| World Rank▲ | University | Region Rank | 11 years articles | Current articles | 11 years citations | Current citations | Ave. citations | H-Index | HiCi papers | Hi-Impact journal articles | Total score |
| 6 | University of Cambridge | 1 | 60.48 | 52.59 | 74.22 | 70.14 | 31.54 | 86.11 | 56.71 | 58.85 | 63.45 |
| 15 | University of Oxford | 2 | 45.71 | 46.85 | 47.49 | 54.96 | 26.70 | 77.78 | 35.55 | 49.55 | 50.49 |
| 17 | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Zurich | 3 | 42.95 | 47.88 | 46.21 | 50.80 | 27.66 | 63.89 | 36.42 | 69.54 | 50.22 |
| 24 | University of Paris VI: Pierre et Marie Curie | 4 | 49.64 | 53.35 | 34.33 | 42.38 | 17.78 | 66.67 | 23.56 | 45.90 | 43.50 |
| 28 | Imperial College London | 5 | 37.95 | 39.56 | 38.43 | 38.73 | 26.03 | 66.67 | 31.62 | 43.72 | 42.71 |
| 35 | University of Paris XI: Sud | 6 | 44.53 | 41.71 | 37.06 | 34.07 | 21.38 | 66.67 | 25.52 | 34.82 | 40.26 |
| 47 | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Lausanne | 7 | 21.74 | 30.33 | 19.39 | 35.06 | 22.93 | 58.33 | 16.58 | 40.85 | 33.23 |
| 48 | The University of Manchester | 8 | 29.47 | 38.53 | 21.28 | 29.87 | 18.56 | 61.11 | 12.98 | 34.92 | 33.18 |
| 53 | Lomonosov Moscow State University | 9 | 71.64 | 70.03 | 22.76 | 21.31 | 8.16 | 44.44 | 8.51 | 16.91 | 32.09 |
| 54 | University of London - University College London | 10 | 24.39 | 36.77 | 20.94 | 30.60 | 22.07 | 55.56 | 11.56 | 35.91 | 31.71 |
| 55 | Durham University | 11 | 20.87 | 22.85 | 25.67 | 32.24 | 31.61 | 61.11 | 20.39 | 19.39 | 31.51 |
| 56 | University of Rome La Sapienza | 12 | 34.13 | 38.73 | 23.36 | 26.92 | 17.59 | 55.56 | 14.61 | 26.31 | 31.32 |
| 58 | Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich | 13 | 23.28 | 26.67 | 21.78 | 29.53 | 24.05 | 55.56 | 20.50 | 28.88 | 31.05 |
| 60 | University of Edinburgh | 14 | 19.56 | 24.11 | 21.75 | 31.55 | 28.57 | 63.89 | 11.45 | 23.24 | 30.54 |
| 64 | University of Bologna | 15 | 26.68 | 34.29 | 22.18 | 25.18 | 21.37 | 52.78 | 12.54 | 31.85 | 30.18 |
| 66 | Utrecht University | 16 | 21.88 | 26.93 | 24.68 | 23.76 | 28.99 | 52.78 | 14.07 | 30.07 | 29.80 |
| 68 | Lund University | 17 | 23.69 | 25.06 | 24.11 | 26.04 | 26.16 | 50.00 | 15.16 | 28.39 | 29.04 |
| 72 | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | 18 | 20.40 | 46.57 | 13.24 | 26.58 | 16.68 | 41.67 | 6.43 | 45.70 | 28.50 |
| 76 | Technical University of Munich | 19 | 26.10 | 24.61 | 26.40 | 19.00 | 26.00 | 44.44 | 18.54 | 27.89 | 28.06 |
| 81 | University of Padua | 20 | 24.15 | 29.88 | 18.18 | 23.56 | 19.35 | 52.78 | 12.43 | 22.65 | 27.33 |
