See Where University of Colorado Boulder Ranks Among the World's Best Universities
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.
Global research reputation
#86
Regional research reputation
#44
Normalized citation impact
#222
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#162
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#226
International collaboration - relative to country
#305
International collaboration
#960
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#139
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#176
Arts and Humanities overall score
52.9
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#157
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#59
Arts and Humanities publications
#117
Arts and Humanities books
#116
Arts and Humanities conferences
#52
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#186
Arts and Humanities total citations
#132
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#123
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#159
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#245
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#341
Arts and Humanities number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#121
Arts and Humanities percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#121
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
44.4
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#83
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#46
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#314
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#274
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#303
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#248
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#177
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#705
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#544
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#308
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#364
Chemistry overall score
64.3
Chemistry global research reputation
#78
Chemistry regional research reputation
#27
Chemistry publications
#368
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#252
Chemistry total citations
#290
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#316
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#461
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#770
Chemistry international collaboration
#681
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#341
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#491
Civil Engineering overall score
42.1
Civil Engineering publications
#179
Civil Engineering conferences
#61
Civil Engineering normalized citation impact
#205
Civil Engineering total citations
#210
Civil Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#210
Civil Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#204
Civil Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#226
Civil Engineering international collaboration
#151
Civil Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#93
Civil Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#65
Clinical Medicine overall score
62.4
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#231
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#77
Clinical Medicine publications
#682
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#50
Clinical Medicine total citations
#335
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#442
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#22
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#630
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#818
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#241
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#1
Computer Science overall score
50.9
Computer Science global research reputation
#211
Computer Science regional research reputation
#48
Computer Science publications
#373
Computer Science conferences
#183
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#186
Computer Science total citations
#292
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#211
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#196
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#690
Computer Science international collaboration
#571
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#503
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#724
Condensed Matter Physics overall score
46.3
Condensed Matter Physics publications
#147
Condensed Matter Physics conferences
#96
Condensed Matter Physics normalized citation impact
#116
Condensed Matter Physics total citations
#130
Condensed Matter Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#137
Condensed Matter Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#140
Condensed Matter Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#305
Condensed Matter Physics international collaboration
#176
Condensed Matter Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#90
Condensed Matter Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#77
Ecology overall score
76.1
Ecology normalized citation impact
#61
Ecology total citations
#44
Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#41
Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#62
Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#43
Ecology international collaboration
#228
Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#33
Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#41
Economics and Business overall score
43.1
Economics and Business global research reputation
#124
Economics and Business regional research reputation
#50
Economics and Business publications
#202
Economics and Business normalized citation impact
#213
Economics and Business total citations
#216
Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#228
Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#258
Economics and Business international collaboration - relative to country
#184
Economics and Business international collaboration
#298
Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#146
Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#112
Education and Educational Research overall score
54.2
Education and Educational Research publications
#71
Education and Educational Research conferences
#23
Education and Educational Research normalized citation impact
#16
Education and Educational Research total citations
#52
Education and Educational Research number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#52
Education and Educational Research percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#21
Education and Educational Research international collaboration - relative to country
#174
Education and Educational Research international collaboration
#176
Education and Educational Research number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#20
Education and Educational Research percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#19
Electrical and Electronic Engineering overall score
36.4
Electrical and Electronic Engineering publications
#310
Electrical and Electronic Engineering conferences
#110
Electrical and Electronic Engineering normalized citation impact
#468
Electrical and Electronic Engineering total citations
#369
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#443
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#551
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#656
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration
#420
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#498
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#575
Energy and Fuels overall score
59.9
Energy and Fuels publications
#251
Energy and Fuels conferences
#91
Energy and Fuels normalized citation impact
#54
Energy and Fuels total citations
#164
Energy and Fuels number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#176
Energy and Fuels percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#103
Energy and Fuels international collaboration - relative to country
#344
Energy and Fuels international collaboration
#208
Energy and Fuels number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#140
Energy and Fuels percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#72
Engineering overall score
60.5
Engineering global research reputation
#72
Engineering regional research reputation
#29
Engineering publications
#230
Engineering conferences
#101
Engineering normalized citation impact
#762
Engineering total citations
#261
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#323
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#933
Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#1092
Engineering international collaboration
#768
Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#269
Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#608
Environmental Engineering overall score
38.7
Environmental Engineering publications
#137
Environmental Engineering normalized citation impact
#183
Environmental Engineering total citations
#154
Environmental Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#173
Environmental Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#202
Environmental Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#236
Environmental Engineering international collaboration
#127
Environmental Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#172
Environmental Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#193
Environment/Ecology overall score
83.4
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#57
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#23
Environment/Ecology publications
#89
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#68
Environment/Ecology total citations
#55
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#54
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#80
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#389
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#499
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#36
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#76
Geosciences overall score
94.1
Geosciences global research reputation
#14
