See Where Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Ranks Among the World's Best Universities (original) (raw)

Thirteen indicators were used to calculate this institution's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.

• #278in Best Global Universities (tie)

Global research reputation

#108

Regional research reputation

#55

Normalized citation impact

#894

Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#284

Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#925

International collaboration - relative to country

#1196

International collaboration

#1256

Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#331

Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#994

• #180in Agricultural Sciences (tie)

Agricultural Sciences overall score

48.3

Agricultural Sciences global research reputation

#69

Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation

#16

Agricultural Sciences publications

#106

Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact

#404

Agricultural Sciences total citations

#179

Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#277

Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#417

Agricultural Sciences international collaboration - relative to country

#441

Agricultural Sciences international collaboration

#298

Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#258

Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#366

• #390in Biology and Biochemistry

Biology and Biochemistry overall score

36.7

Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation

#285

Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation

#83

Biology and Biochemistry publications

#329

Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact

#495

Biology and Biochemistry total citations

#393

Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#333

Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#373

Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country

#679

Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration

#526

Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#467

Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#548

• #237in Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology overall score

27.9

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology publications

#221

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology conferences

#52

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology normalized citation impact

#187

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology total citations

#236

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#231

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#195

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country

#274

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration

#177

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#163

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#129

• #229in Chemistry (tie)

Chemistry overall score

61.5

Chemistry global research reputation

#168

Chemistry regional research reputation

#41

Chemistry publications

#415

Chemistry normalized citation impact

#250

Chemistry total citations

#317

Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#355

Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#477

Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country

#1157

Chemistry international collaboration

#832

Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#240

Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#235

• #124in Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering overall score

51.2

Civil Engineering publications

#77

Civil Engineering conferences

#10

Civil Engineering normalized citation impact

#220

Civil Engineering total citations

#115

Civil Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#138

Civil Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#224

Civil Engineering international collaboration - relative to country

#138

Civil Engineering international collaboration

#111

Civil Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#131

Civil Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#173

• #786in Clinical Medicine (tie)

Clinical Medicine overall score

35.4

Clinical Medicine global research reputation

#755

Clinical Medicine regional research reputation

#136

Clinical Medicine publications

#764

Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact

#639

Clinical Medicine total citations

#783

Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#630

Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#369

Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country

#1136

Clinical Medicine international collaboration

#976

Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#644

Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#479

• #136in Computer Science (tie)

Computer Science overall score

59.3

Computer Science global research reputation

#97

Computer Science regional research reputation

#54

Computer Science publications

#155

Computer Science conferences

#75

Computer Science normalized citation impact

#177

Computer Science total citations

#143

Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#100

Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#221

Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country

#856

Computer Science international collaboration

#684

Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#171

Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#461

• #194in Ecology

Ecology overall score

42.4

Ecology normalized citation impact

#258

Ecology total citations

#126

Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#133

Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#251

Ecology international collaboration - relative to country

#276

Ecology international collaboration

#290

Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#119

Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#183

• #221in Economics and Business

Economics and Business overall score

38.5

Economics and Business global research reputation

#122

Economics and Business regional research reputation

#57

Economics and Business publications

#161

Economics and Business normalized citation impact

#324

Economics and Business total citations

#221

Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#243

Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#332

Economics and Business international collaboration - relative to country

#245

Economics and Business international collaboration

#323

Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#300

Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#348

• #46in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering overall score

73.8

Electrical and Electronic Engineering publications

#93

Electrical and Electronic Engineering conferences

#50

Electrical and Electronic Engineering normalized citation impact

#54

Electrical and Electronic Engineering total citations

#55

Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#52

Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#49

Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration - relative to country

#494

Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration

#321

Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#94

Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#168

• #263in Energy and Fuels

Energy and Fuels overall score

47.8

Energy and Fuels publications

#249

Energy and Fuels conferences

#12

Energy and Fuels normalized citation impact

#286

Energy and Fuels total citations

#283

Energy and Fuels number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#268

Energy and Fuels percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#254

Energy and Fuels international collaboration - relative to country

#323

Energy and Fuels international collaboration

#198

Energy and Fuels number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#333

Energy and Fuels percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#337

• #114in Engineering (tie)

Engineering overall score

68.2

Engineering global research reputation

#32

Engineering regional research reputation

#17

Engineering publications

#109

Engineering conferences

#47

Engineering normalized citation impact

#730

Engineering total citations

#140

Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#135

Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#640

Engineering international collaboration - relative to country

#1128

Engineering international collaboration

#779

Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#296

Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#995

• #242in Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering overall score

28.1

Environmental Engineering publications

#120

Environmental Engineering normalized citation impact

#253

Environmental Engineering total citations

#184

Environmental Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#218

Environmental Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#262

Environmental Engineering international collaboration - relative to country

#267

Environmental Engineering international collaboration

#162

Environmental Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#219

Environmental Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#245

• #222in Environment/Ecology (tie)

