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>>14137115Basically, all universities in continental Europe are underrated by any of the commonly use metrics or university rankings. They all greatly favor the Anglophone world, and the US in particular. There are a lot of really great French and German universities that are super underrated, and ETH is one of them. Ludwig-Maximillian is also really good, and of course the Ecole Normale Superieure and Ecole Polytechnique. And many others too. Eastern Europe has some great schools too, e.g. Etvos Lorand or Moscow State.
Don't look at university rankings or publication counts as you primary means of assessing the value of a school. Look at the names in your subject and where they work or went to school, and which universities host the biggest conferences on your subject.
