Ranked 1st in the world for Earth & Marine Sciences
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Earth & Marine Sciences, 2026
Full ranking profile 70 placements
Every placement the Index records for ETH Zurich. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2026 Headline Earth & Marine Sciences | Quacquarelli Symonds | =1 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Geology | Quacquarelli Symonds | =1 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Geophysics | Quacquarelli Symonds | =1 |
| NTU 2025 Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | =2 |
| NTU 2025 Environment/Ecology | National Taiwan University | =2 |
| NTU 2025 Geosciences | National Taiwan University | =3 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Earth Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | =3 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Architecture & Built Environment | Quacquarelli Symonds | =4 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Environmental Sciences | Quacquarelli Symonds | =4 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Civil & Structural Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | =4 |
| NTU 2025 Agriculture | National Taiwan University | =5 |
| NTU 2025 Environmental Science & Engineering | National Taiwan University | =5 |
| NTU 2025 Mathematics | National Taiwan University | =6 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Agriculture | METU (URAP Lab) | =6 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =7 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =7 |
| Nature 2025 Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =7 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =8 |
| NTU 2025 Physics | National Taiwan University | =8 |
| RUR 2026 research | RUR Rankings Agency | =9 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | =9 |
| Leiden 2025 social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =10 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | =11 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | =11 |
| NTU 2025 Chemistry | National Taiwan University | =11 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Environmental Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | =11 |
| THE-Rep 2025 reputation | Times Higher Education | =12 |
| Leiden 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =13 |
| Nature 2025 physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =14 |
| RUR 2026 financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | =17 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | =18 |
| NTU 2025 Microbiology | National Taiwan University | =18 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Mathematical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | =18 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | =19 |
| Leiden 2025 life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =20 |
| NTU 2025 Biology & Biochemistry | National Taiwan University | =21 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =22 |
| NTU 2025 Computer Science | National Taiwan University | =23 |
| NTU 2025 Biomedical Engineering | National Taiwan University | =24 |
| NTU 2025 Plant & Animal Science | National Taiwan University | =24 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024 Ecology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =24 |
| Leiden 2025 biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =25 |
| NTU 2025 Electrical Engineering | National Taiwan University | =25 |
| NTU 2025 Materials Science | National Taiwan University | =25 |
| Leiden 2025 mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =26 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | =26 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | =29 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | =30 |
| NTU 2025 Engineering | National Taiwan University | =31 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Chemical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | =31 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | =32 |
| Nature 2025 biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =34 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | =35 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Physical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | =36 |
| Leiden 2025 physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =37 |
| NTU 2025 Space Science | National Taiwan University | =37 |
| NTU 2025 Agricultural Sciences | National Taiwan University | =38 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Information & Computing Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | =44 |
| NTU 2025 Civil Engineering | National Taiwan University | =48 |
| NTU 2025 Mechanical Engineering | National Taiwan University | =48 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Engineering | METU (URAP Lab) | =48 |
| NTU 2025 Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | =54 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =60 |
| RUR 2026 international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | =62 |
| RUR 2026 teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | =70 |
| Nature 2025 health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =79 |
| NTU 2025 Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | =86 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =92 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =106 |
| NTU 2025 Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | =257 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.