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Infectious Diseases 2027

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

Ranks universities globally for research output and academic impact in infectious diseases.

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 Infectious Diseases evaluate universities?

Infectious Diseases, 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 2027 edition assessed 250 universities from 17 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 Infectious Diseases 2027?

The top universities in Infectious Diseases 2027 are: University of Oxford, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, Imperial College London. This edition, published by U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, evaluated 250 universities from 17 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 Infectious Diseases 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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1 University of Oxford logo University of Oxford 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 100.0
2 London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine logo London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 95.4
3 Johns Hopkins University logo Johns Hopkins University (JHU) 🇺🇸 United States 94.0
4 Harvard University logo Harvard University 🇺🇸 United States 93.8
5 Imperial College London logo Imperial College London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 90.2
6 University of Hong Kong logo University of Hong Kong (HKU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 89.5
7 = Université Paris Cité logo Université Paris Cité 🇫🇷 France 89.3
7 = University of Washington logo University of Washington (UW) 🇺🇸 United States 89.3
9 University College London logo University College London (UCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 88.1
10 City St George's, University of London logo City St George's, University of London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 84.8
11 University of California, San Francisco logo University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) 🇺🇸 United States 82.6
12 University of the Witwatersrand logo University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) 🇿🇦 South Africa 81.4
13 KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧🇪 Belgium 80.3
14 = Universitat de Barcelona logo Universitat de Barcelona (UB) 🇪🇸 Spain 79.6
14 = University of Cape Town logo University of Cape Town (UCT) 🇿🇦 South Africa 79.6
16 University of Cambridge logo University of Cambridge 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 77.4
17 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 77.2
18 Monash University logo Monash University 🇦🇺 Australia 77.1
19 University of Antwerp logo University of Antwerp 🇧🇪 Belgium 77.0
20 University of Liverpool logo University of Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 76.8
21 Yale University logo Yale University 🇺🇸 United States 75.9
22 Emory University logo Emory University 🇺🇸 United States 75.6
23 University of Pittsburgh logo University of Pittsburgh 🇺🇸 United States 75.4
24 University of Amsterdam logo University of Amsterdam (UvA) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 74.9
25 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill logo University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) 🇺🇸 United States 74.5
26 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) 🇺🇸 United States 72.8
27 = Freie Universität Berlin logo Freie Universität Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany 72.6
27 = University of Basel logo University of Basel 🇨🇭 Switzerland 72.6
29 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore 72.5
30 = Cornell University logo Cornell University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 72.4
30 = Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin logo Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) 🇩🇪 Germany 72.4
32 = Stellenbosch University logo Stellenbosch University (SU) 🇿🇦 South Africa 71.3
32 = University of California, Los Angeles logo University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 🇺🇸 United States 71.3
34 University of British Columbia logo University of British Columbia (UBC) 🇨🇦 Canada 70.7
35 Utrecht University logo Utrecht University 🇳🇱 Netherlands 70.6
36 University of Copenhagen logo University of Copenhagen (UCPH) 🇩🇰 Denmark 70.2
37 Erasmus University Rotterdam logo Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 70.1
38 University of Toronto logo University of Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada 69.7
39 Radboud University Nijmegen logo Radboud University Nijmegen 🇳🇱 Netherlands 69.5
40 Fudan University logo Fudan University 🇨🇳 China 69.1
41 The University of Melbourne logo The University of Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia 68.6
42 Karolinska Institutet logo Karolinska Institutet (KI) 🇸🇪 Sweden 67.9
43 Vanderbilt University logo Vanderbilt University 🇺🇸 United States 67.2
44 University of Cologne University of Cologne 🇩🇪 Germany 66.9
45 Universidade Federal de São Paulo Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) 🇧🇷 Brazil 66.7
46 University of Edinburgh logo University of Edinburgh 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 66.6
47 Wuhan University logo Wuhan University (WHU) 🇨🇳 China 66.1
48 UNSW Sydney logo UNSW Sydney (UNSW) 🇦🇺 Australia 65.3
49 University of California San Diego logo University of California San Diego (UCSD) 🇺🇸 United States 64.6
50 The University of Sydney logo The University of Sydney (USYD) 🇦🇺 Australia 63.9