| 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 | Ref. World Rank (FTE) |
| 1 | Harvard University | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 62.78 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 96.28 | 1 |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins University | 56.77 | 55.52 | 47.65 | 47.19 | 52.69 | 70.89 | 38.68 | 40.74 | 52.07 | 7 |
| 3 | Stanford University | 50.72 | 50.36 | 43.79 | 43.28 | 54.20 | 69.62 | 46.04 | 39.39 | 50.97 | 3 |
| 4 | University of Washington - Seattle | 55.91 | 50.44 | 44.07 | 41.24 | 49.49 | 70.89 | 41.97 | 37.33 | 50.19 | 10 |
| 5 | University of California - Los Angeles | 57.37 | 53.89 | 42.29 | 42.65 | 46.27 | 69.62 | 38.33 | 39.04 | 49.78 | 8 |
| 6 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | 57.67 | 57.04 | 38.26 | 42.56 | 41.64 | 68.35 | 34.46 | 41.44 | 48.77 | 11 |
| 7 | University of California - Berkeley | 48.11 | 46.93 | 36.87 | 41.66 | 48.11 | 69.62 | 41.51 | 35.98 | 47.72 | 5 |
| 8 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 35.96 | 36.83 | 32.66 | 39.06 | 57.02 | 78.48 | 39.90 | 34.12 | 46.95 | 4 |
| 9 | University of Toronto | 58.47 | 60.75 | 34.46 | 41.90 | 37.00 | 69.62 | 27.25 | 36.34 | 46.72 | 17 |
| 10 | University of Oxford | 50.02 | 47.29 | 36.23 | 41.87 | 45.47 | 67.09 | 32.27 | 31.56 | 45.08 | 24 |
| 11 | University of Pennsylvania | 47.99 | 44.42 | 36.40 | 36.94 | 47.62 | 67.09 | 30.47 | 34.74 | 44.54 | 13 |
| 12 | University of California - San Francisco | 37.96 | 39.00 | 35.92 | 34.70 | 59.40 | 64.56 | 28.36 | 36.38 | 43.32 | 6 |
| 13 | Columbia University | 45.56 | 43.53 | 34.12 | 36.55 | 47.02 | 62.03 | 31.05 | 35.22 | 43.02 | 15 |
| 14 | University of Cambridge | 43.85 | 42.55 | 31.51 | 37.25 | 45.11 | 69.62 | 28.76 | 28.66 | 42.56 | 18 |
| 15 | University of California - San Diego | 42.56 | 43.36 | 34.65 | 34.62 | 51.10 | 60.76 | 31.47 | 33.46 | 42.52 | 2 |
| 16 | The University of Tokyo | 68.93 | 57.40 | 34.60 | 34.46 | 31.51 | 56.96 | 23.38 | 26.03 | 41.49 | 12 |
| 17 | University of London - University College London | 48.41 | 46.70 | 33.48 | 34.20 | 43.42 | 56.96 | 22.29 | 31.14 | 40.03 | 31 |
| 18 | Duke University | 38.08 | 39.68 | 29.15 | 30.69 | 48.04 | 62.03 | 28.14 | 30.98 | 39.84 | 19 |
| 19 | Yale University | 38.14 | 36.11 | 31.79 | 30.57 | 52.33 | 59.49 | 27.35 | 30.16 | 39.42 | 22 |
| 20 | Imperial College London | 39.01 | 42.40 | 24.24 | 32.86 | 39.00 | 62.03 | 23.80 | 27.80 | 37.90 | 29 |
| 21 | Cornell University | 41.87 | 37.30 | 28.44 | 28.03 | 42.64 | 56.96 | 27.35 | 27.17 | 37.40 | 23 |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | 45.03 | 39.72 | 29.08 | 27.59 | 40.54 | 56.96 | 23.03 | 26.19 | 36.97 | 27 |
| 23 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | 46.50 | 41.34 | 28.11 | 26.03 | 37.96 | 54.43 | 25.45 | 27.25 | 36.79 | 21 |
| 24 | University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | 34.72 | 33.83 | 25.07 | 24.42 | 45.33 | 60.76 | 21.42 | 25.17 | 35.48 | 34 |
