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QS World University Rankings

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Universities Location 2019 2018 2017
Cambridge, MA, United States 1 1 1
Stanford, CA, United States 2 2 2
Cambridge, MA, United States 3 3 3
Pasadena, CA, United States 4 4 5
Oxford, ENG, United Kingdom 5 6 6
Cambridge, ENG, United Kingdom 6 5 4
Zürich, Switzerland 7 10 8
London, ENG, United Kingdom 8 8 9
Chicago, IL, United States 9 9 10
London, ENG, United Kingdom 10 7 7
Singapore, Singapore 11 15 12
Singapore, Singapore 12 11 13
Princeton, NJ, United States 13 13 11
Ithaca, NY, United States 14 14 16
New Haven, CT, United States 15 16 15
New York City, NY, United States 16 18 20
Beijing, China 17 25 24
Edinburgh, SCT, United Kingdom 18 23 19
Philadelphia, PA, United States 19 19 18
Ann Arbor, MI, United States 20 21 23
Baltimore, MD, United States 21 17 17
Lausanne, Switzerland 22 12 14
Tokyo, Japan 23 28 34
Canberra, Australia 24 20 22
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 25 26 27
Durham, NC, United States 26 21 24
Berkeley, CA, United States 27 27 28
Toronto, Canada 28 31 32
Manchester, ENG, United Kingdom 29 34 29
Beijing, China 30 38 39
London, ENG, United Kingdom 31 23 21
Los Angeles, CA, United States 32 33 31
Montréal, Canada 33 32 30
Evanston, IL, United States 34 28 26
Kyoto, Japan 35 36 37
Seoul, South Korea 36 36 35
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 37 30 36
London, ENG, United Kingdom 38 35 37
Melbourne, Australia 39 - -
Melbourne, Australia 39 41 42
Daejeon, South Korea 40 41 46
San Diego, CA, United States 41 38 40
Sydney, Australia 42 50 46
New York City, NY, United States 43 52 46
Shanghai, China 44 40 43
Sydney, Australia 45 45 49
Pittsburgh, PA, United States 46 47 58
Vancouver, Canada 47 51 45
Brisbane, Australia 48 47 51
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 49 46 44
Paris, France 50 - -
Bristol, ENG, United Kingdom 51 44 41
Delft, Netherlands 52 54 62
Madison, WI, United States 53 55 53
Coventry, ENG, United Kingdom 54 57 51
Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR) 55 49 55
Providence, RI, United States 56 53 49
Amsterdam, Netherlands 57 58 57
Tokyo, Japan 58 56 56
Melbourne, Australia 59 60 65
Shanghai, China 59 62 61
München, Germany 61 64 60
München, Germany 62 66 68
Austin, TX, United States 63 67 67
Heidelberg, Germany 64 68 72
Palaiseau, France 65 59 53
Seattle, WA, United States 66 61 59
Osaka-shi, Japan 67 63 63
Hangzhou, China 68 87 110
Atlanta, GA, United States 69 70 71
Glasgow, SCT, United Kingdom 69 65 63
Urbana, IL, United States 71 69 66
Taipei, Taiwan 72 76 68
Buenos Aires, Argentina 73 75 85
Durham, ENG, United Kingdom 74 78 74
Sheffield, ENG, United Kingdom 75 82 84
Sendai-shi, Japan 77 76 75
Zürich (Kreis 1), Switzerland 78 73 80
Birmingham, ENG, United Kingdom 79 84 82
Copenhagen, Denmark 79 73 68
Leuven, Belgium 81 71 79
Nottingham, ENG, United Kingdom 82 84 75
Namyangju, South Korea 83 71 83
Chapel Hill, NC, United States 83 80 78
Auckland, New Zealand 85 82 81
Seoul, South Korea 86 90 98
Houston, TX, United States 87 89 90
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 87 114 133
Columbus, OH, United States 89 86 88
Moscow, Russia 90 95 108
Perth, Australia 91 93 102
Lund, Sweden 92 78 73
Boston, MA, United States 93 81 89
Leeds, ENG, United Kingdom 93 101 93
University Park, PA, United States 95 93 95
Southampton, ENG, United Kingdom 96 102 87
St Andrews, SCT, United Kingdom 97 92 77
Hefei, China 98 97 104
Eindhoven, Netherlands 99 104 121
West Lafayette, IN, United States 100 105 92
Seoul, South Korea 100 108 106
Davis, CA, United States 100 118 85
Saint Louis, MO, United States 100 100 106
Stockholm, Sweden 104 98 97
Dublin, Ireland 104 88 98
Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR) 106 95 111
Seoul, South Korea 107 106 112
Genève, Switzerland 108 98 95
Edmonton, Canada 109 90 94
