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Top Geography, Planning and Development Research Institutions

University of Cambridge ranks first in 2022-now, followed by University of Oxford and Eötvös Loránd University, out of 104 ranked institutions.

Quality score: the square root of excellence (the share of works in the world top 10% against what the place's own topics predict, on English-language articles and reviews) times the square root of the journal factor (its papers in the Nature Index's selective journals against what its topics predict), times output to the power 0.3 times breadth (how much of the selected area it works in) to the power 0.25. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.

Ranked by research quality, 2022-now

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 100.0 18.3% 98 430#6
2University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 85.1 20.0% 92 418#1
3Eötvös Loránd UniversityHungary · Budapest 76.3 13.4% 492 411#16
4Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 70.2 29.6% 83 580#5
5Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris 65.3 5.4% 364 390#3
6Hungarian Academy of SciencesHungary · Budapest 61.4 6.4% 393 154-
7Corvinus University of BudapestHungary · Budapest 58.1 20.5% 224 265#24
8Ludovika University of Public ServiceHungary · Budapest 55.2 5.3% 718 301#12
9University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 52.7 14.7% 70 254#2
10Budapest University of Economics and BusinessHungary · Budapest 50.4 12.9% 144 138#55
11Australian National UniversityAustralia · Canberra 48.4 10.3% 96 234#13
12The University of MelbourneAustralia · Melbourne 46.5 16.9% 70 238#7
13University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom · Edinburgh 44.8 10.8% 65 157#21
14University of SopronHungary · Sopron 43.2 12.4% 73 63-
15Hungarian Research NetworkHungary · Budapest 41.7 20.1% 148 138#33
16Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia · Bengkulu 40.3 7.9% 250 171#86
17Obuda UniversityHungary · Budapest 39.0 10.9% 111 105#73
18University of TorontoCanada · Toronto 37.8 10.8% 61 133#29
19Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSpain · Santiago de Compostela 36.6 10.6% 83 62#44
20Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain · Madrid 35.5 8.6% 61 77#34
21University of DebrecenHungary · Debrecen 34.4 7.7% 614 327#90
22Politeknik Keuangan Negara STANIndonesia · Banten 33.4 14.6% 74 124-
23Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia · Makassar 32.5 7.1% 275 178#78
24University of British ColumbiaCanada · Vancouver 31.6 14.2% 60 204#28
25Hanalei Watershed HuiUnited States · Lihue 30.7 9.6% 83 21-
26Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi MedanIndonesia · Medan 29.8 11.7% 64 60-
27State University of PadangIndonesia · Padang 29.0 9.3% 186 197-
28Indonesia Open UniversityIndonesia · Jakarta 28.3 10.0% 111 67-
29Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi EgyetemHungary · Gödöllő 27.5 11.4% 140 120-
30Muhammadiyah University of YogyakartaIndonesia · Yogyakarta 26.8 15.2% 85 121-
31University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia · Surabaya 26.1 10.4% 224 196-
32Pázmány Péter Catholic UniversityHungary · Budapest 25.4 6.4% 138 43-
33State University of MakassarIndonesia · Makassar 24.7 8.3% 125 103-
34Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain · Madrid 24.1 10.8% 68 56-
35Széchenyi István UniversityHungary · Győr 23.4 10.8% 145 66-
36University of MataramIndonesia · Mataram 22.8 9.2% 191 130-
37Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia · Medan 22.3 7.1% 157 110-
38Bandung Islamic UniversityIndonesia · Bandung 21.7 15.3% 77 139-
39Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 SurabayaIndonesia · Surabaya 21.1 9.2% 89 58-
40Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsHungary · Budapest 20.6 12.1% 73 73#63
41Universitas Muhammadiyah SidoarjoIndonesia · Sidoarjo 20.0 5.1% 114 59-
42University of KansasUnited States · Lawrence 19.5 3.3% 76 12-
43Sam Ratulangi UniversityIndonesia · Manado 19.0 13.6% 92 63-
44University of MiskolcHungary · Miskolc 18.5 9.4% 270 158-
45State University of SemarangIndonesia · Semarang 18.0 11.9% 129 124-
46Manado State UniversityIndonesia · Kelurahan Tounsaru 17.6 9.4% 71 85-
47Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in HungaryHungary · Budapest 17.1 8.1% 132 60-
48Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa UniversityIndonesia · Serang 16.6 9.8% 107 88-
49Universitas Nusa BangsaIndonesia · Bogor 16.2 12.2% 66 47-
50Universitas Pendidikan GaneshaIndonesia · Singaraja 15.8 6.7% 64 58-
51Universitas TidarIndonesia · Magelang 15.3 10.1% 74 89-
52Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia · Surabaya 14.9 10.4% 103 111-
53Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic UniversityHungary · Eger 14.5 7.8% 85 28-
54University of PecsHungary · Pécs 14.1 9.7% 356 189-
55Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland · Poznan 13.7 12.0% 100 156-
56University of WarsawPoland · Warsaw 13.3 7.0% 83 57#98
57University of PattimuraIndonesia · Ambon City 12.9 8.2% 99 63-
58Riau UniversityIndonesia · Pekanbaru 12.6 9.0% 142 117-
59Warmadewa UniversityIndonesia · Denpasar 12.2 6.8% 62 60-
60Tadulako UniversityIndonesia · Palu 11.8 7.0% 80 44-
61Universitas Muhammadiyah MalangIndonesia · Malang 11.5 9.2% 62 73-
62University of SzegedHungary · Szeged 11.1 5.2% 338 106-
63Trunojoyo UniversityIndonesia · Bangkalan 10.8 8.6% 63 48-
64Tanjungpura UniversityIndonesia · Pontianak 10.5 7.9% 81 42-
65Jenderal Soedirman UniversityIndonesia · Purwokerto 10.1 11.5% 69 57-
66Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis IndonesiaIndonesia · Bandung 9.8 9.0% 66 37-
67Jagiellonian UniversityPoland · Krakow 9.5 7.9% 75 64-
68State University of MalangIndonesia · Malang 9.1 9.4% 136 190-
69Lampung UniversityIndonesia · Bandar Lampung 8.8 10.1% 112 102-
70Mulawarman UniversityIndonesia · Samarinda 8.5 9.3% 88 64-
71Universitas Halu OleoIndonesia · Kendari 8.2 6.8% 103 135-
72Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia · Bandung 7.9 8.8% 74 85-
73Universitas Muhammadiyah JemberIndonesia · Jember 7.6 9.6% 70 66-
74University of Singaperbangsa KarawangIndonesia · Karawang 7.3 7.6% 62 50-
75University of BengkuluIndonesia · Bengkulu 7.0 7.2% 81 47-
76Jambi UniversityIndonesia · Jambi City 6.8 7.0% 135 89-
77Semmelweis UniversityHungary · Budapest 6.5 11.3% 67 34-
78Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia · Surakarta 6.2 13.1% 157 186-
79University of BrawijayaIndonesia · Malang 5.9 17.7% 184 228-
80State University of GorontaloIndonesia · Gorontalo 5.6 9.0% 165 108-
81University of PannoniaHungary · Veszprém 5.4 8.2% 94 43-
82Lambung Mangkurat UniversityIndonesia · Banjarmasin 5.1 6.5% 98 63-
83Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia · Semarang 4.9 14.3% 122 149-
84Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia · Makassar 4.6 10.2% 144 123-
85Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaIndonesia · Surakarta 4.3 8.6% 67 55-
86State University of MedanIndonesia · Medan 4.1 5.6% 99 31-
87Cenderawasih UniversityIndonesia · Jayapura 3.8 3.5% 71 33-
88University of IndonesiaIndonesia · Depok 3.6 15.8% 158 257-
89Film IndependentUnited States · Los Angeles 3.4 2.9% 62 44-
90Babeș-Bolyai UniversityRomania · Cluj-Napoca 3.1 4.9% 66 37-
91Universitas JemberIndonesia · Jember 2.9 9.9% 106 100-
92IPB UniversityIndonesia · Bogor 2.6 12.4% 72 100-
93University of Nusa CendanaIndonesia · Kupang 2.4 3.3% 101 28-
94Universitas Syiah KualaIndonesia · Banda Aceh 2.2 8.0% 71 60-
95Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia · Bandung 1.9 12.0% 163 212-
96University of ZagrebCroatia · Zagreb 1.7 7.2% 69 52-
97Universitas Sumatera UtaraIndonesia · Medan 1.5 9.4% 134 89-
98Andalas UniversityIndonesia · Padang 127.9 8.1% 87 75-
99Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia · Yogyakarta 106.1 11.0% 145 203-
100Sriwijaya UniversityIndonesia · Palembang 84.4 6.9% 97 68-

