- Student-faculty ratios: 15.6
- Male to female ratio: 61 : 39
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.unige.ch/international/index_en.html
- Address: 40 bd du Pont-d’Arve,Geneva, CH-1211,Switzerland
- Phone: -
With a cohort of over 16,500 students from 150 different nationalities, the University of Geneva (UNIGE) is Switzerland’s second largest university. It was originally established as a theological seminary in 1559 by leading French theologian and pastor, Jean Calvin. It was granted university status in 1873 when it also relinquished its religious affiliations and became a secular institution. UNIGE offers almost 300 degrees programmes. Although its undergraduate courses are taught primarily in French, the university also offers a number of masters programmes in English. It is also a leading research university and a member of the League of European Research Universities, along with other renowned research-led institutions such as the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and Imperial College London. UNIGE claims associations with 10 Nobel Prize winners. UNIGE boasts strong links with international organisations such as the World Health Organisation and the United Nations, as well as partnerships with several global universities including Princeton University in the US, Yonsei University in South Korea and the University of Sydney in Australia, with which student exchanges take place. The university plays a strong emphasis on physical health and its Bureau des Sports provides students with free sports classes on a daily basis. Competitive sport is also encouraged with UNIGE teams regularly competing in the Swiss university championships in skiing, basketball and ice-hockey. Geneva itself is considered one of the leading cities in the world for its quality of life. Situated on the shores of the largest lake in Western Europe, and only a short distance from the Alps, its natural surroundings make it an ideal location for hiking, skiing and water sports. With a diverse and international population, Geneva offers a vibrant, multicultural experience. Students can enjoy the city’s many museums, late night cafes and live music venues. In the summer, its world-famous Fêtes de Genève festival offers a programme of over 160 free shows.
- Total number of students 16,530
- Number of international students 6,519
- Total number of academic staff 1,085
- Number of international staff 499
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 1,627
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,588
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 348
- Number of research only staff 678
- Number of new undergraduate students 2,947
- Number of new master's students 1,726
- Number of new doctoral students 732
- Global score 69.1
- Global research reputation #196
- Regional research reputation #56
- Publications #144
- Books #239
- Conferences #408
- Normalized citation impact #73
- Total citations #108
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #108
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #78
- International collaboration #500
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #27
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #101
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #90
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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15.6
No. of students per staff
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39%
Percentage of International Students
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61 : 39
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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16,935
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
118
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2012
130
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2013
133
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2014
124
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2015
107
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2016
=131
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2017
=137
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2018
=130
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2019
=135
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2020
=144
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Arts & humanities
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2014
94
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2018
90
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2019
=73
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
101–125
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2019
126–150
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Life sciences
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2016
66
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2017
55
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2018
61
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2019
=60
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Physical sciences
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2014
58
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2015
70
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2016
95
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2017
=94
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2018
98
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2019
101–125
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Social sciences
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2018
126–150
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2019
151–175
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Business & Economics
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2019
126–150
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Computer Science
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2018
=86
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2019
126–150
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Law
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2019
101–125
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Education
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2019
151–175
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Psychology
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2018
=80
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2019
=65
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
201–300
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Impact Rankings: Peace, justice and strong institutions
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2019
=12
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Impact Rankings: Climate action
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Responsible consumption and production
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Reducing inequalities
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2019
201+
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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2019
43
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
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2019
201–300
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
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2019
201–300
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
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2019
=35
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University Impact Ranking
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2019
101–200
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#123 Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score 47.5
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation #129
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation #40
- Arts and Humanities publications #142
- Arts and Humanities books #234
- Arts and Humanities conferences #40
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact #78
- Arts and Humanities total citations #121
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #142
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #151
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration #167
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration #17
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#89 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 53.5
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #160
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #47
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #176
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #39
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #99
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #128
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #115
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #312
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #28
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #73
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #49
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#219 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 56.5
- Chemistry global research reputation #188
- Chemistry regional research reputation #141
- Chemistry publications #274
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #229
- Chemistry total citations #234
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #223
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #239
- Chemistry international collaboration #725
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #202
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #333
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #457
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#125 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 64.4
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #184
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #34
- Clinical Medicine publications #137
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #268
- Clinical Medicine total citations #135
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #116
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #170
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #435
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #32
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #136
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #262
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#197 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 48.8
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #98
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #70
- Environment/Ecology total citations #292
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #249
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #112
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #185
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #18
- 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 #210
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#144 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 53.9
- Geosciences global research reputation #155
- Geosciences regional research reputation #40
- Geosciences publications #188
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #162
- Geosciences total citations #176
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #161
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #137
- Geosciences international collaboration #61
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #2
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #214
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #217
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#61 Immunology
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- Immunology overall score 53.3
- Immunology global research reputation #37
- Immunology regional research reputation #12
- Immunology publications #69
- Immunology normalized citation impact #59
- Immunology total citations #73
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #79
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #96
- Immunology international collaboration #153
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #21
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #75
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #75
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#110 Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score 44.1
- Microbiology global research reputation #127
- Microbiology regional research reputation #9
- Microbiology publications #149
- Microbiology normalized citation impact #111
- Microbiology total citations #126
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #114
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #114
- Microbiology international collaboration #167
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #32
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #81
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #69
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#100 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 52.0
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #68
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #113
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #17
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #60
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #88
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #73
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #213
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #27
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #77
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #78
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#53 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 60.2
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #92
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #26
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #70
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #59
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #59
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #67
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #99
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #230
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #26
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #58
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #70
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#71 Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 58.0
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #91
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation #20
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #120
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #53
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #95
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #95
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #68
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #235
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #24
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #34
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #25
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#50 Physics
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- Physics overall score 76.9
- Physics global research reputation #154
- Physics regional research reputation #62
- Physics publications #53
- Physics normalized citation impact #244
- Physics total citations #39
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #27
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #143
- Physics international collaboration #436
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #128
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #30
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #161
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#198 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 52.5
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #232
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #125
- Plant and Animal Science publications #505
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #18
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #284
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #268
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #30
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #119
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #8
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #143
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #17
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#96 Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score 52.4
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation #84
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation #9
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications #106
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact #175
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations #111
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #113
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #210
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration #186
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #15
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #139
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #200
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#190 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 45.1
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #177
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #28
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #233
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #265
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #230
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #199
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #153
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #388
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #48
- 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 #247
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#29 Space Science
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- Space Science overall score 72.2
- Space Science global research reputation #77
- Space Science regional research reputation #22
- Space Science publications #29
- Space Science normalized citation impact #40
- Space Science total citations #22
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #31
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #75
- Space Science international collaboration #138
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #19
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #20
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #60