Glasgow, United Kingdom
University of Glasgow
Ranked in the world
6
University of Glasgow is ranked 6th in the world for peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG 16).
Source: THE Sustainability Impact Ratings: peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG 16), 2023
Full ranking profile
University of Glasgow's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| THE Impact 2023Headlinein the world for peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG 16) | Times Higher Education | 6 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 15 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Anatomy & Physiology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 16 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for partnerships for the goals (SDG 17) | Times Higher Education | 22 |
| Guardian 2026 | Guardian News & Media | 24 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG 16) | Times Higher Education | 25 |
| CUG 2027 | Complete University Guide | 29 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Veterinary Science | Quacquarelli Symonds | 31 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 31 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for no poverty (SDG 1) | Times Higher Education | 31 |
| THE Impact 2023in the world for reduced inequalities (SDG 10) | Times Higher Education | 33 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 46 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 48 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 54 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 59 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 72 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 74 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 77 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 79 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 84 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 84 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 93 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 101 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 102 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 104 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 111 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 114 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 119 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 121 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 125 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 128 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 129 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 134 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 138 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 140 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 148 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 151 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 152 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 158 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 160 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Dentistry | SCImago Research Group | 166 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 188 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 190 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 194 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 210 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 211 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 215 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 221 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 225 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 225 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 229 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 252 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 257 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 267 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 270 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | SCImago Research Group | 322 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 395 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 398 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 404 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.