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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, 51st in the global 2024 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 164,449 academic publications and 5,677,303 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 320 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#51 of 14,131 In the World
#6 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 23 In Switzerland
#1 of 4 In Zurich
#3 of 1,129 For Biochemical Engineering
#5 of 2,713 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#8 of 3,596 For Earth science and Geophysics
#314 of 7,738 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 34th in the World with 102,811 publications made and 3,562,127 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 1,453 In Europe
#34 of 6,684 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 445 5366
1992 520 5456
1993 592 6392
1994 639 7421
1995 633 7970
1996 638 9025
1997 837 9979
1998 866 10414
1999 979 11848
2000 1052 13837
2001 1154 15166
2002 1367 18680
2003 1385 21528
2004 1608 26148
2005 1770 32491
2006 2275 39027
2007 2956 46528
2008 2871 54192
2009 3178 66769
2010 3545 79265
2011 3491 94985
2012 3937 110160
2013 4247 127575
2014 4521 146084
2015 4822 162996
2016 5009 181393
2017 5307 201492
2018 5562 232985
2019 5705 268572
2020 6449 316801
2021 6966 369198
2022 6152 371040
2023 5990 382100

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 2nd for Physics in Switzerland and 33rd in the World with 100,448 publications made and 3,654,555 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 19 In Switzerland
#5 of 1,446 In Europe
#33 of 6,603 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 498 6326
1992 550 6317
1993 667 7322
1994 702 8584
1995 705 9328
1996 705 10522
1997 898 11663
1998 921 12068
1999 1048 13361
2000 1101 15479
2001 1190 17127
2002 1364 20213
2003 1342 23822
2004 1648 28538
2005 1708 34880
2006 2242 41332
2007 2885 48983
2008 2784 57266
2009 3097 69155
2010 3442 81514
2011 3455 97517
2012 3813 112616
2013 4090 129550
2014 4361 147266
2015 4659 164030
2016 4826 182459
2017 5096 201950
2018 5350 231557
2019 5499 263713
2020 5995 306951
2021 6397 354793
2022 5706 353282
2023 5685 364608

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 2nd for Chemistry in Switzerland and 58th in the World with 93,919 publications made and 3,681,224 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 18 In Switzerland
#11 of 1,401 In Europe
#58 of 6,447 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 482 6650
1992 555 6919
1993 622 7893
1994 689 9136
1995 694 9736
1996 675 11158
1997 864 12298
1998 922 13027
1999 1026 14239
2000 1071 16753
2001 1199 18349
2002 1256 21193
2003 1252 24895
2004 1459 29461
2005 1565 36229
2006 2149 42839
2007 2708 51164
2008 2635 59611
2009 2909 72361
2010 3201 85989
2011 3149 102008
2012 3505 117760
2013 3715 134037
2014 3988 153574
2015 4108 168598
2016 4300 186226
2017 4593 205904
2018 4813 233959
2019 5011 266108
2020 5667 313082
2021 6085 364763
2022 5618 371800
2023 5555 380508

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 100th in the World with 87,180 publications made and 3,526,591 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 19 In Switzerland
#22 of 1,445 In Europe
#100 of 6,770 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 369 4933
1992 424 5229
1993 467 5871
1994 490 6716
1995 467 7196
1996 516 8658
1997 628 9552
1998 704 9972
1999 799 11459
2000 863 13313
2001 947 14927
2002 982 17579
2003 1035 21289
2004 1191 25345
2005 1301 30398
2006 1821 37352
2007 2452 45844
2008 2337 53786
2009 2623 66261
2010 2936 79685
2011 2985 95551
2012 3387 112678
2013 3592 129871
2014 3821 149959
2015 3926 165040
2016 4133 182086
2017 4454 203004
2018 4669 233310
2019 5070 266790
2020 5941 321180
2021 6430 377619
2022 5843 384663
2023 5734 392893

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 38
Paleontology 1 8 40
Nanotechnology 2 4 42
Forestry 1 11 50
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 11 57
Agricultural Science 1 8 58
Biophysics 1 11 61
Evolutionary Biology 2 12 66
Entomology 2 20 79
Botany 2 21 91
Biochemistry 2 24 106
Horticulture 1 26 119
Nutrition and Food Science 1 41 123
Genetics 2 39 140
Microbiology 3 54 163
Zoology 5 61 165
Neuroscience 6 64 181
Molecular Biology 6 63 189
Animal Science 3 66 192
Biotechnology 5 66 199
Toxicology 4 81 213
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 85 258
Virology 6 100 303
Immunology 6 116 309
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 126 358
Pharmacology 6 133 369
Oncology and Cancer research 7 141 402

