XuanXiao
Nursing 2023
Ranks universities globally for research strength and academic impact in nursing.
ARWU relies entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators (Nobel Prizes, Nature/Science papers, Highly Cited Researchers) and uses no reputation surveys.
How does Nursing evaluate universities?
Nursing, 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 300 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 Nursing 2023?
The top universities in Nursing 2023 are: Aalborg University, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Autonomous University of Chile, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Bournemouth University. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 300 universities from 20 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 Nursing 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 300 universities
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University
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Country
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| 151-200 |
Aalborg University
(AAU)
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🇩🇰 Denmark | - | 0.0 | 64.5 | 58.6 | 39.4 | 34.0 |
| 151-200 |
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
(UAB)
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🇪🇸 Spain | - | 0.0 | 73.1 | 49.3 | 46.3 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
Autonomous University of Chile
|
🇨🇱 Chile | - | 0.0 | 78.9 | 100.0 | 25.5 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
(UAM)
|
🇪🇸 Spain | - | 0.0 | 89.9 | 54.7 | 27.6 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
Bournemouth University
(BU)
|
🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 23.8 | 71.2 | 70.8 | 39.8 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
(UCSC)
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🇮🇹 Italy | - | 0.0 | 70.9 | 62.2 | 27.6 | 43.9 |
| 151-200 |
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
(UCM)
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🇪🇸 Spain | - | 0.0 | 86.0 | 47.4 | 32.8 | 19.6 |
| 151-200 |
Erasmus University Rotterdam
(EUR)
|
🇳🇱 Netherlands | - | 0.0 | 75.8 | 53.9 | 42.5 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
Imperial College London
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 0.0 | 74.0 | 71.6 | 34.4 | 34.0 |
| 151-200 |
Jilin University
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🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 80.5 | 34.2 | 30.1 | 39.2 |
| 151-200 |
Jordan University of Science and Technology
(JUST)
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🇯🇴 Jordan | - | 0.0 | 71.7 | 67.0 | 37.2 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
King Saud University
(KSU)
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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | - | 0.0 | 83.2 | 64.0 | 33.6 | 19.6 |
| 151-200 |
Korea University
|
🇰🇷 South Korea | - | 0.0 | 61.1 | 39.3 | 34.4 | 43.9 |
| 151-200 |
London South Bank University
(LSBU)
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 0.0 | 66.5 | 61.4 | 35.7 | 34.0 |
| 151-200 |
Malmö University
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🇸🇪 Sweden | - | 0.0 | 72.7 | 42.8 | 36.0 | 39.2 |
| 151-200 |
McMaster University
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🇨🇦 Canada | - | 0.0 | 64.6 | 65.5 | 47.5 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU
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🇳🇴 Norway | - | 0.0 | 69.7 | 71.0 | 45.1 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
Oxford Brookes University
(OBU)
|
🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 0.0 | 75.6 | 67.9 | 36.8 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
Pennsylvania State University
(PSU)
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 66.6 | 38.1 | 33.2 | 48.0 |
| 151-200 |
Qingdao University
|
🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 98.5 | 38.2 | 22.5 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
Rush University
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 41.2 | 58.4 | 25.8 | 36.8 | 39.2 |
| 151-200 |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 23.8 | 64.2 | 32.1 | 38.7 | 43.9 |
| 151-200 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
(SJTU)
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🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 72.8 | 65.9 | 42.5 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
Sophiahemmet University
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🇸🇪 Sweden | - | 0.0 | 82.0 | 47.0 | 40.1 | 19.6 |
| 151-200 |
Sultan Qaboos University
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🇴🇲 Oman | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 90.2 | 36.8 | 0.0 |
| 151-200 |
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
(TUMS)
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🇮🇷 Iran | - | 0.0 | 71.4 | 63.6 | 44.5 | 19.6 |
| 151-200 |
George Washington University
(GW)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 73.9 | 44.2 | 36.4 | 34.0 |
| 151-200 |
The University of Notre Dame Australia
|
🇦🇺 Australia | - | 0.0 | 73.6 | 60.1 | 36.4 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
University College Cork
(UCC)
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🇮🇪 Ireland | - | 0.0 | 91.2 | 71.0 | 48.7 | 0.0 |
| 151-200 |
University of Alicante
(UA)
|
🇪🇸 Spain | - | 0.0 | 69.2 | 58.9 | 34.4 | 39.2 |
| 151-200 |
University of Bergen
(UiB)
|
🇳🇴 Norway | - | 0.0 | 72.9 | 63.6 | 45.4 | 19.6 |
| 151-200 |
University of California, Irvine
(UCI)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 84.9 | 56.8 | 31.0 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
University of Lancashire
(UCLan)
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 0.0 | 90.3 | 70.4 | 33.6 | 19.6 |
| 151-200 |
University of Florida
(UF)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 27.5 | 63.4 | 40.3 | 38.3 | 39.2 |
| 151-200 |
University of Huddersfield
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 0.0 | 76.2 | 80.3 | 36.0 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
University of Lausanne
(UNIL)
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🇨🇭 Switzerland | - | 0.0 | 68.2 | 72.8 | 32.3 | 34.0 |
| 151-200 |
University of Miami
(U Miami)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 33.6 | 72.8 | 47.5 | 39.8 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
University of Nebraska Medical Center
(UNMC)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 66.9 | 30.2 | 34.9 | 39.2 |
| 151-200 |
University of South Florida
(USF)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 47.6 | 57.2 | 34.4 | 41.5 | 34.0 |
| 151-200 |
University of the Sunshine Coast
(UniSC)
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🇦🇺 Australia | - | 0.0 | 73.2 | 50.8 | 46.9 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
University of Utah
(UU)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 19.4 | 68.8 | 34.5 | 41.2 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
Universitat de València
(UV)
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🇪🇸 Spain | - | 0.0 | 80.8 | 41.6 | 37.2 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
University of Virginia
(UVA)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 23.8 | 74.2 | 32.1 | 38.7 | 34.0 |
| 151-200 |
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
(UWM)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 74.9 | 33.5 | 31.9 | 39.2 |
| 151-200 |
Virginia Commonwealth University
(VCU)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 66.9 | 40.4 | 37.6 | 39.2 |
| 151-200 |
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
(HVL)
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🇳🇴 Norway | - | 0.0 | 71.9 | 60.7 | 40.1 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
Western University
(UWO)
|
🇨🇦 Canada | - | 0.0 | 73.0 | 64.8 | 36.8 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
Wuhan University
(WHU)
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🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 85.9 | 64.5 | 36.8 | 19.6 |
| 151-200 |
York University (Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance)
|
🇨🇦 Canada | - | 0.0 | 84.8 | 67.2 | 26.6 | 27.7 |
| 151-200 |
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science
(NTUNHS)
|
🇹🇼 Taiwan | - | 0.0 | 66.9 | 39.3 | 48.1 | 34.0 |