Universities by Research h-index in Switzerland
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1ETH Zurich286,884 works
1,285
2University of Zurich214,514 works
1,216
3École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne147,768 works
1,194
4University of Geneva143,538 works
1,041
5University of Lausanne99,756 works
983
6University of Bern294,140 works
973
7University of Basel118,810 works
924
8University of Fribourg39,748 works
469
9Università della Svizzera italiana17,621 works
374
10University of Neuchâtel27,255 works
372
11University of St.Gallen19,143 works
315
12ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences12,301 works
199
13University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland5,834 works
181
14FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland8,595 works
174
15Swiss Finance Institute4,598 works
160
16HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland9,720 works
155
17Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies6,860 works
149
18Bern University of Applied Sciences9,174 works
143
19International Institute for Management Development1,695 works
136
20Life Science Zurich495 works
124
21University of Lucerne7,251 works
118
22University Centre of Legal Medicine1,184 works
112
23HES-SO Valais-Wallis2,932 works
109
24Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts6,785 works
101
25Graduate Institute of International Studies1,178 works
98
26HES-SO Genève3,248 works
97
27Thurgau University of Teacher Education481 works
75
28HES-SO Fribourg1,533 works
72
29University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil803 works
67
30UniDistance Suisse909 works
59
31University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen964 works
56
32Allgemeine Gewerbeschule Basel288 works
54
33School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg681 works
54
34Swiss Data Science Center677 works
53
35School of Health Sciences - HES-SO Valais-Wallis412 works
52
36Interstate University of Applied Sciences of Technology Buchs340 works
51
37La Source School of Nursing, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland480 works
50
38Haute école d'ingénierie et de gestion du canton de Vaud, HES-SO Haute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale497 works
48
39Haute Ecole Arc Ingénierie244 works
47
40Zurich University of Teacher Education1,919 works
47
41OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule1,773 works
46
42Zurich University of the Arts1,612 works
46
43Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences450 works
44
45Pädagogische Hochschule Bern824 works
42
46University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons973 works
42
47Haute École Pédagogique du Canton de Vaud1,305 works
39
48Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training SFUVET507 works
39
49University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland478 works
39
50University of Teacher Education Lucerne904 works
38
Highlights
Within Switzerland, ETH Zurich ranks first in 2026 with 1,285, followed by University of Zurich (1,216) and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (1,194).
Across 50 entries, values run from 1,285 (ETH Zurich) to 38 (University of Teacher Education Lucerne), with a median of 98.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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