Best Mathematics Universities in the World 2023

The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the arena of Mathematics is based on data combined from a wide range of 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 scholar’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index includes exclusively publications and citation metrics for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Mathematics research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a credible account of leading scientists from the area of Mathematics, based on a thorough study of 166,880 scholars determined from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the field of Mathematics, over 6262 researchers were analysed.

What is D-index acceptance threshold for Mathematics
The D-index threshold for approving a scholar to be examined is established at 30 if the majority of of their publications are in the discipline of Mathematics. The approval factors for scholars to be considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, proportion of the contributions made within the given field of study plus the awards and achievements of the scholars. The D-index threshold for including top scholars is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of scholars assessed for each area od study whilst ensuring that the top 1% of best scientists are considered into the list. We estimate a proximity of 30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.

Additional verification practices
Since our main mission is to guarantee that only genuine researchers are listed in Research.com ranking we believe that raw data are never supposed to be an absolute measure to assess the work of scholars. For that reason we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a wide range of reliable sources. While it’s not a element defining a researcher’s position in our ranking, the quantity of papers published in well-known journals and conference proceedings should form a reliable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a selected field of study. Position in the ranking is based on every researcher’s D-index with the help of metrics collected from OpenAlex and CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric databases of this kind open to the research community. A detailed explanation of our research process can be found on our methodology page.

Our agenda
Our goal is to motivate scientists, companies and administrative bodies around the world to explore where prominent experts are heading and to offer a way for the whole research community to get to know who the leading experts in specific disciplines, in various countries, or even within research institutions are.
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Key findings for Mathematics
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading researchers in the world is University of California, Berkeley with 35 scientists affiliated with it being listed in Research.com Mathematics ranking. It is followed by New York University with 34 researchers and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey with 31 scholars.

The most prominent scientists in the discipline of Mathematics in the world are affiliated with California Institute of Technology, Temple University, Paul Sabatier University, HEC Montréal, University of California, Los Angeles, Brown University, Tel Aviv University, Çankaya University, Harvard University, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

University of California, Berkeley is featured as the best university in the world in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 1805. Ranking on spot no. 2 in the world is Stanford University with a total D-index of 1679. The third spot in the world is taken by Princeton University with a total D-index of 1667.

The average total D-index for the top 1% universities is 1572 against an average of 153 for all 700 institutions featured in Research.com ranking.

The average number of publications in the field of Mathematics by scientists affiliated with the top 10% of researchers in the ranking is 2839 in comparison to an average of 701 for all 700 universities.

The average number of citations of scientists affiliated with the top 10% universities is 233716 against an average of 43713 for all 700 universities.

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 Scholars 35 6,169 Σ D-index 1,805
2 World 2 National
Stanford University

Stanford University

United States
Scholars 29 5,679 Σ D-index 1,679
3 World 3 National
Princeton University

Princeton University

United States
Scholars 31 5,735 Σ D-index 1,667
4 World 4 National
New York University

New York University

United States
Scholars 34 5,219 Σ D-index 1,602
5 World 5 National
MIT

MIT

United States
Scholars 29 5,791 Σ D-index 1,514
6 World 6 National
Columbia University

Columbia University

United States
Scholars 28 4,587 Σ D-index 1,388
7 World 7 National Scholars 31 5,530 Σ D-index 1,353
8 World 8 National
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

United States
Scholars 26 5,520 Σ D-index 1,208
9 World 1 National
University of Oxford

University of Oxford

United Kingdom
Scholars 24 4,657 Σ D-index 1,207
10 World 9 National Scholars 28 4,233 Σ D-index 1,153
11 World 10 National
Harvard University

Harvard University

United States
Scholars 19 3,556 Σ D-index 1,026
12 World 1 National
ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich

Switzerland
Scholars 21 3,989 Σ D-index 1,001
13 World 11 National
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

United States
Scholars 21 3,519 Σ D-index 994
14 World 12 National Scholars 21 3,237 Σ D-index 925
15 World 1 National Scholars 19 4,205 Σ D-index 872
16 World 13 National
Duke University

Duke University

United States
Scholars 16 3,144 Σ D-index 861
17 World 14 National
University of Chicago

University of Chicago

United States
Scholars 20 2,811 Σ D-index 860
18 World 15 National
Brown University

Brown University

United States
Scholars 15 3,081 Σ D-index 819
19 World 1 National Scholars 17 3,125 Σ D-index 817
20 World 16 National Scholars 15 3,235 Σ D-index 811
21 World 17 National
Cornell University

Cornell University

United States
Scholars 16 2,826 Σ D-index 801
22 World 18 National Scholars 19 3,466 Σ D-index 787
23 World 19 National Scholars 15 2,828 Σ D-index 739
24 World 20 National Scholars 13 2,533 Σ D-index 737
25 World 1 National Scholars 17 2,727 Σ D-index 705
26 World 1 National Scholars 16 2,783 Σ D-index 679
27 World 21 National Scholars 13 2,918 Σ D-index 677
28 World 22 National Scholars 16 2,156 Σ D-index 671
29 World 1 National
KU Leuven

KU Leuven

Belgium
Scholars 15 3,605 Σ D-index 663
30 World 23 National
University of Washington

University of Washington

United States
Scholars 13 2,492 Σ D-index 660
31 World 24 National Scholars 15 2,350 Σ D-index 659
32 World 2 National
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom
Scholars 14 2,433 Σ D-index 649
33 World 25 National
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University