| 25 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh | 38.97 | 38.29 | 27.12 | 26.65 | 43.69 | 53.16 | 20.45 | 24.89 | 34.91 | 37 |
| 26 | Washington University in St. Louis | 30.39 | 29.30 | 25.61 | 26.88 | 52.89 | 58.23 | 20.16 | 24.44 | 34.84 | 25 |
| 27 | Northwestern University | 32.20 | 32.32 | 22.02 | 26.18 | 42.92 | 58.23 | 21.48 | 26.49 | 34.41 | 20 |
| 28 | The University of Chicago | 26.54 | 26.24 | 21.00 | 25.47 | 49.69 | 58.23 | 20.28 | 19.17 | 32.46 | 32 |
| 29 | The University of British Columbia | 37.14 | 42.14 | 20.11 | 26.75 | 33.99 | 51.90 | 16.62 | 22.44 | 32.25 | 48 |
| 30 | The Ohio State University - Columbus | 37.49 | 34.18 | 20.01 | 23.33 | 33.50 | 54.43 | 17.68 | 18.36 | 31.14 | 62 |
| 31 | University of California - Davis | 39.43 | 37.56 | 21.57 | 22.59 | 34.34 | 45.57 | 18.34 | 24.55 | 31.10 | 16 |
| 32 | California Institute of Technology | 20.81 | 22.75 | 19.80 | 24.31 | 59.71 | 54.43 | 21.91 | 14.31 | 31.06 | 9 |
| 33 | Kyoto University | 50.61 | 40.67 | 24.26 | 23.57 | 30.08 | 45.57 | 14.14 | 17.90 | 30.84 | 42 |
| 34 | Karolinska Institutet | 33.25 | 30.35 | 21.88 | 21.77 | 41.30 | 53.16 | 13.09 | 18.99 | 30.30 | 40 |
| 35 | University of Florida | 40.79 | 38.09 | 18.11 | 21.83 | 27.87 | 53.16 | 13.77 | 19.00 | 30.22 | 56 |
| 36 | McGill University | 33.98 | 33.75 | 20.18 | 21.87 | 37.28 | 49.37 | 14.39 | 19.17 | 29.61 | 83 |
| 37 | New York University | 26.83 | 28.29 | 18.17 | 19.76 | 42.52 | 51.90 | 15.84 | 19.03 | 29.17 | 67 |
| 38 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine | 21.16 | 27.54 | 13.61 | 23.40 | 40.37 | 56.96 | 12.78 | 20.41 | 28.98 | 51 |
| 39 | Princeton University | 20.50 | 18.80 | 16.58 | 19.76 | 50.75 | 54.43 | 21.23 | 13.23 | 28.69 | 14 |
| 40 | University of Copenhagen | 29.66 | 35.17 | 15.09 | 22.81 | 31.93 | 51.90 | 11.27 | 18.22 | 28.27 | 109 |
| 41 | Ludwig - Maximilians - Universitat Munchen | 31.11 | 31.02 | 17.21 | 22.27 | 34.72 | 49.37 | 13.40 | 16.91 | 28.05 | 84 |
| 42 | University of Paris VI: Pierre et Marie Curie | 30.14 | 32.57 | 13.21 | 24.27 | 27.51 | 54.43 | 10.75 | 18.47 | 28.04 | 78 |
| 43 | The University of Texas - M. D. Anderson Cancer Center | 19.29 | 21.15 | 16.47 | 18.77 | 53.60 | 53.16 | 14.84 | 14.55 | 27.97 | 26 |
| 44 | Pennsylvania State University - University Park | 31.78 | 27.68 | 19.23 | 16.94 | 37.98 | 48.10 | 18.19 | 14.98 | 27.96 | 50 |
| 45 | University of Melbourne | 29.77 | 38.70 | 13.79 | 23.05 | 29.08 | 46.84 | 11.47 | 21.61 | 27.77 | 118 |
| 46 | Utrecht University | 31.10 | 32.29 | 17.41 | 21.67 | 35.14 | 44.30 | 13.05 | 21.22 | 27.76 | 55 |
| 47 | Emory University | 24.46 | 25.91 | 18.01 | 18.17 | 46.22 | 46.84 | 14.33 | 18.62 | 27.59 | 52 |
| 48 | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Zurich | 26.94 | 29.00 | 15.21 | 20.30 | 35.44 | 45.57 | 14.70 | 20.17 | 27.03 | 41 |
