- Student-faculty ratios: 12.4
- Male to female ratio: -
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.useoul.edu/
- Address: 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu,Seoul, 151-742,South Korea
- Phone: -
Seoul National University was founded in 1946. The South Korean national university’s main location is the Gwanak campus in the city of Seoul. It also has a medical campus and a campus for agricultural education and research. Tuition costs are the same for domestic and international students and vary by subject area. Many of the university’s international students receive support from various types of scholarships that cover some or all of their tuition costs. International students can also participate in a work-study program in which they work on campus for 40-60 hours a month. University housing is available for both undergraduate and graduate students.The university has 16 colleges for undergraduates, a graduate school that offers numerous master’s and doctoral programs and 10 professional schools. The professional schools offer studies in business, environmental studies, convergence science and technology, dentistry, international agriculture technology, international studies, law, medicine, public administration and public health. The primary language of instruction at Seoul National University is Korean, though somewhere between 10 to 20 percent of university courses are English-taught. The colleges of engineering and business have the highest proportion of courses taught in English. Nearly all of the school's faculty members – around 95 percent – have doctoral degrees. The university’s academic calendar is semester-based with the school year beginning in March. The university’s research organizations include the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies and the Big Data Institute.
- Global score 65.1
- Global research reputation #33
- Regional research reputation #3
- Publications #23
- Books #377
- Conferences #121
- Normalized citation impact #663
- Total citations #59
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #81
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #809
- International collaboration #530
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #954
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #100
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #646
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12.4
No. of students per staff
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12%
Percentage of International Students
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26,182
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2011
109
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2012
124
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2013
59
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2014
44
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2015
50
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2016
85
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2017
=72
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2018
=74
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2019
63
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2020
64
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Asia University Rankings
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2013
8
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2014
4
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2015
6
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2016
9
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2017
9
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2018
9
-
2019
9
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World Reputation Rankings
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2011
51-60
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2012
51-60
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2013
41
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2014
26
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2015
51-60
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2016
=45
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2017
=46
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2018
46
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2019
47
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-
Arts & humanities
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2018
101–125
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2019
176–200
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-
Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2014
45
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2015
58
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2016
54
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2017
=52
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2018
54
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2019
49
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-
Engineering & technology
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2013
36
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2014
29
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2015
35
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2016
29
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2017
32
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2018
32
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2019
36
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-
Life sciences
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2014
80
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2015
85
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2016
=93
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2018
101–125
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2019
87
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-
Physical sciences
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2016
77
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2018
101–125
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2019
=92
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-
Social sciences
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2014
65
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2015
68
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2018
96
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2019
=91
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-
Business & Economics
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2019
48
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-
Computer Science
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2018
40
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2019
50
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-
Education
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2018
43
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2019
=63
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#59 Agricultural Sciences
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- Agricultural Sciences overall score 63.5
- Agricultural Sciences global research reputation #20
- Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation #3
- Agricultural Sciences publications #40
- Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact #184
- Agricultural Sciences total citations #75
- Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #102
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #185
- Agricultural Sciences international collaboration #55
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #176
- Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #96
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #165
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#185 Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score 36.8
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation #72
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation #4
- Arts and Humanities publications #286
- Arts and Humanities books #277
- Arts and Humanities conferences #232
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact #242
- Arts and Humanities total citations #273
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #247
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #205
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration #199
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration #89
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#67 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 56.2
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #31
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #4
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #21
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #375
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #56
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #77
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #404
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #228
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #446
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #105
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #357
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#50 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 74.4
- Chemistry global research reputation #29
- Chemistry regional research reputation #3
- Chemistry publications #36
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #260
- Chemistry total citations #48
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #55
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #360
- Chemistry international collaboration #831
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #741
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #51
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #215
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#64 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 70.6
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #23
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #1
- Clinical Medicine publications #19
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #450
- Clinical Medicine total citations #48
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #74
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #584
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #106
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #732
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #91
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #510
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#116 Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score 49.3
- Computer Science global research reputation #37
- Computer Science regional research reputation #4
- Computer Science publications #41
- Computer Science normalized citation impact #270
- Computer Science total citations #149
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #176
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #267
- Computer Science international collaboration #163
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #255
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #204
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #250
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#121 Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score 36.9
