What We're Showing
The top global research universities, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.
The rankings are based on 13 indicators including:
- Research reputation
- Research output
- Citations
- International collaboration
- Papers in the top 1% most cited
- Conferences
Rankings includes 2,250 research universities across 105 countries, based on 13 research metrics, and an Academic Reputation Survey.
Key Takeaways
- U.S. universities make up 19 of the top 30 global research universities, followed by four UK universities. The U.S. consistently is home to many of the world's top universities overall.
- Harvard ranked first overall for a number of metrics, including global research reputation, publications, total citations, and number of publications that are among the top 10% most cited.
- University of California, San Francisco is the only graduate-only institution in the top 30, focused solely on health and biomedical sciences.
