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DirectoryBusiness & Technical ServicesResearch & DevelopmentLausanneFondation suisse pour la recherche en sciences sociales FORS
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Summary

About the company

The core activity of FORS is the production and provision of data and services in the field of social sciences, particularly in conducting surveys, managing data archives, and carrying out research projects. FORS serves as a competence center for social sciences in Switzerland and offers services such as data analysis, method development, and research collaborations.

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Fondation suisse pour la recherche en sciences sociales FORS

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Data service
Data service for research in the social sciences: obtain and deposit data on SWISSUbase, data collection and analyses, collaborations, support and resources.
Survey and research infrastructure projects
Research and survey projects such as Panel suisse de ménages, Selects, European Social Survey, MOSAiCH-ISSP, European Values Study and SHARE.
Events and training
Scientific events, Data Live, lunch seminars, FORS-DaSCH webinars, DReMSS Sessions and Summer School in Social Science Methods.
Scientific publications and methodological resources
Scientific publications, FORS Guides, FORS Working Paper Series, SMIF, Rapport social, Social Change in Switzerland and DeFacto.
Trust & reputation

ranQ Trust Score of Fondation suisse pour la recherche en sciences sociales FORS: 4.1 out of 5.0

Trust Score4.1/ 5.0

High

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Data basis 58% · As of October 2026

Without public customer reviews the score stays capped.

Fondation suisse pour la recherche en sciences sociales FORS has no value in the Reputation area of the ranQ Trust Score because no data is available. The area carries 42% of the weighting and drops out of the calculation for this profile; it does not lower the score, only the reported data basis.
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  • Review quality: No data point — the criterion is taken out of the weighting and does not lower the score.—24%
  • Review volume: No data point — the criterion is taken out of the weighting and does not lower the score.—10%
  • Review recency: No data point — the criterion is taken out of the weighting and does not lower the score.—8%
Fondation suisse pour la recherche en sciences sociales FORS scores 93.6 out of 100 points in the Substance area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 28% of the weighting.
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  • Establishment: Years since founding or brand launch, logarithmic. The maximum is reached at 15 years.100.012%
  • Company size: The headcount band, researched by ranQ or stated by the company. It is scored in steps rather than by head count, because the data only provides bands.90.07%
Fondation suisse pour la recherche en sciences sociales FORS scores 85.0 out of 100 points in the Identity area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 22% of the weighting.
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  • Verification: Official register entry (commercial register with UID or professional-body record, 55 points), confirmed domain (20 points) and confirmed ranQ profile (up to 25 points, depending on completeness).85.022%
Fondation suisse pour la recherche en sciences sociales FORS scores 56.7 out of 100 points in the Visibility area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 8% of the weighting.
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  • Website authority: Ahrefs' Domain Rating measures, on a scale of 0 to 100, how strongly a website is linked from other websites. For Swiss SMEs the range up to 40 is typical; the maximum is reached at 35.100.04%
  • Media authority: Quality and number of editorial mentions, weighted by the importance of the source, plus the recency of the latest high-quality mention.13.34%
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Fondation suisse pour la recherche en sciences sociales FORS reaches a ranQ Trust Score of 4.1 out of 5.0 — rated «High». No public customer reviews are available for this provider; the rating is based on the remaining criteria. The data basis is 58%, so the score is backed by part of the criteria. As of October 2026.

The Trust Score cannot be bought and is calculated from publicly verifiable data.

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October 14, 2018Media
«Les grandes réformes sont à la peine, mais je ne serais pas trop pessimiste»
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Location

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1015 Lausanne

At a glance

Legal form
Foundation
UID
CHE-113.854.294
Founded
2007 · 19 years
Last commercial register change
May 27, 2026
Employees
51 to 100
Legal form: Graded by liability and disclosure. The weight is kept small: a sole proprietorship is not a dubious company, it is just liable differently.97.06%
  • Branch offices: Branch offices linked in the commercial register. Having none is normal and costs no points.70.03%
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