The 9th edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the discipline of
Computer Science was created using data consolidated from
various data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
estimating the citation-based metrics were acquired on 21-12-2022. Position
in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
scientist's affiliated with a given institution. D-index
takes into account only publications and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Computer Science research
Our best universities ranking is a credible list of
leading scholars from the field of Computer Science,
created using a meticulous examination of
166,880 researchers identified from multiple
bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of Computer Science, as many as
14402 researchers were analysed.
What is D-index approval threshold for Computer Science
The D-index threshold for approving a scholar to be
considered is established at 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the field of Computer Science. The
acceptance factors for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index,
proportion of the contributions made within the given
discipline as well as the awards and achievements of the
scholars. The D-index threshold for listing top
scholars is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of
scholars estimated for each
area od study whilst ensuring that the top 1% of
best scholars are incorporated into the list.
We expect a proximity of 30% or less between a scholar’s
general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification practices
Because our primary mission is to guarantee that only
actual scientists are listed in
the ranking we believe that numbers are never
supposed to be a full means to evaluate the
output of scientists. For that reason
we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of credible sources. While it’s not a
factor defining a scholar’s position in
Research.com ranking, the amount of documents published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
credible secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
determined by every scholar’s D-index
using data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the research community. A
comprehensive explanation of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our mission is to inspire researchers,
entrepreneurs and administrative bodies
around the world to investigate where top experts are heading
and to give an opportunity for the whole scientific community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Computer Science
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest
number of leading scientists in the world is University of California System with 353
scholars affiliated with it being listed in the
Computer Science ranking.
It is followed by Carnegie Mellon University with 160
scientists
and MIT with 131 scientists.
The most prominent scientists in the discipline of Computer Science in the world are affiliated with Walker Digital (United States), Technology Innovation Institute, Sichuan University, Iona University, Luleå University of Technology, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Paul Sabatier University, Max Planck Institute for Informatics, University of Houston, University of Central Florida.
University of California System is featured as the best university in the world in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scientists at 20600. Ranking second in the world is Carnegie Mellon University with a total D-index of 9105. The third position in the world is occupied by MIT with a total D-index of 7923.
The average total D-index for the top 5% universities is 3113 against an average of 373 for all 1025 institutions featured in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published articles within the area of Computer Science by researchers affiliated with the top 3% of scientists in the ranking is 17745 against an average of 2013 for all 1025 universities.
The average number of citations of researchers affiliated with the top 1% universities is 2739549 against an average of 114794 for all 1025 universities.
