ETH Zurich ranks #37 globally with a prestige score of 98, earned across 19 prestigious academic awards including 4 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Notable laureates include Richard R. Ernst, Wolfgang Pauli, George de Hevesy.
98
Prestige Score
19
Total Awards
4
Nobel Prizes
7
Decades Active
19
Laureates
12
Award Types
10
Countries
31
Publications
297
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
7
Tier 1 • Apex
= 70 pts
8
Tier 2 • Elite
= 24 pts
4
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 4 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (3 types, 7 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (5 types, 8 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (4 types, 4 total)
Data completeness: Nobel Prizes complete 1901–2024 · Fields Medal complete 1936–2024 · Turing Award complete 1966–2024 · Abel Prize complete 2003–2024
Awards by Category
Awards by Decade
Prestige Trend Over Time
Weighted prestige score by decade (Tier 1 = 10pts, Tier 2 = 3pts, Tier 3 = 1pt)
Peer Comparison
All Awards (12 types)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
4(1939–2002)
Wolf Prize in Chemistry
4(1986–1991)
Fields Medal
2(2006–2018)
Turing Award
1(1984)
Wolf Prize in Physics
1(1991)
Wolf Prize in Mathematics
1(1994)
Shaw Prize in Mathematics
1(2011)
Max Planck Medal
1(1958)
Lorentz Medal
1(1931)
Marconi Prize
1(1999)
Fermat Prize
1(2001)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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