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Top Earth Science Universities
The university ranking for Earth Science was developed by Research.com, one of the prominent platforms for
computer science research maintaining reliable data on scientific contributions since 2014, with the aim of
answering the question of what is the best Earth Science university.
The ranking of universities is based on the h-index and bibliometric indicators compiled by December 6th, 2021.
The ranking process involved a detailed examination of 166,880 researchers’ profiles from Google Scholar and
Microsoft Academic Graph. For the discipline of Earth Science, over 6,741 profiles
were examined. Scientists from more than 909 institutions and affiliations were analyzed.
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Position in the ranking is based on each scientist’s h-index using data compiled from Microsoft Academic Graph,
which is the most prominent and well-established bibliometric database of this type available to the scientific community.
A detailed definition of our research process can be found on our methodology page.
Please take into consideration that the research institution or university for a scientist is set based on the
affiliation details featured on their Google Scholar profile.
Animal Science and Veterinary
Biology and Biochemistry
Business and Management
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth Science
Ecology and Evolution
Economics and Finance
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Engineering and Technology
Environmental Sciences
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Immunology
Materials Science
Mathematics
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Medicine
Microbiology
Neuroscience
Plant Science and Agronomy
Psychology
All countries
United States (169)
United Kingdom (53)
China (44)
Germany (35)
Canada (33)
France (33)
Italy (29)
Japan (28)
Australia (23)
Spain (16)
India (14)
Brazil (10)
South Africa (9)
Sweden (9)
Switzerland (9)
Austria (7)
Belgium (7)
Netherlands (7)
Turkey (7)
Greece (6)
New Zealand (6)
Denmark (5)
Israel (5)
Taiwan (5)
Chile (4)
Norway (4)
Portugal (4)
Argentina (3)
Iran (3)
Ireland (3)
South Korea (3)
Poland (3)
Russia (3)
Singapore (3)
Czech Republic (2)
Finland (2)
Saudi Arabia (2)
United Arab Emirates (2)
Bangladesh (1)
Colombia (1)
Costa Rica (1)
Ecuador (1)
Estonia (1)
Ethiopia (1)
Hungary (1)
Iceland (1)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Malaysia (1)
Mexico (1)
Morocco (1)
New Caledonia (1)
Serbia (1)
Yemen (1)
Scholars
Σ Publications
Σ H-Index
1
World
1
National
United States
Scholars
54
7,707
Σ H-Index
3,028
2
World
2
National
United States
Scholars
49
7,908
Σ H-Index
2,759
3
World
3
National
United States
Scholars
52
7,051
Σ H-Index
2,333
4
World
1
National
Australia
Scholars
43
5,783
Σ H-Index
2,248
5
World
1
National
Netherlands
Scholars
43
6,053
Σ H-Index
2,238
6
World
4
National
United States
Scholars
39
5,742
Σ H-Index
2,192
7
World
1
National
Switzerland
Scholars
41
6,431
Σ H-Index
2,189
8
World
5
National
United States
Scholars
41
5,194
Σ H-Index
2,042
9
World
6
National
United States
Scholars
45
4,336
Σ H-Index
2,015
10
World
1
National
Germany
Scholars
45
5,700
Σ H-Index
1,963
11
World
7
National
United States
Scholars
34
6,193
Σ H-Index
1,963
12
World
8
National
United States
Scholars
43
4,406
Σ H-Index
1,881
13
World
1
National
China
Scholars
42
7,189
Σ H-Index
1,871
14
World
1
National
United Kingdom
Scholars
35
4,862
Σ H-Index
1,812
15
World
9
National
United States
Scholars
34
4,811
Σ H-Index
1,800
16
World
2
National
United Kingdom
Scholars
33
4,410
Σ H-Index
1,712
17
World
10
National
United States
Scholars
32
4,224
Σ H-Index
1,664
18
World
3
National
United Kingdom
Scholars
29
4,205
Σ H-Index
1,592
19
World
4
National
United Kingdom
Scholars
32
4,390
Σ H-Index
1,527
20
World
1
National
Japan
Scholars
36
5,502
Σ H-Index
1,497
21
World
11
National
United States
Scholars
27
4,230
Σ H-Index
1,445
22
World
12
National
United States
Scholars
30
3,639
Σ H-Index
1,396
23
World
2
National
Germany
Scholars
33
3,979
Σ H-Index
1,387
24
World
13
National
United States
Scholars
27
3,091
Σ H-Index
1,366
25
World
14
National
United States
Scholars
23
3,641
Σ H-Index
1,310
26
World
1
National
France
Scholars
31
3,053
Σ H-Index
1,269
27
World
5
National
United Kingdom
Scholars
28
3,333
Σ H-Index
1,254
28
World
1
National
Canada
Scholars
25
3,540
Σ H-Index
1,219
29
World
1
National
Norway
Scholars
24
3,645
Σ H-Index
1,213
30
