2016 tables: Institutions - Nature & Science
The 2016 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015.
| # |
Institution |
Share 2015 |
Count 2015 |
| 1 |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), Switzerland |
17.08 |
50 |
| 2 |
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Switzerland |
8.56 |
14 |
| 3 |
University of Basel (UB), Switzerland |
6.08 |
20 |
| 4 |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland |
5.23 |
15 |
| 5 |
University of Bern (UniBE), Switzerland |
4.65 |
28 |
| 6 |
University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland |
3.81 |
24 |
| 7 |
University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland |
2.78 |
26 |
| 8 |
Novartis International AG, Switzerland |
2.72 |
12 |
| 9 |
University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland |
1.93 |
11 |
| 10 |
Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Switzerland |
1.91 |
10 |
| 11 |
Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Switzerland |
1.25 |
3 |
| 12 |
World Health Organization (WHO), Switzerland |
0.61 |
7 |
| 13 |
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Switzerland |
0.46 |
16 |
| 14 |
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland |
0.15 |
3 |
| 15 |
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Switzerland |
0.14 |
4 |
| 16 |
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG), Switzerland |
0.13 |
1 |
| 17 |
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Switzerland |
0.10 |
4 |
| 18 |
Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), Switzerland |
0.09 |
1 |
| 19 |
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), Switzerland |
0.08 |
1 |
| 20 |
University of Neuchâtel (UniNE), Switzerland |
0.06 |
2 |
| 21 |
Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP), Switzerland |
0.05 |
1 |
| 22 |
International Space Science Institute (ISSI), Switzerland |
0.04 |
5 |
| 23 |
Conservatory and Botanical Garden of Geneva, Switzerland |
0.02 |
1 |
| 24 |
Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Switzerland |
0.02 |
1 |
| 25 |
University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB), Switzerland |
0.02 |
2 |
| 26 |
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Switzerland |
0.01 |
1 |
| 27 |
Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), Switzerland |
0.00 |
1 |
| 28 |
Mymetics S.A., Switzerland |
0.00 |
1 |
| 28 |
IPPOX Foundation, Switzerland |
0.00 |
1 |
Footnote
Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. Users please note:
- The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
- The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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