École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne: #16 in the world for Engineering collaboration
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne stands at #16 of 1,194 universities worldwide on the Engineering collaboration index, the strongest of its 24 subject standings in the 2026 Research Collaboration Index, published today.
The standing rests on the open scholarly record: 6,570 co-authored works in the field over 2021 to 2025, built with 802 collaborating institutions across 69 countries, with a field-weighted citation impact of 2.84.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne holds Gold standing overall, at #140 in the world.
The full index, all 26 subject rankings and complete methodology are now public.
Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.
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