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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