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Geography 2018
Ranks universities globally for research strength and academic impact in geography.
ARWU relies entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators (Nobel Prizes, Nature/Science papers, Highly Cited Researchers) and uses no reputation surveys.
How does Geography evaluate universities?
Geography, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as AWARD, CNCI, IC, PUB, 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 2018 edition assessed 201 universities from 20 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 Geography 2018?
The top universities in Geography 2018 are: University of Wollongong, Brown University, Charles University, China University of Geosciences, Curtin University. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 201 universities from 20 countries and regions using indicators such as AWARD, CNCI, IC, PUB, TOP. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.
How does Geography 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.
Total 201 universities
Per page
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University
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Country
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| 101-150 |
University of Wollongong
(UOW)
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🇦🇺 Australia | - | 0.0 | 72.9 | 69.2 | 52.7 | 43.4 |
| 151-200 |
Brown University
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 76.3 | 77.5 | 35.5 | 36.9 |
| 151-200 |
Charles University
|
🇨🇿 Czech Republic | - | 0.0 | 61.5 | 62.5 | 54.8 | 38.6 |
| 151-200 |
China University of Geosciences
(CUG)
|
🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 71.8 | 85.9 | 40.8 | 31.7 |
| 151-200 |
Curtin University
|
🇦🇺 Australia | - | 0.0 | 66.7 | 84.2 | 40.0 | 41.5 |
| 151-200 |
Dartmouth College
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 70.7 | 57.9 | 39.8 | 42.6 |
| 151-200 |
Duke University
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 72.9 | 72.0 | 41.2 | 39.1 |
| 151-200 |
University of Tübingen
|
🇩🇪 Germany | - | 0.0 | 71.3 | 92.5 | 40.4 | 35.6 |
| 151-200 |
Nanyang Technological University
(NTU)
|
🇸🇬 Singapore | - | 0.0 | 72.1 | 71.5 | 42.2 | 36.0 |
| 151-200 |
Northumbria University
|
🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 0.0 | 80.4 | 77.4 | 34.8 | 36.9 |
| 151-200 |
Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU
|
🇳🇴 Norway | - | 0.0 | 73.2 | 66.4 | 41.4 | 35.6 |
| 151-200 |
The Open University
(OU)
|
🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 0.0 | 80.6 | 73.7 | 40.3 | 32.7 |
| 151-200 |
Oregon State University
(OSU)
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 65.2 | 68.2 | 42.5 | 46.3 |
| 151-200 |
Queen Mary University of London
(QMUL)
|
🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 0.0 | 75.3 | 60.8 | 39.8 | 40.7 |
| 151-200 |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 60.8 | 58.1 | 51.1 | 43.0 |
| 151-200 |
University of Salzburg
(PLUS)
|
🇦🇹 Austria | - | 0.0 | 81.3 | 88.7 | 34.0 | 30.7 |
| 151-200 |
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
(UB)
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 69.6 | 73.0 | 38.7 | 44.9 |
| 151-200 |
Stellenbosch University
(SU)
|
🇿🇦 South Africa | - | 0.0 | 76.3 | 59.6 | 37.6 | 35.1 |
| 151-200 |
