The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the discipline of
Physics was created using data consolidated from
multiple data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
evaluating the citation-based metrics were gathered on 21-12-2022. Position
in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
researcher’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index
includes exclusively papers and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Physics research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a reliable list of
leading researchers from the area of Physics,
established by means of a detailed analysis of
166,880 scientists determined from multiple
bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of Physics, over
51178 scientists were examined.
What is D-index approval threshold for Physics
The D-index threshold for including a researcher to be
considered is placed at 70 if
most of their publications are in the discipline of Physics. The
inclusion 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 specific
area plus the awards and achievements of the
scholars. The D-index threshold for including leading
scholars is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
researchers assessed for each
discipline whilst making sure that the top 1% of
leading researchers are incorporated into the list.
We estimate a proximity of 30% or less between a scholar’s
general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification methods
Since our main aim is to ensure that only
actual scholars are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we realize that metrics are never
supposed to be a complete tool to quantify the
work of scholars. For that reason
we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of trustworthy sources. Even though it’s not a
factor defining a researcher’s position in
our ranking, the number of papers published in
major journals and conference proceedings should form a
credible secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
given area of science. Position in the ranking is
determined by each scholar’s D-index
with the help of information gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric
databases of this type accessible to the scientific community. A
thorough explanation of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our goal is to inspire researchers,
businessmen and politicians
around the world to investigate where leading experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the entire scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Physics
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest
number of top scholars in the world is University of California System with 163
scholars affiliated with it being present in our
Physics ranking.
It is followed by California Institute of Technology with 80
scholars
and Harvard University with 71 researchers.
The most prominent scholars in the field of Physics in the world are representing University of Oklahoma, University of Oregon, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Belgrade, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Arizona, Brown University.
University of California System is featured as the best university in the world in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 17096. Ranking second in the world is California Institute of Technology with a total D-index of 8562. The third place in the world is occupied by Harvard University with a total D-index of 7531.
The average total D-index for the top 10% universities is 531 in comparison to an average of 531 for all 443 institutions listed in the ranking.
The average number of published papers within the discipline of Physics by researchers affiliated with the top 3% of scientists in the ranking is 2739 in comparison to an average of 2739 for all 443 universities.
The average number of citations of researchers affiliated with the top 5% universities is 271050 against an average of 271050 for all 443 universities.