Environmental Science rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Switzerland and 38th in the World with 73,965 publications made and 2,766,611 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 1,458 In Europe
#38 of 6,798 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 296 3171
1992 332 3499
1993 364 4214
1994 392 4611
1995 367 4969
1996 379 5613
1997 445 6150
1998 493 6727
1999 563 7557
2000 675 9149
2001 763 9881
2002 841 12220
2003 924 14471
2004 1019 17274
2005 1115 20593
2006 1565 25385
2007 2032 31366
2008 1950 37066
2009 2282 46638
2010 2640 57423
2011 2557 69534
2012 2904 82634
2013 3136 98344
2014 3300 112965
2015 3490 128222
2016 3625 139862
2017 3745 155919
2018 3975 180982
2019 4174 212554
2020 4920 252530
2021 5502 300206
2022 5127 307497
2023 5063 313929

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 2nd for Computer Science in Switzerland and 56th in the World with 68,697 publications made and 2,343,836 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 19 In Switzerland
#9 of 1,459 In Europe
#56 of 6,752 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 203 1911
1992 225 1885
1993 271 2217
1994 320 2727
1995 319 2904
1996 313 3397
1997 367 3698
1998 408 4105
1999 423 4827
2000 481 5638
2001 543 6442
2002 838 9193
2003 850 10595
2004 997 13118
2005 1083 16421
2006 1456 21030
2007 1866 25898
2008 1796 30559
2009 2055 38850
2010 2431 48099
2011 2440 57514
2012 2749 68736
2013 3007 79336
2014 3187 91509
2015 3300 103563
2016 3477 113367
2017 3779 127678
2018 4078 151441
2019 4269 179136
2020 4888 217908
2021 5314 253611
2022 4413 247486
2023 4316 256861

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 111th in the World with 54,010 publications made and 1,671,656 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 20 In Switzerland
#33 of 1,492 In Europe
#111 of 7,020 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
1991 248 1504
1992 225 1682
1993 318 1913
1994 244 2166
1995 248 2329
1996 271 2598
1997 303 2805
1998 338 3077
1999 375 3594
2000 424 4309
2001 442 4875
2002 588 6455
2003 629 7605
2004 685 9101
2005 747 11230
2006 999 13969
2007 1348 17284
2008 1343 20330
2009 1550 26490
2010 1880 33331
2011 1895 41014
2012 2125 48534
2013 2300 58569
2014 2437 67882
2015 2549 77931
2016 2658 84026
2017 2835 92828
2018 3050 109646
2019 3218 131222
2020 3802 161678
2021 4017 191276
2022 3509 189724
2023 3530 195475

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 261st in the World with 39,477 publications made and 1,465,159 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 19 In Switzerland
#92 of 1,417 In Europe
#261 of 6,680 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 126 1491
1992 140 1493
1993 163 1692
1994 172 2033
1995 171 2132
1996 166 2692
1997 199 2899
1998 273 3142
1999 295 3652
2000 329 4375
2001 355 5088
2002 377 5949
2003 424 7557
2004 469 9041
2005 532 11141
2006 720 13993
2007 917 17298
2008 979 21060
2009 1109 25760
2010 1297 31876
2011 1391 39227
2012 1503 46428
2013 1698 53748
2014 1812 63100
2015 1867 70152
2016 1930 78373
2017 2119 87695
2018 2234 99230
2019 2370 115857
2020 2989 143938
2021 3187 171910
2022 2730 177461
2023 2801 178241

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 13 29
Biomedical Engineering 1 5 38
Occupational Therapy 2 29 105
Sports Medicine 3 41 135
Public Health 4 62 201
Toxicology 4 81 213
Veterinary 5 74 215
Orthodontics 5 80 220
Medical Physics 4 86 228
Physical Therapy 3 74 230
Anatomy and Physiology 5 82 240
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 119 255
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 94 257
Dentistry 5 95 272
Pathology 7 103 281
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 103 284
Audiology 7 115 294
Virology 6 100 303
Immunology 6 116 309
Sports / Exercise science 5 117 328
Psychiatry 7 129 344
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 126 358
Pharmacology 6 133 369
Cosmetology 5 142 395
Oncology and Cancer research 7 141 402
Respiratory Therapy 6 161 405
Ophthalmology 7 146 406
Nursing 6 145 424
Optometry 7 164 466
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 162 467
Surgery 6 171 481
Cardiology 7 195 510
Anesthesiology 7 177 514
Gerontology 7 172 543
Clinical Psychology 6 197 566
Radiation Therapy 7 211 604
Epidemiology 6 229 607
Dermatology 6 229 661
Urology 6 221 674
Health Science 6 232 674
Neurosurgery 8 245 729
Critical Care Nursing 6 284 745
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 254 775
Family medicine 7 256 776
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 272 814
Pediatrics 8 289 899