Helsinki, Finland 110 102 91
Nagoya, Japan 111 116 115
Copenhagen, Denmark 112 116 109
Mexico City, Mexico 113 122 128
Adelaide, Australia 114 109 125
Los Angeles, CA, United States 115 132 136
Karlsruhe, Germany 116 107 98
Uppsala, Sweden 117 112 98
São Paulo, Brazil 118 121 120
London, ENG, United Kingdom 119 127 123
Groningen, Netherlands 120 113 113
Berlin, Germany 121 120 121
Leiden, Netherlands 122 109 102
Nanjing, China 122 114 115
Utrecht, Netherlands 124 109 104
Wageningen, Netherlands 125 124 119
Fukuoka, Japan 126 128 135
College Park, MD, United States 126 129 131
Göteborg, Sweden 128 133 139
Sapporo, Japan 128 122 130
Berlin Steglitz, Germany 130 125 123
Lancaster, ENG, United Kingdom 131 135 129
Santiago, Chile 132 137 147
Santa Barbara, CA, United States 132 134 118
York, ENG, United Kingdom 134 135 127
Oslo, Norway 135 142 113
Pittsburgh, PA, United States 136 142 145
Gent, Belgium 138 125 131
Bern, Switzerland 139 167 181
Helsinki, Finland 140 137 133
Aarhus, Denmark 141 119 117
East Lansing, MI, United States 141 149 160
Newcastle upon Tyne, ENG, United Kingdom 141 161 168
Aachen, Germany 144 141 146
Cardiff, WLS, United Kingdom 145 137 140
Hamilton, Canada 146 140 149
Berlin, Germany 147 144 164
Atlanta, GA, United States 148 147 149
Lausanne, Switzerland 149 146 138
Montréal, Canada 149 130 126
Seoul, South Korea 151 155 171
Liverpool, ENG, United Kingdom 151 173 157
Lyon, France 153 157 177
Jerusalem, Israel 154 145 148
Exeter, ENG, United Kingdom 154 158 164
Milano, Italy 156 170 183
Minneapolis, MN, United States 156 163 137
Bath, ENG, United Kingdom 158 160 159
Alcobendas, Spain 159 187 210
Basel, Switzerland 160 149 141
Sydney, Australia 160 176 193
Mumbai, India 162 179 219
Hsinchu, Taiwan 163 161 151
Waterloo, Canada 163 152 152
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium 165 153 154
Barcelona, Spain 166 156 160
Pisa, Italy 167 - -
Tübingen, Germany 168 164 167
Irvine, CA, United States 169 164 156
Bangalore, India 170 190 -
Bergen, Norway 171 164 177
New Delhi, India 172 172 185
Aberdeen, SCT, United Kingdom 172 158 141
Enschede, Netherlands 172 179 177
Pisa, Italy 175 192 -
Dunedin, New Zealand 175 151 169
Vienna, Austria 175 154 155
Monterrey, Mexico 178 199 206
Rotterdam, Netherlands 179 147 144
Belfast, NIR, United Kingdom 180 202 195
Bologna, Italy 180 - -
Gainesville, FL, United States 180 178 185
Hanover, NH, United States 183 169 158
Kampung Baru Subang, Malaysia 184 230 302
Rochester, NY, United States 184 186 185
Cleveland, OH, United States 186 213 202
Freiburg, Germany 186 171 163
Brussels, Belgium 188 182 182
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 189 173 189
Boulder, CO, United States 190 182 170
Dresden, Germany 191 281 210
Charlottesville, VA, United States 192 173 172
Barcelona, Spain 193 195 203
Dublin, Ireland 193 168 176
Reading, ENG, United Kingdom 195 188 175
Nashville, TN, United States 195 212 203
Göttingen, Germany 197 181 177
Tokyo, Japan 198 192 216
Vienna, Austria 199 182 183
Stockholm, Sweden 200 195 196
Cape Town, South Africa 200 191 191
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 202 229 270
College Station, TX, United States 203 195 160
Nijmegen, Netherlands 204 204 190
Campinas, Brazil 204 182 191
Madrid, Spain 206 233 239
George Town, Malaysia 207 264 330
Hsinchu, Taiwan 208 207 174
Santiago, Chile 208 201 200
Tokyo, Japan 208 203 201
Maastricht, Netherlands 211 200 173
Tempe Junction, AZ, United States 212 209 222
South Bend, IN, United States 212 216 203
Chicago, IL, United States 214 - -
Newcastle, Australia 214 224 245
London, Canada 214 210 198
Roma, Italy 217 215 223
Loughborough, ENG, United Kingdom 218 234 237
Wollongong, Australia 218 232 218
Paris, France 221 220 220
Wellington, New Zealand 221 219 228
Antwerpen, Belgium 223 210 209
Hamburg, Germany 223 223 232
Leicester, ENG, United Kingdom 223 238 239
Washington, D. C., DC, United States 226 227 214
