First-ever QS World University Rankings for Physics and Environmental Sciences point to future leaders in sustainable technology
London 19th May 2011
QS Quacquarelli Symonds, compiler of the annual QS World University Rankings?, has revealed today the results of the first QS World University Rankings? in Environmental Sciences and Physics on http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011/subject-rankings
????For Physics, Cambridge takes top spot, with Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley and Oxford making up the top five. ETH Zurich, Tokyo University, Melbourne University, ENS Paris, University of British Columbia and National University of Singapore all feature in the top twenty.
????For Environmental Sciences, Harvard tops the ranking with UC Berkeley, MIT, Cambridge and Stanford making up the top five. Australian National University takes the 10th spot whilst Tokyo University (12th) is the best Asian university and ETH Zurich (13th) is the top Continental European university.
Universities are ranked based on academic reputation, employer reputation and research citations per paper which makes up thirty percent of the score in both Physics and Environmental Sciences.
One of the most cited research papers in Physics & Environmental Sciences, according to ? Scopus Elsevier database ? the largest abstract of bibliometric data in the world is ?Raman spectrum of graphene and graphene layers by The University of Cambridge (ranked 1st for Physics), receiving 514 citations. The discovery of ?Graphene?, a one atom thick sheet of carbon, could lead to sustainable alternatives to batteries, lightweight components for cars and planes and revolutionary improvements in information processing.
Dr Andrea Ferrari of University of Cambridge says ?exploiting the full potential of Graphene will have a huge impact on society at large?.the international community from the USA to Korea is moving significant resources to strengthen their know how (in Graphene)?. Cambridge is part of a consortium of universities at pilot stage for a? ?1 billion 10-year European Commission research fund to develop applications for Graphene.
Ben Sowter, head of research at QS says, ?The fact that universities from 16 different countries feature in the top 50 of our QS? Rankings in Environmental Sciences and Physics highlights the globally competitive nature of today?s multidisciplinary research which can lead to innovative patents, creating enormous commercial benefits for the countries involved, as well as solving pressing environmental issues and enabling sustainable economic growth for future generations.?
QS World University Rankings? in Physics and Environmental Sciences 2011
Country | Top ranked university by country (rank) in Top 50 for Physics | Top ranked university by country (rank) in Top 50 for Environmental Sciences |
| United Kingdom | Cambridge University (1st) | Cambridge University (3rd) |
United States | Harvard University (2nd) | Harvard University (1st) |
Switzerland | ETH Zurich (10th) | ETH Zurich (13th) |
Japan | University of Tokyo (11th) | University of Tokyo (12th) |
Australia | Melbourne University (14th) | Australia National University (10th) |
France | ENS Paris (16th) | Universit? Grenoble, Joseph Fourier (42nd=) |
| Canada | University of British Columbia (18th) | University of British Columbia (11th) |
Singapore | National University of Singapore (20th =) | National University of Singapore (14th =) |
Germany | LMU Muenchen (21st) | ? |
China | Peking University (25th) | Peking University (22nd) |
South Korea | Seoul National University (38th) | Seoul National University(42nd=) |
Ireland | Trinity College Dublin (49th=) | ? |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong University of Science & technology (50th) | University of Hong Kong (33rd) |
New Zealand | ? | University of Auckland (34th=) |
Sweden | ? | Lund University (39th=) |
Netherlands | ? | Wageningen University (41st) |
Source: QS Quacquarelli Symonds 2011 (www.topuniversites.com)
Over 50,000,000 people have viewed the QS World University Rankings in the past 12 months, and the QS Global Academic Advisory Board has developed the inaugural QS World University Rankings by subject in response to a demand for more granular detail. Universities are ranked based on academic reputation, employer reputation and research citations, with weightings tailored to each subject.
In addition to Environmental Sciences and Physics, the best-performing universities in Metallurgy and Materials, Mathematics, Earth and Marine Sciences and Chemistry are also revealed today on www.topuniversities.com
For more information and tables, contact:
Simona Bizzozero
+44 (0) 7880 620 856
simona@qs.com
Vickie Chiu
+44 (0) 207 284 7292
vickie@qs.com
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QS Quacquarelli Symonds
Since 1990, QS has become established as the world?s leading network for top careers and education. Producers of the QS World University Rankings?, QS?s innovative research, events, publications and university solutions provide new ways of bringing universities into contact with the best and brightest students worldwide.
QS World University Rankings?
The QS World University Rankings ?is an annual league table of the top 600 universities in the world and is arguably the best-known and respected ranking of its kind. Compiled by the QS Intelligence Unit in close consultation with an international advisory board of leading academics, the QS World University Rankings ? is widely referenced by prospective and current students, university professionals and governments worldwide. The purpose of the rankings has been to recognise universities as the multi-faceted organisations they are and to provide a global comparison of their success against the notional mission of remaining or becoming world-class. The rankings are based on four key pillars, research, teaching, employability and internationalisation.
Ben Sowter
Ben Sowter is the Head of Research at QS, QS Intelligence Unit. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Nottingham, where he was also awarded the Union Prize for outstanding contribution to the student union and served as chairman of the Nottingham University Debating Society. Ben is fully responsible for the operational management of all major QS research projects and is actively involved in all the collection, compilation and tabulation of all the data that lead to, amongst others the World University Rankings? research in which he has been involved since its initial inception in 2004. A frequent contributor to the press, Ben?s opinion on global education trends and his expertise is used regularly by major global publications.
?Scopus Database from Elsevier
QS Rankings use citation data from Scopus which is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality Web sources. Its unique database contains abstracts and references from over 18,000 titles from more than 5,000 international publishers, ensuring broad interdisciplinary coverage. Scopus is a trusted source of bibliometric data, also used by many other organisations including: the OECD, the Australian Research Council, iFQ (Institut f?r Forschungsinformation und Qualit?tssicherung)?and ISTEP (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy of Japan).
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