Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2009
Methodology | Statistics | Analysis
| World Rank | Institution* | Region | Regional Rank | Country | National Rank | Score on Alumni | Score on Award | Score on HiCi | Score on N&S | Score on PUB | Score on PCP | Total Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Harvard University |
Americas | 1 |
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1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 74.8 | 100.0 |
2 |
Stanford University |
Americas | 2 |
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2 | 39 | 78.7 | 87.1 | 67.3 | 70.1 | 66.9 | 73.1 |
3 |
University of California, Berkeley |
Americas | 3 |
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3 | 67.4 | 77.1 | 68.4 | 71.1 | 69 | 53.2 | 71.0 |
4 |
University of Cambridge |
Europe | 1 |
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1 | 89.4 | 91.5 | 53.8 | 53.9 | 65.4 | 65.5 | 70.2 |
5 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
Americas | 4 |
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4 | 71 | 80.6 | 65.7 | 67.9 | 62 | 54.4 | 69.5 |
6 |
California Institute of Technology |
Americas | 5 |
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5 | 51.5 | 69.1 | 57.1 | 66.2 | 47.7 | 100 | 64.8 |
7 |
Columbia University |
Americas | 6 |
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6 | 70.6 | 67.7 | 55.7 | 49.1 | 69.6 | 46.5 | 61.7 |
8 |
Princeton University |
Americas | 7 |
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7 | 57.8 | 85.2 | 61.6 | 41.5 | 45.7 | 61.4 | 60.2 |
9 |
University of Chicago |
Americas | 8 |
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8 | 65.8 | 84.3 | 49.7 | 38.6 | 51.6 | 41.8 | 57.0 |
10 |
University of Oxford |
Europe | 2 |
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2 | 57.6 | 57.9 | 48.9 | 49.8 | 66.1 | 45.7 | 56.3 |
11 |
Yale University |
Americas | 9 |
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9 | 49.8 | 43.6 | 57.6 | 55.7 | 62.7 | 49.5 | 55.2 |
12 |
Cornell University |
Americas | 10 |
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10 | 40.5 | 51.3 | 54.3 | 51.7 | 61.2 | 39.9 | 53.1 |
13 |
University of California, Los Angeles |
Americas | 11 |
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11 | 23.8 | 42.8 | 57.4 | 50.3 | 74.5 | 36.2 | 52.3 |
14 |
University of California, San Diego |
Americas | 12 |
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12 | 15.5 | 35.9 | 60.3 | 53.9 | 65.2 | 48 | 50.7 |
15 |
University of Pennsylvania |
Americas | 13 |
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13 | 30.9 | 34.4 | 57.6 | 44.1 | 69 | 39.8 | 49.3 |
16 |
University of Washington |
Americas | 14 |
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14 | 25 | 31.8 | 53.3 | 48.8 | 73.7 | 28.1 | 48.0 |
17 |
University of Wisconsin - Madison |
Americas | 15 |
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15 | 37.5 | 35.5 | 52.3 | 39.8 | 66.7 | 28.6 | 46.7 |
18 |
University of California, San Francisco |
Americas | 16 |
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16 | 0 | 36.8 | 53.8 | 49.7 | 59.9 | 46.7 | 45.9 |
19 |
The Johns Hopkins University |
Americas | 17 |
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17 | 44.7 | 27.8 | 41.7 | 49.1 | 67.1 | 24.9 | 45.2 |
20 |
The University of Tokyo |
Asia/Pacific | 1 |
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1 | 34.1 | 14.1 | 42.9 | 49 | 79.7 | 34.1 | 45.1 |
21 |
University College London |
Europe | 3 |
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3 | 30.4 | 32.2 | 40.4 | 45.2 | 66 | 36.1 | 44.6 |
22 |
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor |
Americas | 18 |
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18 | 37.5 | 0 | 60.3 | 41.4 | 77.3 | 31.4 | 43.8 |
23 |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich |
Europe | 4 |
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1 | 35 | 36.3 | 35.9 | 41.8 | 52.6 | 57 | 43.6 |
24 |
Kyoto University |
Asia/Pacific | 2 |
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2 | 34.6 | 34.9 | 38.4 | 34.6 | 67.3 | 31 | 42.7 |