Brighton, ENG, United Kingdom 227 228 187
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 228 253 288
Calgary, Canada 229 217 196
Tel Aviv Yaffo, Israel 230 205 212
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 231 267 283
Christchurch, New Zealand 231 214 214
Amsterdam, Netherlands 231 218 199
Tainan, Taiwan 234 222 241
Saint Petersburg, Russia 235 240 258
London, ENG, United Kingdom 236 259 235
Beirut, Lebanon 237 235 228
Medford, MA, United States 237 243 238
Brussels, Belgium 239 205 216
Kingston, Canada 239 224 223
Orsay, France 239 242 241
South Miami, FL, United States 242 252 252
Pamplona, Spain 242 270 245
Akademgorodok, Russia 244 250 291
Brisbane, Australia 244 247 276
Tucson, AZ, United States 246 230 233
Haifa, Israel 247 224 213
Guildford, ENG, United Kingdom 248 264 261
Padua, Italy 249 296 338
Bentley, Australia 250 262 306
Sydney, Australia 250 240 247
Melbourne, Australia 250 247 252
Madrid, Spain 253 281 280
Darmstadt, Germany 253 272 247
Bonn, Germany 255 239 231
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 256 221 227
Taipei, Taiwan 257 264 243
Wuhan, China 257 282 275
Amherst Center, MA, United States 259 249 251
Galway, Ireland 260 243 249
Stuttgart, Germany 260 259 263
Tsukuba, Japan 260 250 225
Champs-sur-Marne, France 263 270 268
Chennai, India 264 264 249
Seoul, South Korea 264 256 264
Burnaby, Canada 264 245 226
Adelaide, Australia 264 279 288
Glasgow, SCT, United Kingdom 268 277 272
Norwich, ENG, United Kingdom 269 274 252
Göteborg, Sweden 269 283 264
Bangkok, Thailand 271 245 252
Dundee, SCT, United Kingdom 272 267 244
Bogotá, Colombia 272 256 272
Hamilton, New Zealand 274 292 324
Bogotá, Colombia 275 254 269
Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain 275 275 321
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 277 299 278
Tomsk, Russia 277 323 377
Halifax, Canada 279 279 283
Raleigh, NC, United States 279 263 277
Frankfurt am Main, Germany 279 54 264
Innsbruck, Austria 279 286 299
Kanpur, India 283 293 302
New Brunswick, NJ, United States 283 283 301
Harbin, China 285 325 278
Turku, Finland 285 276 234
Hobart, Australia 287 313 370
London, ENG, United Kingdom 288 296 252
Grenoble, France 289 236 206
Ottawa, Canada 289 289 291
Shanghai, China 291 316 315
Beijing, China 292 256 257
Taipei, Taiwan 292 329 308
Jakarta, Indonesia 292 277 325
Khargapur, India 295 308 313
Paris, France 295 305 262
Guangzhou, China 295 319 297
Barcelona, Spain 298 296 283
Moscow, Russia 299 291 306
Erlangen, Germany 299 287 272
Paris, France 299 269 228
Edinburgh, SCT, United Kingdom 302 312 327
Linköping, Sweden 302 287 282
Honolulu, HI, United States 302 341 343
London, ENG, United Kingdom 306 308 280
Köln, Germany 306 331 347
Burwood, Australia 309 293 355
Valencia, Spain 310 373 431
Dolgoprudnyy, Russia 312 355 350
Buffalo, NY, United States 313 318 342
Xi'an, China 313 344 318
Gwangju, South Korea 315 339 337
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 315 451 401
Prague, Czech Republic 317 314 302
Christchurch, New Zealand 317 319 343
Seoul, South Korea 319 299 335
Tilburg, Netherlands 319 357 330
Hiroshima, Japan 321 322 297
Tartu, Estonia 321 314 347
Bloomington, IN, United States 323 304 291
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 323 349 -
Milano, Italy 325 325 370
Jena, Germany 326 341 363
Boston, MA, United States 326 346 361
Porto, Portugal 328 301 323
Southport, Australia 329 325 336
Moscow, Russia 329 373 401
Münster, Germany 329 308 294
London Borough of Harrow, ENG, United Kingdom 332 346 345
Palmerston North, New Zealand 332 316 340
Doha, Qatar 332 349 393
Ulm, Germany 332 357 347
Santa Cruz, CA, United States 336 301 296
Jyväskylä, Finland 336 357 338
Tianjin, China 338 344 315
Umeå, Sweden 338 338 294
Cork, Ireland 338 283 283
Mannheim, Germany 338 388 411
Blacksburg, VA, United States 338 367 361
Aalborg, Denmark 343 379 374
Moscow, Russia 343 382 411
Washington, D. C., DC, United States 345 352 363
