51 universities
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| Rank | Change | University | Country | Score | Academic | Employer | Citations | H | IRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Karolinska Institutet | Sweden | 92.7 | 100.0 | 77.6 | 91.6 | 91.4 | — |
| 2 | The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR, China | 91.1 | 85.0 | 86.1 | 94.3 | 95.5 | — | |
| 3 | Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam the Netherlands | Netherlands | 91.0 | 90.1 | 75.2 | 91.9 | 96.3 | — | |
| 4 | 3 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | United States of America | 90.3 | 89.6 | 57.1 | 94.3 | 98.0 | — |
| 5 | 1 | King's College London | United Kingdom | 90.1 | 89.3 | 69.2 | 90.5 | 97.3 | — |
| 6 | University of California, San Francisco | United States of America | 89.2 | 91.5 | 83.5 | 89.1 | 89.0 | — | |
| 7 | 1 | University of Zurich | Switzerland | 88.2 | 79.1 | 67.7 | 94.9 | 97.3 | — |
| 8 | 1 | University of Bern | Switzerland | 87.2 | 82.2 | 39.4 | 95.4 | 100.0 | — |
| 9 | — | Institute of Science Tokyo | Japan | 86.9 | 90.9 | 90.7 | 83.0 | 85.5 | — |
| 10 | 2 | Sichuan University | China (Mainland) | 86.7 | 65.3 | 92.4 | 95.2 | 97.6 | — |
| 11 | 3 | Complutense University of Madrid | Spain | 84.9 | 69.7 | 51.8 | 100.0 | 96.0 | — |
| 12 | 3 | Queen Mary University of London | United Kingdom | 84.6 | 75.3 | 77.6 | 90.9 | 89.9 | — |
| 13 | 3 | Harvard University | United States of America | 84.5 | 75.5 | 94.4 | 84.7 | 89.9 | — |
| 14 | 4 | University of Gothenburg | Sweden | 84.3 | 80.3 | 45.8 | 94.3 | 91.0 | — |
| 15 | 2 | Universidade de São Paulo | Brazil | 83.5 | 74.2 | 71.6 | 84.8 | 95.5 | — |
| 16 | 2 | Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU) | Saudi Arabia | 83.0 | 67.2 | 100.0 | 89.1 | 87.1 | — |
| 17 | 1 | University of Pennsylvania | United States of America | 82.1 | 65.8 | 68.3 | 92.0 | 93.2 | — |
| 18 | 3 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | United States of America | 81.5 | 73.2 | 58.6 | 90.1 | 88.8 | — |
| 19 | 4 | University of Birmingham | United Kingdom | 81.3 | 62.4 | 67.0 | 95.8 | 90.6 | — |
| 19 | 13 | National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore | 81.3 | 67.0 | 83.2 | 90.6 | 85.7 | — |
| 21 | 2 | University of Washington | United States of America | 80.8 | 67.2 | 59.0 | 90.9 | 91.4 | — |
| 22 | — | Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin | Germany | 80.6 | 60.5 | 51.1 | 98.4 | 92.8 | — |
| 23 | 3 | KU Leuven | Belgium | 80.5 | 66.1 | 58.2 | 91.7 | 91.2 | — |
| 24 | 1 | New York University (NYU) | United States of America | 80.3 | 67.0 | 70.4 | 87.4 | 89.9 | — |
| 25 | 1 | Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences (SIMATS) | India | 80.2 | 63.6 | 79.7 | 82.8 | 94.5 | — |
| 26 | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) | Brazil | 80.1 | 70.3 | 68.8 | 83.8 | 89.9 | — | |
| 26 | 9 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | United States of America | 80.1 | 68.8 | 61.8 | 90.6 | 87.1 | — |
| 28 | 11 | University at Buffalo SUNY | United States of America | 79.3 | 56.5 | 70.1 | 95.7 | 88.8 | — |
| 29 | 7 | Tufts University | United States of America | 79.0 | 66.8 | 53.4 | 90.7 | 88.1 | — |
| 30 | 2 | Universidad de Chile | Chile | 78.4 | 57.8 | 84.7 | 88.9 | 86.5 | — |
| 31 | 1 | University of Geneva | Switzerland | 78.2 | 64.6 | 46.2 | 92.5 | 88.3 | — |
| 32 | 19 | Chulalongkorn University | Thailand | 78.0 | 64.0 | 84.1 | 84.8 | 83.1 | — |
| 33 | 8 | Wuhan University | China (Mainland) | 77.8 | 51.4 | 68.2 | 94.3 | 91.0 | — |
| 34 | 17 | Jordan University of Science & Technology | Jordan | 77.7 | 59.3 | 83.8 | 87.3 | 84.3 | — |
| 35 | 16 | The University of Sheffield | United Kingdom | 77.5 | 61.1 | 60.8 | 89.8 | 87.1 | — |
| 36 | 14 | Universitat Internacional de Catalunya | Spain | 77.3 | 54.6 | 51.3 | 95.4 | 90.4 | — |
| 37 | 5 | UCL | United Kingdom | 77.0 | 49.9 | 81.2 | 89.4 | 90.4 | — |
| 38 | 1 | UNESP | Brazil | 76.9 | 67.5 | 41.0 | 84.5 | 90.6 | — |
| 38 | 1 | Columbia University | United States of America | 76.9 | 50.3 | 82.2 | 92.2 | 86.3 | — |
| 38 | 10 | Malmo University | Sweden | 76.9 | 65.0 | 38.9 | 91.1 | 87.3 | — |
| 41 | 7 | Cardiff University | United Kingdom | 76.8 | 51.1 | 72.6 | 92.2 | 88.5 | — |
| 41 | 7 | The University of Melbourne | Australia | 76.8 | 54.3 | 81.8 | 88.8 | 85.5 | — |
| 43 | 12 | Yonsei University | Republic of Korea | 76.7 | 59.8 | 63.8 | 88.0 | 86.5 | — |