institutions ranked worldwide in Geography, Planning and Development (104). rank on the quality score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (about 6% in Dentistry, 21% in Economics).

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.

1 to 6: 21 places6 to 11: 16 places11 to 16: 13 places16 to 21: 11 places21 to 26: 8 places26 to 31: 6 places31 to 36: 6 places36 to 41: 4 places41 to 45: 3 places45 to 50: 2 places50 to 55: 3 places55 to 60: 1 places60 to 65: 1 places65 to 70: 2 places70 to 75: 0 places75 to 80: 1 places80 to 85: 1 places85 to 90: 0 places90 to 95: 0 places95 to 100: 1 places1100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Ludovika University of Public ServiceHungary 760 works
  2. 2 University of DebrecenHungary 639 works
  3. 3 Eötvös Loránd UniversityHungary 516 works
  4. 4 Hungarian Academy of SciencesHungary 413 works
  5. 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 399 works
  6. 6 University of PecsHungary 377 works
  7. 7 University of SzegedHungary 351 works
  8. 8 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia 311 works
  9. 9 University of MiskolcHungary 277 works
  10. 10 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 262 works
  11. 11 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 251 works
  12. 12 Corvinus University of BudapestHungary 239 works
  13. 13 University of MataramIndonesia 214 works
  14. 14 State University of PadangIndonesia 206 works
  15. 15 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 198 works

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