Your complete guide to a PhD in Natural Sciences

Universities	Location	Times Higher Education Ranking (2018)	TopUniversities Ranking (2018)
Princeton University	Princeton, United States	1	13
Harvard University	Cambridge, United States	2	3
Stanford University	Stanford, United States	3	3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Cambridge, United States	4	1
University of Cambridge	Cambridge, United Kingdom	5	2
University of Oxford	Oxford, United Kingdom	6	5
California Institute of Technology - Caltech	Pasadena, United States	7	8
ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology	Zürich, Switzerland	8	6
Imperial College London	London, United Kingdom	9	10
University of Chicago	Chicago, United States	10	19
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Los Angeles, United States	11	19
University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, United States	12	7
Cornell University	Ithaca, United States	13	28
Columbia University	New York City, United States	14	29
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne	Lausanne, Switzerland	15	11
National University of Singapore	Singapore, Singapore	16	12
Peking University	Beijing, China	17	14
University of Washington	Seattle, United States	18	40
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, United States	19	58
University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, United States	20	44
The University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	21	54
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign	Urbana, United States	22	50
UCL	London, United Kingdom	23	62
Tsinghua University	Beijing, China	24	16
University of Wisconsin Madison	Madison, United States	25	56
Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich	München, Germany	26	32
Northwestern University	Evanston, United States	26	45
PSL Research University	Paris, France	28	-
University of Toronto	Pickering, Canada	29	22
Technical University of Munich	München, Germany	30	18
Australian National University	Canberra, Australia	31	38
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg, Germany	32	48
University of Colorado at Boulder	Boulder, United States	33	70
University of Texas at Austin	Austin, United States	34	60
University of California, San Diego	San Diego, United States	35	50
École Polytechnique	Palaiseau, France	36	34
The University of Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	36	9
Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, United States	38	56
University of Maryland	College Park, United States	39	78
Sorbonne University	Paris, France	40	55
The University of Manchester	Manchester, United Kingdom	41	46
Nanyang Technological University	Singapore, Singapore	42	17
Rice University	Houston, United States	43	120
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, United States	44	85
University of Bristol	Bristol, United Kingdom	44	63
The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR)	46	21
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)	Delft, Netherlands	47	85
Brown University	Providence, United States	48	126
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT)	Dolgoprudnyy, Russia	48	135
University of California, Davis	Davis, United States	48	100
Utrecht University	Utrecht, Netherlands	48	131
Humboldt University Berlin	Berlin, Germany	52	88
University of British Columbia	Vancouver, Canada	52	35
Pennsylvania State University	State College, United States	55	84
University of Bonn	Bonn, Germany	56	111
The Chinese University of Hong Kong	Shatin, Hong Kong (SAR)	57	111
McGill University	Montréal, Canada	58	46
RWTH Aachen University	Aachen, Germany	59	26
Lund University	Lund, Sweden	60	90
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)	Karlsruhe, Germany	61	29
Kyoto University	Kyoto, Japan	62	15
The University of Arizona	Tucson, United States	62	166
Fudan University	Shanghai, China	64	43
TU Berlin	Berlin, Germany	65	75
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR)	66	42
University of Science and Technology of China	Hefei, China	66	52
Wageningen University and Research	Wageningen, Netherlands	66	181
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, United States	69	98
Leiden University	Leiden, Netherlands	70	155
University of Göttingen	Göttingen, Germany	70	94
Uppsala University	Uppsala, Sweden	72	135
Durham University	Durham, United Kingdom	73	72
University of Zurich	Zürich, Switzerland	73	59
Colorado School of Mines	Golden, United States	75	367
Michigan State University	East Lansing, United States	76	166
University of California, Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, United States	77	308
Boston University	Boston, United States	78	94
University of California, Irvine (UCI)	Irvine, United States	79	-
University of Southampton	Southampton, United Kingdom	79	117
Stockholm University	Stockholm, Sweden	81	69
Nanjing University	Nanjing, China	82	67
University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu, United States	83	321
KU Leuven	Brussels, Belgium	84	123
The Ohio State University	Upper Arlington, United States	84	131
University of Bern	Bern, Switzerland	86	149
École Normale Supérieure de Lyon	Lyon, France	87	305
University of Helsinki	Helsinki, Finland	88	92
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI	Moscow, Russia	89	213
Paris Diderot University	Paris, France	89	135
University of Paris Sud	Orsay, France	91	108
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)	Daejeon, South Korea	92	32
University of Queensland	Saint Lucia, Australia	93	75
University of Copenhagen	Copenhagen, Denmark	94	48
University of Reading	Reading, United Kingdom	95	243
University of Warwick	Coventry, United Kingdom	96	108
University of Sydney	Sydney, Australia	97	36
University of Geneva	Genève, Switzerland	98	82
University of Freiburg	Freiburg, Germany	99	159
University of New South Wales	Sydney, Australia	100	88
Aarhus University	Aarhus, Denmark	101	87
City University of Hong Kong	Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR)	101	166
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)	Eindhoven, Netherlands	101	184
Freie Universität Berlin	Berlin Steglitz, Germany	101	123
Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)	Moscow, Russia	101	40
Monash University	Clayton, Australia	101	83
Radboud University	Nijmegen, Netherlands	101	305
Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa	Pisa, Italy	101	451
Seoul National University	Anyang, South Korea	101	23
Sungkyunkwan University	Seoul, South Korea	101	66
Texas A&M University	College Station, United States	101	94
Trinity College Dublin	Dublin, Ireland	101	215
UCLouvain	Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium	101	149
University of Adelaide	Adelaide, Australia	101	135
University of Alberta	Edmonton, Canada	101	143
University of Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	101	111
University of East Anglia	Norwich, United Kingdom	101	331
The University of Exeter	Exeter, United Kingdom	101	256
University of Glasgow	Glasgow, United Kingdom	101	135
University of Groningen	Groningen, Netherlands	101	190
University of Hamburg	Hamburg, Germany	101	105
University of Leeds	Leeds, United Kingdom	101	128
University of Massachusetts Boston	Boston, United States	101	-
University of St Andrews	St Andrews, United Kingdom	101	171
The University of Western Australia	Perth, Australia	101	143
Autonomous University of Barcelona	Barcelona, Spain	126	127
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz	Mainz, Germany	126	143
King Abdulaziz University	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	126	314
Nagoya University	Nagoya, Japan	126	52
Novosibirsk State University	Akademgorodok, Russia	126	107
Pohang University of Science and Technology (Postech)	Enjitsu, South Korea	126	92
Royal Holloway University of London	London, United Kingdom	126	337
Rutgers University	New Brunswick, United States	126	180
Sapienza University of Rome	Roma, Italy	126	64
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, United States	126	253
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)	Copenhagen, Denmark	126	117
Tohoku University	Sendai-shi, Japan	126	36
Tomsk Polytechnic University	Tomsk, Russia	126	-
University of Alaska Fairbanks	Fairbanks, United States	126	-
University of Basel	Basel, Switzerland	126	207
University of Bergen	Bergen, Norway	126	266
University of Florida	Gainesville, United States	126	128
University of Innsbruck	Innsbruck, Austria	126	317
University of Miami	Coral Gables, United States	126	347
University of Münster	Münster, Germany	126	151
University of Sheffield	Sheffield, United Kingdom	126	183
University of Tübingen	Tübingen, Germany	126	184
University of Vienna	Vienna, Austria	126	162
University of Waterloo	Waterloo, Canada	126	111
Zhejiang University	Hangzhou, China	126	98
Arizona State University	Tempe, United States	151	201
Cardiff University	Cardiff, United Kingdom	151	230
Ghent University	Ledeberg, Belgium	151	155
James Cook University	Townsville, Australia	151	401
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	Stockholm, Sweden	151	90
Northeastern University	Boston, United States	151	285
Oregon State University	Corvallis, United States	151	339
Syracuse University	Syracuse, United States	151	393
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv Yaffo, Israel	151	218
Tokyo Institute of Technology	Meguro, Japan	151	24
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology	Ulsan, South Korea	151	-
University of Birmingham	Birmingham, United Kingdom	151	117
University of California, Riverside	Riverside, United States	151	240
University of Delaware	Newark, United States	151	386
University of Luxembourg	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	151	-
University of Notre Dame	South Bend, United States	151	258
University of Nottingham	Nottingham, United Kingdom	151	171
University of Oslo	Oslo, Norway	151	158
University of Potsdam	Potsdam, Germany	151	401
University of Sussex	Brighton, United Kingdom	151	401
University of Utah	Salt Lake City, United States	151	352
University of Victoria	Victoria, Canada	151	313
University of Virginia	Charlottesville, United States	151	251
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	151	293
College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, United States	151	451
Aberystwyth University	Aberystwyth, United Kingdom	176	-
Brandeis University	Waltham, United States	176	451
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, United States	176	390
Chalmers University of Technology	Göteborg, Sweden	176	190
Colorado State University	Fort Collins, United States	176	234
Dartmouth College	Hanover, United States	176	-
Florida State University	Tallahassee, United States	176	226
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Jerusalem, Israel	176	238
Lancaster University	Lancaster, United Kingdom	176	258
Osaka University	Osaka-shi, Japan	176	38
Queen Mary University of London	London, United Kingdom	176	190
Saint-Petersburg University	Saint Petersburg, Russia	176	201
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai, China	176	78
TU Dresden	Dresden, Germany	176	120
Ulm University	Ulm, Germany	176	299
Institute for European Studies - Universite Libre de Bruxelles	Brussels, Belgium	176	162
University College Dublin	Dublin, Ireland	176	141
University of Aberdeen	Aberdeen, United Kingdom	176	352
University of Antwerp	Antwerpen, Belgium	176	230
University of Iceland	Reykjavik, Iceland	176	-
University of Liverpool	Liverpool, United Kingdom	176	147
University of Strasbourg	Strasbourg, France	176	141
University of Tennessee Knoxville	Knoxville, United States	176	258
University of Twente (UT)	Enschede, Netherlands	176	235
Washington University in St. Louis	Saint Louis, United States	176	305
Aix-Marseille University	Marseille, France	201	240
Autonomous University of Madrid	Alcobendas, Spain	201	72
Bangor University	Bangor, United Kingdom	201	-
Boston College	Newton, United States	201	451
Curtin University	Perth, Australia	201	215
Université Grenoble Alpes	Grenoble, France	201	131
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR)	201	162
Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, United States	201	224
Iowa State University	Ames, United States	201	181
Kent State University	Kent, United States	201	-
Macquarie University	Sydney, Australia	201	226
McMaster University	Hamilton, Canada	201	221
National Taiwan University	Taipei, Taiwan	201	27
National Tsing Hua University	Hsinchu, Taiwan	201	67
North Carolina State University	Raleigh, United States	201	199
Politecnico di Milano	Milano, Italy	201	123
Queen's University Belfast	Belfast, United Kingdom	201	235
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, United States	201	347
Darmstadt University of Technology	Darmstadt, Germany	201	134
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Haifa, Israel	201	160
Tomsk State University	Tomsk, Russia	201	401
Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)	Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France	201	-
University of Bath	Bath, United Kingdom	201	282
University of Bayreuth	Bayreuth, Germany	201	451
University of Bologna	Bologna, Italy	201	-
University of Calgary	Calgary, Canada	201	246
University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, United States	201	386
University of Denver	Denver, United States	201	-
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)	Nuremberg, Germany	201	143
University of Lausanne	Lausanne, Switzerland	201	374
University of Leicester	Leicester, United Kingdom	201	358
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln, United States	201	401
University of Oregon	Eugene, United States	201	401
University of Otago	Dunedin, New Zealand	201	287
University of Padua	Padua, Italy	201	102
University of Pisa	Pisa, Italy	201	101
University of Portsmouth	Portsmouth, United Kingdom	201	-
Tor Vergata University of Rome	Roma, Italy	201	177
University of Stirling	Stirling, United Kingdom	201	-
University of Stuttgart	Stuttgart, Germany	201	153
University of Tasmania	Hobart, Australia	201	381
University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, United States	201	451
University of the West of Scotland	High Blantyre, United Kingdom	201	-
University of Trento	Trento, Italy	201	296
University of Trieste	Trieste, Italy	201	288
University of Tulsa	Tulsa, United States	201	-
University of Waikato	Hamilton, New Zealand	201	-
University of Wollongong	Wollongong, Australia	201	295
University of Würzburg	Würzburg, Germany	201	308
Washington State University	Pullman, United States	201	361
Wuhan University	Wuhan, China	201	194
University of Clermont Auvergne (UCA)	Clermont-Ferrand, France	251	-
Brunel University London	Uxbridge, United Kingdom	251	451
Claude Bernard Lyon 1	Villeurbanne, France	251	238
Dalhousie University	Halifax, Canada	251	374
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	Daytona Beach, United States	251	-
Ewha Womans University	Seoul, South Korea	251	256
The University of Toulouse	Toulouse, France	251	-
Griffith University	Nathan, Australia	251	401
Hong Kong Baptist University	Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR)	251	355
Indian Institute of Science	Bangalore, India	251	128
Korea University	Seoul, South Korea	251	65
Laval University	Québec, Canada	251	339
Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, United States	251	451
Montana State University	Bozeman, United States	251	-
New Mexico State University	Las Cruces, United States	251	-
Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, United States	251	-
University of Plymouth	Plymouth, United Kingdom	251	-
Queensland University of Technology	Brisbane, Australia	251	401
Ruhr University Bochum	Bochum, Germany	251	207
Sun Yat-sen University	Guangzhou, China	251	194
Swansea University	Swansea, United Kingdom	251	401
Swinburne University of Technology	Hawthorn, Australia	251	401
Tufts University	Medford, United States	251	401
University of Quebec	Québec, Canada	251	343
University at Buffalo	Buffalo, United States	251	401
University of Barcelona	Barcelona, Spain	251	77
University of Bremen	Bremen, Germany	251	308
University of Cape Town	Cape Town, South Africa	251	221
University of Cologne	Köln, Germany	251	251
University of Connecticut	Storrs, United States	251	401
University of Fribourg	Fribourg, Switzerland	251	-
University of Houston	Houston, United States	251	381
University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago, United States	251	-
The University of Iowa	Iowa City, United States	251	361
Philip University in Marburg	Marburg, Germany	251	401
University of Maribor	Maribor, Slovenia	251	-
The University of Milan	Sesto San Giovanni, Italy	251	154
University of Oklahoma	Norman, United States	251	369
University of Ottawa	Ottawa, Canada	251	293
Rovira i Virgili University	Tarragona, Spain	251	-
University of Salerno	Fisciano, Italy	251	-
University of Siegen	Siegen, Germany	251	451
University of South Florida	Tampa, United States	251	-
University of Surrey	Guildford, United Kingdom	251	369
University of Urbino Carlo Bo	Urbino, Italy	251	-
University of York	York, United Kingdom	251	278
Victoria University of Wellington	Wellington, New Zealand	251	335
Vienna University of Technology	Vienna, Austria	251	151
Yonsei University	Seoul, South Korea	251	102
Atilim University	Ankara, Turkey	301	-
Bielefeld University	Bielefeld, Germany	301	398
Birkbeck, University of London	London, United Kingdom	301	-
California Polytechnic State University	San Luis Obispo, United States	301	-
Carleton University	Ottawa, Canada	301	451
Central China Normal University	Wuhan, China	301	-
Charles University	Prague, Czech Republic	301	188
East China Normal University	Shanghai, China	301	381
Flinders University	Adelaide, Australia	301	-
George Mason University	Fairfax, United States	301	-
Georgia State University	Atlanta, United States	301	-
Goethe University Frankfurt	Frankfurt am Main, Germany	301	-
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)	Graz, Austria	301	401
Heriot-Watt University	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	301	331
Hokkaido University	Sapporo, Japan	301	120
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	Wuhan, China	301	320
Johannes Kepler University Linz	Linz, Austria	301	451
Justus Liebig University Giessen	Gießen, Germany	301	401
Kansas State University	Manhattan, United States	301	401
Kazan Federal University	Kazan, Russia	301	-
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals	Dhahran, Saudi Arabia	301	401
Koc University	Istanbul, Turkey	301	-
Kochi University	Kochi-shi, Japan	301	-
Kyushu University	Fukuoka, Japan	301	94
Lehigh University	Bethlehem, United States	301	-
Leibniz University Hannover	Hannover, Germany	301	266
Liverpool John Moores University	Liverpool, United Kingdom	301	-
Maynooth University	Maynooth, Ireland	301	-
University of Montpellier	Montpellier, France	301	174
University of Galway	Galway, Ireland	301	337
Newcastle University	Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom	301	361