Troy, NY, United States 345 364 310
Salt Lake City, UT, United States 345 391 411
Strasbourg, France 348 303 260
Stony Brook, NY, United States 349 382 390
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 350 390 411
London, ENG, United Kingdom 351 343 314
Kobe, Japan 352 351 369
Tokyo, Japan 352 367 329
Minsk, Belarus 354 334 354
Moscow, Russia 355 373 350
Colchester, ENG, United Kingdom 355 347 330
Canterbury, ENG, United Kingdom 355 373 366
Lisbon, Portugal 355 305 330
Bandung, Indonesia 359 331 401
Victoria, Canada 359 346 325
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 361 311 321
Taipei, Taiwan 362 398 401
Graz, Austria 363 501 -
Trondheim, Norway 363 259 259
Oxford, ENG, United Kingdom 363 361 359
Tampere University of Technology Tampere, Finland 366 380 319
Lawrence, KS, United States 367 386 373
Townsville, Australia 369 367 340
Tromsø, Norway 369 367 377
Bochum, Germany 372 401 451
Tomsk, Russia 373 386 400
Storrs, CT, United States 373 421 421
St. Gallen, Switzerland 375 372 288
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 376 411 441
Newton, MA, United States 376 339 299
Oulu, Finland 376 411 411
Odense, Denmark 376 384 390
Bang Yai, Thailand 380 334 283
Birmingham, ENG, United Kingdom 381 373 358
Roorkee, India 381 431 399
Johannesburg, South Africa 381 364 359
Riverside, CA, United States 384 323 271
Bagong Pagasa, Philippines 384 367 374
Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Seoul, South Korea 387 397 431
Turin, Italy 387 307 305
Melbourne, Australia 387 421 441
Winston-Salem, NC, United States 387 411 401
Jakarta, Indonesia 391 401 501
Liège, Belgium 391 319 315
Pullman, WA, United States 391 401 395
Warsaw, Poland 394 411 366
London, ENG, United Kingdom 396 398 421
Seoul, South Korea 397 - 386
Melbourne, Australia 397 360 386
Denver, CO, United States 397 394 374
Konstanz, Germany 397 385 352
Ottawa, Canada 402 378 372
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 402 388 395
Saint Petersburg, Russia 404 401 411
Stellenbosch, South Africa 405 361 395
Lisbon, Portugal 405 361 366
Beersheba, Israel 407 352 320
Mainz, Germany 407 398 401
Coimbra, Portugal 407 401 451
Kraków, Poland 411 461 431
New Orleans, LA, United States 412 451 501
Zaragoza, Spain 412 461 481
Yekaterinburg, Russia 412 491 601
Wuhan, China 415 471 441
Taoyuan City, Taiwan 415 391 411
Islamabad, Pakistan 417 431 501
Stirling, SCT, United Kingdom 417 401 385
Knoxville, TN, United States 419 451 461
Cairo, Egypt 420 395 365
Buenos Aires, Argentina 420 431 441
Dublin, Ireland 422 391 380
Shanghai, China 422 421 451
Montpellier, France 422 381 327
Pisa, Italy 422 421 431
Chicago, IL, United States 426 395 401
Richardson, TX, United States 426 421 380
Trento, Italy 426 441 441
Waltham, MA, United States 429 411 401
Taoyuan City, Taiwan 429 481 441
Athens, GA, United States 431 421 431
Aberystwyth, WLS, United Kingdom 432 481 491
Seoul, South Korea 432 471 441
Tehran, Iran 432 471 431
Bangor, WLS, United Kingdom 435 441 411
Sogang University Seoul, South Korea 435 441 411
Swansea, WLS, United Kingdom 435 431 390
Iowa City, IA, United States 435 421 393
Kazan, Russia 439 441 501
Newark, DE, United States 439 421 411
Detroit, MI, United States 439 461 461
Gold Coast, Australia 443 431 461
Tianjin, China 443 471 481
Macao, Macao (SAR) 443 501 501
Athens, Greece 446 401 395
Moscow, Russia 446 501 601
Istanbul, Turkey 448 431 451
Fort Collins, CO, United States 450 481 386
Corvallis, OR, United States 450 441 451
As Sib, Oman 450 451 451
Marseille, France 453 411 411
Kiel, Germany 453 431 421
Baltimore Highlands, MD, United States 453 481 441
Ankara, Turkey 456 421 411
Seoul, South Korea 456 501 491
Tokyo, Japan 456 421 481
Linz, Austria 456 471 551
Yokohama, Japan 460 501 491
Worcester, MA, United States 461 501 471
Saarbrücken, Germany 461 501 501
Saskatoon, Canada 461 451 471
Auckland, New Zealand 464 441 441
Beijing, China 464 451 389
Chiba, Japan 464 501 551
Montreal West, Canada 464 431 461
Madrid, Spain 470 491 551
Szeged, Hungary 470 501 501
Tallahassee, FL, United States 472 431 431
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Gubbi, India 472 501 481
Naples, Italy 472 481 481
Jilin City, China 475 491 491
Moscow, Russia 476 501 601
Xiamen, China 476 431 451
Adelaide, Australia 478 551 551
Lyon, France 478 451 421
Alcalá de Henares, Spain 481 551 601
Joensuu, Finland 481 451 382
Toronto, Canada 481 441 451
Vilnius, Lithuania 488 401 481
Ames, IA, United States 489 471 421
Bordeaux, France 489 501 501
Beijing, China 491 551 431
São Paulo, Brazil 491 491 501
Milano, Italy 491 481 491
Albuquerque, NM, United States 494 461 461
Granada, Spain 495 501 501
Ostfildern, Germany 495 501 -
Norman, OK, United States 495 501 461
Azadshahr, Iran 498 501 501
Sydney, Australia 498 551 551
Braunschweig, Germany 500 501 471
Singapore, Singapore 500 441 431
Beijing, China 500 551 551
Philadelphia, PA, United States 501 501 501
Shanghai, China 501 501 551
Washington, D. C., DC, United States 501 551 551
Bethlehem, PA, United States 501 501 481
Busan, South Korea 501 491 451
Tuzla, Turkey 501 461 441
Saratov, Russia 501 551 551
San Pedro, Costa Rica 501 411 471
Florence, Italy 501 461 451
Ulsan, South Korea 501 551 551
Saint Petersburg, Russia 511 601 -
Kumamoto, Japan 511 551 551
Okayama, Japan 511 501 501
Nanjing, China 511 501 501
Roma, Italy 511 461 481
Bremen, Germany 511 481 441
Limerick, Ireland 511 501 501
Santiago, Chile 511 451 471
Cairo, Egypt 521 481 551
Lappeenranta, Finland 521 501 471
Nagasaki, Japan 521 551 501
Jamundí, Colombia 521 461 431
Beijing, China 521 481 421
Toulouse, France 521 501 461
Perai, Malaysia 521 601 601
University, FL, United States 521 501 491
Würzburg, Germany 521 481 421
Turku, Finland 531 551 501
Paris, France 531 551 601
Prague, Czech Republic 531 491 501
Shangyu, China 531 551 471
Rostov-on-Don, Russia 531 551 551
Kiev, Ukraine 531 411 431
New York City, NY, United States 531 601 601
Burlington, VT, United States 531 551 551
Aveiro, Portugal 531 501 -
Washington, D. C., DC, United States 541 471 384
Barcelona, Spain 541 - -
Vladivostok, Russia 541 601 551
Osaka-shi, Japan 541 551 651
Jinan, China 541 551 501
Guangzhou, China 541 551 551
Cincinnati, OH, United States 541 501 551
Québec, Canada 541 501 501
Incheon, South Korea 551 601 551
Gießen, Germany 551 551 651
Hannover, Germany 551 401 400
Ankara, Turkey 551 471 471
Lima, Peru 551 431 481
Quaid-i-azam University Islamabad, Pakistan 551 651 701
Syracuse, NY, United States 551 501 551
Johannesburg, South Africa 551 601 601
Lexington, KY, United States 551 551 501
Lincoln, NE, United States 551 501 491
Dubai, United Arab Emirates 561 601 551
Thessaloníki, Greece 561 501 491
Indianapolis, IN, United States 561 601 -
Kanazawa, Japan 561 551 551
Graz, Austria 561 471 461
Halle, Germany 561 461 501
Taipei, Taiwan 561 601 551
Pretoria, South Africa 561 501 551
Columbia, SC, United States 561 601 551
Valencia, Spain 561 551 551
Istanbul, Turkey 571 491 471
Jeonju, South Korea 571 501 501
Coventry, ENG, United Kingdom 571 551 651
Dalian, China 571 551 481
Brno, Czech Republic 571 551 601
Paris, France 571 441 377
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Tokyo, Japan 571 551 551
Regensburg, Germany 571 501 501
Turin, Italy 571 551 551
Williamsburg, VA, United States 581 551 551
Seoul, South Korea 581 651 701
Universidad ANAHUAC Mexico City, Mexico 581 601 651
Guelph, Canada 581 491 501
Leipzig, Germany 581 501 501
Boston, MA, United States 581 601 551
Eugene, OR, United States 581 551 551
Pavia, Italy 581 551 551
Santiago de Compostela, Spain 581 601 551
Vilnius, Lithuania 581 551 701
London Borough of Sutton, ENG, United Kingdom 591 501 501
Houghton, MI, United States 591 551 501
Applecross, Australia 591 501 501
Hull, ENG, United Kingdom 591 601 551
Mons, Belgium 591 551 501
Bradford, ENG, United Kingdom 591 601 551
Columbia, MO, United States 591 601 551
Salamanca, Spain 591 601 651
Ramat Gan, Israel 601 551 601
Potsdam, NY, United States 601 651 601
Rockhampton, Australia 601 601 601
Belo Oriente, Brazil 601 551 551
Tehran, Iran 601 551 491
Jadavpur University Kolkata, India 601 601 -
Kagoshima, Japan 601 651 551
Keele, ENG, United Kingdom 601 601 551
Lanzhou, China 601 601 551
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 601 551 601
Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia 601 701 701
Taipei, Taiwan 601 601 701
Kiev, Ukraine 601 501 551
Osaka-shi, Japan 601 701 651
Marburg, Germany 601 551 551
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 601 501 501
Chengdu, China 601 551 551
Northampton, MA, United States 601 701 701
Tallinn, Estonia 601 601 601
Subang Jaya, Malaysia 601 - -
Bangkok, Thailand 601 601 601
New York City, NY, United States 601 501 501
Coleraine, NIR, United Kingdom 601 601 601
Rio Grande, Brazil 601 - -
Fribourg, Switzerland 601 501 -
Lyon, France 601 501 501
Kuala Kedah, Malaysia 601 701 701
Bayreuth, Germany 601 551 501
Canberra, Australia 601 551 551
Debrecen, Hungary 601 651 651
Essen, Germany 601 601 601
Amman, Jordan 601 551 551
Winnipeg, Canada 601 551 501
Milano, Italy 601 651 651
Plymouth, ENG, United Kingdom 601 701 651
Portsmouth, ENG, United Kingdom 601 601 601
Potsdam, Germany 601 461 -
Sevilla, Spain 601 601 601
University of Tampere Tampere, Finland 601 551 501
Lejona, Spain 601 651 -
London, ENG, United Kingdom 601 551 -
Richmond, VA, United States 601 651 651
Warsaw, Poland 601 601 601
Worcester, MA, United States 601 651 601
Suwon, South Korea 651 651 601
Brno, Czech Republic 651 601 651
Ottawa, Canada 651 651 551
Darwin, Australia 651 651 551
Chiang Mai, Thailand 651 551 551
Beijing, China 651 701 -
Gwangju, South Korea 651 601 601
Gifu University Gifu, Japan 651 651 651
Mexico City, Mexico 651 651 701
Mexico City, Mexico 651 651 601
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 651 701 601
Istanbul, Turkey 651 601 651
Jordan University of Science and Technology Irbid, Jordan 651 601 651
Daegu, South Korea 651 701 651
Baton Rouge, LA, United States 651 651 651
St. John's, Canada 651 701 651
Athens, Greece 651 651 651
Taichung, Taiwan 651 601 501
Niigata, Japan 651 701 701
Olomouc, Czech Republic 651 701 651
Seoul, South Korea 651 551 501
Dallas, TX, United States 651 701 701
Hoboken, NJ, United States 651 651 651
Philadelphia, PA, United States 651 651 651
Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan 651 651 471
Nice, France 651 601 601
Albany, NY, United States 651 651 651
Rethymno, Greece 651 651 651
Denver, CO, United States 651 701 651
Haifa, Israel 651 601 651
Houston, TX, United States 651 601 601
Lille, France 651 - -
Ljubljana, Slovenia 651 651 601
Braga, Portugal 651 651 -
Seoul, South Korea 651 651 601
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 651 701 651
Sherbrooke, Canada 651 601 601
Windsor, Canada 651 651 651
Laramie, WY, United States 651 701 701
Melbourne, Australia 651 701 651
Cairo, Egypt 701 701 701
Velden am Wörthersee, Austria 701 751 701
Bielefeld, Germany 701 651 601
Bogor Agricultural University Jakarta, Indonesia 701 751 701
Bournemouth, ENG, United Kingdom 701 701 -
Chungnam National University Seoul, South Korea 701 801 701
Clemson, SC, United States 701 701 701
Cheonan, South Korea 701 701 701
Budapest, Hungary 701 651 601
Atlanta, GA, United States 701 751 701
Maebashi, Japan 701 751 701
Düsseldorf, Germany 701 651 601
Lahore, Pakistan 701 701 701
Maynooth, Ireland 701 701 651
Rolla, MO, United States 701 651 501
Newcastle upon Tyne, ENG, United Kingdom 701 751 701
Samara, Russia 701 801 -
Quito, Ecuador 701 701 701
Lubbock, TX, United States 701 701 -
Tuscaloosa, AL, United States 701 651 601
Dortmund, Germany 701 601 551
Universidad de Antioquia Medellín, Colombia 701 601 601
Mexico City, Mexico 701 601 651
Rennes, France 701 651 601