United States
Scholars 12 2,392 Σ D-index 637
34 World 2 National Scholars 14 2,992 Σ D-index 634
35 World 26 National Scholars 12 2,375 Σ D-index 601
36 World 27 National Scholars 13 2,587 Σ D-index 574
37 World 3 National Scholars 14 2,505 Σ D-index 560
38 World 28 National
Yale University

Yale University

United States
Scholars 12 1,561 Σ D-index 559
39 World 1 National Scholars 13 2,890 Σ D-index 551
40 World 1 National Scholars 14 3,159 Σ D-index 547
41 World 29 National Scholars 10 2,320 Σ D-index 545
42 World 30 National Scholars 13 2,954 Σ D-index 541
43 World 2 National Scholars 12 2,423 Σ D-index 519
44 World 31 National Scholars 12 2,239 Σ D-index 513
45 World 32 National Scholars 11 2,041 Σ D-index 504
46 World 1 National Scholars 10 2,505 Σ D-index 499
47 World 33 National
University of Florida

University of Florida

United States
Scholars 9 2,870 Σ D-index 477
48 World 1 National Scholars 9 1,989 Σ D-index 472
49 World 3 National
Imperial College London

Imperial College London

United Kingdom
Scholars 11 1,986 Σ D-index 468
50 World 34 National Scholars 10 1,856 Σ D-index 467
51 World 3 National Scholars 12 1,777 Σ D-index 466
52 World 2 National Scholars 11 1,737 Σ D-index 464
53 World 35 National
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech

United States
Scholars 10 2,200 Σ D-index 461
54 World 2 National Scholars 10 2,210 Σ D-index 460
55 World 36 National Scholars 8 2,188 Σ D-index 451
56 World 37 National Scholars 9 1,569 Σ D-index 443
57 World 38 National Scholars 10 1,463 Σ D-index 438
58 World 2 National Scholars 10 1,828 Σ D-index 429
59 World 4 National Scholars 10 1,852 Σ D-index 425
60 World 5 National Scholars 10 2,006 Σ D-index 424
61 World 4 National Scholars 11 1,429 Σ D-index 403
62 World 2 National Scholars 10 1,709 Σ D-index 402
63 World 39 National
Northwestern University

Northwestern University

United States
Scholars 10 1,479 Σ D-index 393
64 World 1 National Scholars 8 2,395 Σ D-index 393
65 World 6 National Scholars 8 1,737 Σ D-index 391
66 World 3 National Scholars 8 1,571 Σ D-index 390
67 World 2 National Scholars 9 1,622 Σ D-index 386
68 World 40 National
Arizona State University

Arizona State University

United States
Scholars 7 1,458 Σ D-index 379
69 World 5 National Scholars 9 1,557 Σ D-index 377
70 World 1 National Scholars 9 1,186 Σ D-index 374
71 World 3 National Scholars 7 988 Σ D-index 358
72 World 41 National
Rice University

Rice University

United States
Scholars 9 1,524 Σ D-index 353
73 World 4 National Scholars 8 1,711 Σ D-index 348
74 World 4 National
University College London

University College London

United Kingdom
Scholars 6 1,394 Σ D-index 348
75 World 5 National Scholars 7 1,823 Σ D-index 346
76 World 3 National
University of Zurich

University of Zurich

Switzerland
Scholars 9 1,396 Σ D-index 341
77 World 2 National Scholars 6 1,774 Σ D-index 341
78 World 42 National
Indiana University

Indiana University

United States
Scholars 8 1,588 Σ D-index 339
79 World 5 National
University of Warwick

University of Warwick

United Kingdom
Scholars 8 1,362 Σ D-index 339
80 World 43 National Scholars 8 1,663 Σ D-index 336
81 World 44 National Scholars 8 1,642 Σ D-index 334
82 World 6 National Scholars 4 984 Σ D-index 334
83 World 2 National Scholars 7 2,424 Σ D-index 333
84 World 45 National Scholars 7 1,370 Σ D-index 333
85 World 7 National
HEC Montréal

HEC Montréal

Canada
Scholars 4 1,469 Σ D-index 331
86 World 6 National
University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom
Scholars 7 1,093 Σ D-index 330
87 World 7 National Scholars 4 1,595 Σ D-index 321
88 World 46 National Scholars 6 1,860 Σ D-index 308
89 World 1 National Scholars 6 1,068 Σ D-index 288
90 World 1 National Scholars 7 1,236 Σ D-index 276
91 World 7 National
University of Leeds

University of Leeds

United Kingdom
Scholars 6 1,258 Σ D-index 264
92 World 3 National Scholars 5 834 Σ D-index 264
93 World 8 National Scholars 6 886 Σ D-index 262
94 World 3 National Scholars 6 1,192 Σ D-index 257
95 World 8 National Scholars 5 1,798 Σ D-index 257
96 World 1 National Scholars 7 1,072 Σ D-index 256
97 World 4 National
University of Geneva

University of Geneva

Switzerland
Scholars 5 928 Σ D-index 256
98 World 47 National
University of Arizona

University of Arizona

United States
Scholars 6 1,005 Σ D-index 255
99 World 4 National Scholars 7 1,282 Σ D-index 254
100 World 4 National Scholars 6 949 Σ D-index 254

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