Zurich, Switzerland
ETH Zurich
Ranked in the world
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ETH Zurich is ranked 1st in the world for Earth & Marine Sciences.
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Earth & Marine Sciences, 2026
Full ranking profile
ETH Zurich's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Earth & Marine Sciences | Quacquarelli Symonds | 1 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Geology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 1 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Geophysics | Quacquarelli Symonds | 1 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 2 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Environment/Ecology | National Taiwan University | 2 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Geosciences | National Taiwan University | 3 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Earth Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 3 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Architecture & Built Environment | Quacquarelli Symonds | 4 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Environmental Sciences | Quacquarelli Symonds | 4 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Civil & Structural Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 4 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 5 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Environmental Science & Engineering | National Taiwan University | 5 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Mathematics | National Taiwan University | 6 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Agriculture | METU (URAP Lab) | 6 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 7 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 7 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 7 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 8 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Physics | National Taiwan University | 8 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 9 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 9 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 10 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 11 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 11 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Chemistry | National Taiwan University | 11 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Environmental Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 11 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 12 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 13 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 14 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 17 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 18 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Microbiology | National Taiwan University | 18 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Mathematical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 18 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 19 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 20 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Biology & Biochemistry | National Taiwan University | 21 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 22 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Computer Science | National Taiwan University | 23 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Biomedical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 24 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Plant & Animal Science | National Taiwan University | 24 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 25 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Electrical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 25 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Materials Science | National Taiwan University | 25 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 26 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 26 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 29 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 30 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 31 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Chemical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 31 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | 32 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 34 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | 35 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Physical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 36 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 37 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Space Science | National Taiwan University | 37 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agricultural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 38 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Information & Computing Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 44 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Civil Engineering | National Taiwan University | 48 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Mechanical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 48 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Engineering | METU (URAP Lab) | 48 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 54 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 60 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 62 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 70 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 79 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 86 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 92 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 106 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 257 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.