Small but excellent: CIS Zurich is at the top of European political science departments
A global ranking of the research productivity of political science departments puts the CIS at the top of European departments per number of faculty members.
A external page global ranking of the research productivity of political science departments published by Cambridge University Press puts the Center for Comparative and International Studies of ETH and the University of Zürich at the top of European departments per number of faculty members. ETH comes out number one for citations, impact, and top publications in Europe; the University of Zurich occupies ranks 4-7. According to the faculty-average measure, the CIS is among the top three political science hubs worldwide. Professors Bernauer, Cederman, Hangartner, and Schimmelfennig were listed among the top three political science scholars in Europe for impact, top publications, recent impact, and citations, respectively.