⚡ Science and Research in Switzerland

Science and research platforms help scholars find academic papers, share their work, track citations, manage research profiles, and access preprints, patents, and data from a wide range of disciplines.

Switzerland is a Central European country with a population of over 8.8 million people.

According to our data, science and research platforms are used on 0.1% of websites from Switzerland.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top science and research platforms in Switzerland in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Google Scholar with an impressive share of 41.3%, followed by ResearchGate with 26.1% and arXiv with 21.7%.

Google Scholar 41.3%
ResearchGate 26.1%
arXiv 21.7%
ORCID 17.4%
Academia 10.9%
OSF 4.3%
Google Patents 2.2%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in Switzerland than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

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✨ Best Science and Research Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 7 science and research platforms used on sites from Switzerland, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Google Scholar Mountain View, California, United States A free scholarly search engine that indexes articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court cases from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, and universities. Free	41.3%
2	ResearchGate Berlin, Germany A social networking platform for scientists and researchers that enables them to share publications, collaborate with peers, and engage in academic discussions online. Free	26.1%
3	arXiv Ithaca, New York, United States An open-access repository operated by Cornell University that provides free access to scholarly articles across fields such as physics, mathematics, computer science, and economics. Free	21.7%
4	ORCID Bethesda, Maryland, United States An open, non-proprietary registry that provides unique persistent identifiers for researchers and scholars, enabling them to distinguish their identity and connect their work across systems. Free	17.4%
5	Academia San Francisco, California, United States A social networking platform for academics that enables users to share research papers, build professional profiles, and connect with other researchers worldwide. Free$$$	10.9%
6	OSF Charlottesville, Virginia, United States An open-source research platform developed by the Center for Open Science that supports project management, collaboration, and data sharing across the research lifecycle. FreeOpen source	4.3%
7	Google Patents Mountain View, California, United States A search engine from Google that indexes patent publications from over 100 patent offices around the world. Free	2.2%

👉 See Also

🌎 Science And Research in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 40,134 websites from Switzerland.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.