- Student-faculty ratios: 15.8
- Male to female ratio: 56 : 44
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.unibas.ch/index.cfm?o_lang_id=2
- Address: Petersplatz 1,Basel, CH-4001,Switzerland
- Phone: -
The University of Basel was founded in 1460 and is the oldest university in Switzerland. As a comprehensive university offering a wide range of high-quality educational opportunities, the University of Basel attracts students from Switzerland and the entire world, offering them outstanding studying conditions as they work towards their bachelor’s, master’s or PhD degrees. The University of Basel has seven faculties covering a wide spectrum of academic disciplines. At the same time, the university has positioned itself amidst the international competition in the form of five strategic focal areas: life sciences, visual studies, nanosciences, sustainability and energy research and european and global studies.
- Global score 65.4
- Global research reputation #259
- Regional research reputation #99
- Publications #200
- Books #333
- Conferences #940
- Normalized citation impact #93
- Total citations #147
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #142
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #79
- International collaboration #512
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #29
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #143
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #122
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15.8
No. of students per staff
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56 : 44
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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11,518
Number of FTE Students
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27%
Percentage of International Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2011
95
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2012
111
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2013
142
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2014
74
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2015
75
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2016
=101
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2017
=98
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2018
=95
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2019
103
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2020
=94
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Arts & humanities
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2016
100
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2018
101–125
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2019
126–150
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2014
54
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2015
59
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2016
91
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2017
=66
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2018
76
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2019
=94
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Life sciences
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2014
90
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2015
91
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2016
=97
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2018
91
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2019
101–125
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Physical sciences
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2012
50
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2014
66
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2015
65
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2018
126–150
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2019
126–150
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Psychology
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2018
=93
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2019
=94
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#161 Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score 41.3
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation #148
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation #54
- Arts and Humanities publications #243
- Arts and Humanities books #224
- Arts and Humanities conferences #171
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact #89
- Arts and Humanities total citations #174
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #169
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #63
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration #242
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration #46
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#87 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 53.6
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #75
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #29
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #167
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #80
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #113
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #88
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #37
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #295
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #26
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #158
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #201
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#235 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 55.4
- Chemistry global research reputation #218
- Chemistry regional research reputation #90
- Chemistry publications #291
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #326
- Chemistry total citations #280
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #268
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #303
- Chemistry international collaboration #504
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #109
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #333
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #448
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#102 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 66.0
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #134
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #67
- Clinical Medicine publications #133
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #183
- Clinical Medicine total citations #112
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #120
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #201
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #294
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #15
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #109
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #172
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#105 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 62.2
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #138
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #70
- Environment/Ecology publications #164
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact #81
- Environment/Ecology total citations #124
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #117
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #70
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #151
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #9
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #124
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #108
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#37 Immunology
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- Immunology overall score 60.6
- Immunology global research reputation #96
- Immunology regional research reputation #5
- Immunology publications #32
- Immunology normalized citation impact #71
- Immunology total citations #38
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #25
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #27
- Immunology international collaboration #112
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #13
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #62
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #117
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#92 Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score 46.4
- Microbiology global research reputation #127
- Microbiology regional research reputation #32
- Microbiology publications #78
- Microbiology normalized citation impact #97
- Microbiology total citations #73
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #64
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #67
- Microbiology international collaboration #73
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #7
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #81
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #119
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#69 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 57.9
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #71
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #28
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #100
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #91
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #90
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #76
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #38
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #311
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #67
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #85
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #108
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#51 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 60.7
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #96
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #60
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #102
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #37
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #73
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #68
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #30
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #77
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #2
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #54
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #30
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#62 Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 59.1
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #88
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation #14
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #84
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #63
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #72
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #80
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #109
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #198
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #11
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #78
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #110
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#262 Physics
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- Physics overall score 58.4
- Physics global research reputation #152
- Physics regional research reputation #130
- Physics publications #403
- Physics normalized citation impact #203
- Physics total citations #324
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #392
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #350
- Physics international collaboration #526
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #217
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #359
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #318
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#217 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 50.8
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #322
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #125
- Plant and Animal Science publications #277
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #81
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #182
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #150
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #44
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #135
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #11
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #143
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #95
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#85 Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score 56.1
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation #202
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation #45
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications #140
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact #28
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations #112
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #102
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #39
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration #93
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #4
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #75
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #21
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#165 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 47.4
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #464
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #136
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #253
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #26
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #178
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #212
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #143
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #84
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #3
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #112
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #22