Universities by Research i10-index in Switzerland
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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
390,709
2University of Zurich214,514 works
315,811
3University of Bern294,140 works
201,679
4Ăcole Polytechnique FĂ©dĂ©rale de Lausanne147,768 works
195,727
5University of Geneva143,538 works
194,096
6University of Basel118,810 works
155,006
7University of Lausanne99,756 works
107,646
8University of Fribourg39,748 works
29,284
9University of NeuchĂątel27,255 works
20,068
10UniversitĂ della Svizzera italiana17,621 works
12,730
11University of St.Gallen19,143 works
8,896
12ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences12,301 works
6,982
13HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland9,720 works
5,045
14FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland8,595 works
4,885
15University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland5,834 works
3,674
16Bern University of Applied Sciences9,174 works
3,626
17University of Lucerne7,251 works
2,511
18Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies6,860 works
2,000
19Swiss Finance Institute4,598 works
1,952
20Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts6,785 works
1,529
21University Centre of Legal Medicine1,184 works
1,506
22HES-SO Valais-Wallis2,932 works
1,473
23HES-SO GenĂšve3,248 works
1,316
24HES-SO Fribourg1,533 works
891
25International Institute for Management Development1,695 works
665
26Life Science Zurich495 works
580
27University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil803 works
490
28Graduate Institute of International Studies1,178 works
435
29UniDistance Suisse909 works
382
30OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule1,773 works
363
31University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen964 works
352
32School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg681 works
333
33La Source School of Nursing, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland480 works
278
34Zurich University of Teacher Education1,919 works
272
35Allgemeine Gewerbeschule Basel288 works
258
36Thurgau University of Teacher Education481 works
242
37Haute école d'ingénierie et de gestion du canton de Vaud, HES-SO Haute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale497 works
226
38Swiss Data Science Center677 works
225
39School of Health Sciences - HES-SO Valais-Wallis412 works
224
40Zurich University of the Arts1,612 works
212
41PĂ€dagogische Hochschule Bern824 works
209
42Interstate University of Applied Sciences of Technology Buchs340 works
186
43Haute Ecole Arc Ingénierie244 works
185
44Haute Ăcole PĂ©dagogique du Canton de Vaud1,305 works
181
45Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training SFUVET507 works
177
46University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland478 works
172
48University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons973 works
164
49Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences450 works
160
50St.Gallen University of Teacher Education508 works
159
Highlights
Within Switzerland, ETH Zurich ranks first in 2026 with 390,709, followed by University of Zurich (315,811) and University of Bern (201,679).
Across 50 entries, values run from 390,709 (ETH Zurich) to 159 (St.Gallen University of Teacher Education), with a median of 623.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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