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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021: Materials Sciences

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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021: Materials Sciences

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021.

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The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact. You can learn more by reading our methodology.

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Interested in more than one study area? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021 cover 51 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.

Following the compilation of our first release for this ranking, several corrections may have been made. You can learn more on our release summary page.

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Overall Score: 93.7

Employer Reputation

90.1

H-index Citations

100

Citations per Paper

98

Academic Reputation

87.9

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 93.3

Employer Reputation

100

H-index Citations

84.6

Citations per Paper

88.4

Academic Reputation

100

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Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 92
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

94.5

H-index Citations

84.9

Citations per Paper

94.7

Academic Reputation

94

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Rank 4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.1
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

94.5

H-index Citations

78.9

Citations per Paper

85.6

Academic Reputation

96.3

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Scholarship

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Rank =5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

99.9

H-index Citations

77.1

Citations per Paper

95.1

Academic Reputation

89.9

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Scholarship

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Rank =5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89

Employer Reputation

95.7

H-index Citations

88.1

Citations per Paper

92.4

Academic Reputation

85.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 7 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.6

Employer Reputation

89

H-index Citations

83.8

Citations per Paper

89.2

Academic Reputation

91

International Fees

Scholarship

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English Tests

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Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.4

Employer Reputation

91.8

H-index Citations

77.1

Citations per Paper

90.7

Academic Reputation

93.2

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Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.6
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

94

H-index Citations

74

Citations per Paper

91.3

Academic Reputation

92.3

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Rank 10 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.3
Tsinghua University Tsinghua University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

87.4

H-index Citations

95.7

Citations per Paper

83.2

Academic Reputation

84.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.2
Northwestern University Northwestern University
location Evanston, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

72.5

H-index Citations

75.9

Citations per Paper

90.1

Academic Reputation

93.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.9

Employer Reputation

85.6

H-index Citations

77.6

Citations per Paper

86.8

Academic Reputation

90.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.1
Peking University Peking University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

89.2

H-index Citations

89.2

Citations per Paper

90

Academic Reputation

76

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Scholarship

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English Tests

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Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.5
Imperial College London Imperial College London
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

89.2

H-index Citations

71.9

Citations per Paper

79.2

Academic Reputation

89.4

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Scholarship

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Rank 15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.3
ETH Zurich ETH Zurich
location Zürich, Switzerland
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

88.7

H-index Citations

71.4

Citations per Paper

81.3

Academic Reputation

88.1

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank =16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.7
Fudan University Fudan University
location Shanghai, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

87.3

H-index Citations

87.8

Citations per Paper

95.5

Academic Reputation

67.9

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank =16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.7

Employer Reputation

82.3

H-index Citations

80

Citations per Paper

85

Academic Reputation

80.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank =16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.7

Employer Reputation

81.1

H-index Citations

78

Citations per Paper

95.4

Academic Reputation

75.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 19 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.2

Employer Reputation

76

H-index Citations

71.9

Citations per Paper

81.6

Academic Reputation

88

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Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.5
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai Jiao Tong University
location Shanghai, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

84.9

H-index Citations

85.3

Citations per Paper

77.5

Academic Reputation

78.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.4

Employer Reputation

87.2

H-index Citations

73.7

Citations per Paper

90.8

Academic Reputation

76.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.2

Employer Reputation

79.7

H-index Citations

77.8

Citations per Paper

81.3

Academic Reputation

81.2

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Scholarship

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Rank 23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.2
Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University
location University Park, United States
QS stars 5 QS Stars

Employer Reputation

78.6

H-index Citations

77.6

Citations per Paper

85.1

Academic Reputation

76.7

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Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.5

Employer Reputation

72.2

H-index Citations

92.6

Citations per Paper

90.1

Academic Reputation

64.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Academic Tests

Rank =25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.3

Employer Reputation

94.3

H-index Citations

57.6

Citations per Paper

75.5

Academic Reputation

89

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.3

Employer Reputation

70.9

H-index Citations

83.2

Citations per Paper

95.3

Academic Reputation

66.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.2
Zhejiang University Zhejiang University
location Hangzhou, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

90.6

H-index Citations

86.2

Citations per Paper

80

Academic Reputation

68.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.7
The University of Manchester The University of Manchester
location Manchester, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

73.2

H-index Citations

68.9

Citations per Paper

81

Academic Reputation

82.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.5

Employer Reputation

71.5

H-index Citations

79.3

Citations per Paper

87.9

Academic Reputation

71.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.5

Employer Reputation

88.4

H-index Citations

68.6

Citations per Paper

65.8

Academic Reputation

87.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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