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)	Ås, Norway	301	-
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)	Trondheim, Norway	301	317
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	301	-
Qatar University	Umm Salal Mu, Qatar	301	-
Quaid-i-azam University	Islamabad, Pakistan	301	396
Queen's University	Kingston, Canada	301	258
RMIT University	Melbourne, Australia	301	386
Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester, United States	301	-
Simon Fraser University	Burnaby, Canada	301	264
Soochow University	Taipei, Taiwan	301	-
South China University of Technology	Guangzhou, China	301	401
Southern Cross University	Bilinga, Australia	301	-
Tampere University of Technology	Tampere, Finland	301	451
TU Dortmund University	Dortmund, Germany	301	207
UIT the Arctic University of Norway	Tromsø, Norway	301	-
University College Cork	Cork, Ireland	301	273
The University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, United States	301	401
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, United States	301	-
University of Auckland	Auckland, New Zealand	301	105
University of Bari Aldo Moro	Bari, Italy	301	358
University of Bordeaux	Bordeaux, France	301	280
University of Brighton	Brighton, United Kingdom	301	-
University of Calabria	Rende, Italy	301	-
University of Canterbury	Christchurch, New Zealand	301	206
University of Catania	Catania, Italy	301	401
Université Côte d'Azur	Nice, France	301	-
University of Duisburg-Essen	Essen, Germany	301	451
University of Eastern Finland	Kuopio, Finland	301	-
University of Ferrara	Ferrara, Italy	301	-
University of Florence	Florence, Italy	301	211
University of Genoa	Genoa, Italy	301	358
University of Granada	Granada, Spain	301	296
University of Graz	Graz, Austria	301	401
University of Hull	Hull, United Kingdom	301	-
University of Johannesburg	Johannesburg, South Africa	301	451
University of Jyväskylä	Jyväskylä, Finland	301	451
University of Kiel	Kiel, Germany	301	329
University of Konstanz	Konstanz, Germany	301	451
University of La Laguna	San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain	301	-
University of Liège	Liège, Belgium	301	369
University of Limerick	Limerick, Ireland	301	-
University of Malaya	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	301	188
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)	Catonsville, United States	301	-
University of Milano - Bicocca	Sesto San Giovanni, Italy	301	213
The University of Montana	Missoula, United States	301	-
University of Oulu	Oulu, Finland	301	-
University of Parma	Parma, Italy	301	-
University of Pavia	Pavia, Italy	301	253
Roma Tre University	Roma, Italy	301	390
University of Sao Paulo	São Paulo, Brazil	301	155
University of Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, Canada	301	-
University of Siena	Siena, Italy	301	-
University of South Australia	Adelaide, Australia	301	-
University of South Carolina	Columbia, United States	301	393
University of Split	Split, Croatia	301	-
University of Strathclyde	Glasgow, United Kingdom	301	303
University of Tartu	Tartu, Estonia	301	451
The University of Toledo	Toledo, United States	301	-
University of Tsukuba	Naka, Japan	301	111
University of Turin	Turin, Italy	301	201
University of Valencia	Valencia, Spain	301	184
The University of Vermont	Burlington, United States	301	-
University of Warsaw	Warsaw, Poland	301	184
Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, United States	301	246
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)	Brussels, Belgium	301	246
Wayne State University	Detroit, United States	301	-
Xiamen University	Xiamen, China	301	339
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Thessaloníki, Greece	401	280
Bar Ilan University	Ramat Gan, Israel	401	-
Bilkent University	Ankara, Turkey	401	-
Binghamton University	Johnson City, United States	401	-
Bogazici University	Istanbul, Turkey	401	451
Ca' Foscari University of Venice	Venice, Italy	401	-
China University of Geosciences Wuhan	Wuhan, China	401	386
Complutense University of Madrid	Madrid, Spain	401	178
Dublin City University	Dublin, Ireland	401	401
East China University of Science and Technology	Shangyu, China	401	312
Florida Institute of Technology	Melbourne, United States	401	-
Florida International University	Miami, United States	401	-
Fuzhou University	Fuzhou, China	401	-
George Washington University	Washington, D. C., United States	401	-
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology	Gwangju, South Korea	401	401
Hasselt University	Hasselt, Belgium	401	-
HSE University	Moscow, Russia	401	-
Hiroshima University	Hiroshima, Japan	401	243
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	Powai, India	401	173
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Gubbi, India	401	401
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	Nawabganj, India	401	288
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	Roorkee, India	401	451
ITMO University	Saint Petersburg, Russia	401	-
Rey Juan Carlos University	Coslada, Spain	401	-
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi	Amphoe Phra Pradaeng, Thailand	401	-
King Saud University	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	401	401
La Trobe University	Melbourne, Australia	401	-
LUT University	Lappeenranta, Finland	401	-
Loughborough University	Loughborough, United Kingdom	401	451
Masaryk University	Brno, Czech Republic	401	-
Massey University	Palmerston North, New Zealand	401	401
Memorial University of Newfoundland	St. John's, Canada	401	-
Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, United States	401	-
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education	Monterrey, Mexico	401	-
Murdoch University	Murdoch, Australia	401	-
Northumbria University	Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom	401	-
Universidade Nova de Lisboa	Lisbon, Portugal	401	347
Oklahoma State University	Stillwater, United States	401	-
Old Dominion University	Norfolk, United States	401	-
Palacký University Olomouc	Olomouc, Czech Republic	401	-
Panjab University	Chandigarh, India	401	451
Polytechnic University of Catalonia	Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain	401	299
Polytechnic University of Valencia	Valencia, Spain	401	266
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile	Villa Presidente Frei, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile, Chile	401	228
Pusan National University	Yangsan, South Korea	401	272
San Diego State University	La Mesa, United States	401	-
Sejong University	Kuri, South Korea	401	395
Sogang University	Seoul, South Korea	401	401
UNICAMP - University of Campinas	Campinas, Brazil	401	215
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch, South Africa	401	401
Suranaree University of Technology	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	401	-
Temple University	Philadelphia, United States	401	-
Texas Tech University	Lubbock, United States	401	-
The Open University UK	Milton Keynes, United Kingdom	401	-
Tianjin University	Tianjin, China	401	355
Tokyo Metropolitan University	Tokyo, Japan	401	321
Tongji University	Shanghai, China	401	401
Tulane University	New Orleans, United States	401	-
The University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, United States	401	-
University of Alcalá	Alcalá de Henares, Spain	401	-
University of Alicante	San Vicente, Spain	401	-
Universidade de Aveiro	Aveiro, Portugal	401	378
The University of Cagliari	Cagliari, Italy	401	-
University of Coimbra	Coimbra, Portugal	401	345
University of Crete	Gazi, Greece	401	401
University of Cyprus	Nicosia, Cyprus	401	-
University of Georgia	Athens, United States	401	401
University of Ioannina	Anatolí, Greece	401	-
University of Jaén	Jaén, Spain	401	-
Technical University of Kaiserslautern	Kaiserslautern, Germany	401	-
University of Kent	Canterbury, United Kingdom	401	-
University of Kwazulu Natal	Durban, South Africa	401	451
University of Lisbon	Lisbon, Portugal	401	175
University of Manitoba	Winnipeg, Canada	401	-
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - UNIMORE	Modena, Italy	401	-
University of Nantes	Nantes, France	401	451
University of Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel, Switzerland	401	-
University of Newcastle	Newcastle, Australia	401	401
University of Palermo	Palermo, Italy	401	-
University of Porto	Porto, Portugal	401	385
University of Regina	Regina, Canada	401	-
University of Salamanca	Salamanca, Spain	401	-
University of Salento	Lecce, Italy	401	-
University of Santiago de Compostela	Santiago de Compostela, Spain	401	374
The University of Texas at San Antonio	Helotes, United States	401	-
University of the Andes	Bogotá, Colombia	401	451
University of the Basque Country	Lejona, Spain	401	-
University of the Western Cape	Cape Town, South Africa	401	-
University of Turku	Turku, Finland	401	451
Villanova University	Plymouth Meeting, United States	401	-
Waseda University	Shinjuku, Japan	401	102
University of Western Ontario	London, Canada	401	273
Xi'an Jiaotong University	Xi'an, China	401	270
Yeungnam University	Gyeongsan, South Korea	401	-
York University	Toronto, Canada	401	317
Yale University	New Haven, United States	-	24
Melbourne Business School	Melbourne, Australia	-	29
Purdue University	West Lafayette, United States	-	60
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, United States	-	71
Bologna Business School	Bologna, Italy	-	72
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, United States	-	78
Duke University	Durham, United States	-	81
Ecole normale supérieure (ENS)	Paris, France	-	108

