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University of Zurich
Rämistrasse 71, Zürich CH-8006 Switzerland |
#62 in Best Global Universities (tie)
University of Zurich Data
Total number of students
23,281
Number of international students
5,124
Total number of academic staff
4,377
Number of international staff
2,483
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
2,334
Number of master's degrees awarded
2,017
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
793
Number of research only staff
2,760
Number of new undergraduate students
4,480
Number of new master's students
2,065
Number of new doctoral students
687
University of Zurich Rankings
University of Zurich is ranked #62 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
University of Zurich Rankings
University of Zurich Subject Rankings
- #95in Arts and Humanities
- #25in Biology and Biochemistry
- #118in Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology
- #52in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
- #38in Cell Biology
- #168in Chemistry (tie)
- #68in Clinical Medicine
- #104in Computer Science
- #61in Economics and Business (tie)
- #127in Endocrinology and Metabolism (tie)
- #43in Environment/Ecology
- #96in Geosciences
- #25in Immunology
- #47in Infectious Diseases
- #94in Mathematics
- #39in Microbiology (tie)
- #77in Molecular Biology and Genetics (tie)
- #31in Neuroscience and Behavior
- #54in Oncology
- #164in Pharmacology and Toxicology
- #84in Physics (tie)
- #30in Plant and Animal Science
- #56in Psychiatry/Psychology (tie)
- #97in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
- #43in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
- #70in Social Sciences and Public Health
- #137in Space Science
- #35in Surgery
2021 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate University of Zurich's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
74
Global research reputation
#98
Regional research reputation
#24
Publications
#97
Books
#114
Conferences
#550
Normalized citation impact
#109
Total citations
#68
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#67
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#74
International collaboration - relative to country
#814
International collaboration
#69
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#64
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#138
Arts and Humanities overall score
58.7
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#90
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#33
Arts and Humanities publications
#96
Arts and Humanities books
#122
Arts and Humanities conferences
#93
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#115
Arts and Humanities total citations
#99
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#122
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#162
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#229
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#49
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
69.1
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#59
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#13
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#69
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#15
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#26
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#35
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#31
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#269
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#22
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#25
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#22
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology overall score
37.7
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology publications
#195
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology conferences
#197
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology normalized citation impact
#66
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology total citations
#140
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#128
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#74
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#138
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration
#9
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#89
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#60
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems overall score
61.7
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems publications
#70
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems conferences
#162
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems normalized citation impact
#53
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems total citations
#53
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#52
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#67
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration - relative to country
#164
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration
#18
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#53
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#63
Cell Biology overall score
58.9
Cell Biology publications
#90
Cell Biology conferences
#10
Cell Biology normalized citation impact
#42
Cell Biology total citations
#53
Cell Biology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#49
Cell Biology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#22
Cell Biology international collaboration - relative to country
#113
Cell Biology international collaboration
#6
Cell Biology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#47
Cell Biology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#59
Chemistry overall score
60.0
Chemistry global research reputation
#130
Chemistry regional research reputation
#61
Chemistry publications
#369
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#173
Chemistry total citations
#274
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#263
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#236
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#701
Chemistry international collaboration
#174
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#170
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#114
Clinical Medicine overall score
70.5
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#53
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#2
Clinical Medicine publications
#81
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#332
Clinical Medicine total citations
#87
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#77
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#201
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#630
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#68
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#88
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#330
Computer Science overall score
59.0
Computer Science global research reputation
#143
Computer Science regional research reputation
#44
Computer Science publications
#239
Computer Science conferences
#352
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#56
Computer Science total citations
#147
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#128
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#18
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#241
Computer Science international collaboration
#22
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#145
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#67
Economics and Business overall score
53.0
Economics and Business global research reputation
#88
Economics and Business regional research reputation
#26
Economics and Business publications
#75
Economics and Business normalized citation impact
#84
Economics and Business total citations
#77
Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#61
Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#59
Economics and Business international collaboration - relative to country
#106
Economics and Business international collaboration
#20
Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#51
Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#67
Endocrinology and Metabolism overall score
43.9
Endocrinology and Metabolism publications
#152
Endocrinology and Metabolism conferences
#13
Endocrinology and Metabolism normalized citation impact
#102
Endocrinology and Metabolism total citations
#143
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#129
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#98
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration - relative to country
#87
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration
#3
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#164
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#169
Environment/Ecology overall score
77.1
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#39
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#23
Environment/Ecology publications
#102
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#55
Environment/Ecology total citations
#69
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#58
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#47
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#161
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#5
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#50
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#59
Geosciences overall score
61.2
Geosciences global research reputation
#59
Geosciences regional research reputation
#107
Geosciences publications
#190
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#29
Geosciences total citations
#129
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#120
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#52
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#204
Geosciences international collaboration
#26
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#71
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#13
Immunology overall score
67.6
Immunology global research reputation
#56
