areppim scatter chart and statistics of the academic ranking of world universities in physics in 2013. The United States, with 45 institutions, sits at the top of the 2013 ranking of the world top 100 universities in physics. European countries are well represented in the list with 38% of the slots. The score per capita ranking places Switzerland at the top, followed by Israel, the Netherlands, Finland, and Denmark, all with scores well above the median and the average.

The United States, with 45 institutions, sits at the top of the 2013 ranking of the world top 100 universities in physics. European countries are well represented in the list with 38% of the slots.

The score per capita ranking places Switzerland at the top, followed by Israel, the Netherlands, Finland, and Denmark, all with scores well above the median and the average (red line).

 

World top 100 universities in Physics
2013¹

Country

Number

Population

Per capita

Million(Nbr/Millionx100)
Australia222.09.1
Austria18.511.8
Canada534.614.4
Denmark15.518.2
Finland15.418.7
France463.36.3
Germany782.18.5
Israel37.639.5
Italy559.18.5
Japan6127.24.7
Korea, Rep. of149.02.0
Netherlands416.624.1
Spain145.72.2
Sweden19.410.7
Switzerland47.652.3
United Kingdom962.314.5
United States45323.413.9
Median4 11.8
Average6 15.3
¹ Browse the complete List of 200 best physics universities.

 

Sources: Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai and UN Population Division

 

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