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University of Basel
Petersplatz 1, Basel CH-4001 Switzerland |
#150 in Best Global Universities (tie)
University of Basel Rankings
University of Basel is ranked #150 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
University of Basel Rankings
University of Basel Subject Rankings
- #133in Arts and Humanities
- #78in Biology and Biochemistry (tie)
- #87in Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology
- #81in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
- #61in Cell Biology (tie)
- #240in Chemistry
- #113in Clinical Medicine (tie)
- #238in Endocrinology and Metabolism
- #145in Environment/Ecology (tie)
- #85in Immunology
- #53in Infectious Diseases (tie)
- #546in Materials Science (tie)
- #143in Microbiology (tie)
- #63in Molecular Biology and Genetics (tie)
- #42in Neuroscience and Behavior (tie)
- #152in Oncology (tie)
- #80in Pharmacology and Toxicology
- #364in Physical Chemistry (tie)
- #293in Physics (tie)
- #302in Plant and Animal Science (tie)
- #141in Psychiatry/Psychology
- #63in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health (tie)
- #119in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
- #231in Social Sciences and Public Health
- #93in Surgery (tie)
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate University of Basel's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
66.2
Global research reputation
#321
Regional research reputation
#114
Publications
#213
Books
#284
Conferences
#944
Normalized citation impact
#157
Total citations
#165
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#180
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#186
International collaboration - relative to country
#825
International collaboration
#80
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#162
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#199
Arts and Humanities overall score
50.4
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#145
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#54
Arts and Humanities publications
#220
Arts and Humanities books
#182
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#55
Arts and Humanities total citations
#160
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#183
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#118
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#226
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#50
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
57.1
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#93
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#33
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#169
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#51
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#99
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#113
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#91
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#477
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#86
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#74
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#37
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology overall score
42.7
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology publications
#286
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology conferences
#126
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology normalized citation impact
#18
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology total citations
#134
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#188
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#75
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#187
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration
#22
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#51
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#12
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems overall score
62.0
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems publications
#116
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems conferences
#94
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems normalized citation impact
#86
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems total citations
#106
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#95
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#50
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration - relative to country
#131
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration
#9
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#85
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#47
Cell Biology overall score
54.2
Cell Biology publications
#112
Cell Biology conferences
#27
Cell Biology normalized citation impact
#54
Cell Biology total citations
#80
Cell Biology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#77
Cell Biology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#46
Cell Biology international collaboration - relative to country
#233
Cell Biology international collaboration
#19
Cell Biology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#49
Cell Biology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#38
Chemistry overall score
57.1
Chemistry global research reputation
#337
Chemistry regional research reputation
#158
Chemistry publications
#330
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#343
Chemistry total citations
#292
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#274
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#341
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#739
Chemistry international collaboration
#190
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#220
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#228
Clinical Medicine overall score
68.0
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#167
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#20
Clinical Medicine publications
#128
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#304
Clinical Medicine total citations
#119
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#129
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#296
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#499
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#48
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#121
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#326
Endocrinology and Metabolism overall score
34.1
Endocrinology and Metabolism publications
#208
Endocrinology and Metabolism conferences
#27
Endocrinology and Metabolism normalized citation impact
#242
Endocrinology and Metabolism total citations
#243
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#226
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#211
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration - relative to country
#258
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration
#66
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#207
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#196
Environment/Ecology overall score
64.8
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#212
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#73
Environment/Ecology publications
#225
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#123
Environment/Ecology total citations
#192
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#182
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#140
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#319
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#34
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#189
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#205
Immunology overall score
47.8
Immunology global research reputation
#146
Immunology regional research reputation
#10
Immunology publications
#40
Immunology normalized citation impact
#160
Immunology total citations
#56
Immunology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#47
Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#119
Immunology international collaboration - relative to country
#153
Immunology international collaboration
#17
Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#71
Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#162
Infectious Diseases overall score
62.1
Infectious Diseases publications
#23
Infectious Diseases conferences
#31
Infectious Diseases normalized citation impact
#151
Infectious Diseases total citations
#37
Infectious Diseases number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#25
Infectious Diseases percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#133
Infectious Diseases international collaboration - relative to country
#128
Infectious Diseases international collaboration
#27
Infectious Diseases number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#65
Infectious Diseases percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#172
Materials Science overall score
29.0
Materials Science global research reputation
#416
Materials Science regional research reputation
#93
Materials Science publications
#733
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#287
Materials Science total citations
#603
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#610
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#434
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#468
Materials Science international collaboration
#98
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#550
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#492
Microbiology overall score
35.4
Microbiology global research reputation
#105
Microbiology regional research reputation
#24
Microbiology publications
#100
Microbiology normalized citation impact
#164
Microbiology total citations
#118
Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#135
Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#169
Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#109
Microbiology international collaboration
#18
Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#129
Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#142
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
57.8
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#60
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#34
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#124
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#43
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#79
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#67
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#21
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#236
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#30
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#52
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#33
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
63.1
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#82
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#15
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#113
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#30
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#74
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#59
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#16
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#119
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#3
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#61
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#25
Oncology overall score
47.3
Oncology publications
#195
Oncology conferences
#24
Oncology normalized citation impact
#183
Oncology total citations
#182
Oncology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#173
Oncology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#134
Oncology international collaboration - relative to country
#269
Oncology international collaboration
#19
Oncology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#157
Oncology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#157
Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score
59.1
Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation
#78
Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation
#16
Pharmacology and Toxicology publications
#84
Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact
#218
Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations
#88
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#93
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#215
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration - relative to country
#270
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration
#33
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#184
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#291
Physical Chemistry overall score
43.6
Physical Chemistry publications
#432
Physical Chemistry conferences
#158
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#308
Physical Chemistry total citations
#404
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#388
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#329
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#378
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#112
Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#349
Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#319
Physics overall score
54.4
Physics global research reputation
#217
Physics regional research reputation
#110
Physics publications
#397
Physics normalized citation impact
#181
Physics total citations
#329
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#450
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#502
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#615
Physics international collaboration
#238
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#397
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#375
Plant and Animal Science overall score
50.2
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#359
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#135
Plant and Animal Science publications
#436
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#95
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#321
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#273
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#90
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#189
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#17
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#162
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#51
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
48.4
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#149
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#101
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#136
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#186
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#140
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#131
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#177
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#130
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#8
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#90
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#83
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score
61.8
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications
#87
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences
#259
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact
#78
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations
#63
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#66
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#72
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration - relative to country
#141
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration
#10
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#54
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#80
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging overall score
49.6
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging publications
#112
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging conferences
#137
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging normalized citation impact
#153
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging total citations
#115
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#125
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#162
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration - relative to country
#85
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration
#7
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#88
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#76
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
49.1
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#427
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#141
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#259
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#332
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#243
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#231
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#244
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#147
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#13
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#205
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#191
Surgery overall score
55.0
Surgery publications
#134
Surgery conferences
#55
Surgery normalized citation impact
#95
Surgery total citations
#121
Surgery number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#118
Surgery percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#126
Surgery international collaboration - relative to country
#154
Surgery international collaboration
#5
Surgery number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#80
Surgery percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#69