Princeton University

Princeton, United States

1

13

Harvard University

Cambridge, United States

2

3

Stanford University

Stanford, United States

3

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, United States

4

1

University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom

5

2

University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom

6

5

California Institute of Technology - Caltech

Pasadena, United States

7

8

ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Zürich, Switzerland

8

6

Imperial College London

London, United Kingdom

9

10

University of Chicago

Chicago, United States

10

19

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, United States

11

19

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, United States

12

7

Cornell University

Ithaca, United States

13

28

Columbia University

New York City, United States

14

29

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne

Lausanne, Switzerland

15

11

National University of Singapore

Singapore, Singapore

16

12

Peking University

Beijing, China

17

14

University of Washington

Seattle, United States

18

40

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, United States

19

58

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, United States

20

44

The University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

21

54

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Urbana, United States

22

50

UCL

London, United Kingdom

23

62

Tsinghua University

Beijing, China

24

16

University of Wisconsin Madison

Madison, United States

25

56

Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich

München, Germany

26

32

Northwestern University

Evanston, United States

26

45

PSL Research University

Paris, France

28

-

University of Toronto

Pickering, Canada

29

22

Technical University of Munich

München, Germany

30

18

Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

31

38

Heidelberg University

Heidelberg, Germany

32

48

University of Colorado at Boulder

Boulder, United States

33

70

University of Texas at Austin

Austin, United States

34

60

University of California, San Diego

San Diego, United States

35

50

École Polytechnique

Palaiseau, France

36

34

The University of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

36

9

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, United States

38

56

University of Maryland

College Park, United States

39

78

Sorbonne University

Paris, France

40

55

The University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom

41

46

Nanyang Technological University

Singapore, Singapore

42

17

Rice University

Houston, United States

43

120

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, United States

44

85

University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

44

63

The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR)

