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Life Sciences 2024

Times Higher Education World University Rankings · · Methodology · Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings official website · Editorial Standards

Evaluates universities worldwide for research strength and academic impact in life sciences.

THE evaluates universities across five pillars — Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry, and International Outlook — making it one of the most comprehensive ranking systems.

How does Life Sciences evaluate universities?

Life Sciences, published by Times Higher Education World University Rankings, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry, International Outlook, 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 2024 edition assessed 1057 universities from 22 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Times Higher Education World University Rankings 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 Life Sciences 2024?

The top universities in Life Sciences 2024 are: University of Lisbon, Liverpool John Moores University, Mae Fah Luang University, Mahidol University, University of Manitoba. This edition, published by Times Higher Education World University Rankings, evaluated 1057 universities from 22 countries and regions using indicators such as Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry, International Outlook. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Life Sciences differ from other ranking systems?

THE (Times Higher Education) World University Rankings is among the most comprehensive, evaluating universities across teaching (30%), research environment (30%), research quality (30%), industry income (2.5%), and international outlook (7.5%), with 18 fine-grained indicators. Data sources combine the Elsevier Scopus bibliometric database, academic reputation surveys, and institution-reported statistics. The methodology underwent a major 2024 revision, adding a Research Quality category to reduce reliance on sheer output volume. In comparison, QS leans more on reputation surveys, ARWU is built solely on objective research metrics (Nobel Prizes, highly cited researchers), and US News centers on research productivity and citation impact. THE suits applicants seeking a balanced view of a university's combined research and teaching strength.

