Research Impact Profile

ETH Zurich

CH33,489,554 Citations
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Mapped scholars
10
Total citations
33,489,554
Citing countries
4+
Works indexed
277,748

About ETH Zurich's research impact

ETH Zurich is a globally recognized research institution based in CH, with a documented citation footprint of 33,489,554 citations across 277,748 indexed works. CitationMap surfaces the 10 most-cited scholars currently affiliated with the institution, ranked by lifetime citations, and traces where each researcher's work is being cited around the world.

The institution's strongest publishing areas — derived from the top scholars' primary research concepts on this page — span Physics, and Mathematics. ETH Zurich is widely regarded for its work in engineering, computer science, materials science, and applied mathematics, and its researchers are cited by peers in 4+ countries, reflecting the institution's deep international research network.

Each scholar listed below links to their own dedicated citation map — a country-level visualization of where their papers have been cited. Scholars from ETH Zurich preparing O-1, EB-1A, EB-1B, or EB-2 NIW visa petitions can use these maps as evidence of international acclaim and major significance to their field, while research administrators can use them to surface collaboration opportunities and track an institution's global academic footprint.

The data on this page is refreshed continuously, so the rankings and citation totals you see reflect the most recent author metadata our pipeline has observed. Counts are sourced from Google Scholar profiles, enriched with OpenAlex bibliometrics for institutional affiliation, and de-duplicated against ORCID where available. If a scholar from ETH Zurich is missing or out of date, you can submit their Google Scholar URL from the homepage and we will queue a fresh crawl.

Top 5 most-cited scholars at ETH Zurich

Ranked by lifetime citations on Google Scholar / OpenAlex. Click any scholar to open their interactive citation map.

  1. 1
    Christoph Grab
    Physics · h-index 154
    180,634 cites
  2. 2
    Bernhard Schölkopf
    Mathematics · h-index 152
    167,967 cites
  3. 3
    G. Dissertori
    Physics · h-index 148
    140,881 cites
  4. 4
    M. Gallinaro
    Physics · h-index 153
    137,379 cites
  5. 5
    F. Pauss
    Physics · h-index 156
    136,822 cites

Top Cited Scholars

The most influential researchers affiliated with ETH Zurich, ranked by citation impact. Click to visualize their global reach.

Christoph Grab
h-index: 154
Physics180,634 cites
Bernhard Schölkopf
h-index: 152
Mathematics167,967 cites
G. Dissertori
h-index: 148
Physics140,881 cites
M. Gallinaro
h-index: 153
Physics137,379 cites
F. Pauss
h-index: 156
Physics136,822 cites
Martin Maechler
h-index: 33
Mathematics135,994 cites
Rainer S. Wallny
h-index: 153
Physics131,721 cites
W. Lustermann
h-index: 147
Physics121,390 cites
F. Nessi‐Tedaldi
h-index: 146
Physics119,914 cites
M. Dittmar
h-index: 144
Physics119,651 cites

Methodology & data freshness

Citation data for ETH Zurich (/impact/eth-zurich) is aggregated from Google Scholar profiles affiliated with the institution and cross-checked against OpenAlex. We map 10 top researchers, tracking ~33,489,554 citations across 4+ citing institutions worldwide. Counts are updated continuously via our resweep pipeline, which re-fetches author metadata and citing-paper affiliations on a rolling basis. Last refresh: 2026-10-27.

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About ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich is a leading institution in CH, contributing significantly to global research output with 277,748 published works.

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