Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Switzerland
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Graduate Institute of International Studies1,178 works
81.20
2Kantonsschule Enge7 works
24.00
3Interstate University of Applied Sciences of Technology Buchs340 works
12.00
4Landwirtschaftliches Zentrum Liebegg2 works
11.00
5Life Science Zurich495 works
10.15
6Institut Schule und Profession7 works
10.00
7Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences409 works
9.24
8University of Zurich214,514 works
8.12
10Franklin University Switzerland293 works
6.03
11Ăcole Polytechnique FĂ©dĂ©rale de Lausanne147,768 works
5.90
12UniversitĂ della Svizzera italiana17,621 works
5.75
13University of Basel118,810 works
5.58
14Swiss Finance Institute4,598 works
5.37
15Kantonsschule Olten32 works
5.20
16International Institute for Management Development1,695 works
5.14
17University of Geneva143,538 works
4.94
18University of Lausanne99,756 works
4.76
19International Centre for Sports Studies38 works
4.50
20ETH Zurich286,884 works
4.48
21CĂ©sar Ritz Colleges95 works
4.27
22PĂ€dagogische Hochschule GraubĂŒnden77 works
4.00
23University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen964 works
3.90
24University Centre of Legal Medicine1,184 works
3.35
25Allgemeine Gewerbeschule Basel288 works
3.32
26University of St.Gallen19,143 works
3.27
27HES-SO Valais-Wallis2,932 works
3.25
28Haute Ecole Arc Ingénierie244 works
3.10
29ZĂŒrcher Fachhochschule32 works
3.06
30School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg681 works
3.05
31HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland9,720 works
2.99
32HES-SO Arc370 works
2.95
33Bern University of Applied Sciences9,174 works
2.94
34School of Health Sciences - HES-SO Valais-Wallis412 works
2.92
35ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences12,301 works
2.91
36Haute école d'ingénierie et de gestion du canton de Vaud, HES-SO Haute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale497 works
2.87
37Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences450 works
2.84
38UniDistance Suisse909 works
2.62
39La Source School of Nursing, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland480 works
2.60
40Institut Bewegung, Sport und Gesundheit8 works
2.54
41Swiss Data Science Center677 works
2.51
42University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland5,834 works
2.50
43HES-SO Fribourg1,533 works
2.49
44University of Fribourg39,748 works
2.49
45Hochschulinstitut Schaffhausen32 works
2.48
46Geneva College of Longevity Science14 works
2.46
47FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland8,595 works
2.42
48Thurgau University of Teacher Education481 works
2.38
49Graduate Institute of Development Studies703 works
2.38
50THIM van der Laan University College Physiotherapy129 works
2.33
Highlights
Within Switzerland, Graduate Institute of International Studies ranks first in 2026 with 81.20, followed by Kantonsschule Enge (24.00) and Interstate University of Applied Sciences of Technology Buchs (12.00).
Graduate Institute of International Studies is 3.4 times higher than Kantonsschule Enge, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 81.20 (Graduate Institute of International Studies) to 2.33 (THIM van der Laan University College Physiotherapy), with a median of 3.29.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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