46

21

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

Delft, Netherlands

47

85

Brown University

Providence, United States

48

126

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT)

Dolgoprudnyy, Russia

48

135

University of California, Davis

Davis, United States

48

100

Utrecht University

Utrecht, Netherlands

48

131

Humboldt University Berlin

Berlin, Germany

52

88

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, Canada

52

35

Pennsylvania State University

State College, United States

55

84

University of Bonn

Bonn, Germany

56

111

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Shatin, Hong Kong (SAR)

57

111

McGill University

Montréal, Canada

58

46

RWTH Aachen University

Aachen, Germany

59

26

Lund University

Lund, Sweden

60

90

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Karlsruhe, Germany

61

29

Kyoto University

Kyoto, Japan

62

15

The University of Arizona

Tucson, United States

62

166

Fudan University

Shanghai, China

64

43

TU Berlin

Berlin, Germany

65

75

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR)

66

42

University of Science and Technology of China

Hefei, China

66

52

Wageningen University and Research

Wageningen, Netherlands

66

181

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, United States

69

98

Leiden University

Leiden, Netherlands

70

155

University of Göttingen

Göttingen, Germany

70

94

Uppsala University

Uppsala, Sweden

72

135

Durham University

Durham, United Kingdom

73

72

University of Zurich

Zürich, Switzerland

73

59

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, United States

75

367

Michigan State University

East Lansing, United States

76

166

University of California, Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, United States

77

308

Boston University

Boston, United States

78

94

University of California, Irvine (UCI)

Irvine, United States

79

-

University of Southampton

Southampton, United Kingdom

79

117

Stockholm University

Stockholm, Sweden

81

69

Nanjing University

Nanjing, China

82

67

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, United States

83

321

KU Leuven

Brussels, Belgium

84

123

The Ohio State University

Upper Arlington, United States

84

131

University of Bern

Bern, Switzerland

86

149

École Normale Supérieure de Lyon

Lyon, France

87

305

University of Helsinki

Helsinki, Finland

88

92

National Research Nuclear University MEPhI

Moscow, Russia

89

213

Paris Diderot University

Paris, France

89

135

University of Paris Sud

Orsay, France

91

108

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Daejeon, South Korea

92

32

University of Queensland

Saint Lucia, Australia

93

75

University of Copenhagen

Copenhagen, Denmark

94

48

University of Reading

Reading, United Kingdom

95

243

University of Warwick

Coventry, United Kingdom

96

108

University of Sydney

Sydney, Australia

97

36

University of Geneva

Genève, Switzerland

98

82

University of Freiburg

Freiburg, Germany

99

159

University of New South Wales

Sydney, Australia

100

88

Aarhus University

Aarhus, Denmark

101

87

City University of Hong Kong

Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR)

101

166

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)

Eindhoven, Netherlands

101

184

Freie Universität Berlin

Berlin Steglitz, Germany

101

123

Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)

Moscow, Russia

101

40

Monash University

Clayton, Australia

101

83

Radboud University

Nijmegen, Netherlands

101

305

Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa

Pisa, Italy

101

451

Seoul National University

Anyang, South Korea

101

23

Sungkyunkwan University

Seoul, South Korea

101

66

Texas A&M University

College Station, United States

101

94

Trinity College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

101

215

UCLouvain

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

101

149

University of Adelaide

Adelaide, Australia

101

135

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada

101

143

University of Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

101

111

University of East Anglia

Norwich, United Kingdom

101

331

The University of Exeter

Exeter, United Kingdom

101

256

University of Glasgow

Glasgow, United Kingdom

101

135

University of Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands

101

190

University of Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany

101

105

University of Leeds

Leeds, United Kingdom

101

128

University of Massachusetts Boston

Boston, United States

101

-

University of St Andrews

St Andrews, United Kingdom

101

171

The University of Western Australia

Perth, Australia

101

143

Autonomous University of Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

126

127

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Mainz, Germany

126

143

King Abdulaziz University

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

126

314

Nagoya University

Nagoya, Japan

126

52

Novosibirsk State University

Akademgorodok, Russia

126

107

Pohang University of Science and Technology (Postech)

Enjitsu, South Korea

126

92

Royal Holloway University of London

London, United Kingdom

126

337

Rutgers University

New Brunswick, United States

126

180

Sapienza University of Rome

Roma, Italy

126

64

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, United States

126

253

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Copenhagen, Denmark

126

117

Tohoku University

Sendai-shi, Japan

126

36

Tomsk Polytechnic University

Tomsk, Russia

126

-

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, United States

126

-

University of Basel

Basel, Switzerland

126

207

University of Bergen

Bergen, Norway

126

266

University of Florida

Gainesville, United States

126

128

University of Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Austria

126

317

University of Miami

Coral Gables, United States

126

347

University of Münster

Münster, Germany

126

151

University of Sheffield

Sheffield, United Kingdom

126

183

University of Tübingen

Tübingen, Germany

126

184

University of Vienna

Vienna, Austria

126

162

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Canada

126

111

Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, China

126

98

Arizona State University

Tempe, United States

151

201

Cardiff University

Cardiff, United Kingdom

151

230

Ghent University

Ledeberg, Belgium

151

155

James Cook University

Townsville, Australia

151

401

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Stockholm, Sweden

151

90

Northeastern University

Boston, United States

151

285

Oregon State University

Corvallis, United States

151

339

Syracuse University

Syracuse, United States

151

393

Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv Yaffo, Israel

151

218

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Meguro, Japan

151

24

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Ulsan, South Korea

151

-

University of Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom

151

117

University of California, Riverside

Riverside, United States

151

240

University of Delaware

Newark, United States

151

386

University of Luxembourg

Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

151

-

University of Notre Dame

South Bend, United States

151

258

University of Nottingham

Nottingham, United Kingdom

151

171

University of Oslo

Oslo, Norway

151

158

University of Potsdam

Potsdam, Germany

151

401

University of Sussex

Brighton, United Kingdom

151

401

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, United States

151

352

University of Victoria

Victoria, Canada

151

313

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, United States

151

251

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

151

293

College of William & Mary

Williamsburg, United States

151

451

Aberystwyth University

Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

176

-

Brandeis University

Waltham, United States

176

451

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, United States

176

390

Chalmers University of Technology

Göteborg, Sweden

176

190

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, United States

176

234

Dartmouth College

Hanover, United States

176

-

Florida State University

Tallahassee, United States

176

226

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Israel

176

238

Lancaster University

Lancaster, United Kingdom

176

258

Osaka University

Osaka-shi, Japan

176

38

Queen Mary University of London

London, United Kingdom

176

190

Saint-Petersburg University

Saint Petersburg, Russia

176

201

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai, China

176

78

TU Dresden

Dresden, Germany

176

120

Ulm University

Ulm, Germany

176

299

Institute for European Studies - Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Brussels, Belgium