25 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Americas | 19 |
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19 | 36.2 | 36.6 | 42.9 | 35.9 | 59.7 | 26.8 | 42.4 |
26 |
The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine |
Europe | 5 |
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4 | 18.1 | 37.4 | 40.4 | 35.9 | 61.7 | 39.4 | 41.9 |
27 |
University of Toronto |
Americas | 20 |
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1 | 24.4 | 19.3 | 39.1 | 35.1 | 78.2 | 27.5 | 40.5 |
28 |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
Americas | 21 |
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20 | 31.4 | 16.3 | 49.7 | 35.3 | 67.5 | 24.6 | 40.4 |
29 |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Americas | 22 |
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21 | 21.9 | 26 | 39.1 | 41.3 | 55 | 40.1 | 39.5 |
30 |
Northwestern University |
Americas | 23 |
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22 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 47 | 34.8 | 59.1 | 38.5 | 38.7 |
31 |
Duke University |
Americas | 24 |
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23 | 18.1 | 0 | 47 | 41.7 | 63 | 40 | 37.1 |
32 |
New York University |
Americas | 25 |
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24 | 33.2 | 24.5 | 39.7 | 33.1 | 52.9 | 25.8 | 36.9 |
32 |
Rockefeller University |
Americas | 25 |
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24 | 19.7 | 58.6 | 29 | 41.9 | 21.6 | 37.6 | 36.9 |
34 |
University of Colorado at Boulder |
Americas | 27 |
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26 | 14.5 | 30.8 | 39.1 | 39.8 | 45.2 | 30.6 | 36.4 |
35 |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
Americas | 28 |
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27 | 0 | 35.3 | 41.7 | 33.8 | 42.3 | 35.2 | 35.0 |
36 |
University of British Columbia |
Americas | 29 |
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2 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 31.6 | 31.3 | 64.8 | 23.7 | 34.4 |
37 |
University of Maryland, College Park |
Americas | 30 |
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28 | 22.5 | 20 | 40.4 | 28.1 | 53.6 | 26.1 | 34.1 |
38 |
The University of Texas at Austin |
Americas | 31 |
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29 | 18.9 | 16.7 | 46.5 | 27.7 | 54.3 | 21.6 | 34.0 |
39 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Americas | 32 |
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30 | 10.9 | 16.3 | 39.1 | 27 | 60.4 | 28.9 | 33.4 |
40 |
Pierre and Marie Curie University - Paris 6 |
Europe | 6 |
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1 | 35.7 | 23.6 | 22.9 | 27.7 | 59.3 | 21.7 | 33.3 |
41 |
The University of Manchester |
Europe | 7 |
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5 | 23.8 | 18.9 | 28.1 | 28.5 | 58.3 | 29.9 | 33.0 |
41 |
Vanderbilt University |
Americas | 33 |
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31 | 18.1 | 29.6 | 31.6 | 22.1 | 50.1 | 36.2 | 33.0 |
43 |
University of Copenhagen |
Europe | 8 |
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1 | 26.8 | 24.2 | 26.2 | 24.8 | 54.5 | 33.2 | 32.7 |
43 |
University of Paris Sud (Paris 11) |
Europe | 8 |
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2 | 32.5 | 46.2 | 14.5 | 20.1 | 50.3 | 23.9 | 32.7 |
45 |
Pennsylvania State University - University Park |
Americas | 34 |
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32 | 12.2 | 0 | 45.9 | 37.6 | 56.9 | 24.1 | 32.5 |
46 |
University of California, Irvine |
Americas | 35 |
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33 | 0 | 29.4 | 37 | 26.1 | 48.9 | 32.8 | 32.4 |
46 |
University of Southern California |
Americas | 35 |
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33 | 0 | 26.8 | 37.7 | 27 | 52.8 | 27.1 | 32.4 |
48 |
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas |
Americas | 37 |
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35 | 21.2 | 33.2 | 30.8 | 27.8 | 39.1 | 31.1 | 32.2 |
49 |
University of California, Davis |
Americas | 38 |
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36 | 0 | 0 | 46.5 | 31 | 62.6 | 29.9 | 31.8 |