Geosciences regional research reputation
#8
Geosciences publications
#13
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#74
Geosciences total citations
#7
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#7
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#78
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#278
Geosciences international collaboration
#331
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#6
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#82
Materials Science overall score
59.9
Materials Science global research reputation
#190
Materials Science regional research reputation
#40
Materials Science publications
#316
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#72
Materials Science total citations
#196
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#198
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#167
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#786
Materials Science international collaboration
#501
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#120
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#49
Mathematics overall score
52.6
Mathematics global research reputation
#191
Mathematics regional research reputation
#43
Mathematics publications
#332
Mathematics normalized citation impact
#126
Mathematics total citations
#270
Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#271
Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#159
Mathematics international collaboration - relative to country
#392
Mathematics international collaboration
#333
Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#182
Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#139
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences overall score
95.3
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences publications
#3
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences conferences
#4
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences normalized citation impact
#58
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences total citations
#3
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#3
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#70
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences international collaboration - relative to country
#84
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences international collaboration
#110
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#2
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#62
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
36.8
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#132
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#52
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#281
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#110
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#216
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#208
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#96
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#435
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#342
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#193
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#128
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology overall score
40.9
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology publications
#205
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology conferences
#160
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology normalized citation impact
#202
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology total citations
#202
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#207
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#224
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology international collaboration - relative to country
#369
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology international collaboration
#222
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#204
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#214
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
37.8
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#193
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#74
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#304
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#255
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#309
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#228
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#97
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#331
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#375
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#217
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#117
Optics normalized citation impact
#25
Optics total citations
#54
Optics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#48
Optics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#30
Optics international collaboration - relative to country
#243
Optics international collaboration
#147
Optics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#64
Optics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#67
Physical Chemistry overall score
54.7
Physical Chemistry publications
#187
Physical Chemistry conferences
#13
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#314
Physical Chemistry total citations
#195
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#220
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#377
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#626
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#425
Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#213
Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#282
Physics overall score
75.4
Physics global research reputation
#40
Physics regional research reputation
#15
Physics normalized citation impact
#196
Physics total citations
#51
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#51
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#260
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#511
Physics international collaboration
#638
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#50
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#176
Plant and Animal Science overall score
46.3
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#389
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#72
Plant and Animal Science publications
#331
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#298
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#321
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#266
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#221
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#41
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#249
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#280
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#250
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
55.5
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#68
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#42
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#204
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#111
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#175
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#154
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#75
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#307
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#443
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#231
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#317
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score
44.5
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications
#400
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences
#343
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact
#53
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations
#304
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#319
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#122
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration - relative to country
#274
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration
#380
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#292
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#140
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
57.2
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#101
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#49
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#151
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#410
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#164
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#142
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#266
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#534
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#729
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#175
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#407
Space Science overall score
69.4
Space Science global research reputation
#22
Space Science regional research reputation
#25
Space Science publications
#18
Space Science normalized citation impact
#213
Space Science total citations
#31
Space Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#33
Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#202
Space Science international collaboration - relative to country
#258
Space Science international collaboration
#251
Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#43
Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#198
Water Resources overall score
46.8
Water Resources publications
#65
Water Resources conferences
#29
Water Resources normalized citation impact
#75
Water Resources total citations
#69
Water Resources number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#71
Water Resources percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#80
Water Resources international collaboration - relative to country
#153
Water Resources international collaboration
#126
Water Resources number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#35
Water Resources percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#32