| 84 | University of Bristol | 21 | 20.92 | 25.89 | 20.44 | 20.36 | 25.10 | 44.44 | 16.58 | 30.46 | 27.22 |
| 85 | University of Barcelona | 22 | 25.28 | 31.14 | 20.43 | 22.73 | 20.77 | 47.22 | 9.92 | 27.70 | 27.12 |
| 86 | Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg | 23 | 19.82 | 22.41 | 18.94 | 26.89 | 24.57 | 52.78 | 13.85 | 20.97 | 27.04 |
| 87 | Ecole Polytechnique | 24 | 22.33 | 19.00 | 17.57 | 21.21 | 20.23 | 61.11 | 16.47 | 15.33 | 27.03 |
| 93 | University of Amsterdam | 25 | 19.26 | 20.09 | 20.16 | 19.79 | 26.91 | 55.56 | 13.09 | 17.90 | 26.38 |
| 94 | University of Southampton | 26 | 21.71 | 25.56 | 16.57 | 26.55 | 19.61 | 50.00 | 8.07 | 27.60 | 26.35 |
| 96 | University of Helsinki | 27 | 16.14 | 23.83 | 15.23 | 23.86 | 24.25 | 52.78 | 10.58 | 25.32 | 26.27 |
| 98 | RWTH Aachen University | 28 | 18.08 | 18.95 | 15.65 | 22.66 | 22.24 | 58.33 | 11.67 | 18.69 | 25.98 |
| 99 | University of Karlsruhe | 29 | 21.96 | 21.04 | 20.73 | 19.02 | 24.27 | 52.78 | 12.32 | 17.80 | 25.78 |
| 102 | Stockholm University | 30 | 15.01 | 16.69 | 13.64 | 24.42 | 23.36 | 58.33 | 11.56 | 18.69 | 25.51 |
| 104 | University Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg I) | 31 | 21.55 | 22.52 | 25.08 | 17.25 | 29.91 | 41.67 | 14.50 | 21.27 | 25.33 |
| 108 | Leiden University | 32 | 15.17 | 18.83 | 14.77 | 19.96 | 25.03 | 58.33 | 9.27 | 16.62 | 24.93 |
| 109 | University of Milan | 33 | 24.84 | 25.75 | 17.84 | 20.98 | 18.46 | 47.22 | 9.38 | 20.47 | 24.71 |
| 111 | Delft University of Technology | 34 | 17.18 | 19.95 | 16.80 | 13.85 | 25.13 | 47.22 | 13.30 | 26.11 | 24.65 |
| 113 | University of Bonn | 35 | 19.50 | 21.34 | 14.55 | 25.12 | 19.18 | 50.00 | 9.71 | 19.49 | 24.35 |
| 114 | University of Valencia | 36 | 20.62 | 22.71 | 16.90 | 24.08 | 21.06 | 47.22 | 9.71 | 18.89 | 24.27 |
| 117 | University of Groningen | 37 | 15.76 | 18.86 | 20.01 | 15.73 | 32.63 | 47.22 | 12.65 | 16.32 | 24.09 |
| 118 | University of Sheffield | 38 | 17.35 | 21.60 | 15.20 | 17.02 | 22.53 | 50.00 | 10.14 | 19.98 | 23.89 |
| 119 | University of Paris VII: Denis Diderot | 39 | 18.64 | 21.96 | 13.19 | 21.37 | 18.19 | 55.56 | 9.49 | 13.25 | 23.86 |
| 120 | University of Aarhus | 40 | 13.64 | 15.74 | 14.59 | 14.51 | 27.48 | 50.00 | 12.21 | 22.35 | 23.78 |
| 122 | Ruhr-University Bochum | 41 | 19.62 | 20.45 | 13.79 | 19.90 | 18.06 | 55.56 | 9.38 | 13.06 | 23.66 |
| 124 | University of Geneva | 42 | 14.20 | 16.77 | 14.18 | 19.28 | 25.66 | 52.78 | 10.91 | 15.13 | 23.47 |
| 125 | Uppsala University | 43 | 22.36 | 23.94 | 17.92 | 17.95 | 20.60 | 44.44 | 9.81 | 18.69 | 23.44 |
