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Shanghai Ranking 2016: top universities for life and agriculture sciences

Academic Ranking of World Universities reveals its top universities for life and agriculture sciences according to the 2016 subject ranking league tables, known as the ARWU-FIELD rankings

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    September 7 2016
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    Two hundred of the best universities for life sciences and agriculture sciences feature in a specific 2016 subject ranking by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.

    For the tenth year, Harvard 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ ranks first in the world for life sciences.

    The 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Cambridge in second place achieves its highest position across the five field rankings, and in fact the highest position for any UK university in the five rankings.

    UK universities do particularly well in this ranking, taking three spots in the top 10 and more than 10 per cent of the full ranking.


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    For prospective students of the life sciences or agricultural sciences, there’s almost an even split between top universities in Europe and in North America to choose from.

    Many universities in Europe offer degrees taught in English at both an undergraduate and postgraduate level.

    There are also highly ranked universities in Australia – three within the top 25 and a further nine in total.

    Kyoto 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ in Japan is the only 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµn institution in the top 25. This contrasts with the engineering ranking, in which half the top 10 are 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµn universities.

    In total, 28 countries are represented in the life sciences ranking this year, including South Korea, Israel, South Africa and Mexico, with just one university each.

    ShanghaiRanking Consultancy produces the ranking using performance indicators measuring alumni award-winners, research publications and citations, among other factors. The ARWU-FIELD rankings have been published since 2007.

    Top universities for life sciences and agricultural sciences: ARWU-FIELD 2016

    World Rank

    Institution

    Country

    Region

    1

    Harvard 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    2

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Cambridge

    UK

    Europe

    3

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    USA

    Americas

    4

    Stanford 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    5

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of California, San Francisco

    USA

    Americas

    6

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Washington

    USA

    Americas

    7

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of California, Berkeley

    USA

    Americas

    8

    Yale 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    9

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ College London

    UK

    Europe

    10

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Oxford

    UK

    Europe

    11

    Rockefeller 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    12

    Johns Hopkins 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    13

    Columbia 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    13

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of California, San Diego

    USA

    Americas

    15

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of California, Los Angeles

    USA

    Americas

    16

    The 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

    USA

    Americas

    17

    Cornell 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    18

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Wisconsin-Madison

    USA

    Americas

    19

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    USA

    Americas

    20

    The 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Queensland

    Australia

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    21

    Kyoto 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Japan

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    22

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Pennsylvania

    USA

    Americas

    23

    Washington 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ in St Louis

    USA

    Americas

    24

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Western Australia

    Australia

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    25

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Melbourne

    Australia

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    25

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Zurich

    Switzerland

    Europe

    27

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Tokyo

    Japan

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    28

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Michigan

    USA

    Americas

    29

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    USA

    Americas

    30

    McGill 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Canada

    Americas

    31

    Duke 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    32

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Minnesota

    USA

    Americas

    33

    Imperial College London

    UK

    Europe

    34

    Karolinska Institute

    Sweden

    Europe

    35

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of California, Davis

    USA

    Americas

    36

    Wageningen 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Research

    Netherlands

    Europe

    37

    Ghent 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Belgium

    Europe

    38

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Copenhagen

    Denmark

    Europe

    38

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Toronto

    Canada

    Americas

    40

    California Institute of Technology

    USA

    Americas

    41

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of British Columbia

    Canada

    Americas

    42

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of California, Santa Cruz

    USA

    Americas

    43

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Edinburgh

    UK

    Europe

    44

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Pittsburgh

    USA

    Americas

    45

    King's College London

    UK

    Europe

    46

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Massachusetts Medical School - Worcester

    USA

    Americas

    47

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    USA

    Americas

    48

    ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

    Switzerland

    Europe

    49

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Chicago

    USA

    Americas

    49

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Göttingen

    Germany

    Europe

    51-75

    Baylor College of Medicine

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    Cardiff 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    UK

    Europe

    51-75

    Emory 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    Heidelberg 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Germany

    Europe

    51-75

    KU Leuven

    Belgium

    Europe

    51-75

    Mayo Medical School

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    Michigan State 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    York 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    Norwegian 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Science and Technology

    Norway

    Europe

    51-75

    Osaka 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Japan

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    51-75

    Pennsylvania State 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    Princeton 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    Technical 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Munich

    Germany

    Europe

    51-75

    Australian National 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Australia

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    51-75

    The 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Basel

    Switzerland

    Europe

    51-75

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Florida

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Freiburg

    Germany

    Europe

    51-75

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Helsinki

    Finland

    Europe

    51-75

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Maryland, College Park

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    LMU Munich

    Germany

    Europe

    51-75

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Nottingham

    UK

    Europe

    51-75

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Oslo

    Norway

    Europe

    51-75

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Southern California

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    Vanderbilt 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    76-100

    Aarhus 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Denmark

    Europe

    76-100

    Aix-Marseille 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    France

    Europe

    76-100

    Lund 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Sweden

    Europe

    76-100

    National 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Singapore

    Singapore

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    76-100

    Oregon State 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    76-100

    Pierre and Marie Curie 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    France

    Europe

    76-100

    Queen Mary 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of London

    UK

    Europe

    76-100

    Rutgers, The State 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of New Jersey

