ranks No. 38 overall among global universities, according to the newly released , improving five spots from 2017. Among U.S. universities, is ranked No. 26.
Published annually by ShanghaiRankingConsultancysince 2003,ARWU uses six objective indicators to rank 1,500world universities, including the number of alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, the number of highly cited researchers andthe number of articles published in high-impact scientific journals, such asNature and Science.
Earlier this year, 's earth science and atmospheric science disciplines ranked No. 1 globally inShanghaiRanking's companion report, the2018 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). The university also scored highly in a dozen other academic categories in those rankings, highlighting the breadth of impactful research.
The can be found on the ShangaiRanking website.