Putrajaya, Malaysia 701 - -
Brescia, Italy 701 751 701
London, ENG, United Kingdom 701 801 701
Ferrara, Italy 701 751 701
Genoa, Italy 701 701 701
London, ENG, United Kingdom 701 801 701
Huddersfield, ENG, United Kingdom 701 751 701
Patras, Greece 701 701 651
Pécs, Hungary 701 751 701
Rostock, Germany 701 801 651
Siena, Italy 701 801 701
Tehran, Iran 701 601 551
Trieste, Italy 701 701 701
Tulsa, OK, United States 701 751 701
V~ung Tàu, Vietnam 701 - -
Yoshida, Japan 701 751 701
Yokohama, Japan 701 751 701
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 701 - -
Surabaya, Indonesia 751 701 701
Chennai, India 751 651 -
Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing, China 751 651 -
Beijing, China 751 701 701
Venice, Italy 751 701 701
Lisbon, Portugal 751 651 701
Bratislava, Slovakia 751 701 651
Dublin, Ireland 751 651 651
Perth, Australia 751 751 701
Florianópolis, Brazil 751 751 701
Manhattan, KS, United States 751 751 701
Kaunas, Lithuania 751 701 701
Kent, OH, United States 751 801 701
City of London, ENG, United Kingdom 751 701 651
London, ENG, United Kingdom 751 801 -
Karnal, India 751 701 -
London, ENG, United Kingdom 751 701 601
Newark, NJ, United States 751 801 701
Stillwater, OK, United States 751 801 701
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso Valparaíso, Chile 751 701 601
Riga, Latvia 751 651 -
Bratislava, Slovakia 751 - -
Shinagawa-ku, Japan 751 701 -
Sumy State University Sumy, Ukraine 751 801 701
Durham, NH, United States 751 751 601
Tokyo, Japan 751 701 701
Mexico City, Mexico 751 751 701
Puebla, Mexico 751 801 701
Guadalajara, Mexico 751 801 701
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 751 751 701
Brasília, Brazil 751 651 601
Brighton, ENG, United Kingdom 751 701 -
Orlando, FL, United States 751 701 701
Chengdu, China 751 - -
Guadalajara, Mexico 751 801 701
Hatfield, ENG, United Kingdom 751 751 701
Durban, South Africa 751 701 651
Perugia, Italy 751 751 701
Salford, ENG, United Kingdom 751 751 701
Salzburg, Austria 751 751 701
Toowoomba, Australia 751 751 701
Poznan, Poland 801 801 -
Kraków, Poland 801 801 -
Alexandria, Egypt 801 751 701
Iasi, Romania 801 801 701
Noida, India 801 - -
Coimbatore, India 801 - -
Ankara, Turkey 801 801 701
Tokyo, Japan 801 801 701
Athens, Greece 801 801 701
Auburn, AL, United States 801 801 701
Valdivia, Chile 801 801 701
Melbourne, Australia 801 801 701
Baku, Azerbaijan 801 801 701
Varanasi, India 801 801 701
Waco, TX, United States 801 801 701
Minsk, Belarus 801 751 701
Puebla, Mexico 801 801 701
Binghamton, NY, United States 801 801 701
Pilani, India 801 801 -
Jerusalem, Israel 801 801 -
Surabaya, Indonesia 801 801 701
Provo, UT, United States 801 751 651
Budapest, Hungary 801 751 701
Center for Distance Education, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, India 801 801 -
Changsha, China 801 801 -
Port Macquarie, Australia 801 801 701
Chongqing, China 801 801 -
Budapest, Hungary 801 801 701
Kraków, Poland 801 - -
Manila, Philippines 801 701 701
Diego Portales University Santiago, Chile 801 751 701
Kyoto, Japan 801 801 701
Edinburgh, SCT, United Kingdom 801 801 -
Curitiba, Brazil 801 801 701
Federal University of Pernambuco Freguesia do Ribeirao da Ilha, Brazil 801 801 701
Autazes, Brazil 801 801 701
Vitorino Freire, Brazil 801 801 701
Valparaíso, Chile 801 801 701
Taichung, Taiwan 801 801 -
University Park, FL, United States 801 751 -
Manhattan, NY, United States 801 801 701
Taipei, Taiwan 801 801 701
Ankara, Turkey 801 801 701
Fairfax, VA, United States 801 801 651
Istanbul, Turkey 801 751 701
Istanbul, Turkey 801 801 701
Lyon, France 801 801 701
Bangkok, Thailand 801 751 701
Khon Kaen, Thailand 801 801 701
Madrid, Spain 801 801 701
Bangkok, Thailand 801 801 701
Kuwait City, Kuwait 801 651 701
Kyoto, Japan 801 - -
Fukuoka, Japan 801 801 -
Lódz, Poland 801 - -
Evanston, IL, United States 801 751 701
Manchester, ENG, United Kingdom 801 801 701