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
(SLU)
|
🇸🇪 Sweden | - | 0.0 | 72.4 | 84.2 | 34.7 | 35.6 |
| 151-200 |
Tel Aviv University
(TAU)
|
🇮🇱 Israel | - | 0.0 | 68.2 | 65.7 | 44.4 | 37.8 |
| 151-200 |
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
(UiT)
|
🇳🇴 Norway | - | 0.0 | 76.1 | 87.5 | 38.2 | 38.2 |
| 151-200 |
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
(UNAM)
|
🇲🇽 Mexico | - | 0.0 | 58.9 | 77.4 | 49.5 | 41.5 |
| 151-200 |
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
(URV)
|
🇪🇸 Spain | - | 0.0 | 69.6 | 83.1 | 46.5 | 28.5 |
| 151-200 |
University of Calgary
(UoC)
|
🇨🇦 Canada | - | 0.0 | 63.7 | 70.8 | 43.3 | 41.9 |
| 151-200 |
University of Connecticut
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 75.8 | 65.2 | 37.2 | 39.1 |
| 151-200 |
University of Florence
|
🇮🇹 Italy | - | 0.0 | 72.6 | 78.5 | 40.7 | 34.7 |
| 151-200 |
University of Geneva
(UNIGE)
|
🇨🇭 Switzerland | - | 0.0 | 70.2 | 88.7 | 40.0 | 34.7 |
| 151-200 |
University of Georgia
(UGA)
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 69.9 | 64.7 | 42.1 | 43.8 |
| 151-200 |
University of Gothenburg
|
🇸🇪 Sweden | - | 0.0 | 71.5 | 74.8 | 40.0 | 35.1 |
| 151-200 |
University of Göttingen
(GAU)
|
🇩🇪 Germany | - | 0.0 | 69.3 | 86.2 | 38.5 | 39.5 |
| 151-200 |
Universidad de Granada
(UGR)
|
🇪🇸 Spain | - | 0.0 | 64.0 | 81.2 | 44.2 | 37.8 |
| 151-200 |
Universität Hamburg
(UHH)
|
🇩🇪 Germany | - | 0.0 | 75.8 | 74.8 | 39.7 | 37.4 |
| 151-200 |
University of Iceland
|
🇮🇸 Iceland | - | 0.0 | 76.1 | 100.0 | 35.5 | 35.1 |
| 151-200 |
University of Kentucky
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 80.4 | 55.7 | 37.3 | 36.5 |
| 151-200 |
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
(CAU)
|
🇩🇪 Germany | - | 0.0 | 66.4 | 95.6 | 39.1 | 37.8 |
| 151-200 |
University of KwaZulu-Natal
(UKZN )
|
🇿🇦 South Africa | - | 0.0 | 65.5 | 73.8 | 42.7 | 39.5 |
| 151-200 |
University of Liverpool
|
🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 0.0 | 66.1 | 73.9 | 48.8 | 39.9 |
| 151-200 |
University of Maine
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 75.8 | 76.3 | 35.0 | 42.6 |
| 151-200 |
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
(LMU)
|
🇩🇪 Germany | - | 0.0 | 74.5 | 76.7 | 34.8 | 36.0 |
| 151-200 |
University of Oregon
(UO)
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 78.9 | 56.7 | 36.7 | 34.7 |
| 151-200 |
University of Ottawa
|
🇨🇦 Canada | - | 0.0 | 70.7 | 70.1 | 43.0 | 40.3 |
| 151-200 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 35.5 | 30.2 |
| 151-200 |
University of Pisa
(UniPi)
|
🇮🇹 Italy | - | 0.0 | 82.5 | 79.5 | 36.1 | 27.3 |
| 151-200 |
The University of Tokyo
(UT)
|
🇯🇵 Japan | - | 0.0 | 60.8 | 72.8 | 50.1 | 41.1 |
| 151-200 |
University of Victoria
|
🇨🇦 Canada | - | 0.0 | 65.8 | 67.3 | 45.2 | 45.2 |
| 151-200 |
University of Vienna
|
🇦🇹 Austria | - | 0.0 | 67.3 | 89.7 | 42.3 | 31.7 |
| 151-200 |
University of York
|
🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 0.0 | 77.1 | 74.4 | 40.8 | 36.5 |
| 151-200 |
Zhejiang University
(ZJU)
|
🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 74.2 | 81.1 | 36.9 | 37.8 |
| 151-200 |
City University of Hong Kong
|
🇭🇰 Hong Kong | - | 0.0 | 80.6 | 49.7 | 34.5 | 35.6 |
| 151-200 |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
(HKPU)
|
🇭🇰 Hong Kong | - | 0.0 | 72.9 | 63.1 | 37.9 | 43.0 |