Biological Sciences
ARWU

Biological Sciences 2023

Academic Ranking of World Universities · · Methodology · Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities official website · Editorial Standards

Ranks universities globally for research output and academic impact in biological sciences.

ARWU relies entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators (Nobel Prizes, Nature/Science papers, Highly Cited Researchers) and uses no reputation surveys.

How does Biological Sciences evaluate universities?

Biological Sciences, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as AWARD, CNCI, IC, Q1, TOP, each assigned a distinct weight according to a publicly documented methodology. Data sources combine academic peer reviews, employer surveys, bibliometric databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, and institutional self-reported statistics, all independently verified by the publisher's research team. The 2023 edition assessed 500 universities from 14 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Academic Ranking of World Universities recollects raw data annually and cross-checks results to ensure the rankings reflect each institution's most current performance in faculty strength, scholarly productivity, global reach, and student outcomes, providing a reliable reference for prospective students, parents, and education researchers.

Which are the top universities in Biological Sciences 2023?

The top universities in Biological Sciences 2023 are: Brandeis University, King's College London, KU Leuven, McGill University, Monash University. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 500 universities from 14 countries and regions using indicators such as AWARD, CNCI, IC, Q1, TOP. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Biological Sciences differ from other ranking systems?

ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), created by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2003 as the world's first international university ranking, is based entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators and uses no reputation surveys: alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (10%), faculty winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (20%), highly cited researchers across subject fields (20%), papers published in Nature and Science (20%), papers indexed in SCIE and SSCI (20%), and per-capita academic performance (10%). In contrast, QS and THE both incorporate reputation questionnaires as core weights, while US News combines reputation surveys with bibliometric data. ARWU's transparent methodology and reproducibility make it authoritative for evaluating research strength and academic prestige.

