Data from the 2024 Leiden Ranking has found that the University of Surrey is among the world’s ‘heavy hitters’ when it comes to producing quality research.
The renowned global research index finds that the University of Surrey’s proportion of research publications in the top 1% has significantly improved, ranking 61st globally and 13th in the UK. Leiden’s top 1% metric examines how many of a university’s research publications are among the top 1% most frequently cited in their specific field and year. This provides an independent measure of the significance and relevance of Surrey’s research to others in the scientific community.
The Leiden Ranking is an authoritative annual index that assesses 1,500 universities worldwide based on their research performance. Unlike other rankings, it focuses solely on bibliometric indicators, such as publication and citation data from the Web of Science database.
The Ranking also found that the proportion of Surrey’s research in the top 10% has improved by 14% – placing Surrey 96th in the world and 18th in the UK – cementing Surrey’s role as a globally connected, research-intensive university.
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