2016 tables: Institutions - physical sciences - academic

The 2016 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015.

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# Institution Share 2015 Count 2015
1 Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS), Israel 56.63 195
2 Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (IIT), Israel 54.15 169
3 Tel Aviv University (TAU), Israel 43.41 179
4 Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI), Israel 36.76 70
5 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia 31.23 82
6 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel 17.02 32
7 Bar-Ilan University (BIU), Israel 10.02 24
8 Bilkent University, Turkey 9.52 23
9 University of Tehran (UT), Iran 7.17 24
10 Yerevan State University (YSU), Armenia 6.91 151
11 COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Pakistan 6.07 33
12 Shahid Beheshti University (SBU), Iran 5.98 10
13 Shiraz University, Iran 5.67 8
14 King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Saudi Arabia 5.31 73
15 Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Iran 4.92 24
16 Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey 3.77 55
17 L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU), Kazakhstan 2.78 6
18 National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan 2.59 4
19 Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Iran 2.38 3
20 University of the Punjab, Pakistan 2.08 12
21 Ruppin Academic Center, Israel 2.00 4
22 Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey 1.91 43
23 Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU), Georgia 1.90 115
24 Ariel University (AU), Israel 1.90 3
25 Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU), Kazakhstan 1.68 3
26 Islamic Azad University (IAU), Iran 1.67 21
27 Boğaziçi University (BU), Turkey 1.67 112
28 Nazarbayev University (NU), Kazakhstan 1.54 4
29 University of Mazandaran (UMZ), Iran 1.50 2
29 Kuwait University (KU), Kuwait 1.50 2
29 University of Management and Technology (UMT), Pakistan 1.50 3
30 Khalifa University of Science and Technology, United Arab Emirates 1.46 5
31 Shahrood University of Technology, Iran 1.33 2
32 Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Iran 1.13 4
33 Çukurova University, Turkey 1.12 43
34 King Saud University (KSU), Saudi Arabia 1.11 9
35 Koç University (KU), Turkey 1.08 2
36 Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar 1.08 5
37 Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Turkey 1.00 19
38 American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon 1.00 4
38 Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Iran 1.00 1
38 National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES), Pakistan 1.00 1
38 K. N. Toosi University of Technology (KNTU), Iran 1.00 1
38 Başkent University, Turkey 1.00 1
38 Kocaeli University, Turkey 1.00 2
38 Graduate University of Advanced Technology (GUAT), Iran 1.00 1
39 Doğuş University (DOU), Turkey 0.86 82
40 University of Kurdistan, Iran 0.83 2
41 Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Pakistan 0.76 44
42 University of Peshawar, Pakistan 0.75 1
42 University of Nizwa, Oman 0.75 2
43 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Iran 0.73 2
44 United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), United Arab Emirates 0.71 3
45 Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan 0.67 3
46 University of Haifa (HU), Israel 0.67 2
46 Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), Israel 0.67 2
47 Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Iran 0.61 3
48 University of Zanjan, Iran 0.58 1
49 Gazi University, Turkey 0.58 28
50 Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University (BAIBU), Turkey 0.57 3
51 Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer, Israel 0.57 1
52 Marmara University, Turkey 0.50 19
52 Özyeğin University, Turkey 0.50 19
53 İstanbul Kültür University (İKÜ), Turkey 0.50 1
53 Sapir College, Israel 0.50 1
53 Cumhuriyet University, Turkey 0.50 1
53 Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Turkey 0.50 1
54 Qatar University, Qatar 0.43 2
55 Ankara University, Turkey 0.43 72
56 American University of the Middle East (AUM), Kuwait 0.42 2
56 Taibah University, Saudi Arabia 0.42 1
57 Ilia State University, Georgia 0.39 25
58 Abdullah Gül University, Turkey 0.38 1
58 King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia 0.38 2
59 Government College University (GCU), Pakistan 0.36 2
60 University of Hail (UOH), Saudi Arabia 0.33 1
61 Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Qatar 0.31 4
62 Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Pakistan 0.29 1
63 ORT Braude College of Engineering (OBC), Israel 0.26 4
64 Anadolu University, Turkey 0.25 10
65 Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran 0.25 1
65 University of Tabriz, Iran 0.25 1
65 Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran 0.25 1
65 Alzahra University, Iran 0.25 1
65 Antalya International University, Turkey 0.25 1
65 Bingöl University, Turkey 0.25 1
65 Open University of Israel (OPENU), Israel 0.25 1
66 TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey 0.22 71
67 Yildiz Technical University (YTU), Turkey 0.21 20
68 Yarmouk University, Jordan 0.20 1
68 Damghan University, Iran 0.20 1
69 Beirut Arab University (BAU), Lebanon 0.19 2
70 Hacettepe University, Turkey 0.17 7
71 The University of Jordan, Jordan 0.17 2
72 Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology (FUUAST), Pakistan 0.17 1
72 Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), Iran 0.17 1
73 Istanbul University, Turkey 0.15 5
74 University of Tabuk (UT), Saudi Arabia 0.15 11
75 American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates 0.13 2
76 MEF University, Turkey 0.13 1
76 University of Engineering and Technology - Lahore (UET Lahore), Pakistan 0.13 1
76 Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran 0.13 1
76 University of Balamand (UOB), Lebanon 0.13 1
77 Samarkand State University (SSU), Uzbekistan 0.11 1
77 Samarkand Institute of Agriculture, Uzbekistan 0.11 1
77 Al-Mustansiriya University, Iraq 0.11 1
78 Mirpur University of Science Technology (MUST), Pakistan 0.10 1
79 Arab American University, Palestinian territories 0.09 1
80 Najran University, Saudi Arabia 0.09 1
81 St. Andrew the First Called Georgian University of Patriarchate of Georgia, Georgia 0.08 1
81 Taiz University, Yemen 0.08 1
82 Ege University, Turkey 0.08 1
83 University of Gaziantep (GAUN), Turkey 0.08 71
84 Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Pakistan 0.07 1
84 Selcuk University, Turkey 0.07 1
84 Turkish Military Academy (TMA), Turkey 0.07 1
85 University of Tikrit, Iraq 0.06 1
85 University of Sulaimani (UOS), Iraq 0.06 1
86 Erciyes University, Turkey 0.06 1
87 Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), Saudi Arabia 0.06 1
87 Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Iran 0.06 1
87 University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 0.06 1
88 Istanbul Aydin University (IAU), Turkey 0.05 62
89 Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey 0.05 1
90 International Information Technologies University (IITU), Kazakhstan 0.04 1
91 Bursa Orhangazi University (BOU), Turkey 0.04 1
92 KTO Karatay University, Turkey 0.03 13
93 Lebanese University (LU), Lebanon 0.03 1
93 Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf Üniversitesi (FSMVU), Turkey 0.03 1
94 Uludag University, Turkey 0.02 10
95 Jazan University, Saudi Arabia 0.02 7
96 Celal Bayar University (CBÜ), Turkey 0.02 16
97 Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey 0.02 2
98 Adıyaman University, Turkey 0.01 18
99 Gaziosmanpaşa University, Turkey 0.01 18
100 Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Turkey 0.01 18

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