| 49 | University of Illinois - Urbana - Champaign | 34.95 | 30.45 | 18.65 | 16.64 | 33.51 | 41.77 | 15.15 | 19.82 | 27.02 | 57 |
| 49 | Vanderbilt University | 24.84 | 24.66 | 17.95 | 17.22 | 45.36 | 48.10 | 13.17 | 16.11 | 27.02 | 69 |
| 51 | University of Arizona | 28.91 | 25.66 | 18.06 | 18.07 | 39.22 | 46.84 | 15.77 | 14.36 | 26.88 | 38 |
| 52 | Osaka University | 42.70 | 33.77 | 20.70 | 17.69 | 30.44 | 41.77 | 11.47 | 15.00 | 26.85 | 89 |
| 53 | University of Zurich | 24.56 | 27.78 | 14.90 | 19.47 | 38.10 | 49.37 | 10.96 | 17.81 | 26.67 | 35 |
| 54 | Boston University | 24.28 | 24.26 | 17.17 | 17.67 | 44.38 | 45.57 | 14.58 | 16.91 | 26.61 | 61 |
| 55 | University of Edinburgh | 23.37 | 24.38 | 14.57 | 19.64 | 39.13 | 50.63 | 12.76 | 15.80 | 26.52 | 72 |
| 56 | The University of Manchester | 31.96 | 30.34 | 15.01 | 20.89 | 29.49 | 46.84 | 10.85 | 16.15 | 26.19 | 115 |
| 56 | University of Southern California | 27.02 | 26.62 | 16.44 | 16.66 | 38.20 | 45.57 | 13.81 | 16.76 | 26.19 | 70 |
| 58 | The University of Texas - Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas | 16.06 | 16.16 | 16.28 | 14.79 | 63.66 | 46.84 | 12.86 | 14.09 | 26.11 | 47 |
| 59 | University of Maryland - College Park | 26.78 | 26.35 | 14.89 | 17.41 | 34.91 | 50.63 | 13.56 | 12.59 | 26.08 | 97 |
| 60 | The University of Texas - Austin | 27.43 | 27.21 | 14.84 | 19.25 | 33.96 | 48.10 | 13.00 | 14.54 | 26.02 | 71 |
| 61 | Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg | 25.89 | 27.65 | 14.25 | 19.48 | 34.54 | 49.37 | 9.80 | 14.94 | 25.77 | 95 |
| 62 | Erasmus University Rotterdam | 19.65 | 23.23 | 12.19 | 17.29 | 38.92 | 53.16 | 9.18 | 16.46 | 25.61 | 58 |
| 63 | Baylor College of Medicine | 19.59 | 17.43 | 17.29 | 13.58 | 55.42 | 48.10 | 10.03 | 11.58 | 25.19 | 49 |
| 64 | University of London - King's College London | 24.30 | 24.56 | 14.54 | 16.93 | 37.56 | 45.57 | 10.15 | 17.41 | 25.04 | 90 |
| 64 | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | 25.17 | 32.08 | 11.31 | 18.59 | 28.22 | 45.57 | 10.30 | 18.97 | 25.04 | 140 |
| 66 | University of Helsinki | 29.45 | 25.49 | 17.57 | 15.42 | 37.47 | 41.77 | 11.76 | 14.65 | 24.86 | 107 |
| 67 | Leiden University | 22.56 | 24.43 | 13.66 | 18.49 | 38.01 | 46.84 | 9.55 | 15.05 | 24.77 | 30 |
| 68 | University of Amsterdam | 25.48 | 28.18 | 14.29 | 17.30 | 35.20 | 43.04 | 10.87 | 16.25 | 24.72 | 111 |
| 69 | Seoul National University | 37.91 | 43.95 | 12.19 | 16.19 | 20.18 | 37.97 | 8.25 | 16.53 | 24.35 | 87 |
| 70 | The University of Sydney | 30.66 | 34.65 | 13.03 | 18.00 | 26.68 | 41.77 | 8.00 | 16.16 | 24.28 | 149 |
| 70 | The Rockefeller University | 6.26 | 5.10 | 9.97 | 7.65 | 100.00 | 45.57 | 9.01 | 6.11 | 24.28 | 44 |
| 72 | National University of Singapore | 31.05 | 34.22 | 11.01 | 17.38 | 22.27 | 41.77 | 9.55 | 18.07 | 24.09 | 63 |
| 73 | University of Alberta | 29.86 | 30.80 | 13.08 | 15.75 | 27.50 | 41.77 | 9.32 | 15.93 | 23.84 | 183 |
| 74 | University of California - Irvine | 21.93 | 23.24 | 13.94 | 16.12 | 39.90 | 40.51 | 13.19 | 14.91 | 23.83 | 43 |
