Top Environmental Sciences Universities

The university ranking for Environmental Sciences 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 Environmental Sciences 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 Environmental Sciences, over 9,198 profiles were examined. Scientists from more than 1,307 institutions and affiliations were analyzed. Show more

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.

World
National
University Details
Scholars
Σ Publications
Σ H-Index
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 Columbia University

Columbia University

United States Scholars 54 7,239 Σ H-Index 2,945
3 World 3 National University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder

United States Scholars 57 7,868 Σ H-Index 2,902
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 University of Paris

University of Paris

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

ETH Zurich

Switzerland Scholars 37 5,561 Σ H-Index 1,963
9 World 1 National Stockholm University

Stockholm University

Sweden Scholars 42 4,425 Σ H-Index 1,935
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 8 National MIT

MIT

United States Scholars 32 4,875 Σ H-Index 1,803
15 World 1 National Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research

Netherlands Scholars 41 5,207 Σ H-Index 1,792
16 World 9 National Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

United States Scholars 38 4,447 Σ H-Index 1,633
17 World 10 National University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Diego

United States Scholars 29 4,140 Σ H-Index 1,623
18 World 11 National University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

United States Scholars 29 4,061 Σ H-Index 1,592
19 World 12 National State University of New York

State University of New York

United States Scholars 34 3,690 Σ H-Index 1,494
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 4 National University of East Anglia

University of East Anglia

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

Princeton University

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

University of Toronto

Canada Scholars 27 3,326 Σ H-Index 1,138
37 World 1 National University of Oslo

University of Oslo

Norway Scholars 24 2,818 Σ H-Index 1,135
38 World 20 National Cornell University

Cornell University

United States Scholars 22 2,997 Σ H-Index 1,082
39 World 21 National University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis

United States Scholars 25 2,998 Σ H-Index 1,078
40 World 2 National Technical University of Denmark

Technical University of Denmark

Denmark Scholars 28 3,559 Σ H-Index 1,077
41 World 1 National University of Tokyo

University of Tokyo

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

University of Manchester

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

Georgia Institute of Technology

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

University of Paris-Saclay

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

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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

Ghent University

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

University of Bremen

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

University of Oxford

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

University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Scholars 20 2,225 Σ H-Index 950
50 World 2 National Lund University

Lund University

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

Stanford University

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

Boston University

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

University of Queensland

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

Johns Hopkins University

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

University of Victoria

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

University of California, Santa Barbara

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

Lancaster University

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

University of Florida

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

University of Minnesota

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

University System of New Hampshire

United States Scholars 19 2,311 Σ H-Index 861
61 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
62 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
63 World 9 National University of York

University of York

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

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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

University of Copenhagen

Denmark Scholars 21 2,076 Σ H-Index 806
66 World 32 National North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University

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

University College London

United Kingdom Scholars 18 2,350 Σ H-Index 788
68 World 3 National University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

Canada Scholars 13 2,863 Σ H-Index 787
69 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
70 World 2 National UNSW Sydney

UNSW Sydney

Australia Scholars 17 2,541 Σ H-Index 775
71 World 4 National Grenoble Alpes University

Grenoble Alpes University

France Scholars 19 1,891 Σ H-Index 763
72 World 34 National University of Nebraska–Lincoln

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

United States Scholars 17 1,817 Σ H-Index 760
73 World 35 National Michigan State University

Michigan State University

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

University of Oklahoma

United States Scholars 16 2,212 Σ H-Index 750
75 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
76 World 3 National Australian National University

Australian National University

Australia Scholars 18 1,738 Σ H-Index 709
77 World 1 National Universidade de São Paulo

Universidade de São Paulo

Brazil Scholars 16 2,196 Σ H-Index 696
78 World 38 National University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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

Imperial College London

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

University of Bergen

Norway Scholars 15 1,565 Σ H-Index 661
81 World 39 National Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech

United States Scholars 15 1,974 Σ H-Index 655
82 World 40 National George Mason University

George Mason University

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

National University of Ireland

Ireland Scholars 15 1,948 Σ H-Index 649
84 World 4 National University of Alberta

University of Alberta

Canada Scholars 15 1,846 Σ H-Index 648
85 World 5 National University of Quebec

University of Quebec

Canada Scholars 15 1,860 Σ H-Index 636
86 World 41 National University of Alaska System

University of Alaska System

United States Scholars 15 1,524 Σ H-Index 628
87 World 42 National University of Hawaii at Manoa

University of Hawaii at Manoa

United States Scholars 10 2,331 Σ H-Index 628
88 World 4 National University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne

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

City University of Hong Kong

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

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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

Monash University

Australia Scholars 14 1,910 Σ H-Index 600
92 World 43 National University of Utah

University of Utah

United States Scholars 14 1,434 Σ H-Index 586
93 World 44 National Yale University

Yale University

United States Scholars 12 1,525 Σ H-Index 581
94 World 45 National Purdue University West Lafayette

Purdue University West Lafayette

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

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece Scholars 14 1,626 Σ H-Index 569
96 World 46 National University of Georgia

University of Georgia

United States Scholars 13 1,355 Σ H-Index 566
97 World 47 National Duke University

Duke University

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

Fudan University

China Scholars 14 1,489 Σ H-Index 551
99 World 12 National Cranfield University

Cranfield University

United Kingdom Scholars 13 1,578 Σ H-Index 551
100 World 48 National University of Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island

United States Scholars 13 1,134 Σ H-Index 548

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