| 126 | Royal Institute of Technology | 44 | 18.42 | 26.70 | 11.91 | 16.95 | 16.62 | 44.44 | 4.58 | 31.26 | 23.33 |
| 129 | Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz | 45 | 19.14 | 15.04 | 20.02 | 20.58 | 26.89 | 44.44 | 12.21 | 14.84 | 23.11 |
| 130 | Autonomous University of Madrid | 46 | 17.17 | 20.15 | 14.26 | 15.15 | 21.34 | 50.00 | 12.00 | 16.22 | 23.04 |
| 135 | University of Nottingham | 47 | 16.47 | 21.57 | 12.67 | 17.47 | 19.77 | 47.22 | 9.05 | 21.17 | 22.77 |
| 136 | Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen Nuremberg | 48 | 17.89 | 19.56 | 14.64 | 15.59 | 21.04 | 44.44 | 11.34 | 21.36 | 22.67 |
| 138 | University of Basel | 49 | 10.99 | 11.05 | 13.98 | 19.18 | 32.69 | 50.00 | 10.47 | 14.64 | 22.56 |
| 140 | University of Naples Federico II | 50 | 12.11 | 22.52 | 11.48 | 21.12 | 24.36 | 47.22 | 8.29 | 17.80 | 22.52 |
| 142 | University of Pisa | 51 | 19.87 | 22.24 | 14.48 | 21.91 | 18.72 | 47.22 | 8.40 | 13.35 | 22.43 |
| 146 | University of Münster | 52 | 15.86 | 18.08 | 12.13 | 15.42 | 19.66 | 47.22 | 8.40 | 20.87 | 21.95 |
| 149 | Autonomous University of Barcelona | 53 | 13.23 | 19.95 | 9.06 | 15.55 | 17.60 | 52.78 | 6.43 | 18.10 | 21.78 |
| 151 | Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg | 54 | 13.59 | 13.59 | 13.42 | 12.09 | 25.39 | 50.00 | 9.60 | 15.83 | 21.62 |
| 151 | University of Birmingham | 54 | 16.60 | 19.56 | 15.17 | 14.27 | 23.48 | 41.67 | 12.76 | 16.42 | 21.62 |
| 154 | University of Montpellier 2 | 56 | 18.48 | 19.61 | 12.62 | 13.22 | 17.56 | 47.22 | 6.32 | 19.58 | 21.48 |
| 155 | University of Florence | 57 | 20.01 | 21.07 | 16.40 | 14.02 | 21.07 | 41.67 | 9.71 | 16.12 | 21.46 |
| 156 | Eindhoven University of Technology | 58 | 14.07 | 17.02 | 12.40 | 13.94 | 22.66 | 41.67 | 6.87 | 27.10 | 21.44 |
| 158 | Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University of Frankfurt am Main | 59 | 14.13 | 18.25 | 11.03 | 14.99 | 20.07 | 47.22 | 12.65 | 14.44 | 21.35 |
| 159 | University of Zurich | 60 | 10.70 | 15.29 | 11.43 | 18.90 | 27.45 | 50.00 | 9.05 | 10.29 | 21.28 |
| 160 | University of Hamburg | 61 | 18.66 | 17.66 | 16.27 | 13.63 | 22.41 | 44.44 | 11.34 | 11.87 | 21.23 |
| 161 | University of Leeds | 62 | 19.84 | 21.65 | 14.96 | 13.03 | 19.38 | 36.11 | 9.38 | 24.23 | 21.15 |
| 164 | University of Oslo | 63 | 15.00 | 20.51 | 11.21 | 13.63 | 19.21 | 47.22 | 7.31 | 15.43 | 20.81 |
| 165 | University of Trieste | 64 | 12.55 | 12.61 | 11.35 | 15.38 | 23.24 | 52.78 | 10.36 | 7.81 | 20.80 |
| 167 | University of Liverpool | 65 | 16.19 | 19.25 | 13.55 | 15.01 | 21.50 | 44.44 | 9.81 | 12.07 | 20.72 |