176

162

University College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

176

141

University of Aberdeen

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

176

352

University of Antwerp

Antwerpen, Belgium

176

230

University of Iceland

Reykjavik, Iceland

176

-

University of Liverpool

Liverpool, United Kingdom

176

147

University of Strasbourg

Strasbourg, France

176

141

University of Tennessee Knoxville

Knoxville, United States

176

258

University of Twente (UT)

Enschede, Netherlands

176

235

Washington University in St. Louis

Saint Louis, United States

176

305

Aix-Marseille University

Marseille, France

201

240

Autonomous University of Madrid

Alcobendas, Spain

201

72

Bangor University

Bangor, United Kingdom

201

-

Boston College

Newton, United States

201

451

Curtin University

Perth, Australia

201

215

Université Grenoble Alpes

Grenoble, France

201

131

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR)

201

162

Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington, United States

201

224

Iowa State University

Ames, United States

201

181

Kent State University

Kent, United States

201

-

Macquarie University

Sydney, Australia

201

226

McMaster University

Hamilton, Canada

201

221

National Taiwan University

Taipei, Taiwan

201

27

National Tsing Hua University

Hsinchu, Taiwan

201

67

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, United States

201

199

Politecnico di Milano

Milano, Italy

201

123

Queen's University Belfast

Belfast, United Kingdom

201

235

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, United States

201

347

Darmstadt University of Technology

Darmstadt, Germany

201

134

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Haifa, Israel

201

160

Tomsk State University

Tomsk, Russia

201

401

Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)

Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France

201

-

University of Bath

Bath, United Kingdom

201

282

University of Bayreuth

Bayreuth, Germany

201

451

University of Bologna

Bologna, Italy

201

-

University of Calgary

Calgary, Canada

201

246

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, United States

201

386

University of Denver

Denver, United States

201

-

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Nuremberg, Germany

201

143

University of Lausanne

Lausanne, Switzerland

201

374

University of Leicester

Leicester, United Kingdom

201

358

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, United States

201

401

University of Oregon

Eugene, United States

201

401

University of Otago

Dunedin, New Zealand

201

287

University of Padua

Padua, Italy

201

102

University of Pisa

Pisa, Italy

201

101

University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

201

-

Tor Vergata University of Rome

Roma, Italy

201

177

University of Stirling

Stirling, United Kingdom

201

-

University of Stuttgart

Stuttgart, Germany

201

153

University of Tasmania

Hobart, Australia

201

381

University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, United States

201

451

University of the West of Scotland

High Blantyre, United Kingdom

201

-

University of Trento

Trento, Italy

201

296

University of Trieste

Trieste, Italy

201

288

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, United States

201

-

University of Waikato

Hamilton, New Zealand

201

-

University of Wollongong

Wollongong, Australia

201

295

University of Würzburg

Würzburg, Germany

201

308

Washington State University

Pullman, United States

201

361

Wuhan University

Wuhan, China

201

194

University of Clermont Auvergne (UCA)

Clermont-Ferrand, France

251

-

Brunel University London

Uxbridge, United Kingdom

251

451

Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Villeurbanne, France

251

238

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Canada

251

374

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Daytona Beach, United States

251

-

Ewha Womans University

Seoul, South Korea

251

256

The University of Toulouse

Toulouse, France

251

-

Griffith University

Nathan, Australia

251

401

Hong Kong Baptist University

Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR)

251

355

Indian Institute of Science

Bangalore, India

251

128

Korea University

Seoul, South Korea

251

65

Laval University

Québec, Canada

251

339

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, United States

251

451

Montana State University

Bozeman, United States

251

-

New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, United States

251

-

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, United States

251

-

University of Plymouth

Plymouth, United Kingdom

251

-

Queensland University of Technology

Brisbane, Australia

251

401

Ruhr University Bochum

Bochum, Germany

251

207

Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, China

251

194

Swansea University

Swansea, United Kingdom

251

401

Swinburne University of Technology

Hawthorn, Australia

251

401

Tufts University

Medford, United States

251

401

University of Quebec

Québec, Canada

251

343

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, United States

251

401

University of Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

251

77

University of Bremen

Bremen, Germany

251

308

University of Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa

251

221

University of Cologne

Köln, Germany

251

University of Connecticut

Storrs, United States

251

401

University of Fribourg

Fribourg, Switzerland

251

-

University of Houston

Houston, United States

251

381

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, United States

251

-

The University of Iowa

Iowa City, United States

251

361

Philip University in Marburg

Marburg, Germany

251

401

University of Maribor

Maribor, Slovenia

251

-

The University of Milan

Sesto San Giovanni, Italy

251

154

University of Oklahoma

Norman, United States

251

369

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Canada

251

293

Rovira i Virgili University

Tarragona, Spain

251

-

University of Salerno

Fisciano, Italy

251

-

University of Siegen

Siegen, Germany

251

451

University of South Florida

Tampa, United States

251

-

University of Surrey

Guildford, United Kingdom

251

369

University of Urbino Carlo Bo

Urbino, Italy

251

-

University of York

York, United Kingdom

251

278

Victoria University of Wellington

Wellington, New Zealand

251

335

Vienna University of Technology

Vienna, Austria

251

151

Yonsei University

Seoul, South Korea

251

102

Atilim University

Ankara, Turkey

301

-

Bielefeld University

Bielefeld, Germany

301

398

Birkbeck, University of London

London, United Kingdom

301

-

California Polytechnic State University

San Luis Obispo, United States

301

-

Carleton University

Ottawa, Canada

301

451

Central China Normal University

Wuhan, China

301

-

Charles University

Prague, Czech Republic

301

188

East China Normal University

Shanghai, China

301

381

Flinders University

Adelaide, Australia

301

-

George Mason University

Fairfax, United States

301

-

Georgia State University

Atlanta, United States

301

-

Goethe University Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

301

-

Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)

Graz, Austria

301

401

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

301

331

Hokkaido University

Sapporo, Japan

301

120

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan, China

301

320

Johannes Kepler University Linz

Linz, Austria

301

451

Justus Liebig University Giessen

Gießen, Germany

301

401

Kansas State University

Manhattan, United States

301

401

Kazan Federal University

Kazan, Russia

301

-

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

301

401

Koc University

Istanbul, Turkey

301

-

Kochi University

Kochi-shi, Japan

301

-

Kyushu University

Fukuoka, Japan

301

94

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, United States

301

-

Leibniz University Hannover

Hannover, Germany

301

266

Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool, United Kingdom

301

-

Maynooth University

Maynooth, Ireland

301

-

University of Montpellier

Montpellier, France

301

174

University of Galway

Galway, Ireland

301

337

Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

301

361

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)

