Geography 2020

Academic Ranking of World Universities · Published: 2020-06-29 · Methodology · Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities official website · Editorial Standards

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 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 18 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 2020?

The top universities in Geography 2020 are: Aix-Marseille Université, Curtin University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Freie Universität Berlin, Fudan University. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 300 universities from 18 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 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.

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🇦🇺 Australia

🇦🇹 Austria

🇧🇪 Belgium

🇧🇷 Brazil

🇨🇦 Canada

🇨🇱 Chile

🇨🇳 China

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

🇩🇰 Denmark

🇪🇪 Estonia

🇫🇮 Finland

🇫🇷 France

🇩🇪 Germany

🇭🇰 Hong Kong

🇮🇸 Iceland

🇮🇪 Ireland

🇮🇱 Israel

🇮🇹 Italy

🇯🇵 Japan

🇲🇽 Mexico

🇳🇱 Netherlands

🇳🇿 New Zealand

🇳🇴 Norway

🇵🇹 Portugal

🇸🇬 Singapore

🇿🇦 South Africa

🇪🇸 Spain

🇸🇪 Sweden

🇨🇭 Switzerland

🇹🇼 Taiwan

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

🇺🇸 United States

Total 300 universities

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	University	Country
151-200	Aix-Marseille Université (AMU)	🇫🇷 France	-	70.1	89.1	54.9	17.1
151-200	Curtin University	🇦🇺 Australia	-	65.9	77.2	43.2	32.1
151-200	Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)	🇳🇱 Netherlands	-	78.8	62.4	35.8	32.1
151-200	Freie Universität Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	-	74.5	74.5	40.7	32.1
151-200	Fudan University	🇨🇳 China	-	94.8	66.4	36.9	12.1
151-200	Johns Hopkins University (JHU)	🇺🇸 United States	-	78.9	57.8	30.1	34.3
151-200	Kent State University (KSU)	🇺🇸 United States	-	64.1	72.4	32.2	43.7
151-200	La Trobe University	🇦🇺 Australia	-	79.9	61.9	31.4	34.3
151-200	Leiden University	🇳🇱 Netherlands	-	80.3	70.5	36.5	29.7
151-200	Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (Ourso)	🇺🇸 United States	-	68.1	69.2	39.3	34.3
151-200	Oregon State University (OSU)	🇺🇸 United States	-	71.2	71.1	48.7	29.7
151-200	Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse 3)	🇫🇷 France	-	79.9	94.7	47.0	12.1
151-200	Portland State University (PSU)	🇺🇸 United States	-	82.2	56.4	34.6	27.1
151-200	Queen’s University	🇨🇦 Canada	-	65.3	59.5	36.5	45.4
151-200	Radboud University Nijmegen	🇳🇱 Netherlands	-	80.6	71.0	30.1	29.7
151-200	Stellenbosch University (SU)	🇿🇦 South Africa	-	78.8	67.0	39.3	24.3
151-200	Swansea University	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	-	76.3	83.3	43.2	27.1
151-200	Syracuse University (SU)	🇺🇸 United States	-	72.0	54.0	31.0	45.4
151-200	Technical University of Denmark (DTU)	🇩🇰 Denmark	-	79.3	99.5	43.8	12.1
151-200	George Washington University (GW)	🇺🇸 United States	-	85.5	61.3	31.0	27.1
151-200	University of Newcastle Australia (UoN)	🇦🇺 Australia	-	87.2	67.6	31.4	29.7
151-200	Trinity College Dublin (TCD)	🇮🇪 Ireland	-	77.6	75.2	35.8	32.1
151-200	Umeå University	🇸🇪 Sweden	-	66.2	76.7	32.2	43.7
151-200	University College Dublin (UCD)	🇮🇪 Ireland	-	73.0	80.5	40.0	34.3
151-200	University of Antwerp	🇧🇪 Belgium	-	83.8	72.8	38.3	21.0
151-200	University of Bremen	🇩🇪 Germany	-	71.1	94.5	55.6	17.1
151-200	University of California, Davis (UCD)	🇺🇸 United States	-	75.5	61.4	46.5	24.3
151-200	University of Cape Town (UCT)	🇿🇦 South Africa	-	77.0	72.4	45.9	27.1
151-200	University of Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	-	76.6	88.2	52.4	17.1
151-200	University of Connecticut	🇺🇸 United States	-	76.0	71.0	39.3	29.7
151-200	Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)	🇩🇪 Germany	-	80.2	90.7	34.3	24.3
151-200	University of Guelph	🇨🇦 Canada	-	78.2	81.7	31.0	32.1
151-200	Universität Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	-	79.0	90.0	43.2	17.1
151-200	University of Kansas (KU)	🇺🇸 United States	-	73.2	67.8	42.3	29.7
151-200	Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU)	🇩🇪 Germany	-	71.0	90.0	36.9	29.7
151-200	University of Lausanne (UNIL)	🇨🇭 Switzerland	-	84.0	90.5	45.3	17.1
151-200	University of Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	-	73.6	80.3	47.6	24.3
151-200	University of Maine	🇺🇸 United States	-	79.8	75.3	40.7	24.3
151-200	Université de Montréal (UdeM)	🇨🇦 Canada	-	79.0	78.2	38.3	29.7
151-200	University of Oregon (UO)	🇺🇸 United States	-	71.1	59.2	34.6	45.4
151-200	Paris-Saclay University	🇫🇷 France	-	74.4	85.3	42.0	21.0
151-200	University of Pittsburgh	🇺🇸 United States	-	87.2	63.7	33.9	21.0
151-200	University of Potsdam (UP)	🇩🇪 Germany	-	78.7	93.2	47.0	12.1
151-200	University of Quebec Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	-	78.0	85.6	44.1	24.3
151-200	University of Tasmania (UTAS)	🇦🇺 Australia	-	67.7	72.4	49.5	32.1
151-200	University of Victoria	🇨🇦 Canada	-	70.9	67.6	42.6	38.3
151-200	Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)	🇧🇪 Belgium	-	77.7	78.9	37.9	24.3
151-200	York University (Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance)	🇨🇦 Canada	-	72.4	57.2	36.5	42.0
151-200	City University of Hong Kong	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	-	92.2	53.0	33.9	27.1
151-200	National Taiwan University (NTU)	🇹🇼 Taiwan	-	74.1	82.9	39.3	24.3