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Water Resources 2021
Ranks universities globally for research strength and academic impact in water resources.
ARWU relies entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators (Nobel Prizes, Nature/Science papers, Highly Cited Researchers) and uses no reputation surveys.
How does Water Resources evaluate universities?
Water Resources, 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 2021 edition assessed 200 universities from 19 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 Water Resources 2021?
The top universities in Water Resources 2021 are: Beijing Forestry University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Clemson University, Curtin University, Dalian University of Technology. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 200 universities from 19 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 Water Resources 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 200 universities
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University
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Country
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| 151-200 |
Beijing Forestry University
(BFU)
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🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 67.0 | 52.6 | 49.8 | 31.3 |
| 151-200 |
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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🇮🇱 Israel | - | 0.0 | 59.1 | 72.1 | 48.8 | 41.4 |
| 151-200 |
Clemson University
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 72.0 | 54.9 | 37.8 | 34.1 |
| 151-200 |
Curtin University
|
🇦🇺 Australia | - | 0.0 | 73.9 | 87.4 | 37.8 | 24.8 |
| 151-200 |
Dalian University of Technology
(DUT)
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🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 62.6 | 46.7 | 52.6 | 35.0 |
| 151-200 |
Harbin Institute of Technology
(HIT)
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🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 74.7 | 51.3 | 61.9 | 11.1 |
| 151-200 |
Hunan University
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🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 57.9 | 36.8 | 19.2 |
| 151-200 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
(IIT KGP)
|
🇮🇳 India | - | 0.0 | 60.3 | 56.6 | 43.9 | 42.2 |
| 151-200 |
Kansas State University
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 70.6 | 63.1 | 36.2 | 36.7 |
| 151-200 |
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
(KTH)
|
🇸🇪 Sweden | - | 0.0 | 58.0 | 85.6 | 36.8 | 42.2 |
| 151-200 |
Lanzhou University
|
🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 62.5 | 54.6 | 44.2 | 41.4 |
| 151-200 |
Université Laval
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🇨🇦 Canada | - | 0.0 | 59.4 | 73.7 | 48.8 | 45.0 |
| 151-200 |
Leibniz University Hannover
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🇩🇪 Germany | - | 0.0 | 63.5 | 78.9 | 38.7 | 35.9 |
| 151-200 |
Loughborough University
|
🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 0.0 | 76.5 | 83.8 | 34.5 | 31.3 |
| 151-200 |
Nanjing Normal University
(NNU)
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🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 86.3 | 74.1 | 34.8 | 26.0 |
| 151-200 |
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
(NUIST)
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🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 65.3 | 71.1 | 41.7 | 38.4 |
| 151-200 |
Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse
(INPT)
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🇫🇷 France | - | 0.0 | 72.8 | 80.9 | 39.6 | 29.3 |
| 151-200 |
National Technical University of Athens
(NTUA)
|
🇬🇷 Greece | - | 0.0 | 70.3 | 67.4 | 42.0 | 33.2 |
| 151-200 |
New Mexico State University
(NMSU)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 44.7 | 68.9 | 66.6 | 33.1 | 32.3 |
| 151-200 |
North China Electric Power University
(NCEPU)
|
🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 62.4 | 61.0 | 41.1 | 39.9 |
| 151-200 |
Politecnico di Torino
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🇮🇹 Italy | - | 0.0 | 77.9 | 64.3 | 38.7 | 37.6 |
| 151-200 |
PSL University
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🇫🇷 France | - | 0.0 | 69.3 | 81.7 | 44.2 | 36.7 |
| 151-200 |
Sharif University of Technology
(SUT)
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🇮🇷 Iran | - | 0.0 | 67.6 | 64.3 | 35.9 | 37.6 |
| 151-200 |
Sichuan University
(SCU)
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🇨🇳 China | - | 0.0 | 60.4 | 53.5 | 48.3 | 46.3 |
| 151-200 |
Swansea University
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 0.0 | 82.8 | 93.5 | 41.7 | 19.2 |
| 151-200 |
Tarbiat Modares University
(TMU)
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🇮🇷 Iran | - | 0.0 | 77.9 | 62.1 | 42.5 | 29.3 |
| 151-200 |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
(HUJI)
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🇮🇱 Israel | - | 0.0 | 69.7 | 65.9 | 42.8 | 39.9 |
| 151-200 |
University of Calgary
(UoC)
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🇨🇦 Canada | - | 0.0 | 73.0 | 66.4 | 43.6 | 37.6 |
| 151-200 |
University of Edinburgh
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 0.0 | 72.8 | 92.0 | 35.9 | 34.1 |
| 151-200 |
Ton Duc Thang University
(TDTU)
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🇻🇳 Vietnam | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 25.8 | 20.7 |
| 151-200 |
Technische Universität Dresden
(TUD)
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🇩🇪 Germany | - | 0.0 | 60.4 | 80.9 | 45.8 | 41.4 |
| 151-200 |
University of Technology Malaysia
(UTM)
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🇲🇾 Malaysia | - | 0.0 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 40.5 | 19.2 |
| 151-200 |
University College London
(UCL)
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom | - | 0.0 | 75.2 | 85.3 | 38.4 | 23.5 |
| 151-200 |
University of Alberta
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🇨🇦 Canada | - | 0.0 | 63.1 | 75.2 | 52.6 | 37.6 |
| 151-200 |
University of Bern
(UB)
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🇨🇭 Switzerland | - | 0.0 | 71.7 | 88.0 | 41.4 | 37.6 |
| 151-200 |
University of Calabria
(UNICAL)
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🇮🇹 Italy | - | 0.0 | 85.0 | 68.0 | 34.2 | 28.2 |
| 151-200 |
University of California, Merced
(UCM)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 71.0 | 62.0 | 37.2 | 35.0 |
| 151-200 |
University of Central Florida
(UCF)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 64.0 | 71.3 | 37.2 | 42.2 |
| 151-200 |
University of Cincinnati
(UC)
|
🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 82.1 | 78.1 | 38.4 | 31.3 |
| 151-200 |
University of Connecticut
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 73.4 | 84.1 | 38.7 | 29.3 |
| 151-200 |
University of Córdoba
(UCO)
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🇪🇸 Spain | - | 0.0 | 68.6 | 82.3 | 44.2 | 27.1 |
| 151-200 |
University of Delaware
(UD)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 67.0 | 75.2 | 40.5 | 36.7 |
| 151-200 |
Universitat de Girona
(UdG)
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🇪🇸 Spain | - | 0.0 | 81.8 | 83.1 | 42.0 | 22.2 |
| 151-200 |
University of Göttingen
(GAU)
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🇩🇪 Germany | - | 0.0 | 72.3 | 90.4 | 43.1 | 31.3 |
| 151-200 |
University of Idaho
(UI)
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🇺🇸 United States | - | 0.0 | 68.2 | 56.2 | 39.9 | 39.2 |
| 151-200 |
Universität Innsbruck
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🇦🇹 Austria | - | 0.0 | 75.0 | 88.1 | 36.2 | 31.3 |
| 151-200 |
BOKU University
(BOKU)
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🇦🇹 Austria | - | 0.0 | 76.3 | 80.2 | 44.5 | 30.3 |
| 151-200 |
University of Regina
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🇨🇦 Canada | - | 0.0 | 65.8 | 89.9 | 40.5 | 36.7 |
| 151-200 |
University of Victoria
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🇨🇦 Canada | - | 0.0 | 79.2 | 73.8 | 38.4 | 34.1 |
| 151-200 |
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
(VUB)
|
🇧🇪 Belgium | - | 0.0 | 69.2 | 91.9 | 38.4 | 28.2 |