| World Rank▲ | University | 11 years articles | Current articles | 11 years citations | Current citations | Ave. citations | H-Index | HiCi papers | Hi-Impact journal articles | Total score |
| 1 | University of California - Davis | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 35.35 | 94.12 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 92.36 |
| 2 | Wageningen University | 84.32 | 78.67 | 92.04 | 80.18 | 38.59 | 100.00 | 80.28 | 85.84 | 82.30 |
| 3 | Cornell University | 71.88 | 67.58 | 78.18 | 64.46 | 38.45 | 94.12 | 85.81 | 82.79 | 76.17 |
| 4 | University of California - Berkeley | 40.59 | 47.09 | 63.67 | 56.77 | 55.45 | 88.24 | 77.51 | 74.07 | 66.74 |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | 58.80 | 56.70 | 64.11 | 61.52 | 38.54 | 88.24 | 62.28 | 73.42 | 65.97 |
| 6 | University of Florida | 87.64 | 82.88 | 60.18 | 59.24 | 24.28 | 76.47 | 38.06 | 55.99 | 60.82 |
| 7 | Michigan State University | 50.70 | 47.44 | 54.57 | 48.34 | 38.05 | 100.00 | 58.13 | 54.25 | 60.77 |
| 8 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | 52.22 | 55.86 | 49.73 | 56.05 | 33.66 | 88.24 | 57.79 | 61.87 | 60.35 |
| 9 | Harvard University | 24.45 | 39.09 | 38.62 | 54.20 | 55.85 | 94.12 | 51.56 | 65.36 | 57.58 |
| 10 | Ghent University | 45.93 | 60.70 | 34.64 | 58.77 | 26.66 | 88.24 | 36.33 | 58.82 | 54.59 |
| 11 | Oregon State University | 54.51 | 49.61 | 52.74 | 48.00 | 34.21 | 88.24 | 42.56 | 44.01 | 54.54 |
| 12 | The University of British Columbia | 39.92 | 44.07 | 40.02 | 53.20 | 35.45 | 88.24 | 42.21 | 54.47 | 53.41 |
| 13 | Duke University | 22.60 | 24.98 | 37.25 | 41.20 | 58.27 | 100.00 | 54.67 | 44.66 | 53.33 |
| 14 | University of Georgia | 67.94 | 57.61 | 56.96 | 44.37 | 29.64 | 76.47 | 41.87 | 40.31 | 53.27 |
| 15 | University of Copenhagen | 54.85 | 53.47 | 45.75 | 53.69 | 29.49 | 82.35 | 33.22 | 52.51 | 53.05 |
| 16 | The University of Tokyo | 51.16 | 57.19 | 36.16 | 48.09 | 24.99 | 82.35 | 39.79 | 49.24 | 51.58 |
| 17 | University of Arizona | 32.53 | 34.46 | 39.59 | 38.75 | 43.04 | 88.24 | 44.98 | 47.28 | 50.32 |
| 18 | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | 58.92 | 50.18 | 55.29 | 40.69 | 33.18 | 70.59 | 38.06 | 35.73 | 49.01 |
| 19 | University of Helsinki | 40.46 | 46.67 | 39.12 | 48.78 | 34.18 | 82.35 | 34.26 | 40.96 | 48.67 |
| 20 | University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign | 47.63 | 44.35 | 41.81 | 39.51 | 31.03 | 76.47 | 32.53 | 51.63 | 48.35 |
| 21 | University of Washington - Seattle | 33.56 | 34.95 | 39.33 | 41.72 | 41.43 | 88.24 | 36.33 | 40.74 | 48.31 |
| 22 | Purdue University - West Lafayette | 38.72 | 41.75 | 31.67 | 36.37 | 28.92 | 88.24 | 34.60 | 47.93 | 47.77 |
| 23 | Utrecht University | 33.07 | 33.47 | 31.75 | 37.28 | 33.95 | 94.12 | 34.26 | 43.36 | 47.42 |
| 24 | University of Oxford | 20.40 | 29.12 | 29.74 | 42.47 | 51.53 | 94.12 | 40.14 | 34.86 | 47.40 |