Current edition: published 2023-10
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301-400 University of Lisbon logo University of Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal 41.7 20.1 24.8 71.9 68.1 52.1
301-400 Liverpool John Moores University logo Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 41.7 21.7 14.8 71.4 30.8 84.4
301-400 Mae Fah Luang University logo Mae Fah Luang University (MFU) 🇹🇭 Thailand 41.7 17.7 13.9 74.3 32.6 80.6
301-400 Mahidol University logo Mahidol University (MU) 🇹🇭 Thailand 41.7 40.0 26.6 52.8 70.4 57.7
301-400 University of Manitoba logo University of Manitoba 🇨🇦 Canada 41.7 20.0 24.0 66.7 67.5 57.0
301-400 Massey University logo Massey University 🇳🇿 New Zealand 41.7 32.6 28.8 56.3 76.3 84.9
301-400 Middle East Technical University logo Middle East Technical University (METU) 🇹🇷 Turkey 41.7 32.7 24.7 59.4 71.6 78.5
301-400 University of Milano-Bicocca logo University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB) 🇮🇹 Italy 41.7 18.0 19.0 76.4 73.3 39.7
301-400 Mizzou - University of Missouri Mizzou - University of Missouri 🇺🇸 United States 41.7 31.8 23.6 67.9 75.2 55.5
301-400 University of Modena and Reggio Emilia logo University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 🇮🇹 Italy 41.7 15.0 15.3 81.6 73.4 36.2
301-400 National Tsing Hua University logo National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) 🇹🇼 Taiwan 41.7 32.0 29.1 63.8 81.7 46.1
301-400 Universidad de Navarra logo Universidad de Navarra (UNAV) 🇪🇸 Spain 41.7 17.7 19.3 80.8 69.2 57.4
301-400 University of Nebraska–Lincoln logo University of Nebraska–Lincoln (NU) 🇺🇸 United States 41.7 23.5 20.3 71.8 63.4 72.0
301-400 University of Neuchâtel logo University of Neuchâtel 🇨🇭 Switzerland 41.7 19.4 14.2 70.2 57.8 92.1
301-400 NOVA University of Lisbon NOVA University of Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal 41.7 26.6 24.6 62.5 87.9 57.9
301-400 University of Pisa logo University of Pisa (UniPi) 🇮🇹 Italy 41.7 17.3 18.8 75.7 72.1 40.8
301-400 University of Plymouth logo University of Plymouth 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 41.7 17.9 18.0 80.4 48.4 79.1
301-400 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile logo Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) 🇨🇱 Chile 41.7 23.9 26.0 70.5 63.2 60.5
301-400 University of Pretoria logo University of Pretoria (UP) 🇿🇦 South Africa 41.7 31.7 27.5 64.5 55.0 75.1
301-400 Quaid-i-Azam University logo Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) 🇵🇰 Pakistan 41.7 25.4 19.5 84.1 25.6 49.2
301-400 Université du Québec Université du Québec 🇨🇦 Canada 41.7 32.0 25.1 62.6 64.2 85.6
301-400 Queen’s University Queen’s University 🇨🇦 Canada 41.7 20.7 21.4 66.2 86.9 68.9
301-400 University of Rome II – Tor Vergata University of Rome II – Tor Vergata 🇮🇹 Italy 41.7 22.4 18.4 71.3 76.3 51.3
301-400 Universitat Rovira i Virgili logo Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) 🇪🇸 Spain 41.7 16.1 18.4 83.0 61.6 55.1
301-400 Shenzhen University logo Shenzhen University (SZU) 🇨🇳 China 41.7 23.3 23.8 83.1 36.1 33.8
301-400 Shoolini University logo Shoolini University 🇮🇳 India 41.7 24.1 18.9 77.5 16.1 71.0
301-400 Soochow University logo Soochow University 🇨🇳 China 41.7 19.2 19.5 83.2 59.8 23.7
301-400 Southeast University logo Southeast University (SEU) 🇨🇳 China 41.7 22.2 19.1 80.5 53.6 39.5
301-400 University of the Sunshine Coast logo University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) 🇦🇺 Australia 41.7 22.1 22.8 65.1 40.4 74.8
301-400 Taif University Taif University (TU) 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 41.7 14.3 15.6 86.3 19.0 77.2
301-400 Tampere University logo Tampere University 🇫🇮 Finland 41.7 20.3 19.5 74.5 90.3 57.6
301-400 University of Technology Malaysia logo University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) 🇲🇾 Malaysia 41.7 29.9 15.5 65.4 41.0 67.5
301-400 University of Tennessee at Knoxville logo University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT) 🇺🇸 United States 41.7 27.2 20.6 62.8 66.2 55.7
301-400 University of Trento University of Trento 🇮🇹 Italy 41.7 24.0 13.0 82.8 43.9 65.8
301-400 Technische Universität Braunschweig logo Technische Universität Braunschweig 🇩🇪 Germany 41.7 26.2 16.0 76.8 54.1 64.3
301-400 University of Turin logo University of Turin (UNITO) 🇮🇹 Italy 41.7 19.0 18.6 82.1 78.1 40.7
301-400 University of Turku logo University of Turku 🇫🇮 Finland 41.7 20.5 27.7 73.8 68.3 57.4
301-400 United Arab Emirates University logo United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 41.7 16.4 22.3 70.2 75.9 93.9
301-400 Universitat de València logo Universitat de València (UV) 🇪🇸 Spain 41.7 23.0 17.8 73.0 51.2 47.3
301-400 Verona University Verona University 🇮🇹 Italy 41.7 24.3 15.0 77.2 72.9 44.0
301-400 Victoria University logo Victoria University (VU) 🇦🇺 Australia 41.7 21.5 16.6 79.6 44.5 63.1
301-400 University of Victoria logo University of Victoria 🇨🇦 Canada 41.7 15.6 18.8 80.1 57.9 77.6
301-400 Virginia Commonwealth University logo Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) 🇺🇸 United States 41.7 19.6 28.5 74.7 83.0 37.8
301-400 Wake Forest University logo Wake Forest University 🇺🇸 United States 41.7 28.0 16.1 78.0 78.0 41.2
301-400 University of Waterloo logo University of Waterloo (UW) 🇨🇦 Canada 41.7 20.8 26.2 71.2 66.6 81.8
301-400 Western University logo Western University (UWO) 🇨🇦 Canada 41.7 23.6 29.7 62.4 97.1 80.4
301-400 University of the Witwatersrand logo University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) 🇿🇦 South Africa 41.7 23.7 23.3 70.0 78.6 78.9
301-400 Xi'an Jiaotong University logo Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) 🇨🇳 China 41.7 22.8 24.5 70.8 63.6 29.4
301-400 Zhengzhou University logo Zhengzhou University 🇨🇳 China 41.7 14.0 22.1 81.7 53.3 25.0
401-500 Åbo Akademi University logo Åbo Akademi University 🇫🇮 Finland 37.5 23.5 22.7 53.4 58.4 69.1