Ås, Norway

301

-

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Trondheim, Norway

301

317

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

301

-

Qatar University

Umm Salal Mu, Qatar

301

-

Quaid-i-azam University

Islamabad, Pakistan

301

396

Queen's University

Kingston, Canada

301

258

RMIT University

Melbourne, Australia

301

386

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, United States

301

-

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, Canada

301

264

Soochow University

Taipei, Taiwan

301

-

South China University of Technology

Guangzhou, China

301

401

Southern Cross University

Bilinga, Australia

301

-

Tampere University of Technology

Tampere, Finland

301

451

TU Dortmund University

Dortmund, Germany

301

207

UIT the Arctic University of Norway

Tromsø, Norway

301

-

University College Cork

Cork, Ireland

301

273

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, United States

301

401

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, United States

301

-

University of Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand

301

105

University of Bari Aldo Moro

Bari, Italy

301

358

University of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, France

301

280

University of Brighton

Brighton, United Kingdom

301

-

University of Calabria

Rende, Italy

301

-

University of Canterbury

Christchurch, New Zealand

301

206

University of Catania

Catania, Italy

301

401

Université Côte d'Azur

Nice, France

301

-

University of Duisburg-Essen

Essen, Germany

301

451

University of Eastern Finland

Kuopio, Finland

301

-

University of Ferrara

Ferrara, Italy

301

-

University of Florence

Florence, Italy

301

211

University of Genoa

Genoa, Italy

301

358

University of Granada

Granada, Spain

301

296

University of Graz

Graz, Austria

301

401

University of Hull

Hull, United Kingdom

301

-

University of Johannesburg

Johannesburg, South Africa

301

451

University of Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä, Finland

301

451

University of Kiel

Kiel, Germany

301

329

University of Konstanz

Konstanz, Germany

301

451

University of La Laguna

San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain

301

-

University of Liège

Liège, Belgium

301

369

University of Limerick

Limerick, Ireland

301

-

University of Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

301

188

University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)

Catonsville, United States

301

-

University of Milano - Bicocca

Sesto San Giovanni, Italy

301

213

The University of Montana

Missoula, United States

301

-

University of Oulu

Oulu, Finland

301

-

University of Parma

Parma, Italy

301

-

University of Pavia

Pavia, Italy

301

253

Roma Tre University

Roma, Italy

301

390

University of Sao Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil

301

155

University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Canada

301

-

University of Siena

Siena, Italy

301

-

University of South Australia

Adelaide, Australia

301

-

University of South Carolina

Columbia, United States

301

393

University of Split

Split, Croatia

301

-

University of Strathclyde

Glasgow, United Kingdom

301

303

University of Tartu

Tartu, Estonia

301

451

The University of Toledo

Toledo, United States

301

-

University of Tsukuba

Naka, Japan

301

111

University of Turin

Turin, Italy

301

201

University of Valencia

Valencia, Spain

301

184

The University of Vermont

Burlington, United States

301

-

University of Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland

301

184

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, United States

301

246

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

Brussels, Belgium

301

246

Wayne State University

Detroit, United States

301

-

Xiamen University

Xiamen, China

301

339

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Thessaloníki, Greece

401

280

Bar Ilan University

Ramat Gan, Israel

401

-

Bilkent University

Ankara, Turkey

401

-

Binghamton University

Johnson City, United States

401

-

Bogazici University

Istanbul, Turkey

401

451

Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Venice, Italy

401

-

China University of Geosciences Wuhan

Wuhan, China

401

386

Complutense University of Madrid

Madrid, Spain

401

178

Dublin City University

Dublin, Ireland

401

East China University of Science and Technology

Shangyu, China

401

312

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, United States

401

-

Florida International University

Miami, United States

401

-

Fuzhou University

Fuzhou, China

401

-

George Washington University

Washington, D. C., United States

401

-

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology

Gwangju, South Korea

401

Hasselt University

Hasselt, Belgium

401

-

HSE University

Moscow, Russia

401

-

Hiroshima University

Hiroshima, Japan

401

243

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Powai, India

401

173

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Gubbi, India

401

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Nawabganj, India

401

288

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Roorkee, India

401

451

ITMO University

Saint Petersburg, Russia

401

-

Rey Juan Carlos University

Coslada, Spain

401

-

King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

Amphoe Phra Pradaeng, Thailand

401

-

King Saud University

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

401

La Trobe University

Melbourne, Australia

401

-

LUT University

Lappeenranta, Finland

401

-

Loughborough University

Loughborough, United Kingdom

401

451

Masaryk University

Brno, Czech Republic

401

-

Massey University

Palmerston North, New Zealand

401

Memorial University of Newfoundland

St. John's, Canada

401

-

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, United States

401

-

Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education

Monterrey, Mexico

401

-

Murdoch University

Murdoch, Australia

401

-

Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

401

-

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Lisbon, Portugal

401

347

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, United States

401

-

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, United States

401

-

Palacký University Olomouc

Olomouc, Czech Republic

401

-

Panjab University

Chandigarh, India

401

451

Polytechnic University of Catalonia

Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain

401

299

Polytechnic University of Valencia

Valencia, Spain

401

266

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Villa Presidente Frei, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile, Chile