50 |
Karolinska Institute |
Europe | 10 |
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1 | 26.8 | 27.3 | 31.6 | 19.4 | 49.6 | 25.8 | 31.7 |
50 |
University of Pittsburgh |
Americas | 39 |
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37 | 21.9 | 0 | 42.3 | 24.1 | 62.6 | 28.7 | 31.7 |
52 |
Utrecht University |
Europe | 11 |
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1 | 26.8 | 20.9 | 28.1 | 30.5 | 48.2 | 25.1 | 31.5 |
53 |
The University of Edinburgh |
Europe | 12 |
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6 | 19.7 | 16.7 | 27.1 | 32.2 | 50.1 | 30.5 | 31.0 |
54 |
University of Zurich |
Europe | 13 |
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2 | 10.9 | 26.8 | 24.6 | 28.5 | 49 | 32.5 | 30.9 |
55 |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick |
Americas | 40 |
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38 | 13.4 | 20 | 40.4 | 25.8 | 43.4 | 23.6 | 30.4 |
55 |
University of Munich |
Europe | 14 |
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1 | 32.3 | 22.9 | 16.2 | 24.5 | 52.5 | 31.4 | 30.4 |
57 |
Technical University Munich |
Europe | 15 |
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2 | 40.1 | 23.6 | 25.1 | 18.1 | 45.2 | 30.4 | 30.2 |
58 |
University of Florida |
Americas | 41 |
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39 | 19.7 | 0 | 37 | 21.2 | 64.1 | 26.4 | 29.8 |
59 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Americas | 42 |
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40 | 30.4 | 32.8 | 30.8 | 14.6 | 35.1 | 31 | 29.6 |
59 |
The Australian National University |
Asia/Pacific | 3 |
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1 | 15.5 | 12.6 | 36.3 | 27.2 | 44.1 | 32.2 | 29.6 |
61 |
University of Bristol |
Europe | 16 |
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7 | 9.5 | 17.9 | 29 | 28.6 | 46.7 | 33.7 | 29.5 |
62 |
The Ohio State University - Columbus |
Americas | 43 |
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41 | 15.5 | 0 | 41.7 | 20.9 | 61.3 | 20.2 | 29.1 |
63 |
University of Heidelberg |
Europe | 17 |
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3 | 17.3 | 27.2 | 17.8 | 22.5 | 49 | 29.5 | 28.7 |
64 |
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Asia/Pacific | 4 |
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1 | 28.9 | 20 | 24.1 | 22.6 | 43.9 | 28.5 | 28.6 |
65 |
King's College London |
Europe | 18 |
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8 | 14.5 | 23.1 | 29 | 15 | 49.2 | 30.4 | 28.5 |
65 |
McGill University |
Americas | 44 |
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3 | 25 | 0 | 32.4 | 22.8 | 58.6 | 24.9 | 28.5 |
65 |
Purdue University - West Lafayette |
Americas | 44 |
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42 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 29.9 | 21.9 | 51.7 | 20.9 | 28.5 |
65 |
University of Oslo |
Europe | 18 |
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1 | 22.5 | 33.4 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 45.6 | 29.2 | 28.5 |
69 |
Brown University |
Americas | 46 |
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43 | 16.4 | 13.6 | 31.6 | 28.6 | 41 | 30.7 | 28.4 |
70 |
Ecole Normale Superieure - Paris |
Europe | 20 |
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3 | 52.1 | 24.5 | 12.6 | 17.9 | 27.6 | 57.1 | 28.1 |
71 |
Osaka University |
Asia/Pacific | 5 |
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3 | 10.9 | 0 | 26.2 | 27.8 | 62 | 28.3 | 27.8 |
72 |
Leiden University |
Europe | 21 |
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2 | 21.9 | 15.5 | 29 | 17.9 | 47.2 | 29.1 | 27.7 |
72 |
University of Helsinki |
Europe | 21 |
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1 | 16.4 | 17.9 | 21.8 | 20.7 | 51.8 | 29.2 | 27.7 |
74 |
Boston University |
Americas | 47 |
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44 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 29.9 | 24.8 | 51.5 | 17.9 | 27.3 |
75 |
University of Melbourne |
Asia/Pacific | 6 |
