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Europe 738 Private Universities Rankings 2026 (Sort by: Last 5 years H Index)
AD Scientific Index is the only system that ranks a total of (24,659) institutions using near real-time data. In addition to global, continental, and national rankings, universities are categorized separately as: All Universities (2,952), Public Universities (2,214), and Private Universities (738). The system also includes research institutions (1,525), companies (666), and hospitals (112). Exclusively in AD Scientific Index, each institution can be compared by: Total and recent 5-year H-index, i10 index, and total citation counts. Additionally, the platform offers: Subject-based University Rankings and Young University Rankings.
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
18
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Erasmus University
Erasmus Universiteit
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
415
Top 30
864
Top 50
1,019
Top 70
1,069
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
19
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
VU University of Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands
- Private 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
367
Top 30
841
Top 50
1,216
Top 70
1,443
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Université Catholique de Louvain
Catholic University of Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve ,
Belgium
- Private 1834
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
341
Top 30
729
Top 50
1,138
Top 70
1,464
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
28
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Radboud University
Radboud Universiteit
Nijmegen ,
Netherlands
- Private 1923
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
251
Top 30
599
Top 50
954
Top 70
1,169
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
31
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Milano ,
Italy
- Private 1921
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
200
Top 30
390
Top 50
552
Top 70
667
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
32
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Università Vita Salute San Raffaele
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Milano ,
Italy
- Private 1996
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
186
Top 30
344
Top 50
380
Top 70
389
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
45
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers tekniska högskola
Göteborg ,
Sweden
- Private 1829
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
265
Top 30
822
Top 50
1,320
Top 70
1,642
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
52
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Università degli Studi di Salerno
University of Salerno
Fisciano ,
Italy
- Private 1944
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
170
Top 30
444
Top 50
627
Top 70
743
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
55
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Humanitas University
Università Humanitas
Pieve Emanuele ,
Italy
- Private 2014
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
45
Top 30
57
Top 50
67
Top 70
76
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
58
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Universidad de Navarra
University of Navarra
Pamplona ,
Spain
- Private 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
112
Top 30
299
Top 50
514
Top 70
653
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
67
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Université Paris-Saclay
Paris-Saclay University
Gif-sur-Yvette ,
France
- Private 2019
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
57
Top 30
164
Top 50
295
Top 70
400
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
82
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi Milano
Bocconi University
Milano ,
Italy
- Private 1902
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
58
Top 30
150
Top 50
243
Top 70
304
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
90
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Near East University
Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi
Lefkoşa ,
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Private 1988
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
41
Top 30
108
Top 50
249
Top 70
379
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
97
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Libera Università di Bolzano
Free University of Bozen
Bolzano ,
Italy
- Private 1997
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
47
Top 30
143
Top 50
241
Top 70
315
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
101
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Koç University
Koç Üniversitesi
İstanbul ,
Türkiye
- Private 1992
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
64
Top 30
225
Top 50
429
Top 70
666
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
114
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology Skoltech
Институт науки и технологий Сколково Skoltech
Moskova ,
Russia
- Private 2011
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
35
Top 30
133
Top 50
276
Top 70
446
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
126
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University
Bilkent Üniversitesi
Ankara ,
Türkiye
- Private 1984
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
39
Top 30
153
Top 50
265
Top 70
408
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
130
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
BI Norwegian Business School
Handelshøyskolen BI
Oslo ,
Norway
- Private 1943
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
23
Top 30
81
Top 50
136
Top 70
176
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
131
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Stockholm School of Economics
Handelshögskolan i Stockholm
Stockholm ,
Sweden
- Private 1909
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
21
Top 30
66
Top 50
105
Top 70
142
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
139
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Zurich ,
Switzerland
- Private 2000
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
18
Top 30
62
Top 50
80
Top 70
92
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
143
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
INSEAD Business School
INSEAD Ecole de Commerce
Fontainebleau ,
France
- Private 1957
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
29
Top 30
111
Top 50
143
Top 70
174
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
149
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Yeditepe University
Yeditepe Üniversitesi
İstanbul ,
Türkiye
- Private 1996
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
16
Top 30
79
Top 50
179
Top 70
275
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
150
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
University of Nicosia
Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας
Nicosia ,
Cyprus
- Private 1980
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
16
Top 30
62
Top 50
113
Top 70
151
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
152
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
İstinye University
İstinye Üniversitesi
İstanbul ,
Türkiye
- Private 2015
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
14
Top 30
62
Top 50
139
Top 70
199
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
153
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Sabancı University
Sabancı Üniversitesi
İstanbul ,
Türkiye
- Private 1996
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
34
Top 30
127
Top 50
242
Top 70
358
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