| 25 | University of Queensland | 39.72 | 45.19 | 29.65 | 48.94 | 26.39 | 82.35 | 25.26 | 49.02 | 46.60 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania State University - University Park | 32.36 | 33.75 | 30.56 | 39.06 | 33.39 | 82.35 | 40.83 | 45.32 | 46.30 |
| 27 | Iowa State University | 43.70 | 42.32 | 38.28 | 36.66 | 30.97 | 76.47 | 32.53 | 45.97 | 46.26 |
| 28 | University of Guelph | 52.26 | 48.84 | 36.60 | 40.20 | 24.76 | 76.47 | 24.91 | 42.92 | 45.74 |
| 29 | University of Toronto | 25.86 | 32.84 | 31.34 | 41.67 | 42.84 | 82.35 | 34.26 | 39.87 | 45.05 |
| 30 | Colorado State University | 45.01 | 40.63 | 43.57 | 37.50 | 34.22 | 76.47 | 31.14 | 30.72 | 44.67 |
| 31 | Texas A&M University - College Station | 52.57 | 50.18 | 36.77 | 35.96 | 24.72 | 70.59 | 24.91 | 41.18 | 44.05 |
| 32 | North Carolina State University | 56.93 | 47.79 | 43.44 | 36.97 | 26.98 | 64.71 | 25.61 | 39.22 | 43.88 |
| 32 | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Zurich | 24.67 | 34.67 | 25.72 | 41.92 | 36.86 | 82.35 | 25.61 | 47.93 | 43.88 |
| 34 | University of California - Riverside | 27.34 | 26.60 | 27.87 | 36.99 | 36.04 | 88.24 | 32.18 | 33.99 | 43.06 |
| 35 | Stanford University | 16.22 | 18.67 | 31.80 | 28.00 | 69.30 | 76.47 | 37.37 | 36.82 | 42.82 |
| 36 | Imperial College London | 20.10 | 29.26 | 24.91 | 37.55 | 43.80 | 82.35 | 27.68 | 37.25 | 41.77 |
| 37 | University of Cambridge | 25.81 | 32.70 | 29.20 | 38.60 | 40.00 | 76.47 | 29.07 | 36.17 | 41.71 |
| 38 | Aarhus University | 32.59 | 38.46 | 27.71 | 38.24 | 30.06 | 76.47 | 23.18 | 40.31 | 41.52 |
| 39 | University of Edinburgh | 22.99 | 27.58 | 27.90 | 31.39 | 42.89 | 82.35 | 29.41 | 32.90 | 41.09 |
| 40 | Lund University | 26.25 | 26.88 | 28.51 | 34.89 | 38.39 | 82.35 | 21.45 | 32.46 | 40.05 |
| 41 | University of California - San Diego | 14.96 | 16.35 | 27.30 | 22.52 | 64.51 | 76.47 | 38.06 | 23.53 | 39.10 |
| 42 | University of Alberta | 33.52 | 41.33 | 26.27 | 34.02 | 27.70 | 70.59 | 17.99 | 38.13 | 38.82 |
| 43 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | 20.86 | 25.89 | 24.06 | 28.87 | 40.77 | 70.59 | 29.41 | 40.52 | 38.65 |
| 44 | University of São Paulo | 56.74 | 88.70 | 21.19 | 37.48 | 13.20 | 52.94 | 8.65 | 31.15 | 38.29 |
| 45 | Washington State University | 36.60 | 31.51 | 35.25 | 27.47 | 34.05 | 64.71 | 29.41 | 29.63 | 38.28 |
| 46 | University of Zurich | 26.97 | 33.26 | 23.97 | 32.15 | 31.42 | 76.47 | 23.53 | 30.94 | 38.24 |
| 47 | University of Melbourne | 26.93 | 32.98 | 20.18 | 35.36 | 26.49 | 76.47 | 15.92 | 41.39 | 38.09 |
| 48 | Kyoto University | 42.73 | 43.86 | 28.88 | 31.95 | 23.89 | 64.71 | 20.42 | 30.94 | 37.78 |
| 49 | The Ohio State University - Columbus | 40.01 | 36.84 | 33.25 | 25.37 | 29.38 | 58.82 | 25.95 | 30.28 | 36.69 |