Milwaukee, WI, United States 801 801 701
Tokyo, Japan 801 801 -
Melaka, Malaysia 801 - -
Ma-kung, Taiwan 801 - -
Córdoba, Argentina 801 701 601
Toru´n, Poland 801 801 701
Potchefstroom, South Africa 801 801 701
Nottingham, ENG, United Kingdom 801 801 701
Tokyo, Japan 801 801 701
Athens, OH, United States 801 801 701
Porto Alegre, Brazil 801 801 701
Poznan, Poland 801 - -
Hat Yai, Thailand 801 801 701
Grahamstown, South Africa 801 701 551
Riga, Latvia 801 - -
Rio de Janeiro State University Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 801 801 701
Ritsumeikan University Kyoto, Japan 801 - -
Aberdeen, SCT, United Kingdom 801 801 701
Toronto, Canada 801 801 701
Saitama, Japan 801 801 701
San Diego, CA, United States 801 801 701
Pune, India 801 801 701
Seoul, South Korea 801 801 701
Tehran, Iran 801 801 701
Nagano-shi, Japan 801 801 701
Shiraz, Iran 801 - -
Krasnoyarsk, Russia 801 - -
Sofia, Bulgaria 801 701 651
Lismore, Australia 801 801 -
Talca, Chile 801 801 701
Tallinn, Estonia 801 - -
Košice, Slovakia 801 - -
Missoula, MT, United States 801 801 701
Oviedo, Spain 801 801 -
Tokyo, Japan 801 801 701
Toulouse, France 801 751 701
León, Mexico 801 801 701
Ciudad Real, Spain 801 801 701
Montevideo, Uruguay 801 701 701
Bogotá, Colombia 801 801 701
Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología San José, Costa Rica 801 - -
Rosario, Argentina 801 801 701
Santa Fe, Argentina 801 - -
Lima, Peru 801 801 701
Universidade da Coruña Corunna, Spain 801 801 701
Londrina, Brazil 801 801 701
Salvador, Brazil 801 801 701
Cergy-Pontoise, France 801 801 701
Nancy, France 801 751 701
Poitiers, France 801 801 701
Lyon, France 801 751 701
Cluj-Napoca, Romania 801 801 701
Fayetteville, AR, United States 801 801 701
Dar Kulayb, Bahrain 801 801 701
Bari, Italy 801 801 701
Belgrade, Serbia 801 801 701
Bucharest, Romania 801 701 701
Caen, France 801 801 701
University of Calcutta Kolkata, India 801 751 651
Catania, Italy 801 801 701
Preston, ENG, United Kingdom 801 801 701
Gdansk, Poland 801 - -
Riga, Latvia 801 701 651
Lódz, Poland 801 801 701
Maribor, Slovenia 801 801 701
Oxford, MS, United States 801 801 601
Modena, Italy 801 701 651
Mumbai, India 801 801 701
Nairobi, Kenya 801 801 701
Nantes, France 801 751 701
Armidale, Australia 801 801 701
Palermo, Italy 801 801 701
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 801 801 701
Roma, Italy 801 751 701
San Diego, CA, United States 801 801 701
San Francisco, CA, United States 801 801 701
Manila, Philippines 801 801 701
Katowice, Poland 801 - -
Mérida, Venezuela 801 801 701
Stockton, CA, United States 801 801 701
Lahore, Pakistan 801 - -
Brisbane, Australia 801 801 -
Cape Town, South Africa 801 801 701
Verona, Italy 801 801 701
Vigo, Spain 801 - -
Wroclaw, Poland 801 801 701
Zagreb, Croatia 801 601 651
Nanterre, France 801 801 701
Bucharest, Romania 801 - -
Toulouse, France 801 801 701
Logan, UT, United States 801 801 701
Santiago de Cali, Colombia 801 801 701
Hanoi, Vietnam 801 - -
Voronezh, Russia 801 801 701
Kaunas, Lithuania 801 801 701
Timisoara, Romania 801 801 701
Wroclaw, Poland 801 801 -
Gyeongsan, South Korea 801 751 651
Paris, France - 43 33
West Lafayette, IN, United States - 105 92
Paris, France - 131 141
Bologna, Italy - 188 208
Nijmegen, Netherlands - 204 190
Göteborg, Sweden - 283 264
Paris, France - 293 221
Buffalo, NY, United States - 318 342
Paris, France - 355 356
Manama, Bahrain - 411 461
Rio Grande, Brazil - 501 461
Adana, Turkey - 801 701
Donetsk, Ukraine - 801 701
Kampala, Uganda - 801 701
Oxford, OH, United States - 801 701
San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina - 801 701
Chandigarh, India - 801 701
Kyoto, Japan - 801 701
Accra, Ghana - 801 701
University of Karachi Karachi, Pakistan - 801 701
Group T - International University College Leuven Leuven, Belgium - - 79
Liverpool, ENG, United Kingdom - - 157
Mersin, Turkey - - 471

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