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Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Natural Sciences

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As well as this broad subject area ranking, rankings are also available for the following individual Natural Sciences subjects:

Chemistry

Earth & Marine Sciences

Environmental Sciences

Geography

Materials Science

Mathematics

Physics & Astronomy

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Natural Sciences

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Natural Sciences

Out Now:QS World University Rankings for Natural Sciences 2023

As well as this broad subject area ranking, rankings are also available for the following individual Natural Sciences subjects:

Chemistry

Earth & Marine Sciences

Environmental Sciences

Geography

Materials Science

Mathematics

Physics & Astronomy

Interested in another subject area? Compare the world’s top universities for Arts & HumanitiesEngineering & TechnologyLife Sciences & Medicine and Social Sciences & Management.

Want to learn how these rankings are compiled? Click here to read more about our methodology.

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Rank 1 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 97.2

Employer Reputation

98.3

H-index Citations

98.6

Citations per Paper

92.7

Academic Reputation

98.1

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Overall Score: 96.2
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
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Employer Reputation

100

H-index Citations

93.1

Citations per Paper

94.1

Academic Reputation

96.9

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 96.2
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
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Employer Reputation

95.1

H-index Citations

100

Citations per Paper

95.1

Academic Reputation

95.4

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Rank 4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 95.8
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

97.9

H-index Citations

94.9

Citations per Paper

90.9

Academic Reputation

97.6

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Rank 5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.9
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

97.1

H-index Citations

92.8

Citations per Paper

91.9

Academic Reputation

96.4

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Rank 6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.1

Employer Reputation

85.8

H-index Citations

94.3

Citations per Paper

90.2

Academic Reputation

100

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Rank 6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.1
ETH Zurich ETH Zurich
location ZĂĽrich, Switzerland
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Employer Reputation

89

H-index Citations

92.8

Citations per Paper

90.7

Academic Reputation

98.9

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Rank 6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.1

Employer Reputation

89.9

H-index Citations

94.3

Citations per Paper

93.8

Academic Reputation

96.3

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Overall Score: 91.6
Imperial College London Imperial College London
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

89.2

H-index Citations

91.6

Citations per Paper

88.4

Academic Reputation

94.4

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Rank 10 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91
Princeton University Princeton University
location Princeton, United States
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Employer Reputation

84.3

H-index Citations

93.4

Citations per Paper

93.5

Academic Reputation

91.8

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Scholarship

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Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.8

Employer Reputation

84.7

H-index Citations

89.3

Citations per Paper

92.5

Academic Reputation

91.2

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Rank 12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.6
University of Chicago University of Chicago
location Chicago, United States
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Employer Reputation

77.7

H-index Citations

97.3

Citations per Paper

100

Academic Reputation

86.4

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Rank 13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.5

Employer Reputation

87.5

H-index Citations

90.6

Citations per Paper

84.5

Academic Reputation

92.5

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Scholarship

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Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.4

Employer Reputation

87.7

H-index Citations

85.6

Citations per Paper

91.7

Academic Reputation

88.4

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Scholarship

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Rank 15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.3

Employer Reputation

87.2

H-index Citations

87.1

Citations per Paper

90.2

Academic Reputation

88.6

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Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.2
Tsinghua University Tsinghua University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

85.2

H-index Citations

92.2

Citations per Paper

84.4

Academic Reputation

89.6

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Rank 17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.8
Peking University Peking University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

84.5

H-index Citations

91.6

Citations per Paper

87.7

Academic Reputation

87.7

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Scholarship

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Rank 18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.3

Employer Reputation

83.1

H-index Citations

91.9

Citations per Paper

88.9

Academic Reputation

86.3

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Rank 19 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.2

Employer Reputation

86.1

H-index Citations

88.6

Citations per Paper

92.1

Academic Reputation

84.6

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Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.3
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

87.5

H-index Citations

88.9

Citations per Paper

94.2

Academic Reputation

80.5

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Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.2

Employer Reputation

97.5

H-index Citations

87.1

Citations per Paper

69.6

Academic Reputation

88.5

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Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.9

Employer Reputation

83.4

H-index Citations

87.1

Citations per Paper

83.7

Academic Reputation

87.7

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Student Mix

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Rank 23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.6
Columbia University Columbia University
location New York City, United States
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Employer Reputation

82.7

H-index Citations

92.8

Citations per Paper

93.1

Academic Reputation

79.6

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Rank 24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.2
Cornell University Cornell University
location Ithaca, United States
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Employer Reputation

81.4

H-index Citations

86.4

Citations per Paper

89.8

Academic Reputation

84.3

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Rank 25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85

Employer Reputation

83.6

H-index Citations

86.7

Citations per Paper

86.6

Academic Reputation

84

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Scholarship

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Rank 26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.8

Employer Reputation

85.2

H-index Citations

85.2

Citations per Paper

88.3

Academic Reputation

82.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.8

Employer Reputation

83.8

H-index Citations

85.6

Citations per Paper

84.4

Academic Reputation

85.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.6

Employer Reputation

78.3

H-index Citations

82.7

Citations per Paper

84.9

Academic Reputation

88.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.4

Employer Reputation

84.2

H-index Citations

83.1

Citations per Paper

83.9

Academic Reputation

85.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.5

Employer Reputation

75

H-index Citations

90.3

Citations per Paper

88.3

Academic Reputation

81.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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