The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject ranks the world’s top universities in individual subject areas, covering 11 subjects. The rankings aim to help prospective students identify the world’s leading schools in their chosen field in response to high demand for subject-level comparisons. Each of the subject rankings is compiled using the same five sources with weightings adapted for each subject.
In 2021, ITS follows 3 subjects:
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 engineering subject ranking includes a range of narrower subject areas.
The subjects used to create this ranking are:
Different weights and measures
The subject tables employ the same range of 13 performance indicators used in the overall World University Rankings 2021, brought together with scores provided under five categories.
However, the overall methodology is carefully recalibrated for each subject, with the weightings changed to suit the individual fields.
The weightings for the engineering ranking are:
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 physical sciences subject ranking includes a range of narrower subject areas.
The weightings for the physical sciences ranking are:
The weightings for the computer science ranking are: