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Europe 2,214 Public 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
1
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Oxford ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1096
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,397
Top 30
2,954
Top 50
4,406
Top 70
5,082
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
3
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1826
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,293
Top 30
2,599
Top 50
3,916
Top 70
4,694
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
7
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1907
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
997
Top 30
2,017
Top 50
2,981
Top 70
3,582
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
14
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Cambridge ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1209
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
723
Top 30
1,717
Top 50
3,160
Top 70
4,077
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
16
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ETH Zürich
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich
Zurich ,
Switzerland
- Public 1855
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
728
Top 30
1,793
Top 50
3,265
Top 70
3,998
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
24
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
London ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1829
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
693
Top 30
1,489
Top 50
2,205
Top 70
2,578
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
26
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Utrecht University
Universiteit Utrecht
Utrecht ,
Netherlands
- Public 1636
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
687
Top 30
1,406
Top 50
1,958
Top 70
2,342
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
32
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Manchester ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1824
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
626
Top 30
1,455
Top 50
2,256
Top 70
2,786
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
34
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Catholic University of Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Leuven ,
Belgium
- Public 1834
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
641
Top 30
1,388
Top 50
2,242
Top 70
2,916
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
36
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
University of Groningen
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Groningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1614
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
592
Top 30
1,202
Top 50
1,637
Top 70
1,903
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
40
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Ghent University
Universiteit Gent
Ghent ,
Belgium
- Public 1817
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
511
Top 30
1,153
Top 50
1,833
Top 70
2,309
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
43
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Edinburgh ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1583
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
594
Top 30
1,382
Top 50
2,166
Top 70
2,745
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
47
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
University of Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Copenhagen ,
Denmark
- Public 1479
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
597
Top 30
1,083
Top 50
1,755
Top 70
2,193
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
49
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Karolinska Institute
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm ,
Sweden
- Public 1861
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
522
Top 30
1,166
Top 50
1,617
Top 70
1,788
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
50
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Leiden University
Universiteit Leiden
Leiden ,
Netherlands
- Public 1575
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
477
Top 30
1,068
Top 50
1,550
Top 70
1,823
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
51
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen Universiteit
Wageningen ,
Netherlands
- Public 1918
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
521
Top 30
1,054
Top 50
1,498
Top 70
1,776
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
54
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Lausanne
Lausanne ,
Switzerland
- Public 1969
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
438
Top 30
1,011
Top 50
1,849
Top 70
2,470
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
57
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Birmingham ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1900
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
571
Top 30
1,266
Top 50
1,418
Top 70
1,443
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
58
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
Sapienza University of Rome
Rome ,
Italy
- Public 1303
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
665
Top 30
1,627
Top 50
2,369
Top 70
2,893
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
62
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Universität Zürich
University of Zurich
Zurich ,
Switzerland
- Public 1833
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
435
Top 30
961
Top 50
1,487
Top 70
1,803
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
64
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
University of Amsterdam
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands
- Public 1632
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
457
Top 30
1,062
Top 50
1,611
Top 70
1,987
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
71
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Università degli Studi di Padova
University of Padua
Padova ,
Italy
- Public 1222
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
584
Top 30
1,345
Top 50
1,920
Top 70
2,251
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
72
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Technische Universität München
Technical University of Munich
Munich ,
Germany
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
459
Top 30
1,167
Top 50
2,154
Top 70
2,851
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
73
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Munich ,
Germany
- Public 1472
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
377
Top 30
708
Top 50
931
Top 70
1,050
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
77
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Bristol ,
United Kingdom
- Public 1876
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
447
Top 30
1,059
Top 50
1,614
Top 70
1,993
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