Results of the 2026 ranking at a glance
- Law 32nd out of 425
- Arts and Humanities 39th out of 817
- Business and Economics 76th place tied out of 1087
- Computer Science between 101st and 125th out of 1165
- Social Sciences between 126th and 150th out of 1202
- Psychology between 151st and 175th out of 694
- Education Studies between 176th and 200th out of 830
- Life Sciences between 176th and 200th out of 1211
- Physical Sciences between 176th and 200th out of 1497
- Engineering between 251st and 300th out of 1555
Methodology
Indicators and number of universities analysed
There are approximately 2000 universities analysed worldwide and they are classified according to 11 subjects.
Indicators
| Indicator | Indicator description | Weighting |
| Research Quality |
Citation impact Research strength Research excellence Research influence |
The weighting of the indicator varies according to subject |
| Industry |
Research income from industry Patents |
The weighting of the indicator varies according to subject |
| International outlook |
Ratio of international to national academic staff Proportion of publications with at least one international co-author Ratio of international to national students |
The weighting of the indicator varies according to subject |
| Research environment |
Average number of Scopus-indexed articles per academic staff member Research income Research reputation |
The weighting of the indicator varies according to subject |
| Teaching |
Ratio of PhD graduates to first-level degree graduates Ratio of PhD graduates to academic staff Teaching reputation Teaching income Student-staff ratio |
The weighting of the indicator varies according to subject |
Find out more
- THE World University Rankings by Subject Published