Biomedical Engineering
ARWU

Biomedical Engineering 2020

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

Ranks universities globally for research strength and academic impact in biomedical engineering.

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

How does Biomedical Engineering evaluate universities?

Biomedical Engineering, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as 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 2020 edition assessed 300 universities from 10 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 Biomedical Engineering 2020?

The top universities in Biomedical Engineering 2020 are: Harvard University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fudan University, Soochow University. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 300 universities from 10 countries and regions using indicators such as 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 Biomedical Engineering 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 2020-06
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1 Harvard University logo Harvard University 🇺🇸 United States 300.2 84.4 79.3 100.0 100.0
2 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) 🇨🇳 China 267.4 79.3 61.2 75.8 100.0
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 🇺🇸 United States 249.0 96.4 79.4 65.4 71.3
4 Fudan University logo Fudan University 🇨🇳 China 245.1 82.2 52.5 54.5 97.9
5 Soochow University logo Soochow University 🇨🇳 China 230.5 93.2 59.9 48.4 76.9
6 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore 230.1 74.9 82.9 61.8 76.9
7 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) 🇺🇸 United States 227.9 85.7 70.7 68.2 59.9
8 Peking University logo Peking University (PKU) 🇨🇳 China 223.0 78.4 60.7 56.7 75.8
9 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) 🇨🇳 China 222.0 76.8 63.5 57.7 74.7
10 Seoul National University logo Seoul National University (SNU) 🇰🇷 South Korea 221.2 67.9 54.1 58.4 84.2
11 University of Michigan logo University of Michigan (UM) 🇺🇸 United States 221.1 79.5 60.7 63.6 65.8
12 Johns Hopkins University logo Johns Hopkins University (JHU) 🇺🇸 United States 218.7 76.7 71.5 62.5 65.2
13 Sichuan University logo Sichuan University (SCU) 🇨🇳 China 215.6 78.0 55.7 52.2 74.2
14 University of Pittsburgh logo University of Pittsburgh 🇺🇸 United States 215.4 75.9 61.9 57.5 69.5
15 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill logo University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) 🇺🇸 United States 205.2 85.6 68.7 49.6 56.3
16 Georgia Institute of Technology logo Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) 🇺🇸 United States 204.6 78.2 58.4 57.7 57.0
16 University of Pennsylvania logo University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸 United States 204.6 80.4 60.2 57.4 54.8
18 Imperial College London logo Imperial College London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 204.0 84.7 76.6 59.3 44.7
19 Korea University logo Korea University 🇰🇷 South Korea 203.6 78.8 67.6 48.7 62.6
20 Columbia University logo Columbia University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 200.4 83.6 70.4 50.2 52.4
21 University of California San Diego logo University of California San Diego (UCSD) 🇺🇸 United States 199.4 89.9 70.2 52.6 42.8
22 Utrecht University logo Utrecht University 🇳🇱 Netherlands 198.3 92.9 77.9 49.0 40.8
23 City University of Hong Kong logo City University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 197.8 100.0 56.8 31.7 54.8
24 Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University 🇨🇳 China 197.5 75.0 57.3 49.1 61.9
25 University College London logo University College London (UCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 197.1 71.7 78.4 64.1 45.6
26 ETH Zurich logo ETH Zurich 🇨🇭 Switzerland 196.5 80.9 84.6 54.0 44.7
27 University of Toronto logo University of Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada 195.1 67.9 69.5 59.3 54.0
28 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) 🇨🇳 China 194.5 78.6 65.2 51.3 51.6
29 University of Science and Technology of China logo University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) 🇨🇳 China 192.4 84.7 67.3 33.7 60.6
30 Emory University logo Emory University 🇺🇸 United States 191.2 84.4 64.4 46.5 47.4
31 University of California, Los Angeles logo University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 🇺🇸 United States 190.5 75.4 66.4 53.5 48.3
32 University of Cambridge logo University of Cambridge 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 189.6 90.2 81.0 46.6 36.5
33 Chinese University of Hong Kong logo Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 189.4 99.7 61.5 36.6 40.8
34 Tufts University logo Tufts University 🇺🇸 United States 188.7 79.3 71.5 43.4 51.6
35 Nanyang Technological University logo Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 🇸🇬 Singapore 188.4 75.7 85.7 44.8 50.8
36 Pohang University of Science and Technology logo Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 🇰🇷 South Korea 187.5 100.0 61.1 32.4 42.8
37 Northwestern University logo Northwestern University (NU) 🇺🇸 United States 186.9 77.0 62.4 50.8 46.5
38 University of Zurich logo University of Zurich (UZH) 🇨🇭 Switzerland 186.1 79.6 84.2 56.8 32.9
39 Nanjing University logo Nanjing University (NJU) 🇨🇳 China 185.4 80.1 53.1 35.4 59.2
39 University of Washington logo University of Washington (UW) 🇺🇸 United States 185.4 75.0 67.9 47.7 49.2
41 Wuhan University logo Wuhan University (WHU) 🇨🇳 China 183.0 76.7 64.2 36.4 57.0
42 University of California, Berkeley logo University of California, Berkeley (UCB) 🇺🇸 United States 182.2 81.7 65.0 41.8 45.6
43 University of Wisconsin–Madison logo University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW) 🇺🇸 United States 180.5 74.9 60.0 48.0 45.6
44 Xi'an Jiaotong University logo Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) 🇨🇳 China 179.3 80.5 69.2 40.2 44.7
45 Radboud University Nijmegen logo Radboud University Nijmegen 🇳🇱 Netherlands 177.5 90.2 81.6 45.2 25.8
46 Air Force Medical University logo Air Force Medical University (FMMU) 🇨🇳 China 177.3 71.9 55.1 41.1 53.2
47 Cornell University logo Cornell University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 177.0 72.9 59.5 44.8 47.4
48 Technische Universität Dresden logo Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) 🇩🇪 Germany 176.8 73.9 70.4 42.3 46.5
49 Yonsei University logo Yonsei University 🇰🇷 South Korea 176.7 64.8 49.1 47.3 54.8
50 Huazhong University of Science and Technology logo Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) 🇨🇳 China 176.3 74.9 66.3 40.7 47.4