| 168 | École normale supérieure | 66 | 13.52 | 16.10 | 13.28 | 14.05 | 25.23 | 41.67 | 8.83 | 17.71 | 20.53 |
| 169 | University of Turin | 67 | 15.57 | 16.82 | 13.34 | 13.60 | 22.02 | 47.22 | 9.92 | 9.69 | 20.52 |
| 172 | University of Leicester | 68 | 10.87 | 12.22 | 9.40 | 15.50 | 22.24 | 55.56 | 6.87 | 7.81 | 20.34 |
| 174 | University of Warsaw | 69 | 20.37 | 19.92 | 15.25 | 13.53 | 19.25 | 41.67 | 10.47 | 10.09 | 20.25 |
| 175 | Université Joseph Fourier | 70 | 18.38 | 20.40 | 13.74 | 15.32 | 19.22 | 38.89 | 7.42 | 17.01 | 20.15 |
| 180 | University of Vienna | 71 | 18.50 | 21.34 | 13.17 | 13.57 | 18.29 | 41.67 | 7.20 | 13.55 | 19.93 |
| 183 | Humboldt University of Berlin | 72 | 16.85 | 18.14 | 12.52 | 13.20 | 19.10 | 41.67 | 6.32 | 17.21 | 19.84 |
| 184 | Technical University of Denmark | 73 | 13.04 | 16.69 | 10.75 | 10.18 | 21.19 | 38.89 | 6.32 | 25.82 | 19.78 |
| 185 | Ghent University | 74 | 10.50 | 27.99 | 7.26 | 13.80 | 17.76 | 38.89 | 3.05 | 25.32 | 19.77 |
| 185 | Complutense University of Madrid | 74 | 20.95 | 21.85 | 11.61 | 14.12 | 14.24 | 41.67 | 4.36 | 16.72 | 19.77 |
| 187 | University of Sussex | 76 | 10.90 | 7.78 | 13.29 | 15.67 | 31.34 | 47.22 | 9.16 | 6.33 | 19.67 |
| 189 | Université Toulouse III: Paul Sabatier | 77 | 18.10 | 21.74 | 10.83 | 13.93 | 15.38 | 38.89 | 4.69 | 20.08 | 19.49 |
| 190 | University of Stuttgart | 78 | 18.05 | 15.79 | 12.63 | 12.88 | 17.99 | 38.89 | 7.52 | 18.89 | 19.47 |
| 191 | Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 | 79 | 19.93 | 25.08 | 12.13 | 13.50 | 15.64 | 36.11 | 5.78 | 18.30 | 19.46 |
| 193 | University of Copenhagen | 80 | 11.97 | 16.24 | 9.15 | 11.88 | 19.65 | 44.44 | 7.31 | 16.12 | 19.29 |
| 194 | Free University of Berlin | 81 | 17.12 | 17.80 | 12.80 | 13.46 | 19.22 | 38.89 | 7.09 | 16.02 | 19.28 |
| 196 | University of St Andrews | 82 | 13.51 | 16.04 | 10.44 | 14.22 | 19.87 | 47.22 | 2.62 | 12.96 | 19.19 |
| 197 | University of Würzburg | 83 | 15.73 | 14.12 | 12.39 | 12.79 | 20.24 | 41.67 | 6.32 | 15.33 | 19.11 |
| 200 | University of Twente | 84 | 11.85 | 13.87 | 9.77 | 10.42 | 21.19 | 38.89 | 5.23 | 22.85 | 18.70 |
| 201 | University of Bordeaux 1 | 85 | 15.42 | 19.00 | 9.77 | 11.72 | 16.28 | 38.89 | 5.89 | 18.40 | 18.64 |
| 202 | University of Glasgow | 86 | 13.91 | 16.35 | 11.89 | 12.07 | 21.97 | 41.67 | 3.82 | 13.75 | 18.59 |
| 204 | VU University Amsterdam | 87 | 5.02 | 15.12 | 6.12 | 11.42 | 31.32 | 38.89 | 3.60 | 19.19 | 18.10 |
| 207 | Charles University in Prague | 88 | 16.22 | 25.59 | 8.46 | 14.03 | 13.40 | 44.44 | 0.44 | 8.41 | 17.98 |
| 210 | University of Bern | 89 | 11.60 | 12.11 | 11.11 | 10.15 | 24.60 | 36.11 | 8.62 | 14.84 | 17.70 |
| 212 | Cardiff University | 90 | 10.36 | 15.79 | 7.78 | 12.00 | 19.30 | 41.67 | 2.40 | 16.02 | 17.62 |
| 215 | Radboud University Nijmegen | 91 | 7.17 | 13.50 | 7.38 | 12.13 | 26.46 | 41.67 | 3.38 | 13.16 | 17.48 |
| 217 | Chalmers University of Technology | 92 | 17.30 | 15.68 | 13.19 | 8.97 | 19.60 | 33.33 | 5.02 | 16.62 | 17.39 |
| 218 | The University of Warwick | 93 | 12.18 | 15.35 | 8.36 | 12.28 | 17.63 | 41.67 | 5.34 | 11.08 | 17.38 |
| 220 | Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen | 94 | 15.67 | 13.92 | 10.89 | 9.85 | 17.87 | 38.89 | 4.91 | 13.16 | 17.31 |
| 221 | Georg-August University of Göttingen | 95 | 15.47 | 16.82 | 11.86 | 10.91 | 19.71 | 33.33 | 5.23 | 15.83 | 17.30 |
| 223 | University of Genoa | 96 | 11.27 | 11.58 | 9.35 | 14.62 | 21.32 | 41.67 | 5.89 | 8.21 | 17.26 |
| 224 | University of Innsbruck | 97 | 6.59 | 9.57 | 9.56 | 8.44 | 37.29 | 38.89 | 1.74 | 13.16 | 17.16 |
| 229 | University of London - Queen Mary College | 98 | 6.36 | 11.38 | 7.22 | 10.65 | 29.16 | 41.67 | 4.03 | 10.58 | 17.00 |
| 230 | University of Cologne | 99 | 15.19 | 15.07 | 10.18 | 11.87 | 17.23 | 38.89 | 3.71 | 9.89 | 16.77 |
| 233 | Helsinki University of Technology | 100 | 11.82 | 13.67 | 7.69 | 10.21 | 16.72 | 38.89 | 3.60 | 15.63 | 16.67 |
| 234 | International School for Advanced Studies | 101 | 5.71 | 7.53 | 5.65 | 10.75 | 25.42 | 50.00 | 4.58 | 2.97 | 16.64 |
| 235 | Technical University of Berlin | 102 | 15.54 | 13.64 | 12.00 | 8.39 | 19.85 | 33.33 | 5.56 | 14.05 | 16.55 |
| 236 | Friedrich Schiller University of Jena | 103 | 11.64 | 15.15 | 7.68 | 10.21 | 16.96 | 36.11 | 3.49 | 17.51 | 16.54 |
| 238 | The University of York, UK | 104 | 9.32 | 11.75 | 8.65 | 9.45 | 23.86 | 36.11 | 5.02 | 14.74 | 16.49 |
| 239 | University of London - King's College London | 105 | 7.02 | 13.14 | 5.87 | 8.04 | 21.48 | 36.11 | 2.62 | 22.06 | 16.48 |
| 242 | University of Dortmund | 106 | 11.30 | 10.80 | 7.75 | 10.84 | 17.63 | 41.67 | 5.89 | 9.30 | 16.44 |
| 244 | University of Marburg | 107 | 12.55 | 11.86 | 10.84 | 7.94 | 22.19 | 36.11 | 5.34 | 12.46 | 16.43 |
| 245 | University of Rennes 1 | 108 | 13.26 | 14.93 | 8.05 | 8.69 | 15.60 | 38.89 | 3.82 | 13.45 | 16.42 |
| 246 | Vienna University of Technology | 109 | 9.53 | 16.32 | 9.46 | 9.23 | 25.50 | 36.11 | 1.74 | 12.36 | 16.34 |
| 247 | Darmstadt University of Technology | 110 | 13.83 | 16.69 | 7.99 | 10.59 | 14.86 | 36.11 | 5.02 | 12.66 | 16.27 |
| 249 | University of Rome Tor Vergata | 111 | 12.02 | 13.48 | 8.45 | 10.22 | 18.06 | 41.67 | 5.34 | 5.24 | 16.14 |
| 250 | University of Reading | 112 | 10.49 | 11.72 | 8.50 | 10.30 | 20.83 | 36.11 | 6.65 | 11.28 | 16.10 |
| 254 | University of Lancaster | 113 | 7.24 | 10.77 | 5.70 | 9.82 | 20.23 | 41.67 | 5.23 | 9.89 | 15.98 |
| 255 | Queen's University Belfast | 114 | 10.54 | 12.03 | 10.04 | 9.17 | 24.49 | 36.11 | 2.29 | 11.87 | 15.97 |
| 256 | University of Bergen | 115 | 8.75 | 13.00 | 6.64 | 9.76 | 19.52 | 36.11 | 6.22 | 12.56 | 15.81 |
| 260 | University of Bayreuth | 116 | 12.36 | 11.91 | 9.40 | 7.37 | 19.54 | 33.33 | 3.93 | 15.73 | 15.67 |
| 260 | University of the Basque Country | 116 | 9.87 | 14.82 | 6.83 | 9.17 | 17.79 | 36.11 | 3.38 | 13.95 | 15.67 |
| 266 | Université catholique de Louvain | 118 | 14.15 | 11.41 | 10.58 | 7.12 | 19.22 | 33.33 | 5.67 | 11.67 | 15.52 |
| 266 | Trinity College, Dublin | 118 | 6.71 | 9.82 | 5.38 | 8.54 | 20.58 | 41.67 | 5.56 | 8.31 | 15.52 |
| 274 | University of Perugia | 120 | 10.50 | 11.50 | 7.84 | 9.00 | 19.20 | 38.89 | 4.91 | 6.63 | 15.31 |
| 275 | Dresden University of Technology | 121 | 9.60 | 17.63 | 5.85 | 10.42 | 15.67 | 33.33 | 4.25 | 13.85 | 15.30 |
| 276 | University of Leipzig | 122 | 13.61 | 12.81 | 8.03 | 8.44 | 15.16 | 36.11 | 2.51 | 12.27 | 15.24 |
| 277 | University of Zaragoza | 123 | 13.85 | 14.96 | 8.80 | 9.51 | 16.33 | 33.33 | 3.05 | 11.67 | 15.22 |
| 278 | University of Granada | 124 | 13.17 | 17.19 | 7.38 | 13.54 | 14.40 | 33.33 | 1.96 | 10.98 | 15.18 |
| 279 | University of Kiel | 125 | 12.79 | 11.36 | 10.08 | 8.07 | 20.25 | 33.33 | 4.69 | 9.69 | 15.08 |
| 280 | École normale supérieure de Lyon | 126 | 6.82 | 8.96 | 6.52 | 7.53 | 24.56 | 36.11 | 4.80 | 11.18 | 15.06 |
| 281 | Jagiellonian University | 127 | 15.38 | 17.27 | 8.50 | 9.75 | 14.20 | 33.33 | 4.69 | 7.81 | 15.05 |
| 282 | Bielefeld University | 128 | 9.54 | 9.82 | 7.56 | 7.59 | 20.36 | 36.11 | 7.20 | 7.91 | 14.98 |
| 283 | University of East Anglia | 129 | 6.47 | 7.81 | 6.67 | 6.47 | 26.49 | 36.11 | 6.98 | 8.70 | 14.97 |
| 284 | Université Libre de Bruxelles | 130 | 11.50 | 11.75 | 8.88 | 7.99 | 19.84 | 30.56 | 5.34 | 13.45 | 14.93 |
| 290 | University of Hannover | 131 | 10.54 | 10.27 | 7.66 | 6.67 | 18.67 | 33.33 | 5.13 | 12.96 | 14.76 |
| 291 | University of Regensburg | 132 | 11.73 | 10.85 | 8.42 | 8.27 | 18.45 | 33.33 | 5.45 | 9.89 | 14.74 |
| 293 | University of Ferrara | 133 | 8.46 | 9.88 | 6.84 | 8.00 | 20.77 | 36.11 | 6.43 | 6.82 | 14.61 |
| 294 | University of Hohenheim | 134 | 0.20 | 2.79 | 0.79 | 1.72 | 100.00 | 16.67 | 0.55 | 4.25 | 14.60 |