Best Environmental Sciences Universities

The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of top Environmental Sciences universities is based on data collected from Microsoft Academic Graph on December 6th, 2021. Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-index (Discipline H-index) values of all leading scientists affiliated with that university. D-index only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline. A leading scientist is a scholar with a D-index of at least 30 in an examined discipline. Show more

The ranking process involved a detailed examination of 166,880 researchers’ profiles from Microsoft Academic Graph. For the discipline of Environmental Sciences, over 9,206 profiles were examined. Scientists from more than 1,315 institutions and affiliations were analyzed.

Position in the ranking is based on each scientist’s D-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.

World
National
University Details
Scholars
Σ Publications
Σ D-Index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.
1 World 1 National California Institute of Technology

California Institute of Technology

United States Scholars 66 9,398 Σ H-Index 3,221
2 World 2 National University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder

United States Scholars 58 7,969 Σ H-Index 2,949
3 World 3 National Columbia University

Columbia University

United States Scholars 54 7,239 Σ H-Index 2,945
4 World 4 National University of Maryland, College Park

University of Maryland, College Park

United States Scholars 58 7,674 Σ H-Index 2,887
5 World 5 National University of Washington

University of Washington

United States Scholars 55 6,476 Σ H-Index 2,739
6 World 6 National Colorado State University

Colorado State University

United States Scholars 45 5,823 Σ H-Index 2,241
7 World 1 National Stockholm University

Stockholm University

Sweden Scholars 43 4,566 Σ H-Index 1,997
8 World 1 National Université Paris Cité

Université Paris Cité

France Scholars 47 5,112 Σ H-Index 1,973
9 World 1 National ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich

Switzerland Scholars 37 5,561 Σ H-Index 1,963
10 World 1 National University of Reading

University of Reading

United Kingdom Scholars 38 5,091 Σ H-Index 1,913
11 World 7 National Harvard University

Harvard University

United States Scholars 31 4,612 Σ H-Index 1,869
12 World 1 National Peking University

Peking University

China Scholars 43 5,698 Σ H-Index 1,845
13 World 1 National University of Helsinki

University of Helsinki

Finland Scholars 36 6,113 Σ H-Index 1,820
14 World 1 National Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research

Netherlands Scholars 41 5,296 Σ H-Index 1,812
15 World 8 National University of Arizona

University of Arizona

United States Scholars 37 5,244 Σ H-Index 1,790
16 World 9 National MIT

MIT

United States Scholars 31 4,503 Σ H-Index 1,704
17 World 10 National Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

United States Scholars 38 4,447 Σ H-Index 1,633
18 World 11 National University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Diego

United States Scholars 29 4,140 Σ H-Index 1,623
19 World 12 National University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

United States Scholars 29 4,061 Σ H-Index 1,592
20 World 1 National Aarhus University

Aarhus University

Denmark Scholars 32 3,752 Σ H-Index 1,441
21 World 2 National University of Bern

University of Bern

Switzerland Scholars 28 4,196 Σ H-Index 1,420
22 World 13 National University of California, Irvine

University of California, Irvine

United States Scholars 25 3,964 Σ H-Index 1,408
23 World 2 National Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

France Scholars 36 3,830 Σ H-Index 1,399
24 World 14 National University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles

United States Scholars 27 3,669 Σ H-Index 1,367
25 World 15 National University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

United States Scholars 29 3,673 Σ H-Index 1,347
26 World 2 National Tsinghua University

Tsinghua University

China Scholars 28 4,208 Σ H-Index 1,325
27 World 2 National Utrecht University

Utrecht University

Netherlands Scholars 28 3,468 Σ H-Index 1,306
28 World 2 National University of Leeds

University of Leeds

United Kingdom Scholars 28 3,395 Σ H-Index 1,249
29 World 16 National Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University

United States Scholars 25 3,289 Σ H-Index 1,224
30 World 3 National University of Exeter

University of Exeter

United Kingdom Scholars 22 3,378 Σ H-Index 1,224
31 World 17 National University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Wisconsin–Madison

United States Scholars 28 3,325 Σ H-Index 1,213
32 World 3 National Beijing Normal University

Beijing Normal University

China Scholars 29 4,501 Σ H-Index 1,191
33 World 18 National Oregon State University

Oregon State University

United States Scholars 26 2,727 Σ H-Index 1,190
34 World 2 National Technical University of Denmark

Technical University of Denmark

Denmark Scholars 29 3,975 Σ H-Index 1,186
35 World 4 National University of East Anglia

University of East Anglia

United Kingdom Scholars 22 3,165 Σ H-Index 1,180
36 World 19 National Princeton University

Princeton University

United States Scholars 24 2,786 Σ H-Index 1,160
37 World 1 National University of Toronto

University of Toronto

Canada Scholars 27 3,369 Σ H-Index 1,147
38 World 20 National University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis

United States Scholars 26 3,111 Σ H-Index 1,118
39 World 1 National University of Oslo

University of Oslo

Norway Scholars 23 2,735 Σ H-Index 1,091
40 World 2 National University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

Canada Scholars 25 3,028 Σ H-Index 1,085
41 World 21 National Cornell University

Cornell University

United States Scholars 22 2,997 Σ H-Index 1,082
42 World 1 National University of Tokyo

University of Tokyo

Japan Scholars 27 3,588 Σ H-Index 1,040
43 World 5 National University of Manchester

University of Manchester

United Kingdom Scholars 23 3,164 Σ H-Index 1,018
44 World 22 National Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology

United States Scholars 19 2,575 Σ H-Index 1,018
45 World 3 National University of Paris-Saclay