| 75 | University of Paris XI: Sud | 22.58 | 25.67 | 10.12 | 18.70 | 28.14 | 50.63 | 9.61 | 11.39 | 23.80 | 68 |
| 76 | University of Queensland | 26.62 | 31.66 | 11.52 | 16.37 | 27.16 | 43.04 | 8.93 | 16.75 | 23.79 | 164 |
| 77 | University of Utah | 22.37 | 21.90 | 13.86 | 14.53 | 38.90 | 45.57 | 9.37 | 13.71 | 23.73 | 93 |
| 78 | University of Sao Paulo | 45.24 | 54.67 | 11.45 | 15.88 | 15.89 | 34.18 | 5.38 | 11.53 | 23.69 | 219 |
| 79 | University of Colorado - Denver and Health Sciences Center | 17.45 | 17.28 | 12.70 | 14.52 | 45.67 | 48.10 | 8.87 | 12.97 | 23.66 | 114 |
| 80 | University of California - Santa Barbara | 16.99 | 16.04 | 12.08 | 14.44 | 44.64 | 46.84 | 15.36 | 9.86 | 23.57 | 28 |
| 81 | Case Western Reserve University | 19.61 | 18.40 | 13.75 | 14.20 | 44.01 | 46.84 | 9.47 | 11.53 | 23.52 | 85 |
| 82 | University of Bristol | 21.77 | 20.33 | 11.93 | 15.06 | 34.41 | 48.10 | 9.99 | 13.52 | 23.50 | 91 |
| 83 | Lund University | 27.44 | 24.31 | 14.87 | 15.18 | 34.03 | 41.77 | 9.57 | 13.29 | 23.37 | 36 |
| 84 | Technical University of Munich | 22.75 | 24.73 | 11.70 | 16.11 | 32.29 | 45.57 | 9.74 | 13.08 | 23.29 | 123 |
| 85 | Mount Sinai School of Medicine | 15.25 | 16.87 | 11.64 | 12.57 | 47.92 | 48.10 | 8.54 | 12.85 | 23.25 | 54 |
| 86 | Texas A&M University - College Station | 29.32 | 28.83 | 12.61 | 14.04 | 27.00 | 41.77 | 10.38 | 13.08 | 23.05 | 77 |
| 87 | University of Colorado - Boulder | 20.85 | 19.02 | 13.54 | 13.99 | 40.77 | 41.77 | 12.63 | 11.99 | 22.86 | 101 |
| 88 | Tohoku University | 40.61 | 32.80 | 15.71 | 14.24 | 24.28 | 34.18 | 8.81 | 12.84 | 22.85 | 103 |
| 89 | Ghent University | 24.80 | 29.88 | 10.22 | 15.05 | 25.87 | 43.04 | 8.33 | 15.97 | 22.84 | 153 |
| 90 | University of Groningen | 22.04 | 26.19 | 11.59 | 15.52 | 33.02 | 43.04 | 8.00 | 14.10 | 22.76 | 148 |
| 91 | Uppsala University | 24.73 | 23.53 | 13.04 | 15.37 | 33.11 | 44.30 | 7.79 | 11.29 | 22.70 | 112 |
| 92 | VU University Amsterdam | 20.37 | 24.52 | 11.14 | 15.71 | 34.33 | 40.51 | 8.64 | 17.56 | 22.64 | 65 |
| 93 | University of Rochester | 18.54 | 17.18 | 12.98 | 13.17 | 43.97 | 43.04 | 10.48 | 12.06 | 22.57 | 81 |
| 94 | University of Alabama - Birmingham | 20.16 | 17.50 | 14.11 | 13.28 | 43.95 | 43.04 | 9.39 | 10.98 | 22.56 | 72 |
| 95 | McMaster University | 20.10 | 20.20 | 10.94 | 13.44 | 34.18 | 48.10 | 9.28 | 11.01 | 22.55 | 82 |
| 96 | Aarhus University | 22.90 | 24.07 | 12.10 | 14.65 | 33.18 | 40.51 | 9.24 | 13.26 | 22.17 | 122 |
| 96 | University of Virginia | 22.45 | 20.22 | 14.89 | 12.32 | 41.63 | 37.97 | 10.67 | 12.13 | 22.17 | 79 |
| 98 | Tufts University | 15.28 | 16.13 | 11.47 | 13.05 | 47.10 | 41.77 | 9.37 | 11.61 | 21.80 | 46 |
| 99 | University of Milan | 26.52 | 24.70 | 13.02 | 14.66 | 30.83 | 39.24 | 7.30 | 11.19 | 21.59 | 99 |
| 100 | University of Iowa | 23.60 | 18.91 | 14.29 | 11.68 | 38.03 | 39.24 | 8.93 | 11.29 | 21.53 | 60 |