Times Higher Education (THE) has published World University Rankings 2023, the ranking table includes include 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions. THE World University Rankings provide the definitive list of the world’s best universities, with an emphasis on the research mission.

THE World University Rankings 2023: top 10 universities

Browse the full results of the World University Rankings 2023, The table is based on 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons, trusted by students, academics, university leaders, industry and governments. The performance indicators are grouped into five areas: Teaching (the learning environment); Research (volume, income and reputation); Citations (research influence); International outlook (staff, students and research); and Industry income (knowledge transfer).

THE World University Rankings 2023: methodology

Teaching (the learning environment)

• Reputation Survey – Teaching
• Academic Staff-to-Student Ratio
• Doctorates Awarded / Undergraduate Degrees Awarded
• Doctorates Awarded / Academic Staff
• Institutional Income / Academic Staff

Research (volume, income and reputation)

• Reputation Survey – Research
• Research Income / Academic Staff
• Publications / Staff (Academic Staff + Research Staff)

Citations (research influence)

• Field Weighted Citation Impact

International outlook (staff, students and research)

• Proportion of International Students
• Proportion of International Academic Staff
• International co-authorship (International Publications / Publications Total)

Industry income (knowledge transfer)

• Research income from industry & commerce / Academic Staff