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Top Geography, Planning and Development Research Institutions

University of Cambridge ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 99 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 CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 100.0 33.9% 95 413#5
2 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 84.9 36.2% 87 407#2
3 Australian National UniversityAustralia · Canberra 76.1 32.1% 96 234#1
4 University of DebrecenHungary · Debrecen 69.8 6.3% 614 327#65
5 The University of MelbourneAustralia · Melbourne 65.0 36.3% 69 238#7
6 University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 61.0 44.7% 70 253#3
7 Ludovika University of Public ServiceHungary · Budapest 57.7 5.4% 718 301#78
8 Eötvös Loránd UniversityHungary · Budapest 54.7 9.5% 393 243#89
9 University of PecsHungary · Pécs 52.2 8.9% 356 189—
10 Corvinus University of BudapestHungary · Budapest 49.9 16.8% 224 265—
11 University of BrawijayaIndonesia · Malang 47.8 15.8% 184 228#99
12 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia · Bandung 45.9 12.8% 163 212—
13 University of IndonesiaIndonesia · Depok 44.2 13.9% 158 257—
14 State University of PadangIndonesia · Padang 42.6 10.4% 186 197—
15 University of SzegedHungary · Szeged 41.1 5.3% 338 106—
16 University of MiskolcHungary · Miskolc 39.7 8.1% 270 158—
17 State University of MalangIndonesia · Malang 38.3 14.3% 136 190—
18 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia · Bengkulu 37.1 7.9% 250 171—
19 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia · Surabaya 35.9 8.9% 224 196—
20 Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia · Surakarta 34.8 12.2% 157 186—
21 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia · Yogyakarta 33.7 11.9% 145 202#90
22 Budapest University of Economics and BusinessHungary · Budapest 32.7 15.9% 144 138—
23 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom · Edinburgh 31.8 26.4% 64 155#15
24 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland · Poznan 30.8 15.9% 100 156#97
25 University of MataramIndonesia · Mataram 30.0 9.0% 191 130—
26 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia · Makassar 29.1 5.2% 275 178—
27 Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia · Makassar 28.3 11.1% 144 123—
28 Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia · Semarang 27.5 14.6% 122 149—
29 State University of SemarangIndonesia · Semarang 26.7 12.6% 129 124—
30 Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSpain · Santiago de Compostela 26.0 12.2% 83 62—
31 Institute for Regional StudiesHungary · Pécs 25.3 23.7% 66 85—
32 Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia · Surabaya 24.6 12.9% 103 111—
33 Muhammadiyah University of YogyakartaIndonesia · Yogyakarta 23.9 15.3% 85 121—
34 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland · Krakow 23.3 11.7% 75 64—
35 Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi EgyetemHungary · Gödöllő 22.6 8.2% 140 120—
36 Riau UniversityIndonesia · Pekanbaru 22.0 8.3% 142 117—
37 State University of GorontaloIndonesia · Gorontalo 21.4 7.2% 165 108—
38 Manado State UniversityIndonesia · Kelurahan Tounsaru 20.8 10.0% 71 85—
39 University of WarsawPoland · Warsaw 20.3 11.3% 83 57—
40 State University of MakassarIndonesia · Makassar 19.7 8.7% 125 103—
41 Széchenyi István UniversityHungary · Győr 19.2 6.9% 145 66—
42 Bandung Islamic UniversityIndonesia · Bandung 18.7 14.2% 77 139—
43 University of SopronHungary · Sopron 18.1 17.2% 73 63—
44 University of KansasUnited States · Lawrence 17.6 17.1% 75 12—
45 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia · Medan 17.2 6.8% 157 110—
46 Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsHungary · Budapest 16.7 14.4% 73 73—
47 Universitas Sumatera UtaraIndonesia · Medan 16.2 7.1% 134 89—
48 Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in HungaryHungary · Budapest 15.8 8.2% 132 60—
49 Babeș-Bolyai UniversityRomania · Cluj-Napoca 15.3 12.9% 66 37—
50 Udayana UniversityIndonesia · Denpasar 14.9 6.8% 150 100—
51 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia · Surabaya 14.4 13.6% 79 96—
52 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia · Bandung 14.0 14.3% 74 85—
53 IPB UniversityIndonesia · Bogor 13.6 13.8% 72 100—
54 Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa UniversityIndonesia · Serang 13.2 8.5% 107 88—
55 Sam Ratulangi UniversityIndonesia · Manado 12.8 11.7% 92 63—
56 Obuda UniversityHungary · Budapest 12.4 9.1% 111 105—
57 Film IndependentUnited States · Los Angeles 12.0 15.3% 62 44—
58 Lampung UniversityIndonesia · Bandar Lampung 11.6 8.6% 112 102—
59 Universitas Muhammadiyah SidoarjoIndonesia · Sidoarjo 11.3 7.9% 114 59—
60 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia · Bandung 10.9 12.5% 68 108—
61 Pázmány Péter Catholic UniversityHungary · Budapest 10.5 6.0% 138 43—
62 Andalas UniversityIndonesia · Padang 10.2 10.7% 87 75—
63 Universitas Halu OleoIndonesia · Kendari 9.8 6.3% 103 135—
64 Jambi UniversityIndonesia · Jambi City 9.5 5.9% 135 89—
65 Sriwijaya UniversityIndonesia · Palembang 9.2 7.2% 97 68—
66 Politeknik Keuangan Negara STANIndonesia · Banten 8.8 11.2% 74 124—
67 Indonesia Open UniversityIndonesia · Jakarta 8.5 6.9% 111 67—
68 Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi MedanIndonesia · Medan 8.2 11.9% 64 60—
69 Mulawarman UniversityIndonesia · Samarinda 7.9 8.8% 88 64—
70 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain · Madrid 7.5 12.5% 68 56—
71 Universitas JemberIndonesia · Jember 7.2 6.9% 106 100—
72 Jenderal Soedirman UniversityIndonesia · Purwokerto 6.9 8.4% 69 57—
73 Lambung Mangkurat UniversityIndonesia · Banjarmasin 6.6 7.1% 98 63—
74 University of ZagrebCroatia · Zagreb 6.3 10.7% 68 52—
75 Universitas Muhammadiyah JemberIndonesia · Jember 6.0 10.5% 70 66—
76 Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 SurabayaIndonesia · Surabaya 5.8 7.5% 89 58—
77 University of PattimuraIndonesia · Ambon City 5.5 6.4% 99 63—
78 Semmelweis UniversityHungary · Budapest 5.2 9.4% 67 34—
79 Tadulako UniversityIndonesia · Palu 4.9 8.2% 80 44—
80 Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic UniversityHungary · Eger 4.6 7.1% 85 28—
81 Institute for Literary StudiesHungary · Budapest 4.4 1.5% 210 21—
82 Trunojoyo UniversityIndonesia · Bangkalan 4.1 9.9% 63 48—
83 Universitas Syiah KualaIndonesia · Banda Aceh 3.8 8.0% 71 60—
84 University of PannoniaHungary · Veszprém 3.6 5.7% 94 43—
85 University of Singaperbangsa KarawangIndonesia · Karawang 3.3 9.7% 62 50—
86 Universitas Pendidikan GaneshaIndonesia · Singaraja 3.1 8.2% 64 58—
87 Universitas Nusa BangsaIndonesia · Bogor 2.8 8.6% 66 47—
88 Tanjungpura UniversityIndonesia · Pontianak 2.6 6.5% 81 42—
89 Universitas TidarIndonesia · Magelang 2.3 7.2% 74 89—
90 Universitas Muhammadiyah MalangIndonesia · Malang 2.1 8.5% 62 73—
91 Warmadewa UniversityIndonesia · Denpasar 1.8 8.7% 62 60—
92 Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaIndonesia · Surakarta 1.6 7.5% 67 55—
93 University of BengkuluIndonesia · Bengkulu 136.1 5.6% 81 47—
94 Cenderawasih UniversityIndonesia · Jayapura 112.8 6.4% 71 33—
95 Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis IndonesiaIndonesia · Bandung 89.8 6.2% 66 37—
96 State University of MedanIndonesia · Medan 67.0 3.4% 99 31—
97 University of Nusa CendanaIndonesia · Kupang 44.4 2.7% 101 28—
98 Institute for Soil SciencesHungary · Budapest 22.1 5.4% 64 16—
99 Hanalei Watershed HuiUnited States · Lihue 0.0 2.2% 83 21—

institutions ranked worldwide in Geography, Planning and Development (99). 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.

0 – 5: 21 places5 – 10: 16 places10 – 15: 13 places15 – 20: 10 places20 – 25: 8 places25 – 30: 7 places30 – 35: 5 places35 – 40: 4 places40 – 45: 3 places45 – 50: 3 places50 – 55: 2 places55 – 60: 1 places60 – 65: 2 places65 – 70: 1 places70 – 75: 0 places75 – 80: 1 places80 – 85: 1 places85 – 90: 0 places90 – 95: 0 places95 – 100: 1 places0100

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

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ludovika University of Public ServiceHungary 718 works
  2. 2 University of DebrecenHungary 615 works
  3. 3 Eötvös Loránd UniversityHungary 393 works
  4. 4 University of PecsHungary 356 works
  5. 5 University of SzegedHungary 338 works
  6. 6 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia 275 works
  7. 7 University of MiskolcHungary 270 works
  8. 8 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 250 works
  9. 9 Corvinus University of BudapestHungary 224 works
  10. 10 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 224 works
  11. 11 Institute for Literary StudiesHungary 210 works
  12. 12 University of MataramIndonesia 191 works
  13. 13 State University of PadangIndonesia 186 works
  14. 14 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 184 works
  15. 15 State University of GorontaloIndonesia 165 works

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