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.
601 World 8 National Scholars 1 190 Σ D-index 34
602 World 12 National Scholars 1 188 Σ D-index 34
603 World 19 National Scholars 1 180 Σ D-index 34
604 World 7 National Scholars 1 163 Σ D-index 34
605 World 139 National
University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

United States
Scholars 1 154 Σ D-index 34
606 World 8 National Scholars 1 137 Σ D-index 34
607 World 38 National
Northumbria University

Northumbria University

United Kingdom
Scholars 1 122 Σ D-index 34
608 World 1 National Scholars 1 110 Σ D-index 34
609 World 20 National Scholars 1 109 Σ D-index 34
610 World 9 National Scholars 1 100 Σ D-index 34
611 World 39 National
University of Dundee

University of Dundee

United Kingdom
Scholars 1 64 Σ D-index 34
612 World 140 National
Kansas State University

Kansas State University

United States
Scholars 1 657 Σ D-index 33
613 World 4 National Scholars 1 334 Σ D-index 33
614 World 8 National Scholars 1 246 Σ D-index 33
615 World 13 National Scholars 1 199 Σ D-index 33
616 World 42 National Scholars 1 196 Σ D-index 33
617 World 5 National Scholars 1 180 Σ D-index 33
618 World 14 National Scholars 1 161 Σ D-index 33
619 World 9 National Scholars 1 145 Σ D-index 33
620 World 15 National Scholars 1 145 Σ D-index 33
621 World 28 National Scholars 1 143 Σ D-index 33
622 World 141 National
University of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati

United States
Scholars 1 124 Σ D-index 33
623 World 1 National Scholars 1 100 Σ D-index 33
624 World 53 National Scholars 1 95 Σ D-index 33
625 World 8 National Scholars 1 86 Σ D-index 33
626 World 44 National Scholars 1 72 Σ D-index 33
627 World 8 National
Hanyang University

Hanyang University

South Korea
Scholars 1 506 Σ D-index 32
628 World 14 National Scholars 1 391 Σ D-index 32
629 World 16 National Scholars 1 366 Σ D-index 32
630 World 54 National Scholars 1 362 Σ D-index 32
631 World 142 National Scholars 1 321 Σ D-index 32
632 World 17 National Scholars 1 307 Σ D-index 32
633 World 9 National Scholars 1 282 Σ D-index 32
634 World 143 National
Clark Atlanta University

Clark Atlanta University

United States
Scholars 1 278 Σ D-index 32
635 World 55 National Scholars 1 247 Σ D-index 32
636 World 11 National Scholars 1 238 Σ D-index 32
637 World 144 National
Lewis & Clark College

Lewis & Clark College

United States
Scholars 1 237 Σ D-index 32
638 World 10 National Scholars 1 219 Σ D-index 32
639 World 18 National Scholars 1 208 Σ D-index 32
640 World 21 National Scholars 1 203 Σ D-index 32
641 World 43 National Scholars 1 202 Σ D-index 32
642 World 145 National
Morgan State University

Morgan State University

United States
Scholars 1 197 Σ D-index 32
643 World 1 National Scholars 1 187 Σ D-index 32
644 World 1 National Scholars 1 169 Σ D-index 32
645 World 2 National Scholars 1 163 Σ D-index 32
646 World 2 National Scholars 1 159 Σ D-index 32
647 World 45 National Scholars 1 141 Σ D-index 32
648 World 9 National Scholars 1 140 Σ D-index 32
649 World 6 National Scholars 1 139 Σ D-index 32
650 World 46 National Scholars 1 119 Σ D-index 32
651 World 56 National Scholars 1 116 Σ D-index 32
652 World 5 National Scholars 1 114 Σ D-index 32
653 World 146 National Scholars 1 100 Σ D-index 32
654 World 47 National Scholars 1 91 Σ D-index 32
655 World 23 National Scholars 1 85 Σ D-index 32
656 World 147 National
Yeshiva University

Yeshiva University

United States
Scholars 1 62 Σ D-index 32
657 World 18 National Scholars 1 342 Σ D-index 31
658 World 3 National Scholars 1 331 Σ D-index 31
659 World 5 National Scholars 1 313 Σ D-index 31
660 World 3 National Scholars 1 258 Σ D-index 31
661 World 148 National Scholars 1 232 Σ D-index 31
662 World 19 National Scholars 1 225 Σ D-index 31
663 World 44 National
TU Dresden

TU Dresden

Germany
Scholars 1 222 Σ D-index 31
664 World 29 National Scholars 1 220 Σ D-index 31
665 World 149 National Scholars 1 211 Σ D-index 31
666 World 15 National Scholars 1 191 Σ D-index 31
667 World 150 National
Georgia State University

Georgia State University

United States
Scholars 1 187 Σ D-index 31
668 World 57 National Scholars 1 187 Σ D-index 31
669 World 2 National Scholars 1 182 Σ D-index 31
670 World 45 National Scholars 1 171 Σ D-index 31
671 World 151 National
Oakland University

Oakland University

United States
Scholars 1 160 Σ D-index 31
672 World 2 National Scholars 1 147 Σ D-index 31
673 World 152 National Scholars 1 146 Σ D-index 31
674 World 46 National Scholars 1 142 Σ D-index 31
675 World 4 National
Massey University

Massey University

New Zealand
Scholars 1 141 Σ D-index 31
676 World 40 National
University of Reading

University of Reading

United Kingdom
Scholars 1 125 Σ D-index 31
677 World 153 National Scholars 1 118 Σ D-index 31
678 World 6 National Scholars 1 112 Σ D-index 31
679 World 154 National Scholars 1 112 Σ D-index 31
680 World 20 National Scholars 1 111 Σ D-index 31
681 World 58 National Scholars 1 107 Σ D-index 31
682 World 24 National Scholars 1 105 Σ D-index 31
683 World 155 National Scholars 1 103 Σ D-index 31
684 World 30 National Scholars 1 88 Σ D-index 31
685 World 21 National Scholars 1 87 Σ D-index 31
686 World 59 National Scholars 1 74 Σ D-index 31
687 World 41 National
Swansea University

Swansea University

United Kingdom
Scholars 1 55 Σ D-index 31
688 World 19 National Scholars 1 369 Σ D-index 30
689 World 3 National Scholars 1 246 Σ D-index 30
690 World 60 National Scholars 1 235 Σ D-index 30
691 World 61 National Scholars 1 213 Σ D-index 30
692 World 10 National Scholars 1 210 Σ D-index 30
693 World 48 National Scholars 1 165 Σ D-index 30
694 World 20 National Scholars 1 149 Σ D-index 30
695 World 1 National
Vilnius University

Vilnius University

Lithuania
Scholars 1 140 Σ D-index 30
696 World 62 National Scholars 1 129 Σ D-index 30
697 World 156 National Scholars 1 126 Σ D-index 30
698 World 63 National Scholars 1 108 Σ D-index 30
699 World 8 National Scholars 1 93 Σ D-index 30
700 World 49 National Scholars 1 92 Σ D-index 30

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