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2 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 22.9 | 17.2 | 58.5 | 26.7 | 27.2 |
76 |
Uppsala University |
Europe | 23 |
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2 | 22.5 | 32.2 | 12.6 | 17.6 | 48.3 | 20.6 | 27.1 |
77 |
Moscow State University |
Europe | 24 |
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1 | 47.9 | 34.2 | 0 | 8.2 | 48.7 | 31.7 | 26.9 |
77 |
University of Arizona |
Americas | 48 |
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45 | 0 | 0 | 29.9 | 36.5 | 51.7 | 25.5 | 26.9 |
77 |
University of Rochester |
Americas | 48 |
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45 | 28.9 | 8.9 | 27.1 | 19.4 | 43.4 | 35.5 | 26.9 |
80 |
University of Utah |
Americas | 50 |
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47 | 0 | 11.5 | 30.8 | 27.3 | 47.2 | 25.9 | 26.6 |
81 |
The University of Sheffield |
Europe | 25 |
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9 | 20.4 | 14.1 | 21.8 | 23 | 44.6 | 28.5 | 26.3 |
82 |
Nagoya University |
Asia/Pacific | 7 |
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4 | 25 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 22.6 | 48.1 | 25.9 | 26.0 |
83 |
University of Nottingham |
Europe | 26 |
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10 | 13.4 | 20 | 24.1 | 15.1 | 46.4 | 28.3 | 25.9 |
84 |
Tohoku University |
Asia/Pacific | 8 |
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5 | 16.4 | 0 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 59.7 | 27.5 | 25.8 |
85 |
University of Basel |
Europe | 27 |
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3 | 22.5 | 17.1 | 22.9 | 19.4 | 36.1 | 35.5 | 25.6 |
86 |
Michigan State University |
Americas | 51 |
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48 | 10.9 | 0 | 37 | 19.8 | 52.4 | 18.8 | 25.5 |
87 |
Case Western Reserve University |
Americas | 52 |
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49 | 35.4 | 11.5 | 21.8 | 15.1 | 41.6 | 31.3 | 25.3 |
88 |
Stockholm University |
Europe | 28 |
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3 | 25.6 | 29.6 | 16.2 | 19.2 | 35.1 | 19.6 | 25.2 |
88 |
Texas A&M University - College Station |
Americas | 53 |
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50 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | 23.9 | 54.9 | 21.1 | 25.2 |
90 |
University of Goettingen |
Europe | 29 |
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4 | 33.7 | 20 | 14.5 | 16.6 | 40.7 | 25.6 | 24.9 |
91 |
McMaster University |
Americas | 54 |
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4 | 14.5 | 18.9 | 22.9 | 14.4 | 45.3 | 22.6 | 24.6 |
91 |
University of Virginia |
Americas | 54 |
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51 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | 27 | 46.8 | 25.8 | 24.6 |
93 |
Indiana University Bloomington |
Americas | 56 |
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52 | 12.2 | 17.9 | 26.2 | 19.3 | 40.4 | 18.2 | 24.4 |
94 |
Arizona State University - Tempe |
Americas | 57 |
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53 | 0 | 14.1 | 22.9 | 27.6 | 44.4 | 19.1 | 24.3 |
94 |
University of Birmingham |
Europe | 30 |
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11 | 21.9 | 10.9 | 21.8 | 15.5 | 45.4 | 27.4 | 24.3 |
94 |
University of Sydney |
Asia/Pacific | 9 |
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3 | 17.3 | 0 | 20.5 | 18.4 | 57.4 | 27 | 24.3 |
97 |
University of Aarhus |
Europe | 31 |
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2 | 13.4 | 18.9 | 7.3 | 24 | 47.6 | 26.6 | 24.2 |
98 |
University of Bonn |
Europe | 32 |
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5 | 17.3 | 20 | 14.5 | 20.9 | 41.1 | 24.7 | 24.1 |
99 |
Rice University |
Americas | 58 |
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54 | 18.9 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 18 | 30.7 | 29.5 | 23.9 |
100 |
Emory University |
Americas | 59 |
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55 | 0 | 0 | 31.6 | 22.2 | 50.4 | 24 | 23.8 |
* Institutions within the same rank range are listed alphabetically. | ||||||||||||