401

228

Pusan National University

Yangsan, South Korea

401

272

San Diego State University

La Mesa, United States

401

-

Sejong University

Kuri, South Korea

401

395

Sogang University

Seoul, South Korea

401

UNICAMP - University of Campinas

Campinas, Brazil

401

215

Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch, South Africa

401

Suranaree University of Technology

Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

401

-

Temple University

Philadelphia, United States

401

-

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, United States

401

-

The Open University UK

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

401

-

Tianjin University

Tianjin, China

401

355

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Tokyo, Japan

401

321

Tongji University

Shanghai, China

401

Tulane University

New Orleans, United States

401

-

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, United States

401

-

University of Alcalá

Alcalá de Henares, Spain

401

-

University of Alicante

San Vicente, Spain

401

-

Universidade de Aveiro

Aveiro, Portugal

401

378

The University of Cagliari

Cagliari, Italy

401

-

University of Coimbra

Coimbra, Portugal

401

345

University of Crete

Gazi, Greece

401

University of Cyprus

Nicosia, Cyprus

401

-

University of Georgia

Athens, United States

401

University of Ioannina

Anatolí, Greece

401

-

University of Jaén

Jaén, Spain

401

-

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Kaiserslautern, Germany

401

-

University of Kent

Canterbury, United Kingdom

401

-

University of Kwazulu Natal

Durban, South Africa

401

451

University of Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal

401

175

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Canada

401

-

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - UNIMORE

Modena, Italy

401

-

University of Nantes

Nantes, France

401

451

University of Neuchâtel

Neuchâtel, Switzerland

401

-

University of Newcastle

Newcastle, Australia

401

University of Palermo

Palermo, Italy

401

-

University of Porto

Porto, Portugal

401

385

University of Regina

Regina, Canada

401

-

University of Salamanca

Salamanca, Spain

401

-

University of Salento

Lecce, Italy

401

-

University of Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

401

374

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Helotes, United States

401

-

University of the Andes

Bogotá, Colombia

401

451

University of the Basque Country

Lejona, Spain

401

-

University of the Western Cape

Cape Town, South Africa

401

-

University of Turku

Turku, Finland

401

451

Villanova University

Plymouth Meeting, United States

401

-

Waseda University

Shinjuku, Japan

401

102

University of Western Ontario

London, Canada

401

273

Xi'an Jiaotong University

Xi'an, China

401

270

Yeungnam University

Gyeongsan, South Korea

401

-

York University

Toronto, Canada

401

317

Yale University

New Haven, United States

-

24

Melbourne Business School

Melbourne, Australia

-

29

Purdue University

West Lafayette, United States

-

60

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, United States

-

71

Bologna Business School

Bologna, Italy

-

72

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, United States

-

78

Duke University

Durham, United States

-

81

Ecole normale supérieure (ENS)

Paris, France

-

108

New York University

New York City, United States

-

111

University of California, Irvine Extension

Irvine, United States

-

135

Weizmann Institute of Science

Rehovot, Israel

-

148

University of Montreal

Montréal, Canada

-

160

National Chiao Tung University

Hsinchu, Taiwan

-

166

Frankfurt University of Applied Science

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

-

166

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, United States

-

175

King's College London

London, United Kingdom

-

178

Nankai University

Tianjin, China

-

190

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Coyoacán, Mexico

-

194

National Central University

Taoyuan City, Taiwan

-

194

University of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, Argentina

-

194

National Cheng Kung University

Tainan, Taiwan

-

200

Hanyang University

Seoul, South Korea

-

201

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, United States

-

201

Politecnico di Torino

Turin, Italy

-

207

University of Naples Federico II

Naples, Italy

-

218

Czech Technical University (CTU)

Malá Strana, Czech Republic

-

220

Kyungpook National University

Daegu, South Korea

-

223

Kobe University

Kobe, Japan

-

224

Beijing Normal University

Beijing, China

-

228

Beijing Institute of Technology

Beijing, China

-

232

University Sains Malaysia

George Town, Malaysia

-

232

National Technical University of Athens

Athens, Greece

-

240

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, United States

-

243

Jilin University

Changchun, China

-

246

Shandong University

Jinan, China

-

246

Aalto University

Helsinki, Finland

-

253

Chulalongkorn University

Bangkok, Thailand

-

258

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Perungudi, India

-

258

University of Rochester

Rochester, United States

-

264

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, United States

-

266

Warsaw University of Technology

Warsaw, Poland

-

270

Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Jena, Germany

-

273

Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Mexico City, Mexico

-

276

University Putra Malaysia

Kampong Baharu Balakong, Malaysia

-

276

Keio University

Minato, Japan

-

278

Shanghai University

Shanghai, China

-

282

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, United States

-

282

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

New Delhi, India

-

285

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Athens, Greece

-

288

University of Regensburg

Regensburg, Germany

-

296

Jagiellonian University

Kraków, Poland

-

299

Tokyo University of Science

Nerima, Japan

-

302

University of Technology Sydney

Sydney, Australia

-

303

METU Middle East Technical University

Ankara, Turkey

-

308

Lanzhou University

Lanzhou, China

-

314

Istanbul Technical University

Istanbul, Turkey

-

321

University of Kansas

Lawrence, United States

-

321

Harbin Institute of Technology

Harbin, China

-

325

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Khargapur, India

-

326

The City University of New York

New York City, United States

-

326

University of Chile

Lo Prado, Chile

-

326

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Johannesburg, South Africa

-

329

University Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier

Toulouse, France

-

331

University of Zaragoza

Delicias, Spain

-

331

Dalian University of Technology

Dalian, China

-

335

Kyung Hee University

Seoul, South Korea

-

339

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

-

343

National Sun Yat Sen University

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

-

345

The Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Bauru, Brazil

-

347

University of Belgrade

Belgrade, Serbia

-

347

Sichuan University

Chengdu, China

-

352

Université Nice Sophia Antipolis

Nice, France

-

355

Braunschweig University of Technology

Braunschweig, Germany

-

361

The University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, United States

-

361

University of Ljubljana

Ljubljana, Slovenia

-

361

Okayama University

Okayama, Japan

-

367

Chungbuk National University

Wanju, South Korea

-

369

University Kebangsaan Malaysia

Semenyih, Malaysia

-

369

Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

-

374

Beihang University

Beijing, China

-

378

University Teknologi Malaysia

Sekudai, Malaysia

-

378

University of Gothenburg

Göteborg, Sweden

-

381

National Chung Hsing University

Taichung, Taiwan

-

390

Eötvös Loránd University

Budapest, Hungary

-

396

Linköping University

Linköping, Sweden

-

398

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech)

Taipei, Taiwan

-

398

University of Seville

Sevilla, Spain

-

398

AGH University of Science & Technology

Kraków, Poland

-

401

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Beersheba, Israel

-

401

Chiba University

Chiba, Japan

-

401

Chonnam National University

Gwangju, South Korea

-

401

Emory University

Atlanta, United States

-

401

International School for Advanced Studies

Trieste, Italy

-

401

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU)

Saint Petersburg, Russia

-

401

University of Perugia

Perugia, Italy

-

401

Université de Mons

Mons, Belgium

-

401

University of Bucharest

Bucharest, Romania

-

401

University of Central Florida

Orlando East Mobile Home Park, United States

-

401

Leipzig University

Leipzig, Germany

-

401

University of Seoul

Seoul, South Korea

-

401

University of Wroclaw

Wroclaw, Poland

-

401

Vilnius University

Vilnius, Lithuania

-

401

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Beijing, China

-

451

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Budapest, Hungary

-

451

Central South University

Changsha, China

-

451

Deakin University

Burwood, Australia

-

451

Federal University of Minas Gerais

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

-

451

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Porto Alegre, Brazil

-

451

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf, Germany

-

451

Inha University

Incheon, South Korea

-

451

Konkuk University

Kuri, South Korea

-

451

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Nanjing, China

-

451

Osaka City University

Sakai, Japan

-

451

Saarland University

Saarbrücken, Germany

-

451

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Tokyo, Japan

-

451

University of Debrecen

Debrecen, Hungary

-

451

University of Guelph

Guelph, Canada

-

451

University of Minho

Braga, Portugal

-

451

University of Rostock

Rostock, Germany

-

451

University of Science and Technology Beijing

Beijing, China

-

451

University of Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke, Canada

-

451

University Politehnica of Bucharest

Bucharest, Romania

-

451

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

Wroclaw, Poland

-

451

Wuhan University of Technology (WUT)

Wuhan, China

-

451

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