Mathematics rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Mathematics in Switzerland and 57th in the World with 33,037 publications made and 1,075,613 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 1,388 In Europe
#57 of 6,305 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 110 776
1992 121 785
1993 114 866
1994 174 1142
1995 128 1177
1996 147 1437
1997 209 1685
1998 185 1736
1999 203 2000
2000 262 2475
2001 314 2893
2002 418 4350
2003 409 4921
2004 480 6261
2005 510 7550
2006 734 9528
2007 934 11803
2008 933 14019
2009 1025 17608
2010 1136 20719
2011 1263 24905
2012 1409 29648
2013 1499 33956
2014 1638 39063
2015 1657 44781
2016 1734 48868
2017 1789 52673
2018 1894 61730
2019 2000 75300
2020 2404 90098
2021 2459 103865
2022 1966 99117
2023 1856 100960

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 11
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 2 20
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 11 51
Actuarial Science 2 12 55
Statistics 1 10 59
Operations Research 1 21 91
Math Teachers 1 71 306

Business rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Business in Switzerland and 71st in the World with 22,732 publications made and 638,316 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Switzerland
#13 of 1,414 In Europe
#71 of 6,187 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 70 479
1992 66 416
1993 80 534
1994 100 668
1995 86 676
1996 95 790
1997 127 858
1998 127 936
1999 150 1097
2000 173 1340
2001 168 1560
2002 254 2432
2003 244 2797
2004 301 3604
2005 310 4143
2006 468 5255
2007 635 6267
2008 605 7806
2009 725 10361
2010 827 12326
2011 860 15225
2012 931 18396
2013 1067 21852
2014 1132 25866
2015 1152 29186
2016 1177 31426
2017 1266 35663
2018 1388 42952
2019 1458 51724
2020 1627 62948
2021 1646 74143
2022 1418 72243
2023 1422 75681

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 4th for Psychology in Switzerland and 214th in the World with 21,592 publications made and 753,604 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 19 In Switzerland
#66 of 1,414 In Europe
#214 of 6,528 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 52 688
1992 61 664
1993 82 742
1994 82 1021
1995 69 1060
1996 82 1231
1997 89 1280
1998 85 1353
1999 99 1392
2000 138 1744
2001 139 2063
2002 193 2376
2003 213 2793
2004 232 3489
2005 236 4392
2006 370 5633
2007 463 6866
2008 476 8266
2009 584 10501
2010 685 13197
2011 729 16734
2012 816 20212
2013 948 24289
2014 1013 29252
2015 1083 33677
2016 1148 38108
2017 1214 42774
2018 1378 50824
2019 1416 61457
2020 1776 78362
2021 1866 92877
2022 1647 93158
2023 1564 95636

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 15 93
Occupational Therapy 2 29 105
Social Psychology 2 47 178
Neuroscience 6 64 181
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 64 186
Education Majors 1 41 195
Child Psychology 4 108 337
Psychiatry 7 129 344
Clinical Psychology 6 197 566
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 163 587
Special Education 6 279 736
Sexology 6 243 808

Economics rankings

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ranked 1st for Economics in Switzerland and 84th in the World with 15,377 publications made and 462,249 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Switzerland
#21 of 1,366 In Europe
#84 of 5,995 In the World

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 37 280
1992 36 267
1993 33 299
1994 46 459
1995 37 463
1996 56 545
1997 67 622
1998 58 604
1999 60 713
2000 119 877
2001 99 985
2002 132 1403
2003 155 1661
2004 177 2219
2005 205 2526
2006 337 3146
2007 423 3910
2008 423 5044
2009 495 6785
2010 589 8177
2011 640 10156
2012 680 12171
2013 764 14907
2014 797 17765
2015 786 19635
2016 801 21484
2017 942 24131
2018 934 27932
2019 963 33781
2020 1094 41915
2021 1114 49754
2022 934 49093
2023 972 51093

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 73rd in the World with 10,573 publications made and 336,756 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
#17 of 1,349 In Europe
#73 of 5,720 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 30 256
1992 32 270
1993 46 320
1994 47 373
1995 52 374
1996 49 437
1997 62 462
1998 65 542
1999 72 695
2000 80 804
2001 106 879
2002 145 1310
2003 177 1574
2004 145 1971
2005 193 2507
2006 250 2932
2007 337 3736
2008 287 4117
2009 312 5131
2010 420 6155
2011 412 8079
2012 475 9042
2013 462 10412
2014 496 12215
2015 521 13520
2016 530 14988
2017 597 16534
2018 580 18769
2019 610 22157
2020 692 27007
2021 744 31453
2022 596 30272
2023 600 30997

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 2 2 17
UX/UI Desgin 1 3 18
Animation 2 3 20
Architecture 2 9 23
Interior Design 1 10 25
Landscape Architecture 1 12 27
Graphic Design 1 4 27
Game Design and Development 2 11 40
Performing arts 1 18 54
Fashion Design 2 11 60
Multimedia 2 15 71
Aesthetics 1 36 108
Painting and Drawing 1 57 108
Sculpture 1 57 108
Art History 1 38 109
Illustration and Concept Art 1 56 110
Literature 1 34 112
Photography 2 50 133
Cinematography 1 61 139
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 84 233
Entertainment Industry Business 2 111 302
Music 6 115 305
Creative Writing 6 186 478