| 50 | The University of Western Australia | 26.46 | 30.53 | 20.83 | 31.06 | 27.83 | 76.47 | 20.07 | 29.19 | 36.35 |
| 51 | University of California - Santa Barbara | 14.47 | 14.88 | 25.23 | 21.23 | 61.63 | 76.47 | 26.99 | 19.61 | 36.03 |
| 52 | University of Maryland - College Park | 18.79 | 22.39 | 19.84 | 27.11 | 37.34 | 76.47 | 19.38 | 34.64 | 35.94 |
| 53 | University of Missouri - Columbia | 29.36 | 24.42 | 25.28 | 25.44 | 30.44 | 70.59 | 25.61 | 28.76 | 35.77 |
| 54 | Stockholm University | 18.57 | 22.04 | 25.77 | 25.40 | 49.07 | 70.59 | 23.53 | 26.58 | 35.72 |
| 55 | The University of Sydney | 30.67 | 37.40 | 23.46 | 31.91 | 27.04 | 70.59 | 12.46 | 31.15 | 35.71 |
| 56 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 35.47 | 33.68 | 23.68 | 26.98 | 23.59 | 70.59 | 17.99 | 30.28 | 35.70 |
| 57 | University of Sheffield | 16.14 | 20.63 | 25.03 | 24.68 | 54.80 | 70.59 | 24.22 | 25.27 | 35.67 |
| 58 | Zhejiang University | 26.60 | 45.54 | 12.41 | 32.11 | 16.49 | 64.71 | 6.57 | 55.99 | 35.64 |
| 59 | The Australian National University | 21.65 | 23.02 | 24.56 | 28.36 | 40.09 | 70.59 | 24.22 | 25.93 | 35.41 |
| 60 | University of California - Los Angeles | 14.13 | 20.91 | 16.88 | 25.28 | 42.23 | 76.47 | 18.69 | 32.90 | 34.98 |
| 60 | Yale University | 13.18 | 19.37 | 18.24 | 23.12 | 48.93 | 70.59 | 23.18 | 33.99 | 34.98 |
| 62 | National Autonomous University of Mexico | 41.20 | 55.93 | 20.67 | 27.89 | 17.74 | 64.71 | 10.73 | 25.93 | 34.78 |
| 63 | University of Bristol | 23.35 | 23.44 | 23.58 | 27.56 | 35.69 | 76.47 | 19.38 | 19.17 | 34.44 |
| 64 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | 27.62 | 24.00 | 23.35 | 22.23 | 29.89 | 70.59 | 23.18 | 23.97 | 33.90 |
| 65 | McGill University | 24.95 | 25.96 | 23.14 | 29.36 | 32.79 | 64.71 | 17.99 | 30.72 | 33.87 |
| 66 | Technical University of Denmark | 18.17 | 26.11 | 18.45 | 27.94 | 35.90 | 70.59 | 16.61 | 30.50 | 33.84 |
| 67 | Georg-August University of Göttingen | 22.60 | 28.07 | 17.73 | 25.33 | 27.73 | 76.47 | 15.22 | 22.22 | 33.06 |
| 68 | University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | 12.81 | 20.07 | 17.25 | 23.50 | 47.62 | 58.82 | 27.34 | 29.63 | 32.43 |
| 69 | University of Aberdeen | 17.99 | 21.40 | 17.28 | 28.90 | 33.96 | 76.47 | 12.46 | 21.35 | 32.32 |
| 70 | University of Paris VI: Pierre et Marie Curie | 17.75 | 22.25 | 18.78 | 25.17 | 37.41 | 70.59 | 11.07 | 27.23 | 32.00 |
| 71 | University of Oslo | 15.93 | 20.42 | 17.47 | 21.92 | 38.76 | 76.47 | 13.49 | 21.13 | 31.94 |
| 72 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | 21.21 | 19.58 | 23.61 | 19.82 | 39.34 | 58.82 | 25.61 | 23.31 | 31.46 |
| 73 | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | 22.59 | 19.58 | 20.90 | 18.64 | 32.71 | 64.71 | 18.69 | 28.10 | 31.40 |
| 74 | University of Colorado - Boulder | 13.55 | 16.00 | 18.45 | 21.90 | 48.12 | 64.71 | 17.30 | 27.02 | 31.39 |