- Economics and Business global research reputation #49
- Economics and Business regional research reputation #3
- Economics and Business publications #99
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact #223
- Economics and Business total citations #174
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #226
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #243
- Economics and Business international collaboration #122
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration #130
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #162
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #190
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#85 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 69.6
- Engineering global research reputation #27
- Engineering regional research reputation #3
- Engineering publications #25
- Engineering normalized citation impact #613
- Engineering total citations #68
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #120
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #663
- Engineering international collaboration #584
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #639
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #215
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #611
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#231 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 44.6
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #261
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #11
- Environment/Ecology total citations #187
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #188
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #331
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #276
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #349
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #262
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #343
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#149 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 53.7
- Geosciences global research reputation #57
- Geosciences regional research reputation #3
- Geosciences publications #96
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #305
- Geosciences total citations #159
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #218
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #323
- Geosciences international collaboration #236
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #256
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #185
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #256
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#138 Immunology
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- Immunology overall score 34.1
- Immunology global research reputation #33
- Immunology regional research reputation #4
- Immunology publications #67
- Immunology normalized citation impact #203
- Immunology total citations #132
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #185
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #213
- Immunology international collaboration #198
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #214
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #172
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #195
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#16 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 81.1
- Materials Science global research reputation #15
- Materials Science regional research reputation #4
- Materials Science publications #20
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #98
- Materials Science total citations #16
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #16
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #116
- Materials Science international collaboration #304
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #365
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #15
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #81
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#57 Mathematics
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- Mathematics overall score 65.4
- Mathematics global research reputation #32
- Mathematics regional research reputation #4
- Mathematics publications #66
- Mathematics normalized citation impact #178
- Mathematics total citations #80
- Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #64
- Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #149
- Mathematics international collaboration #102
- Mathematics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #148
- Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #141
- Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #213
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#50 Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score 55.7
- Microbiology global research reputation #31
- Microbiology regional research reputation #5
- Microbiology publications #17
- Microbiology normalized citation impact #191
- Microbiology total citations #47
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #183
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #254
- Microbiology international collaboration #103
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #263
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #102
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #185
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#115 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 49.6
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #136
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #33
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #46
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #298
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #77
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #85
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #310
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #36
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #298
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #92
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #247
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#122 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 47.8
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #39
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #2
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #49
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #371
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #118
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #129
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #340
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #259
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #347
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #298
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #386
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#19 Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 72.2
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #20
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation #2
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #6
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #201
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #11
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #20
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #214
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #82
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #237
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #58
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #186
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#58 Physics
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- Physics overall score 75.8
- Physics global research reputation #29
- Physics regional research reputation #5
- Physics publications #39
- Physics normalized citation impact #391
- Physics total citations #71
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #115
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #489
- Physics international collaboration #174
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #547
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #83
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #401
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#83 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 68.0
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #21
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #3
- Plant and Animal Science publications #56
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #374
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #94
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #97
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #336
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #247
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #372
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #167
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #326
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#177 Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score 39.8
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation #132
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation #7
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications #189
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact #280
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations #222
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #234
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #290
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration #288
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #216
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #145
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #130
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#151 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 48.8
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #38
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #2
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #174
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #370
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #202
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #254
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #470
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #287
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #143
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #219
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #330
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#182 Space Science
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- Space Science overall score 30.1
- Space Science global research reputation #145
- Space Science regional research reputation #8
- Space Science publications #125
- Space Science normalized citation impact #222
- Space Science total citations #190
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #190
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #216
- Space Science international collaboration #215
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #188
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #181
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #201