Top Urban Studies Research Institutions

#	Institution	Score	Top-10% rate	Works	Citations	All time
1	Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris	100.0	8.4%	1.4k	633	#1
2	University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London	85.3	25.6%	133	1.1k	#2
3	Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing	76.8	24.5%	103	742	#6
4	University of AmsterdamNetherlands · Amsterdam	70.7	33.4%	67	376	#22
5	The University of MelbourneAustralia · Melbourne	66.0	15.9%	122	543	#11
6	University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford	62.1	16.8%	62	261	#13
7	Université de LyonFrance · Lyon	58.8	5.2%	244	53	#16
8	Université Paris CitéFrance · Paris	56.0	8.4%	104	37	#17
9	University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom · Manchester	53.5	27.8%	81	379	#9
10	University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge	51.3	11.3%	66	224	#21
11	University of TorontoCanada · Toronto	49.3	18.5%	95	333	#7
12	Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands · Delft	47.4	16.2%	71	269	#27
13	Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan	45.7	9.3%	149	368	#77
14	Université Grenoble AlpesFrance · Saint-Martin-d'Hères	44.2	6.3%	107	32	#5
15	Université Paris-SaclayFrance · Gif-sur-Yvette	42.7	5.3%	129	34	#4
16	Cardiff UniversityUnited Kingdom · Cardiff	41.4	25.0%	68	356	#43
17	Université Paris Sciences et LettresFrance · Paris	40.1	9.4%	103	36	#25
18	Université du Québec à MontréalCanada · Montreal	38.9	15.4%	122	87	#20
19	Universitat de BarcelonaSpain · Barcelona	37.7	17.8%	74	145	#64
20	Aix-Marseille UniversitéFrance · Marseille	36.6	9.2%	79	39	#12
21	Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance · Paris	35.6	8.9%	99	50	#3
22	Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain · Cerdanyola del Vallès	34.6	21.8%	66	227	#28
23	University of SheffieldUnited Kingdom · Sheffield	33.7	17.8%	65	328	#75
24	Université de MontréalCanada · Montreal	32.8	20.8%	93	75	#19
25	Université de LorraineFrance · Nancy	31.9	4.4%	147	30	#76
26	Universidade de São PauloBrazil · São Paulo	31.1	11.9%	575	318	#23
27	Université LavalCanada · Québec	30.3	18.1%	98	58	#38
28	Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFrance · Paris	29.5	9.8%	140	67	#80
29	Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain · Madrid	28.8	6.3%	96	46	#26
30	Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil · Rio de Janeiro	28.1	10.7%	434	250	#50
31	Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrazil · João Pessoa	27.4	8.1%	181	57	-
32	Université Lille Nord de FranceFrance · Lille	26.7	4.9%	186	44	#95
33	The University of SydneyAustralia · Sydney	26.0	12.1%	65	259	-
34	Nantes UniversitéFrance · Nantes	25.4	7.2%	98	32	-
35	Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain · Madrid	24.8	15.4%	82	81	-
36	Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil · Niterói	24.2	11.7%	246	103	-
37	Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina · Buenos Aires	23.6	9.5%	220	150	-
38	Université de MontpellierFrance · Montpellier	23.1	5.1%	105	21	-
39	Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil · Rio de Janeiro	22.5	8.9%	299	95	-
40	Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome	22.0	9.4%	118	151	-
41	Conservatoire National des Arts et MétiersFrance · Paris	21.4	16.8%	91	50	-
42	University of LisbonPortugal · Lisbon	20.9	12.3%	113	191	#52
43	Université Paris-Est CréteilFrance · Créteil	20.4	9.8%	74	30	-
44	Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloBrazil · São Paulo	20.0	8.8%	111	32	-
45	Universidad de SevillaSpain · Seville	19.5	10.6%	76	72	-
46	Universidade Estadual de Montes ClarosBrazil · Montes Claros	19.0	4.0%	80	18	-
47	Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil · Brasília	18.6	11.6%	261	114	-
48	Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas GeraisBrazil · Belo Horizonte	18.1	8.5%	82	29	-
49	Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina · Buenos Aires	17.7	8.8%	110	81	-
50	Institut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisFrance · Paris	17.2	9.2%	90	44	#90
51	Universidade do Estado de Minas GeraisBrazil · Belo Horizonte	16.8	9.1%	62	16	-
52	Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil · Recife	16.4	8.2%	240	101	-
53	Polish Academy of SciencesPoland · Warsaw	16.0	6.6%	108	126	-
54	University of WarsawPoland · Warsaw	15.6	5.8%	85	66	-
55	Université de PoitiersFrance · Poitiers	15.2	7.8%	68	13	-
56	Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroBrazil · Rio de Janeiro	14.9	8.8%	92	28	-
57	Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil · Campinas	14.5	10.3%	233	100	-
58	Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoBrazil · Vitória	14.1	8.1%	125	44	-
59	Université de Caen NormandieFrance · Caen	13.7	5.5%	81	17	-
60	Universidade Presbiteriana MackenzieBrazil · São Paulo	13.4	3.8%	65	12	-
61	Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaSpain · Valencia	13.0	9.5%	63	58	-
62	Universidade do PortoPortugal · Porto	12.7	10.4%	72	123	-
63	Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile · Santiago	12.4	15.0%	84	104	#100
64	Université Paris NanterreFrance · Nanterre	12.0	6.6%	117	30	-
65	Universidade Federal do CearáBrazil · Fortaleza	11.7	10.2%	144	62	-
66	Universidad Politécnica de MadridSpain · Madrid	11.4	10.5%	106	115	-
67	École des hautes études en sciences socialesFrance · Paris	11.1	13.3%	70	49	#78
68	Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil · Belo Horizonte	10.7	11.3%	277	186	-
69	Jagiellonian UniversityPoland · Krakow	10.4	6.6%	83	60	-
70	Aalborg UniversityDenmark · Aalborg	10.1	11.8%	67	166	-
71	Hospital Ana NeryBrazil · Salvador	9.8	7.0%	73	20	-
72	Universidade Federal de São CarlosBrazil · São Carlos	9.5	11.3%	124	58	-
73	Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil · São Paulo	9.2	10.8%	282	146	-
74	Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil · Florianópolis	9.0	7.9%	206	79	-
75	University of JohannesburgSouth Africa · Johannesburg	8.7	11.6%	89	260	-
76	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGhana · Kumasi	8.4	24.3%	70	345	-
77	Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteBrazil · Natal	8.1	8.5%	169	54	-
78	Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil · Belém	7.8	11.0%	265	105	-
79	Universidade Estadual de LondrinaBrazil · Londrina	7.6	6.6%	88	22	-
80	Universidade Federal do TocantinsBrazil · Palmas	7.3	5.5%	88	20	-
81	Universidade Federal de Mato GrossoBrazil · Cuiabá	7.0	5.4%	63	12	-
82	Universidade Estadual do CearáBrazil · Fortaleza	6.8	9.1%	81	22	-
83	University of CoimbraPortugal · Coimbra	6.5	7.4%	84	57	-
84	Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil · Rio de Janeiro	6.3	9.2%	78	19	-
85	University of ŁódźPoland · Lodz	6.0	8.3%	87	153	-
86	Universidade do Estado de Santa CatarinaBrazil · Florianópolis	5.8	7.7%	104	26	-
87	Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland · Poznan	5.5	5.7%	103	73	-
88	Universidade Federal do AmazonasBrazil · Manaus	5.3	8.4%	92	27	-
89	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico · Mexico City	5.1	6.9%	124	96	-
90	Universidade Federal do PiauíBrazil · Teresina	4.8	7.6%	78	19	-
91	Universidade Federal de PelotasBrazil · Pelotas	4.6	7.4%	126	42	-
92	Universidade Federal de GoiásBrazil · Goiânia	4.3	7.8%	138	47	-
93	Universidade Federal da BahiaBrazil · Salvador	4.1	8.6%	140	54	-
94	Universidade Federal do MaranhãoBrazil · São Luís	3.9	7.3%	96	29	-
95	Universidade Federal de UberlândiaBrazil · Uberlândia	3.7	8.2%	93	38	-
96	Universidade Estadual do Oeste do ParanáBrazil · Cascavel	3.4	10.2%	70	23	-
97	Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil · Porto Alegre	3.2	7.7%	288	88	-
98	Silesian University of TechnologyPoland · Gliwice	3.0	4.5%	70	89	-
99	Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulBrazil · Campo Grande	2.8	7.8%	92	23	-
100	Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de JaneiroBrazil · Seropédica	2.6	11.7%	88	33	-

institutions ranked worldwide in Urban Studies (113). 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).

1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 1.5k works
2. 2 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 602 works
3. 3 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 456 works
4. 4 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 328 works
5. 5 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 321 works
6. 6 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 295 works
7. 7 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 294 works
8. 8 Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 278 works
9. 9 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 274 works
10. 10 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 261 works
11. 11 Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil 254 works
12. 12 Université de LyonFrance 250 works
13. 13 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 246 works
14. 14 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 230 works
15. 15 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 216 works

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