areppim chart and statistics of the academic ranking of world universities in physics in 2014. The United States, with 40 institutions, sits at the top of the 2014 ranking of the world top 100 universities in physics. European countries are well represented in the list with 42% of the slots. The score per capita places Switzerland at the top, followed by Israel, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark and the United Kingdom, all with scores above the median and the average (red line).

The United States, with 40 institutions, sits at the top of the 2014 ranking of the world top 100 universities in physics. European countries are well represented in the list with 42% of the slots.

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

 

World top 100 universities in Physics
2014¹

Country

Number

Population

Per capita

Million(Nbr / Million x 100)
Australia323.612.7
Austria28.523.5
Belgium111.19.0
Canada335.58.4
China21,393.80.1
Denmark15.617.7
France664.69.3
Germany782.78.5
Israel37.838.4
Italy361.14.9
Japan6127.04.7
Netherlands416.823.8
Russia1142.50.7
South Korea149.52.0
Spain147.12.1
Sweden19.610.4
Switzerland48.249.0
United Kingdom1163.517.3
United States40322.612.4
Total100 
Median  9.3
Average  13.4
¹ Browse the complete List of 200 best physics universities.

 

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

 

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