    USA

    Americas

    76-100

    Seoul National 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    South Korea

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    76-100

    Ohio State 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    76-100

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Adelaide

    Australia

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    76-100

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Arizona

    USA

    Americas

    76-100

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Birmingham

    UK

    Europe

    76-100

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of California, Irvine

    USA

    Americas

    76-100

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of California, Santa Barbara

    USA

    Americas

    76-100

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Colorado Boulder

    USA

    Americas

    76-100

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of East Anglia

    UK

    Europe

    76-100

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Exeter

    UK

    Europe

    76-100

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Geneva

    Switzerland

    Europe

    76-100

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Gothenburg

    Sweden

    Europe

    76-100

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Southampton

    UK

    Europe

    76-100

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Strasbourg

    France

    Europe

    76-100

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Tübingen

    Germany

    Europe

    76-100

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Utah

    USA

    Americas

    76-100

    VU 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Amsterdam

    Netherlands

    Europe

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Barcelona

    Spain

    Europe

    101-150

    Boston 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    Brown 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    Université Catholique de Louvain

    Belgium

    Europe

    101-150

    China Agricultural 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    China

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    101-150

    Indiana 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    James Cook 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Australia

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    101-150

    Macquarie 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Australia

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    101-150

    North Carolina State 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    Northwestern 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    Paul Sabatier 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ (Toulouse 3)

    France

    Europe

    101-150

    Purdue 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    Radboud 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Nijmegen

    Netherlands

    Europe

    101-150

    Shanghai Jiao Tong 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    China

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    101-150

    Stockholm 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Sweden

    Europe

    101-150

    Swedish 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Agricultural Sciences

    Sweden

    Europe

    101-150

    Technical 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Denmark

    Denmark

    Europe

    101-150

    The 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Dundee

    UK

    Europe

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Georgia

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Glasgow

    UK

    Europe

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Hong Kong

    China-hk

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Manchester

    UK

    Europe

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of New South Wales

    Australia

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Sheffield

    UK

    Europe

    101-150

    The 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    Tsinghua 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    China

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    101-150

    TU Dresden

    Germany

    Europe

    101-150

    Tufts 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Alabama at Birmingham

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Alberta

    Canada

    Americas

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Amsterdam

    Netherlands

    Europe

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Bonn

    Germany

    Europe

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Bristol

    UK

    Europe

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Groningen

    Netherlands

    Europe

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Guelph

    Canada

    Americas

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Iowa

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Lausanne

    Switzerland

    Europe

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Leeds

    UK

    Europe

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Liverpool

    UK

    Europe

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Massachusetts

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Missouri

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Montreal

    Canada

    Americas

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Nebraska-Lincoln

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    Paris Descartes 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    France

    Europe

    101-150

    Paris-Sud 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    France

    Europe

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Rochester

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of São Paulo

    Brazil

    Americas

    101-150

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Virginia

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    Utrecht 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Netherlands

    Europe

    101-150

    Zhejiang 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    China

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    151-200

    Arizona State 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    Case Western Reserve 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    Hannover Medical School

    Germany

    Europe

    151-200

    Indiana 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ-Purdue 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    King Saud 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Saudi Arabia

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    151-200

    La Trobe 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Australia

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    151-200

    Laval 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Canada

    Americas

    151-200

    Leiden 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Netherlands

    Europe

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Vienna

    Austria

    Europe

    151-200

    Monash 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Australia

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    151-200

    Nagoya 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Japan

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    151-200

    National Autonomous 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Mexico

    Mexico

    Americas

    151-200

    Oregon Health and Science 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    Peking 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    China

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    151-200

    RWTH Aachen 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Germany

    Europe

    151-200

    Stony Brook 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    Texas A&M 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Auckland

    New Zealand

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Calgary

    Canada

    Americas

    151-200

    The 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    Tohoku 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Japan

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    151-200

    Trinity College Dublin

    Ireland

    Europe

    151-200

    UmeÃ¥ 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Sweden

    Europe

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ College Dublin

    Ireland

    Europe

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Aberdeen

    UK

    Europe

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Antwerp

    Belgium

    Europe

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Barcelona

    Spain

    Europe

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of California, Riverside

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Cape Town

    South Africa

    Africas

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Delaware

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Eastern Finland

    Finland

    Europe

    151-200

    Goethe 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Frankfurt

    Germany

    Europe

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Hohenheim

    Germany

    Europe

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Kansas

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Kiel

    Germany

    Europe

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Miami

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Milan

    Italy

    Europe

    151-200

    Montpellier 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    France

    Europe

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Münster

    Germany

    Europe

    151-200

    Université du Québec à Montréal

    Canada

    Americas

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Sydney

    Australia

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Tasmania

    Australia

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    151-200

    Ulm 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Germany

    Europe

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Valencia

    Spain

    Europe

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Vienna

    Austria

    Europe

    151-200

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ of Wuerzburg

    Germany

    Europe

    151-200

    Uppsala 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    Sweden

    Europe

    151-200

    Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    Belgium

    Europe

    151-200

    Weizmann Institute of Science

    Israel

    51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ/Pacific

    151-200

    Yeshiva 51¹ú²úÊÓÆµ

    USA

    Americas


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