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Ecology 2026

U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings · Methodology · Source: U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings official website · Editorial Standards

The U.S. News Subject Rankings: Ecology 2026 ranks 250 universities across 30 countries and regions within this specific subject area. U.S. News subject rankings apply research-focused indicators — publications, normalized citation impact, share of highly-cited papers, and international collaboration — filtered by subject-specific bibliometric data from Clarivate InCites. Covering 40+ disciplines, these rankings help students and researchers find institutions with demonstrated strength in their chosen field rather than relying on overall university reputation. Xuanxiao provides per-indicator score breakdowns and multi-year trend charts for each subject.

U.S. News centers on research reputation and bibliometrics across 40+ subject areas, making it especially useful for evaluating field-specific institutional strength.

How does Ecology evaluate universities?

Ecology, published by U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as Indicators, 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 2026 edition assessed 250 universities from 19 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. U.S. News Best Global Universities 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 Ecology 2026?

The top universities in Ecology 2026 are: Universidade do Porto, The University of Sydney, University of Lisbon, Universite Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Oregon State University. This edition, published by U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, evaluated 250 universities from 19 countries and regions using indicators such as Indicators. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Ecology differ from other ranking systems?

U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, published by U.S. News & World Report, focuses on research reputation and bibliometric indicators across 13 measures: global research reputation (12.5%), regional research reputation (12.5%), publications (10%), books (2.5%), conferences (2.5%), normalized citation impact (10%), total citations (7.5%), share of top 10% most-cited papers (12.5%), and international collaboration (10%), among others. In contrast, QS weights employer reputation and internationalization more heavily, THE evaluates across teaching-to-industry dimensions, and ARWU focuses on pure academic output. U.S. News additionally publishes rankings across 40+ subject areas, making it especially useful for applicants and researchers who need field-specific performance data.

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100 = Universidade do Porto Universidade do Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal 59.6
100 = The University of Sydney logo The University of Sydney (USYD) 🇦🇺 Australia 79.9
103 = University of Lisbon logo University of Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal 61.6
103 = Universite Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier Universite Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier 🇫🇷 France 58.6
105 Oregon State University logo Oregon State University (OSU) 🇺🇸 United States 55.4
106 Monash University logo Monash University 🇦🇺 Australia 78.4
107 Northwest A&F University - China Northwest A&F University - China 🇨🇳 China 59.2
108 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam logo Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 72.5
109 University of Amsterdam logo University of Amsterdam (UvA) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 79.1
110 University of Sheffield logo University of Sheffield 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 65.9
111 = Universität Innsbruck logo Universität Innsbruck 🇦🇹 Austria 53.1
111 = University of Quebec Montreal University of Quebec Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada 43.7
113 = Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México logo Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) 🇲🇽 Mexico 54.9
113 = University of Bayreuth University of Bayreuth 🇩🇪 Germany 44.0
115 = University of Lausanne logo University of Lausanne (UNIL) 🇨🇭 Switzerland 66.6
115 = University of Montana logo University of Montana (UM) 🇺🇸 United States 42.4
117 University of York logo University of York 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 58.8
118 Aix-Marseille Université logo Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) 🇫🇷 France 62.4
119 KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧🇪 Belgium 76.0
120 University of St Andrews logo University of St Andrews 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 55.3
121 Columbia University logo Columbia University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 85.8
122 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) logo Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (UNICAMP) 🇧🇷 Brazil 56.0
123 University of Guelph logo University of Guelph 🇨🇦 Canada 50.7
124 Lanzhou University logo Lanzhou University 🇨🇳 China 53.6
125 = Florida International University logo Florida International University (FIU) 🇺🇸 United States 52.3
125 = University of East Anglia logo University of East Anglia (UEA) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 54.8
127 = Université de Lorraine logo Université de Lorraine (UL) 🇫🇷 France 53.8
127 = University of the Sunshine Coast logo University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) 🇦🇺 Australia 39.8
129 University of Stirling logo University of Stirling 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 45.4
130 = Goethe University Frankfurt logo Goethe University Frankfurt 🇩🇪 Germany 62.9
130 = Griffith University logo Griffith University 🇦🇺 Australia 61.5
132 Charles University logo Charles University 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 61.4
133 Pennsylvania State University logo Pennsylvania State University (PSU) 🇺🇸 United States 71.6
134 = East China Normal University logo East China Normal University (ECNU) 🇨🇳 China 62.2
134 = University of Pretoria logo University of Pretoria (UP) 🇿🇦 South Africa 53.6
136 University of Alberta logo University of Alberta 🇨🇦 Canada 66.4
137 Université Grenoble Alpes logo Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) 🇫🇷 France 60.6
138 = Deakin University logo Deakin University 🇦🇺 Australia 65.6
138 = Universidad Rey Juan Carlos logo Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) 🇪🇸 Spain 38.2
138 = University of Reading logo University of Reading 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 55.8
141 The University of Texas at Austin logo The University of Texas at Austin 🇺🇸 United States 74.2
142 University of South Bohemia Ceske Budejovice University of South Bohemia Ceske Budejovice 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 39.7
143 Utah State University logo Utah State University (USU) 🇺🇸 United States 44.2
144 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign logo University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) 🇺🇸 United States 70.0
145 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München logo Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) 🇩🇪 Germany 75.0
146 Université de Bordeaux logo Université de Bordeaux 🇫🇷 France 59.1
147 = Curtin University logo Curtin University 🇦🇺 Australia 66.7
147 = University of Auckland logo University of Auckland (UoA) 🇳🇿 New Zealand 67.7
147 = University of Bologna logo University of Bologna (UNIBO) 🇮🇹 Italy 67.0
147 = University of Oklahoma logo University of Oklahoma (UO) 🇺🇸 United States 51.5