University of Zurich (UZH)

Universität Zürich (UZH)

Switzerland

Time frame: 1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026

Profile

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 University of Zurich (UZH)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where University of Zurich (UZH) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global Switzerland
Overall 133 3
Academic 122 3

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global Switzerland
Applied sciences 294 3
Health sciences 87 1
Natural sciences 133 3
Biological sciences 81 2
Chemistry 339 4
Earth & environmental sciences 290 8
Physical sciences 65 4
Social sciences 94 2

Research

University of Zurich (UZH) has the following research output in the current window (1 May 2025 - 30 April 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 876 183.27

Overall Count and Share for 'University of Zurich (UZH)' 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 86 19.03
Biological sciences 143 34.27
Chemistry 50 16.58
Earth & environmental sciences 29 6.04
Health sciences 310 59.94
Physical sciences 231 38.72
Social sciences 27 8.70

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), University of Zurich (UZH) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Overall 149 156 148 172 178
Applied sciences 12 12 14 17 17
Health sciences 49 49 56 62 59
Natural sciences 85 93 76 83 91
Biological sciences 38 39 22 27 31
Chemistry 20 20 20 23 20
Earth & environmental sciences 4 4 3 3 6
Physical sciences 23 30 32 30 34
Social sciences 2 2 1 10 12
Nature & Science 5 5 3 9 6

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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 University of Zurich (UZH).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (220 institutions) 46.0%
Domestic (123 institutions) 54.0%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with University of Zurich (UZH) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) 49.78 / 42.73 92.51
University Hospital Zurich (UHZ) 37.99 / 20.26 58.25
University of Basel (UB) 14.97 / 9.36 24.32
University of Bern (UniBE) 12.75 / 10.77 23.51
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) 4.48 / 11.97 16.45

Top 5 international collaborators with University of Zurich (UZH) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
Harvard University 9.20 / 28.21 37.41
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres 15.33 / 13.74 29.08
Max Planck Society 11.47 / 13.72 25.18
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 15.32 / 6.96 22.28
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 4.59 / 8.61 13.19

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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for University of Zurich (UZH). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.

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.