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Top Mathematics Research Institutions

University of Oxford ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 1,053 ranked institutions.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.

Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 100.0 20.6% 641 3.3k#15
2 Sogang UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 90.0 42.7% 69 476#45
3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 84.2 14.5% 1.3k 3.8k#11
4 Hunan University of TechnologyChina · Jianning 80.1 56.4% 63 911—
5 Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 76.9 21.9% 329 1.4k#59
6 Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 74.3 25.3% 448 4.7k#3
7 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Cambridge 72.0 22.3% 407 2.2k#1
8 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia · Vellore 70.1 30.4% 429 2.2k—
9 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 68.4 17.9% 575 2.5k—
10 Harvard UniversityUnited States · Cambridge 66.9 27.8% 365 3.1k#10
11 Suzhou University of Science and TechnologyChina · Suzhou 65.5 18.3% 131 344—
12 ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 64.3 21.6% 424 1.9k#25
13 Aligarh Muslim UniversityIndia · Aligarh 63.1 20.4% 312 935—
14 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States · Berkeley 62.1 24.4% 429 2.8k#2
15 China Medical UniversityTaiwan · Taichung 61.1 33.2% 217 2.1k—
16 Henan Polytechnic UniversityChina · Jiaozuo 60.2 30.3% 189 1.7k—
17 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 59.3 21.1% 418 1.7k—
18 University of VirginiaUnited States · Charlottesville 58.5 22.5% 212 677#86
19 Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin 57.7 15.7% 350 855#96
20 Princeton UniversityUnited States · Princeton 57.0 25.0% 326 2k#4
21 Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia · Al Kharj 56.3 33.2% 214 1.7k—
22 Qassim UniversitySaudi Arabia · Buraidah 55.6 21.6% 337 1.4k—
23 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States · Los Angeles 54.9 19.8% 358 3.1k#5
24 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 54.3 18.8% 454 2.1k#12
25 Van Yüzüncü Yıl ÜniversitesiTürkiye · Van 53.7 25.9% 124 709—
26 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina · Xi'an 53.2 22.3% 225 1.1k—
27 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom · Edinburgh 52.6 21.3% 242 1.2k#56
28 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 52.1 14.6% 285 874—
29 Zhejiang Sci-Tech UniversityChina · Hangzhou 51.6 15.8% 94 340—
30 Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States · Pittsburgh 51.1 19.7% 238 1.3k#18
31 Prince Sultan UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh 50.7 32.3% 185 1.4k—
32 King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 50.2 21.2% 488 2.7k#48
33 KU LeuvenBelgium · Leuven 49.8 17.3% 331 1.3k#37
34 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 49.3 13.3% 379 1.1k—
35 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 48.9 18.7% 325 1.5k—
36 Columbia UniversityUnited States · New York 48.5 23.5% 391 2.8k#19
37 Lebanese American UniversityLebanon · Beirut 48.1 37.2% 118 1.1k—
38 University of ViennaAustria · Vienna 47.7 15.0% 408 1.3k#74
39 University of MichiganUnited States · Ann Arbor 47.4 19.2% 508 2.7k#8
40 The University of TokyoJapan · Tokyo 47.0 15.2% 490 1.6k#36
41 University of California San DiegoUnited States · San Diego 46.6 13.1% 383 1.2k#26
42 Cairo UniversityEgypt · Giza 46.3 30.9% 203 1.4k—
43 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States · Urbana 46.0 15.4% 374 1.3k#21
44 Hangzhou Normal UniversityChina · Hangzhou 45.6 24.7% 177 836—
45 Alfréd Rényi Institute of MathematicsHungary · Budapest 45.3 12.6% 236 438—
46 Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh 45.0 23.9% 260 938—
47 King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia · Abhā 44.7 27.5% 229 1.4k—
48 Near East UniversityCyprus · Nicosia 44.4 33.8% 109 918—
49 University of WashingtonUnited States · Seattle 44.1 19.5% 338 2.3k#23
50 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 43.8 20.5% 327 1.5k—
51 Southwest UniversityChina · Chongqing 43.5 15.5% 266 923—
52 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 43.2 17.1% 256 1.2k—
53 Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 43.0 18.7% 267 823—
54 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States · Madison 42.7 17.3% 337 1.3k#13
55 Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 42.4 20.6% 184 715—
56 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Chengdu 42.2 13.9% 194 810—
57 University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 41.9 22.0% 335 1.9k#42
58 Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 41.7 12.8% 451 1.4k—
