India

China

Japan

Russia

France
Subject

United States

United Kingdom
Subjects

48
Countries

Physics & Astronomy

151
Accounting & Fin.. 200

51
52
55
59
61
63
164
Agriculture 300

Anatomy 100
Considered

Anthropology 100
Institutions

Archaeology 200

Architecture 200

Art & Design 200

Biology 500
each of the relevant subject areas.

Business 300

Chemical Enginee.. 300

Chemistry 500

Civil Engineering 200

by Subject
Weightings

Classics 50

Communication 200

Computer Science 500

Dentistry 50

Development Stu.. 100

Earth Sciences 200

Economics 400
Survey

Education 300

Electrical Enginee.. 400

Responses

English 300

Environmental Sci.. 300

Geography 200

History 200

Hospitality 50

Languages 300

Law 300
Metrics

Library Managem.. 50
Research

Linguistics 300

Materials Science 300

Mathematics 400
Institutions Considered and Published - By Subject - Year 2018

Mechanical Engin.. 400

The charts below present the number of institutions considered and published in

Medicine 500

Mining Engineering 50
ASJC

Nursing 100
Published

100
Considered

Performing Arts
Mapping

Pharmacy 300
2018
Year

Philosophy 200

Physics 500

Politics 200

Psychology 300

Social Policy 100

Sociology 300

Sport 100

Statistics 200

Theology 100
Institutions Considered by Country - Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies - Year 2018

Veterinary Science 50
 Institutions Weightings Survey Research ASJC
Considered by Subject Responses Metrics Mapping

Year Subject Area Subject

2018 All Computer Science

Academic Reputation Employer Reputation Citations per Paper H-index

Engineering & Technology

15%
15%
30%
40%
Computer Science
 Institutions Weightings Survey Research ASJC
Considered by Subject Responses Metrics Mapping

Subject Area
All Faculty Areas

The charts below show the level of survey responses from employers and
academics contributing to the QS World University Rankings® by Subject.

Year 2018

16K
Academic Responses Employer Responses
Business
14K

Business 14,496 12,012

12K Electrical Engineering

Computer Science 13,423 9,986

Mathematics

Academic Responses
Electrical Engineering 12,122 6,391 10K
Medicine

Chemistry
Accounting & Finance 5,814 11,016 8K

Economics 9,401 6,961

6K Accounting & Finance

Mechanical Engineering 9,308 5,234

4K
Education 11,743 2,111

2K
Physics 12,198 1,308

0K
Mathematics 10,401 3,018
0K 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K 12K
Employer Responses
Biology 11,559 1,653

Chemistry 8,458 2,550 Subject Area

Arts & Humanities
Medicine 9,454 1,504 Engineering & Technology
Life Sciences & Medicine

Law 6,315 4,552 Natural Sciences

Social Sciences & Management

Civil Engineering 6,223 4,413

6,523 2,489

5,000 3,860

4,569 4,230

5,378 3,014

6,460 1,734

6,297 641

4,454 2,406

5,618 901

5,481 867

4,477 1,572

4,468 1,538

5,126 596
 Institutions Weightings Survey Research ASJC
Considered by Subject Responses Metrics Mapping

Subject Area
All Areas
These charts show the number of paper affiliations and citations indexed – which serves as a
proxy for the scale of global research in the discipline. The resulting paper threshold for each
discipline is also depicted, representing the minimum number of papers an institution must have
published in the last five years in order to qualify for our tables in that subject.
Year 2018

Papers Indexed by Subject - Year 2018 Paper Threshold by Subject

Medicine Agriculture Physics Materials Computer Science Mechanical Medicine 190

Science Engineering Biology 170
Computer Science 140
Physics 140
Electrical Engineering 120
Electrical Materials Science 120
Chemistry Earth Engineering
Chemistry 110
Agriculture 100
Biology
Mechanical Engineering 90
Nursing Mathematics Chemical Engineering 80
Earth Sciences 80
Environmental Sciences 80

Arts & Humanities Life Sciences & Medicine Social Sciences & Manageme.. Mathematics 80

Engineering & Technology Natural Sciences Pharmacy 80

Psychology
60

Papers and Citations Indexed - By Subject - Logarithmic Scale - Year 2018 Subject 40
40
Accounting & Fi.. Chemical
40 Engin.. Earth Sciences
Agriculture Chemistry
40 Economics
10,000K
Anatomy Civil30
Engineering Education
Citations Indexed (log)

Anthropology Classics
30 Electrical Engin..
1,000K Archaeology Communication
30 English
Architecture Computer
30 Scien.. Environmental ..
Biology Dentistry
30 Geography
100K
Business Development
30 St.. History
30
10K Citations per Paper 30
0.6 30 13.4
5.0 30
5K 10K 20K 50K 100K 200K 500K 1,000K 2,000K 5,000K 10.0 20
Papers Indexed (log)
20
20
20
20
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
 Institutions Weightings Survey Research ASJC
Considered by Subject Responses Metrics Mapping

ASJC (All Science Journal Classifications) codes are used in Scopus to identify the subject areas which a given journal typically
covers. QS maps these across to our subject categories as follows. Expert feedback on the validity of these mappings is welcomed
and has in the past led to the addition or removal of certain codes from certain subjects.

1402 (Accounting) Subject Area

Accounting & Finance All Areas

2003 (Finance)

1100 (Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all))

Arts & Humanities
Engineering & Technology
1101 (Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous))
Life Sciences & Medicine
Natural Sciences
1102 (Agronomy and Crop Science)
Social Sciences & Management

1103 (Animal Science and Zoology)

1104 (Aquatic Science)

1105 (Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics)

Agriculture & Forestry
1106 (Food Science)

1107 (Forestry)

1108 (Horticulture)

1109 (Insect Science)

1110 (Plant Science)

1111 (Soil Science)

1314 (Physiology)

Anatomy & Physiology 2702 (Anatomy)

2737 (Physiology (medical))