World
2
National
Australia
Scholars
24
4,106
Σ H-Index
1,212
31
World
15
National
United States
Scholars
24
3,032
Σ H-Index
1,204
32
World
2
National
France
Scholars
28
3,265
Σ H-Index
1,135
33
World
2
National
Norway
Scholars
24
2,654
Σ H-Index
1,103
34
World
16
National
United States
Scholars
19
4,017
Σ H-Index
1,103
35
World
1
National
Denmark
Scholars
24
2,634
Σ H-Index
1,088
36
World
17
National
United States
Scholars
23
3,291
Σ H-Index
1,068
37
World
18
National
United States
Scholars
20
2,897
Σ H-Index
1,065
38
World
19
National
United States
Scholars
22
2,732
Σ H-Index
1,063
39
World
3
National
Australia
Scholars
22
2,788
Σ H-Index
1,056
40
World
4
National
Australia
Scholars
18
3,437
Σ H-Index
1,035
41
World
3
National
France
Scholars
25
2,684
Σ H-Index
1,023
42
World
4
National
France
Scholars
23
2,768
Σ H-Index
1,011
43
World
5
National
Australia
Scholars
20
3,563
Σ H-Index
1,005
44
World
6
National
United Kingdom
Scholars
24
2,621
Σ H-Index
991
45
World
20
National
United States
Scholars
18
2,587
Σ H-Index
989
46
World
21
National
United States
Scholars
21
2,276
Σ H-Index
962
47
World
22
National
United States
Scholars
20
2,538
Σ H-Index
939
48
World
23
National
United States
Scholars
19
2,723
Σ H-Index
931
49
World
6
National
Australia
Scholars
19
2,623
Σ H-Index
926
50
World
24
National
United States
Scholars
18
2,480
Σ H-Index
920
51
World
25
National
United States
Scholars
20
2,575
Σ H-Index
910
52
World
2
National
Switzerland
Scholars
17
2,468
Σ H-Index
866
53
World
5
National
France
Scholars
20
1,887
Σ H-Index
860
54
World
7
National
United Kingdom
Scholars
17
2,051
Σ H-Index
859
55
World
6
National
France
Scholars
21
2,214
Σ H-Index
857
56
World
8
National
United Kingdom
Scholars
21
2,564
Σ H-Index
856
57
World
9
National
United Kingdom
Scholars
18
2,032
Σ H-Index
831
58
World
26
National
United States
Scholars
17
2,189
Σ H-Index
810
59
World
7
National
Australia
Scholars
16
2,808
Σ H-Index
810
60
World
27
National
United States
Scholars
15
1,805
Σ H-Index
801
61
World
8
National
Australia
Scholars
18
2,425
Σ H-Index
793
62
World
7
National
France
Scholars
18
1,953
Σ H-Index
759
63
World
10
National
United Kingdom
Scholars
18
1,957
Σ H-Index
744
64
World
2
National
Canada
Scholars
18
1,754
Σ H-Index
727
65
World
3
National
Canada
Scholars
17
1,585
Σ H-Index
714
66
World
28
National
United States
Scholars
12
1,648
Σ H-Index
702
67
World
29
National
United States
Scholars
17
1,709
Σ H-Index
701
68
World
30
National
United States
Scholars
15
2,462
Σ H-Index
694
69
World
3
National
Germany
Scholars
15
1,848
Σ H-Index
694
70
World
31
National
United States
Scholars
14
2,196
Σ H-Index
684
71
World
1
National
Italy
Scholars
19
2,099
Σ H-Index
679
72
World
32
National
United States
Scholars
16
1,960
Σ H-Index
678
73
World
3
National
Switzerland
Scholars
16
2,190
Σ H-Index
677
74
World
33
National
United States
Scholars
14
1,945
Σ H-Index
665
75
World
34
National
United States
Scholars
14
1,838
Σ H-Index
661
76
World
9
National
Australia
Scholars
14
1,789
Σ H-Index
656
77
World
35
National
United States
Scholars
13
1,791
Σ H-Index
649
78
World
4
National
Germany
Scholars
14
2,060
Σ H-Index
647
79
World
11
National
United Kingdom
Scholars
16
1,756
Σ H-Index
646
80
World
2
National
Japan
Scholars
14
2,351
Σ H-Index
646
81
World
1
National
Israel
Scholars
16
1,466
Σ H-Index
636
82
World
1
National
Sweden
Scholars
15
1,691
Σ H-Index
632
83
World
36
National
United States
Scholars
10
1,460
Σ H-Index
626
84
World
12
National
United Kingdom
Scholars
14
2,021
Σ H-Index
625
85
World
37
National
United States
Scholars
14
1,494
Σ H-Index
622
86
World
2
National
Italy
Scholars
15
2,064
Σ H-Index
620
87
World
1
National
Iceland
Scholars
14
1,538
Σ H-Index
607
88
World
2
National
China
Scholars
15
1,874
Σ H-Index
597
89
World
1
National
Taiwan
Scholars
12
2,011
Σ H-Index
597
90
World
4
National
Canada
Scholars
15
1,823
Σ H-Index
592
91
World
5
National
Canada
Scholars
12
1,621
Σ H-Index
590
92
World
13
National
United Kingdom
Scholars
14
1,673
Σ H-Index
584
93
World
8
National
France
Scholars
13
1,693
Σ H-Index
580
94
World
38
National
United States
Scholars
12
1,410
Σ H-Index
574
95
World
39
National
United States
Scholars
11
1,364
Σ H-Index
557
96
World
10
National
Australia
Scholars
11
1,643
Σ H-Index
556
97
World
2
National
Netherlands
Scholars
13
1,552
Σ H-Index
552
98
World
3
National
China
Scholars
9
1,688
Σ H-Index
551
99
World
6
National
Canada
Scholars
11
1,691
Σ H-Index
548
100
World
9
National
France
Scholars
14
1,416
Σ H-Index
541