| 44 | 7 | Newcastle University | United Kingdom | 76.5 | 55.9 | 57.7 | 92.9 | 87.1 | — |
| 45 | 6 | Peking University | China (Mainland) | 76.4 | 47.4 | 80.8 | 88.0 | 92.2 | — |
| 46 | 5 | Universidad de los Andes - Chile | Chile | 76.1 | 62.2 | 88.9 | 80.4 | 81.5 | — |
| 47 | 2 | Boston University | United States of America | 75.6 | 68.0 | 66.7 | 81.2 | 80.4 | — |
| 48 | 3 | The University of Manchester | United Kingdom | 75.4 | 57.7 | 66.7 | 87.1 | 84.3 | — |
| 49 | — | Adelaide University | Australia | 75.2 | 55.4 | 63.6 | 88.8 | 85.2 | — |
| 50 | 6 | University of Otago | New Zealand | 75.1 | 55.2 | 58.3 | 88.0 | 87.6 | — |
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Karolinska Institutet
Sweden
92.7·Acad: 100.0·Empl: 77.6
2
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR, China
91.1·Acad: 85.0·Empl: 86.1
3
Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam the Netherlands
Netherlands
91.0·Acad: 90.1·Empl: 75.2
43
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
United States of America
90.3·Acad: 89.6·Empl: 57.1
51
King's College London
United Kingdom
90.1·Acad: 89.3·Empl: 69.2
6
University of California, San Francisco
United States of America
89.2·Acad: 91.5·Empl: 83.5
71
University of Zurich
Switzerland
88.2·Acad: 79.1·Empl: 67.7
81
University of Bern
Switzerland
87.2·Acad: 82.2·Empl: 39.4
9—
Institute of Science Tokyo
Japan
86.9·Acad: 90.9·Empl: 90.7
102
Sichuan University
China (Mainland)
86.7·Acad: 65.3·Empl: 92.4
113
Complutense University of Madrid
Spain
84.9·Acad: 69.7·Empl: 51.8
123
Queen Mary University of London
United Kingdom
84.6·Acad: 75.3·Empl: 77.6
133
Harvard University
United States of America
84.5·Acad: 75.5·Empl: 94.4
144
University of Gothenburg
Sweden
84.3·Acad: 80.3·Empl: 45.8
152
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil
83.5·Acad: 74.2·Empl: 71.6
162
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU)
Saudi Arabia
83.0·Acad: 67.2·Empl: 100.0
171
University of Pennsylvania
United States of America
82.1·Acad: 65.8·Empl: 68.3
183
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
United States of America
81.5·Acad: 73.2·Empl: 58.6
194
University of Birmingham
United Kingdom
81.3·Acad: 62.4·Empl: 67.0
1913
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore
81.3·Acad: 67.0·Empl: 83.2
212
University of Washington
United States of America
80.8·Acad: 67.2·Empl: 59.0
22—
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Germany
80.6·Acad: 60.5·Empl: 51.1
233
KU Leuven
Belgium
80.5·Acad: 66.1·Empl: 58.2
241
New York University (NYU)
United States of America
80.3·Acad: 67.0·Empl: 70.4
251
Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences (SIMATS)
India
80.2·Acad: 63.6·Empl: 79.7
26
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp)
Brazil
80.1·Acad: 70.3·Empl: 68.8
269
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States of America
80.1·Acad: 68.8·Empl: 61.8
2811
University at Buffalo SUNY
United States of America
79.3·Acad: 56.5·Empl: 70.1
297
Tufts University
United States of America
79.0·Acad: 66.8·Empl: 53.4
302
Universidad de Chile
Chile
78.4·Acad: 57.8·Empl: 84.7
311
University of Geneva
Switzerland
78.2·Acad: 64.6·Empl: 46.2
3219
Chulalongkorn University
Thailand
78.0·Acad: 64.0·Empl: 84.1
338
Wuhan University
China (Mainland)
77.8·Acad: 51.4·Empl: 68.2
3417
Jordan University of Science & Technology
Jordan
77.7·Acad: 59.3·Empl: 83.8
3516
The University of Sheffield
United Kingdom
77.5·Acad: 61.1·Empl: 60.8
3614
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Spain
77.3·Acad: 54.6·Empl: 51.3
375
UCL
United Kingdom
77.0·Acad: 49.9·Empl: 81.2
381
UNESP
Brazil
76.9·Acad: 67.5·Empl: 41.0
381
Columbia University
United States of America
76.9·Acad: 50.3·Empl: 82.2
3810
Malmo University
Sweden
76.9·Acad: 65.0·Empl: 38.9
417
Cardiff University
United Kingdom
76.8·Acad: 51.1·Empl: 72.6
417
The University of Melbourne
Australia
76.8·Acad: 54.3·Empl: 81.8
4312
Yonsei University
Republic of Korea
76.7·Acad: 59.8·Empl: 63.8
447
Newcastle University
United Kingdom
76.5·Acad: 55.9·Empl: 57.7
456
Peking University
China (Mainland)
76.4·Acad: 47.4·Empl: 80.8
465
Universidad de los Andes - Chile
Chile
76.1·Acad: 62.2·Empl: 88.9
472
Boston University
United States of America
75.6·Acad: 68.0·Empl: 66.7
483
The University of Manchester
United Kingdom
75.4·Acad: 57.7·Empl: 66.7
49—
Adelaide University
Australia
75.2·Acad: 55.4·Empl: 63.6
506
University of Otago
New Zealand
75.1·Acad: 55.2·Empl: 58.3
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