Immunology regional research reputation
#5
Immunology publications
#60
Immunology normalized citation impact
#14
Immunology total citations
#39
Immunology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#34
Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#11
Immunology international collaboration - relative to country
#221
Immunology international collaboration
#37
Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#23
Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#15
Infectious Diseases overall score
64.3
Infectious Diseases publications
#59
Infectious Diseases conferences
#13
Infectious Diseases normalized citation impact
#22
Infectious Diseases total citations
#49
Infectious Diseases number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#50
Infectious Diseases percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#40
Infectious Diseases international collaboration - relative to country
#152
Infectious Diseases international collaboration
#65
Infectious Diseases number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#44
Infectious Diseases percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#39
Mathematics overall score
59.8
Mathematics global research reputation
#138
Mathematics regional research reputation
#56
Mathematics publications
#165
Mathematics normalized citation impact
#52
Mathematics total citations
#97
Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#104
Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#86
Mathematics international collaboration - relative to country
#186
Mathematics international collaboration
#35
Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#114
Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#111
Microbiology overall score
54.4
Microbiology global research reputation
#62
Microbiology regional research reputation
#1
Microbiology publications
#44
Microbiology normalized citation impact
#101
Microbiology total citations
#48
Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#57
Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#117
Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#138
Microbiology international collaboration
#34
Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#91
Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#137
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
53.5
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#131
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#14
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#88
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#124
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#74
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#59
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#72
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#208
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#25
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#82
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#157
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
67.0
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#34
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#2
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#41
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#64
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#39
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#40
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#85
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#187
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#11
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#42
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#91
Oncology overall score
59.6
Oncology publications
#142
Oncology conferences
#78
Oncology normalized citation impact
#30
Oncology total citations
#76
Oncology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#77
Oncology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#24
Oncology international collaboration - relative to country
#255
Oncology international collaboration
#19
Oncology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#64
Oncology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#39
Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score
42.9
Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation
#113
Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation
#87
Pharmacology and Toxicology publications
#229
Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact
#65
Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations
#185
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#169
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#80
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration - relative to country
#269
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration
#25
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#118
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#89
Physics overall score
73.7
Physics global research reputation
#183
Physics regional research reputation
#102
Physics publications
#175
Physics normalized citation impact
#90
Physics total citations
#91
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#109
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#151
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#428
Physics international collaboration
#90
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#73
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#116
Plant and Animal Science overall score
83.2
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#48
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#10
Plant and Animal Science publications
#33
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#174
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#27
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#32
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#214
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#331
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#75
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#37
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#182
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
65.1
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#92
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#25
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#45
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#154
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#53
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#57
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#119
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#86
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#1
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#51
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#114
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score
55.3
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications
#178
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences
#118
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact
#67
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations
#137
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#140
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#53
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration - relative to country
#219
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration
#31
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#100
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#23
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging overall score
64.7
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging publications
#22
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging conferences
#136
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging normalized citation impact
#88
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging total citations
#26
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#22
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#63
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration - relative to country
#171
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration
#50
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#68
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#151
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
62.0
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#128
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#24
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#131
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#47
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#93
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#87
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#48
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#370
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#32
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#61
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#40
Space Science overall score
44.8
Space Science global research reputation
#133
Space Science regional research reputation
#26
Space Science publications
#182
Space Science normalized citation impact
#68
Space Science total citations
#143
Space Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#149
Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#93
Space Science international collaboration - relative to country
#252
Space Science international collaboration
#139
Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#151
Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#111
Surgery overall score
65.1
Surgery publications
#76
Surgery conferences
#10
Surgery normalized citation impact
#39
Surgery total citations
#50
Surgery number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#62
Surgery percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#63
Surgery international collaboration - relative to country
#187
Surgery international collaboration
#16
Surgery number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#26
Surgery percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#17
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