 814
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 268 847
Pediatrics 6 271 855

Mathematics rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Mathematics in Switzerland and 48th in the World with 36,756 publications made and 1,583,224 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
#7 of 1,401 In Europe
#48 of 6,418 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 117 1093
1993 118 1183
1994 186 1583
1995 136 1596
1996 152 1894
1997 216 2172
1998 203 2300
1999 227 2732
2000 271 3441
2001 335 4060
2002 453 6070
2003 434 7053
2004 510 8612
2005 547 10619
2006 776 13187
2007 947 16043
2008 1014 19317
2009 1118 23732
2010 1250 28302
2011 1317 33951
2012 1510 40195
2013 1596 45499
2014 1697 52754
2015 1800 58517
2016 1837 63315
2017 1928 69796
2018 1975 79741
2019 2215 95467
2020 2697 115224
2021 2611 136013
2022 2154 121807
2023 2166 128504
2024 1244 88852

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 2 8
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 2 20
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 6 38
Actuarial Science 1 7 43
Statistics 1 8 53
Operations Research 1 21 85
Math Teachers 1 71 310

Business rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Business in Switzerland and 62nd in the World with 25,339 publications made and 886,698 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Switzerland
#11 of 1,433 In Europe
#62 of 6,339 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 62 562
1993 77 719
1994 98 905
1995 99 877
1996 101 1037
1997 132 1123
1998 145 1283
1999 174 1500
2000 171 1902
2001 197 2207
2002 286 3479
2003 269 4120
2004 330 4904
2005 320 5937
2006 504 7375
2007 659 8954
2008 650 11042
2009 785 14395
2010 895 17137
2011 930 20961
2012 1010 24890
2013 1124 28869
2014 1190 34337
2015 1223 37926
2016 1240 40966
2017 1364 46481
2018 1426 54563
2019 1773 65528
2020 1762 79788
2021 1765 94839
2022 1503 86339
2023 1541 95533
2024 924 70524

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 208th in the World with 24,086 publications made and 1,032,345 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 19 In Switzerland
#61 of 1,423 In Europe
#208 of 6,645 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 59 929
1993 85 1028
1994 94 1318
1995 74 1394
1996 88 1564
1997 95 1664
1998 101 1824
1999 114 1958
2000 165 2497
2001 162 2892
2002 212 3392
2003 220 4086
2004 249 4707
2005 263 5892
2006 391 7326
2007 496 9100
2008 497 10718
2009 618 13378
2010 727 16891
2011 779 21493
2012 834 25175
2013 944 30516
2014 1025 36691
2015 1079 41294
2016 1190 46962
2017 1269 54004
2018 1359 63822
2019 1458 76811
2020 1933 98685
2021 1965 117562
2022 1811 113820
2023 1747 121936
2024 1363 107162

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 17 95
Occupational Therapy 2 33 115
Social Psychology 2 46 171
Education Majors 1 37 180
Neuroscience 6 64 186
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 65 193
Child Psychology 6 113 351
Psychiatry 7 131 357
Clinical Psychology 6 197 571
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 169 632
Special Education 6 294 774
Sexology 5 238 796

Economics rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Economics in Switzerland and 73rd in the World with 17,346 publications made and 718,421 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 1,388 In Europe
#73 of 6,167 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 35 351
1993 33 408
1994 47 587
1995 45 600
1996 61 700
1997 81 795
1998 66 770
1999 79 934
2000 116 1259
2001 118 1413
2002 144 2009
2003 169 2425
2004 198 3072
2005 217 3628
2006 362 4461
2007 428 5519
2008 456 7052
2009 568 9568
2010 631 11401
2011 681 13902
2012 753 16339
2013 823 19643
2014 837 23433
2015 861 25420
2016 859 27646
2017 984 31409
2018 952 35386
2019 1094 42740
2020 1288 53217
2021 1187 64158
2022 1007 59757
2023 1069 64936
2024 711 50445

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 69th in the World with 11,958 publications made and 524,166 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
#16 of 1,381 In Europe
#69 of 5,966 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 36 374
1993 45 410
1994 51 494
1995 55 545
1996 44 550
1997 59 600
1998 78 730
1999 85 940
2000 86 1086
2001 112 1146
2002 160 1756
2003 174 2131
2004 165 2624
2005 206 3261
2006 273 3885
2007 353 4839
2008 306 5463
2009 340 6737
2010 448 8173
2011 450 10579
2012 477 11986
2013 505 13769
2014 533 16049
2015 532 17237
2016 560 19157
2017 628 21503
2018 613 24270
2019 707 28404
2020 778 34835
2021 831 42039
2022 664 38732
2023 711 41229
2024 488 39366

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 35
Landscape Architecture 1 18 36
Performing arts 1 10 36
Game Design and Development 2 13 48
Fashion Design 1 12 59
Multimedia 1 10 59
Art History 1 38 104
Painting and Drawing 1 54 104
Sculpture 1 54 104
Illustration and Concept Art 2 57 110
Aesthetics 1 39 113
Literature 2 43 123
Photography 2 46 125
Cinematography 3 87 205
Music 6 125 320
Entertainment Industry Business 3 141 351
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 148 383
Creative Writing 6 196 491