Environment/Ecology overall score

60.0

Environment/Ecology global research reputation

#167

Environment/Ecology regional research reputation

#69

Environment/Ecology publications

#125

Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact

#591

Environment/Ecology total citations

#170

Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#221

Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#671

Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country

#896

Environment/Ecology international collaboration

#726

Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#222

Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#554

• #147in Geosciences

Geosciences overall score

56.3

Geosciences global research reputation

#108

Geosciences regional research reputation

#33

Geosciences publications

#162

Geosciences normalized citation impact

#239

Geosciences total citations

#163

Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#151

Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#214

Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country

#443

Geosciences international collaboration

#396

Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#146

Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#214

• #236in Materials Science (tie)

Materials Science overall score

48.3

Materials Science global research reputation

#385

Materials Science regional research reputation

#47

Materials Science publications

#272

Materials Science normalized citation impact

#347

Materials Science total citations

#255

Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#282

Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#438

Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country

#899

Materials Science international collaboration

#558

Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#238

Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#318

• #263in Mathematics

Mathematics overall score

49.7

Mathematics global research reputation

#324

Mathematics regional research reputation

#62

Mathematics publications

#335

Mathematics normalized citation impact

#143

Mathematics total citations

#284

Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#219

Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#104

Mathematics international collaboration - relative to country

#427

Mathematics international collaboration

#354

Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#221

Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#183

• #144in Mechanical Engineering (tie)

Mechanical Engineering overall score

32.6

Mechanical Engineering publications

#98

Mechanical Engineering conferences

#26

Mechanical Engineering normalized citation impact

#173

Mechanical Engineering total citations

#143

Mechanical Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#158

Mechanical Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#182

Mechanical Engineering international collaboration - relative to country

#174

Mechanical Engineering international collaboration

#98

Mechanical Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#152

Mechanical Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#172

• #201in Microbiology (tie)

Microbiology overall score

23.5

Microbiology global research reputation

#108

Microbiology regional research reputation

#37

Microbiology publications

#145

Microbiology normalized citation impact

#192

Microbiology total citations

#179

Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#171

Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#175

Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country

#247

Microbiology international collaboration

#206

Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#121

Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#109

• #322in Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score

31.1

Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation

#100

Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation

#31

Molecular Biology and Genetics publications

#356

Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact

#363

Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations

#396

Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#391

Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#374

Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country

#453

Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration

#356

Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#410

Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#402

• #344in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology overall score

28.7

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology publications

#284

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology conferences

#205

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology normalized citation impact

#257

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology total citations

#286

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#322

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#324

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology international collaboration - relative to country

#413

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology international collaboration

#253

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#297

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#289

• #326in Neuroscience and Behavior

Neuroscience and Behavior overall score

32.5

Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation

#163

Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation

#74

Neuroscience and Behavior publications

#417

Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact

#67

Neuroscience and Behavior total citations

#325

Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#376

Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#282

Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country

#508

Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration

#458

Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#309

Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#175

• #303in Physical Chemistry (tie)

Physical Chemistry overall score

49.3

Physical Chemistry publications

#336

Physical Chemistry conferences

#204

Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact

#244

Physical Chemistry total citations

#271

Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#292

Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#318

Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country

#607

Physical Chemistry international collaboration

#408

Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#258

Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#245

• #396in Physics (tie)

Physics overall score

47.4

Physics global research reputation

#464

Physics regional research reputation

#47

Physics normalized citation impact

#503

Physics total citations

#357

Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#430

Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#653

Physics international collaboration - relative to country

#482

Physics international collaboration

#627

Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#231

Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#208

• #141in Plant and Animal Science (tie)

Plant and Animal Science overall score

64.4

Plant and Animal Science global research reputation

#132

Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation

#39

Plant and Animal Science publications

#80

Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact

#418

Plant and Animal Science total citations

#96

Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#116

Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#415

Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country

#587

Plant and Animal Science international collaboration

#512

Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#150

Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#410

• #370in Psychiatry/Psychology (tie)

Psychiatry/Psychology overall score

35.5

Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation

#360

Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation

#126

Psychiatry/Psychology publications

#241

Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact

#320

Psychiatry/Psychology total citations

#254

Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#228

Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#227

Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country

#429

Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration

#482

Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#279

Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#348

• #378in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health (tie)

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score

38.2

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications

#322

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences

#240

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact

#366

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations

#376

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#305

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#262

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration - relative to country

#368

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration

#411

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#320

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#300

• #183in Social Sciences and Public Health

Social Sciences and Public Health overall score

54.6

Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation

#192

Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation

#85

Social Sciences and Public Health publications

#194

Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact

#272

Social Sciences and Public Health total citations

#187

Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#164

Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#182

Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country

#206

Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration

#657

Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#213

Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#354