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The latest edition of the rankings evaluates universities from more than 100 countries and regions.
The latest edition of the rankings covers universities from more than 100 countries and regions. The following countries have the most institutions listed in the overall rankings:
- China: 409
- United States: 275
- India: 123
- United Kingdom: 93
- Japan: 86
LaMont Jones, Ed.D., Managing Editor of Education at U.S. News, said: “For students seeking universities with strong academic credentials and global recognition, the Best Global Universities rankings provide an important comparative reference resource. Our methodology focuses on schools’ research missions and academic influence, helping students identify institutions that are truly at the forefront of global knowledge creation.”
Among the 51 subject rankings, four subjects have seen an increase in the number of ranked institutions this year, including: Water Resources, Chemical Engineering, Energy and Fuels, and Clinical Medicine.
The methodology for the Best Global Universities rankings draws data and indicators from the Web of Science Core Collection and InCites Benchmarking & Analytics, provided by Clarivate, a global leader in transformative intelligence. The weightings consider multiple factors of universities’ global and regional research reputation and academic research performance.
In the overall rankings, this includes bibliometric indicators such as publications, citations, and international collaboration. Each of the 51 subject rankings has its own weight distribution based on academic research performance in that specific field.
Best Global Universities Overall Rankings – Top 10
- Harvard University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Stanford University
- University of Oxford
- University of Cambridge
- Tsinghua University
- University of California, Berkeley
- Yale University
- University College London
- Columbia University
Africa – Top 3
- University of Cape Town (South Africa)
- Cairo University (Egypt)
- University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)
Asia – Top 3
- Tsinghua University (China)
- National University of Singapore (Singapore)
- Peking University (China)
Australia/New Zealand – Top 3
- University of Melbourne (Australia)
- University of Sydney (Australia)
- University of New South Wales Sydney (Australia)
Europe – Top 3
- University of Oxford (UK)
- University of Cambridge (UK)
- University College London (UK)
Latin America – Top 3
- University of São Paulo (Brazil)
- Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (Chile)
- University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
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