59 Kyoto UniversityJapan · Kyoto 41.4 12.6% 446 1.1k#35
60 Michigan State UniversityUnited States · East Lansing 41.2 16.5% 271 1.3k#51
61 Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited States · Atlanta 40.9 18.8% 266 1.3k#40
62 China Medical University HospitalTaiwan · Taichung 40.7 30.6% 129 1.2k—
63 Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyUnited States · New Brunswick 40.5 15.7% 339 1.2k#20
64 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States · State College 40.2 13.8% 314 936#17
65 University of TorontoCanada · Toronto 40.0 16.2% 466 1.7k#29
66 University of BonnGermany · Bonn 39.8 21.6% 290 918#49
67 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia · Moscow 39.6 10.6% 963 1.8k#54
68 Zhejiang Normal UniversityChina · Jinhua 39.4 19.2% 314 1.3k—
69 University of WarwickUnited Kingdom · Coventry 39.2 16.1% 342 1.1k#63
70 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States · West Lafayette 39.0 15.1% 369 1.2k#34
71 Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome 38.7 12.4% 519 1.1k—
72 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 38.5 18.6% 351 2.3k#28
73 Technical University of MunichGermany · Munich 38.4 18.4% 262 925—
74 University of DelhiIndia · New Delhi 38.2 12.6% 336 1.3k—
75 Charles UniversityCzechia · Prague 38.0 12.9% 304 633—
76 UniNettuno UniversityItaly · Rome 37.8 34.5% 72 546—
77 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 37.6 19.2% 203 1.1k—
78 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 37.4 12.5% 384 1.4k—
79 Ain Shams UniversityEgypt · Cairo 37.2 27.6% 128 919—
80 Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael · Tel Aviv 37.0 12.7% 331 964#39
81 Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan 36.9 24.7% 262 1.1k—
82 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 36.7 13.8% 233 1k—
83 COMSATS University IslamabadPakistan · Islamabad 36.5 28.8% 254 1.5k—
84 New York UniversityUnited States · New York 36.3 22.7% 243 1.5k#46
85 Al-Balqa Applied UniversityJordan · Salt 36.2 34.7% 102 874—
86 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 36.0 17.0% 459 1.9k—
87 University of CologneGermany · Cologne 35.8 16.0% 164 475—
88 UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 35.7 17.2% 265 1.1k#57
89 University of TabukSaudi Arabia · Tabuk 35.5 27.7% 155 743—
90 University of BristolUnited Kingdom · Bristol 35.3 18.8% 199 927#38
91 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 35.2 18.9% 221 859—
92 Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh 35.0 25.6% 237 1.4k—
93 University of FloridaUnited States · Gainesville 34.9 13.5% 249 885#43
94 Indian Statistical InstituteIndia · Kolkata 34.7 9.0% 344 504—
95 Taif UniversitySaudi Arabia · Ta'if 34.6 28.1% 169 1.2k—
96 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh 34.4 18.8% 464 1.7k—
97 Max Planck Institute for MathematicsGermany · Bonn 34.3 17.1% 223 693#44
98 KTH Royal Institute of TechnologySweden · Stockholm 34.1 19.4% 163 712#99
99 King Faisal UniversitySaudi Arabia · Hofuf 34.0 26.7% 207 1.1k—
100 St Petersburg UniversityRussia · Saint Petersburg 33.8 6.0% 468 708—

institutions ranked worldwide in Mathematics (1,053). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.

How spread out this pool is

Every row above on one axis — one tick each, right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.

34 – 37: 21 places37 – 40: 16 places40 – 44: 13 places44 – 47: 11 places47 – 50: 8 places50 – 54: 6 places54 – 57: 6 places57 – 60: 4 places60 – 64: 3 places64 – 67: 3 places67 – 70: 2 places70 – 74: 1 places74 – 77: 1 places77 – 80: 2 places80 – 83: 0 places83 – 87: 1 places87 – 90: 1 places90 – 93: 0 places93 – 97: 0 places97 – 100: 1 places34100

One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 1.3k works
  2. 2 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 963 works
  3. 3 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 641 works
  4. 4 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 631 works
  5. 5 Tsinghua UniversityChina 575 works
  6. 6 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 519 works
  7. 7 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 515 works
  8. 8 University of MichiganUnited States 508 works
  9. 9 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 496 works
  10. 10 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 490 works
  11. 11 The University of TokyoJapan 489 works
  12. 12 King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia 488 works
  13. 13 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 468 works
  14. 14 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 467 works
  15. 15 University of TorontoCanada 465 works

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