| 75 | Uppsala University | 19.98 | 20.42 | 24.61 | 22.07 | 43.54 | 64.71 | 13.49 | 20.70 | 31.13 |
| 76 | The University of Adelaide | 22.77 | 24.91 | 18.99 | 26.13 | 29.48 | 64.71 | 15.92 | 23.09 | 31.02 |
| 77 | Laval University | 24.82 | 27.93 | 19.23 | 23.01 | 27.39 | 64.71 | 10.03 | 28.76 | 31.00 |
| 78 | Kansas State University | 34.74 | 31.51 | 26.41 | 19.71 | 26.87 | 52.94 | 16.96 | 26.14 | 30.98 |
| 79 | Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge | 35.50 | 33.75 | 22.07 | 22.76 | 21.98 | 64.71 | 10.03 | 19.39 | 30.96 |
| 79 | The University of York, UK | 9.46 | 11.51 | 17.03 | 16.39 | 63.65 | 64.71 | 28.37 | 13.07 | 30.96 |
| 81 | University of Massachusetts - Amherst | 20.62 | 19.44 | 18.11 | 22.36 | 31.05 | 70.59 | 12.80 | 24.84 | 30.92 |
| 82 | Technical University of Munich | 22.02 | 20.63 | 19.76 | 21.69 | 31.72 | 64.71 | 18.34 | 23.31 | 30.77 |
| 83 | Umeå University | 11.64 | 16.42 | 18.12 | 22.12 | 55.00 | 64.71 | 13.49 | 22.00 | 30.60 |
| 84 | Arizona State University | 14.97 | 18.11 | 17.69 | 18.91 | 41.77 | 64.71 | 14.88 | 28.10 | 30.53 |
| 85 | University of Bern | 19.44 | 21.89 | 16.27 | 22.59 | 29.60 | 70.59 | 10.03 | 25.27 | 30.39 |
| 86 | Boston University | 7.38 | 10.95 | 8.38 | 20.22 | 40.11 | 88.24 | 8.65 | 17.86 | 30.33 |
| 87 | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | 22.16 | 26.25 | 17.84 | 28.23 | 28.47 | 58.82 | 11.07 | 28.76 | 30.03 |
| 87 | University of California - Irvine | 8.33 | 11.51 | 11.66 | 20.65 | 49.47 | 70.59 | 15.22 | 23.09 | 30.03 |
| 89 | Johns Hopkins University | 8.78 | 15.79 | 9.73 | 21.03 | 39.19 | 70.59 | 11.07 | 30.72 | 29.84 |
| 89 | University of Tennessee - Knoxville | 25.51 | 28.56 | 18.97 | 23.84 | 26.30 | 58.82 | 15.92 | 22.44 | 29.84 |
| 91 | National Taiwan University | 25.48 | 33.26 | 14.04 | 21.65 | 19.48 | 52.94 | 2.77 | 49.46 | 29.81 |
| 92 | University of Leeds | 13.66 | 17.61 | 17.67 | 18.19 | 45.73 | 58.82 | 20.07 | 24.40 | 29.72 |
| 93 | University of Pennsylvania | 16.99 | 19.86 | 13.55 | 21.00 | 28.20 | 76.47 | 11.07 | 17.43 | 29.53 |
| 94 | University of East Anglia | 11.29 | 15.16 | 15.63 | 17.93 | 48.96 | 64.71 | 19.38 | 18.52 | 29.52 |
| 95 | University of Nottingham | 13.84 | 16.14 | 13.68 | 18.95 | 34.92 | 70.59 | 18.34 | 18.30 | 29.37 |
| 96 | Autonomous University of Barcelona | 18.71 | 27.23 | 13.08 | 24.75 | 24.72 | 64.71 | 8.30 | 28.32 | 29.28 |
| 97 | James Cook University of North Queensland | 18.38 | 23.44 | 19.01 | 21.63 | 36.57 | 64.71 | 13.84 | 15.25 | 29.21 |
| 98 | University of Lausanne | 6.59 | 10.67 | 9.60 | 19.13 | 51.53 | 70.59 | 16.26 | 18.08 | 29.02 |
| 99 | Columbia University | 9.93 | 16.21 | 12.16 | 22.05 | 43.29 | 64.71 | 11.42 | 26.36 | 28.97 |
| 100 | University of California - Santa Cruz | 10.80 | 11.23 | 16.20 | 16.50 | 53.02 | 70.59 | 14.53 | 12.20 | 28.90 |