University of Paris-Saclay

France Scholars 22 3,010 Σ H-Index 1,002
46 World 3 National Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Netherlands Scholars 20 2,518 Σ H-Index 1,000
47 World 1 National Ghent University

Ghent University

Belgium Scholars 21 3,234 Σ H-Index 993
48 World 1 National University of Bremen

University of Bremen

Germany Scholars 21 3,435 Σ H-Index 985
49 World 6 National University of Oxford

University of Oxford

United Kingdom Scholars 19 2,865 Σ H-Index 979
50 World 7 National University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Scholars 20 2,386 Σ H-Index 950
51 World 2 National Lund University

Lund University

Sweden Scholars 23 2,525 Σ H-Index 942
52 World 23 National Stanford University

Stanford University

United States Scholars 19 2,165 Σ H-Index 942
53 World 24 National Boston University

Boston University

United States Scholars 16 2,465 Σ H-Index 918
54 World 1 National University of Queensland

University of Queensland

Australia Scholars 20 3,058 Σ H-Index 914
55 World 25 National Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University

United States Scholars 20 2,448 Σ H-Index 886
56 World 3 National University of Victoria

University of Victoria

Canada Scholars 19 1,906 Σ H-Index 882
57 World 26 National University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Barbara

United States Scholars 19 2,170 Σ H-Index 878
58 World 8 National Lancaster University

Lancaster University

United Kingdom Scholars 16 2,781 Σ H-Index 877
59 World 27 National University of Florida

University of Florida

United States Scholars 22 2,804 Σ H-Index 869
60 World 28 National University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

United States Scholars 18 2,001 Σ H-Index 863
61 World 29 National University System of New Hampshire

University System of New Hampshire

United States Scholars 19 2,311 Σ H-Index 861
62 World 30 National The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin

United States Scholars 18 2,466 Σ H-Index 848
63 World 31 National Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

United States Scholars 16 2,178 Σ H-Index 836
64 World 9 National University of York

University of York

United Kingdom Scholars 19 2,166 Σ H-Index 825
65 World 3 National Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden Scholars 19 2,214 Σ H-Index 808
66 World 3 National University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

Denmark Scholars 21 2,076 Σ H-Index 806
67 World 4 National Grenoble Alpes University

Grenoble Alpes University

France Scholars 20 1,948 Σ H-Index 794
68 World 32 National North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University

United States Scholars 19 2,110 Σ H-Index 789
69 World 10 National University College London

University College London

United Kingdom Scholars 18 2,350 Σ H-Index 788
70 World 4 National University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

Canada Scholars 13 2,863 Σ H-Index 787
71 World 33 National University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

United States Scholars 16 2,283 Σ H-Index 782
72 World 2 National UNSW Sydney

UNSW Sydney

Australia Scholars 17 2,541 Σ H-Index 775
73 World 34 National University of Nebraska–Lincoln

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

United States Scholars 17 1,998 Σ H-Index 760
74 World 35 National Michigan State University

Michigan State University

United States Scholars 17 2,034 Σ H-Index 750
75 World 36 National University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

United States Scholars 16 2,212 Σ H-Index 750
76 World 37 National University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States Scholars 15 1,693 Σ H-Index 717
77 World 3 National Australian National University

Australian National University

Australia Scholars 18 1,738 Σ H-Index 709
78 World 5 National University of Alberta

University of Alberta

Canada Scholars 16 2,170 Σ H-Index 707
79 World 1 National Universidade de São Paulo

Universidade de São Paulo

Brazil Scholars 16 2,196 Σ H-Index 696
80 World 38 National University of Hawaii at Manoa

University of Hawaii at Manoa

United States Scholars 11 2,533 Σ H-Index 691
81 World 39 National University of Southern California

University of Southern California

United States Scholars 14 1,685 Σ H-Index 663
82 World 11 National Imperial College London

Imperial College London

United Kingdom Scholars 16 1,817 Σ H-Index 661
83 World 2 National University of Bergen

University of Bergen

Norway Scholars 15 1,565 Σ H-Index 661
84 World 40 National Arizona State University

Arizona State University

United States Scholars 15 1,790 Σ H-Index 657
85 World 41 National Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech

United States Scholars 15 1,974 Σ H-Index 655
86 World 42 National George Mason University

George Mason University

United States Scholars 15 1,777 Σ H-Index 655
87 World 1 National National University of Ireland

National University of Ireland

Ireland Scholars 15 1,948 Σ H-Index 649
88 World 6 National University of Quebec

University of Quebec

Canada Scholars 15 1,860 Σ H-Index 636
89 World 43 National University of Alaska System

University of Alaska System

United States Scholars 15 1,524 Σ H-Index 628
90 World 4 National University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne

Australia Scholars 13 1,777 Σ H-Index 614
91 World 4 National City University of Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

China Scholars 11 2,019 Σ H-Index 611
92 World 3 National Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Norway Scholars 12 1,639 Σ H-Index 601
93 World 5 National Monash University

Monash University

Australia Scholars 14 1,910 Σ H-Index 600
94 World 44 National University of Utah

University of Utah

United States Scholars 14 1,434 Σ H-Index 586
95 World 45 National Yale University

Yale University

United States Scholars 12 1,525 Σ H-Index 581
96 World 46 National Purdue University West Lafayette

Purdue University West Lafayette

United States Scholars 15 1,858 Σ H-Index 580
97 World 1 National Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece Scholars 14 1,626 Σ H-Index 569
98 World 47 National University of Georgia

University of Georgia

United States Scholars 13 1,355 Σ H-Index 566
99 World 48 National Duke University

Duke University

United States Scholars 11 1,479 Σ H-Index 557
100 World 5 National Fudan University

Fudan University

China Scholars 14 1,489 Σ H-Index 551

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