Global University Research Rankings

Discover the world's leading universities based on their research output and citation impact. Data sourced from OpenAlex provides insights into institutional scholarly influence, publication trends, and key research areas across the globe.

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Top Universities List

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, US
Works: 92,205
Citations: 4,233,722
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
Beijing, CN
Works: 150,612
Citations: 2,694,054
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis,
Works: 80,215
Citations: 2,658,053
Tokyo University of Science
Tokyo, JP
Works: 80,077
Citations: 2,029,604
Seattle University
Seattle, US
Works: 44,609
Citations: 1,909,082
Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian
Cambridge, US
Works: 39,858
Citations: 1,574,052
Institute of Cancer Research
London, GB
Works: 24,299
Citations: 1,460,585
Florida College
Temple Terrace, US
Works: 45,625
Citations: 1,333,548
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Halle, DE
Works: 70,421
Citations: 1,324,474
University of Bayreuth
Bayreuth, DE
Works: 40,300
Citations: 1,230,560
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Milan, IT
Works: 33,459
Citations: 1,105,598
University School
Cleveland, US
Works: 31,950
Citations: 1,022,871
Southern California University for Professional Studies
Irvine, US
Works: 32,700
Citations: 1,021,993
Philadelphia University
Philadelphia, US
Works: 32,273
Citations: 965,103
Providence College
Providence, US
Works: 33,543
Citations: 925,107
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
São Carlos, BR
Works: 67,057
Citations: 895,931
Ulsan College
Ulsan, KR
Works: 38,481
Citations: 877,139
Menlo School
Atherton, US
Works: 17,759
Citations: 826,853
Miami University
Oxford, US
Works: 33,388
Citations: 793,297
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
New York, US
Works: 14,534
Citations: 786,775
Marymount University
Arlington, US
Works: 35,538
Citations: 786,194
John Brown University
Siloam Springs, US
Works: 32,168
Citations: 749,117
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Harvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Cambridge, US
Works: 6,567
Citations: 728,352
Dalian University
Dalian, CN
Works: 31,821
Citations: 702,924
Instituto Superior Técnico
Lisbon,
Works: 25,291
Citations: 675,775

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Understanding University Research Metrics

This list ranks universities primarily by citation count (or works count, depending on configuration), highlighting institutions with significant research influence. The data comes from the comprehensive OpenAlex database.

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