Current edition: published 2023-10
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51-75 Brandeis University logo Brandeis University 🇺🇸 United States - 57.7 82.1 60.6 13.6 5.1
51-75 King's College London logo King's College London (KCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 0.0 96.2 87.3 40.0 17.0
51-75 KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧🇪 Belgium - 0.0 87.6 89.2 43.5 26.1
51-75 McGill University logo McGill University 🇨🇦 Canada - 0.0 84.7 81.8 45.4 26.6
51-75 Monash University logo Monash University 🇦🇺 Australia - 0.0 85.6 82.6 46.7 22.3
51-75 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore - 0.0 82.1 88.4 46.1 24.0
51-75 Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University 🇫🇷 France - 0.0 77.5 79.6 55.8 22.9
51-75 Peking University logo Peking University (PKU) 🇨🇳 China - 0.0 80.9 55.2 53.7 31.2
51-75 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) 🇨🇳 China - 0.0 74.4 51.9 62.2 25.1
51-75 Sorbonne Université logo Sorbonne Université 🇫🇷 France - 0.0 75.0 82.7 58.1 24.6
51-75 Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University 🇨🇳 China - 0.0 76.5 53.1 58.3 26.1
51-75 The University of Melbourne logo The University of Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia - 0.0 84.4 80.0 55.3 24.0
51-75 The University of Queensland logo The University of Queensland (UQ) 🇦🇺 Australia - 0.0 86.1 83.7 52.1 22.3
51-75 University of British Columbia logo University of British Columbia (UBC) 🇨🇦 Canada - 0.0 81.0 83.6 50.8 24.6
51-75 University of California, Davis logo University of California, Davis (UCD) 🇺🇸 United States - 0.0 79.2 73.4 54.6 25.1
51-75 University of Chicago logo University of Chicago (UC) 🇺🇸 United States - 0.0 94.8 70.9 38.2 27.6
51-75 University of Helsinki logo University of Helsinki (UH) 🇫🇮 Finland - 0.0 89.0 90.2 45.5 17.7
51-75 University of Maine logo University of Maine 🇺🇸 United States - 57.7 73.0 66.4 17.4 10.2
51-75 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München logo Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) 🇩🇪 Germany - 0.0 87.3 82.7 45.8 27.6
51-75 University of Pittsburgh logo University of Pittsburgh 🇺🇸 United States - 0.0 84.4 68.7 46.2 28.5
51-75 University of Southern California logo University of Southern California (USC) 🇺🇸 United States - 0.0 95.4 71.7 38.5 22.9
51-75 University of Zurich logo University of Zurich (UZH) 🇨🇭 Switzerland - 0.0 87.3 88.3 48.1 28.1
51-75 Utrecht University logo Utrecht University 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 0.0 88.6 85.6 48.6 24.6
51-75 Vanderbilt University logo Vanderbilt University 🇺🇸 United States - 0.0 91.9 64.4 42.0 29.4
51-75 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) 🇨🇳 China - 0.0 76.9 55.2 65.8 23.5
76-100 Boston University logo Boston University (BU) 🇺🇸 United States - 0.0 89.8 70.3 35.9 27.1
76-100 Emory University logo Emory University 🇺🇸 United States - 0.0 85.9 66.6 42.4 25.6
76-100 Erasmus University Rotterdam logo Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 0.0 99.5 85.5 34.9 17.7
76-100 Fudan University logo Fudan University 🇨🇳 China - 0.0 77.7 52.7 55.0 25.1
76-100 Ghent University logo Ghent University 🇧🇪 Belgium - 0.0 82.9 88.2 46.0 17.0
76-100 Leiden University logo Leiden University 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 0.0 88.9 85.3 39.0 17.7
76-100 Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Minnesota logo Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Minnesota 🇺🇸 United States - 0.0 94.7 70.7 37.0 22.3
76-100 Northwestern University logo Northwestern University (NU) 🇺🇸 United States - 0.0 88.4 65.5 39.7 22.9
76-100 Universitat Pompeu Fabra logo Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) 🇪🇸 Spain - 0.0 93.4 87.9 31.7 21.7
76-100 PSL University PSL University 🇫🇷 France - 0.0 77.6 86.3 47.3 26.1
76-100 Queen Mary University of London logo Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 0.0 100.0 87.5 31.0 17.0
76-100 Radboud University Nijmegen logo Radboud University Nijmegen 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 0.0 90.9 87.8 39.0 18.5
76-100 Technical University of Munich logo Technical University of Munich (TUM) 🇩🇪 Germany - 0.0 87.6 81.7 41.2 22.9
76-100 UNSW Sydney logo UNSW Sydney (UNSW) 🇦🇺 Australia - 0.0 88.9 81.5 40.3 23.5
76-100 The University of Tokyo logo The University of Tokyo (UT) 🇯🇵 Japan - 0.0 74.9 62.4 54.0 25.6
76-100 University of Basel logo University of Basel 🇨🇭 Switzerland - 0.0 91.0 87.3 37.0 20.5
76-100 University of Birmingham logo University of Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 0.0 94.2 86.2 31.9 19.2
76-100 University of Bristol logo University of Bristol 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 0.0 93.0 84.0 36.9 15.4
76-100 University of Cologne University of Cologne 🇩🇪 Germany - 0.0 85.8 82.9 35.7 25.6
76-100 University of Florida logo University of Florida (UF) 🇺🇸 United States - 0.0 74.9 71.0 56.2 20.5
76-100 University of Groningen logo University of Groningen 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 0.0 87.8 87.7 39.4 17.7
76-100 University of Lausanne logo University of Lausanne (UNIL) 🇨🇭 Switzerland - 0.0 89.2 87.8 38.3 23.5
76-100 University of Minnesota logo University of Minnesota 🇺🇸 United States - 0.0 80.9 67.1 47.9 22.3
76-100 The University of Sydney logo The University of Sydney (USYD) 🇦🇺 Australia - 0.0 85.7 80.4 45.0 22.3
76-100 University of Würzburg logo University of Würzburg 🇩🇪 Germany - 0.0 100.0 82.3 32.4 19.8