Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich)

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zürich)

Switzerland

Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026

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The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global Switzerland
Overall 36 1
Academic 32 1

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global Switzerland
Applied sciences 51 1
Health sciences 119 2
Natural sciences 22 1
Biological sciences 39 1
Chemistry 43 1
Earth & environmental sciences 12 1
Physical sciences 16 1
Social sciences 47 1

Research

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 1360 461.80

Overall Count and Share for 'Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Note: Natural sciences includes biological sciences, chemistry, Earth & environmental sciences and physical sciences.
Subject Count Share
Applied sciences 285 104.57
Biological sciences 181 59.37
Chemistry 220 93.55
Earth & environmental sciences 187 63.87
Health sciences 192 45.64
Physical sciences 261 80.85
Social sciences 34 13.96

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
Topics Count Share
Quantum Physics 80 39.26
Organic Chemistry 43 28.00
Physical Chemistry 60 25.58
Geology 40 18.99
Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry 59 17.36
Biochemistry and Cell Biology 40 15.61
Particle and High Energy Physics 93 14.56

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Overall 396 354 352 451 459
Applied sciences 67 63 54 119 0
Health sciences 48 35 41 54 0
Natural sciences 277 252 250 263 0
Biological sciences 67 57 50 49 0
Chemistry 94 73 93 88 102
Earth & environmental sciences 52 46 45 56 0
Physical sciences 64 76 62 71 0
Social sciences 3 4 6 15 0
Nature & Science 11 15 16 22 18

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Collaboration

Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (269 institutions) 47.8%
Domestic (121 institutions) 52.2%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) by Share

Collaborating institutions

Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.

Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
University of Zurich (UZH) 43.51 / 53.41 96.91
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) 29.78 / 26.51 56.29
University of Basel (UB) 25.27 / 16.96 42.23
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) 21.55 / 18.62 40.16
Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) 18.34 / 19.77 38.11
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Top 5 international collaborators with Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
Max Planck Society 34.35 / 25.28 59.63
Korea-Max Planck-PSI Center for Quantum Emergent Spintronics (KOMQUEST) 18.34 / 19.77 38.11
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 26.74 / 9.41 36.16
Seoul National University (SNU) 19.93 / 5.87 25.81
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 18.47 / 5.69 24.16
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Affiliated joint institutions and consortia

Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.