The Most Influential Schools in the World
Find the most influential colleges and universities in the world in nearly 25 academic disciplines
Find brilliant thinkers for your research papers and bibliographies. Using our proprietary AI program, we have ranked everyone in Wikipedia, Wikidata, Schematic Scholar, and CrossRef based on the number of citations, publications, and academically relevant web presence. This is how we find the most influential people in the world.
We then gather all the faculty and alumni associated with a college or university and attribute the people’s influence to their schools. Hence, the most influential schools are those that employ and graduate the most influential faculty and alumni.
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University of Leoben
The University of Leoben in Austria is the country's university for mining, metallurgy and materials. It was founded on 4 November 1840 as the Steiermärkisch-Ständische Montanlehranstalt in Vordernberg, Styria, Austria's mining region. In 1849 Peter Tunner relocated the university to nearby Leoben. That year the university had a mere 48 students enrolled.
The University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore is a public university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan specializing in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects. It is the oldest and one of the most selective engineering institutions in Pakistan.
Novosibirsk State Technical University , until 1992 the Novosibirsk Electrotechnical Institute , is one of the major research and educational centers of Russia as well as one of the top technical universities located in Novosibirsk, Russia.
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology is a public, coeducational technological university in Nyeri, Kenya. It is one of 22 public universities in Kenya, having been a constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology since the year 2007 until it was chartered to become a fully fledged public university on 14 December 2012.
Tarrant County College or Tarrant County College District is a public community college in Tarrant County, Texas. It offers five transferrable degrees as well as degrees and certificates in occupational and technical programs. The district consists of five physical campuses, a virtual campus and a centralized office.
Cardiff Metropolitan University , formerly University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and commonly referred to as Cardiff Met, is a university located in the city of Cardiff. The university offers degree courses in a variety of disciplines. Study is available at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, full-time and part-time, and research opportunities are offered. In the 2021/22 academic year, the university has 11,500 students from over 140 countries studying on two campuses in Cardiff, and more than 10,000 at 17 partner institutions in 15 countries around the world.
The Batangas State University is a state university in the province of Batangas, Philippines. Established in 1903 as a training school, Batangas State University is the oldest higher education institution in the region. It was granted a state college status in 1968, renamed Pablo Borbon Memorial Institute of Technology, and was finally elevated into a state university in 2001. At present, the university has eleven campuses in Batangas.
Institut d'études politiques de Saint-Germain-en-Laye or Sciences Po Saint-Germain, is a French political science grande école situated on Saint-Germain-en-Laye, close to Paris and is attached to the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University and the Cergy-Pontoise University. It was established in 2013. Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye is one of the ten Instituts d'études politiques of France, and a so-called "Grande Ecole".
The KDI School of Public Policy and Management is a government-run graduate school located in Sejong City, South Korea and is affiliated to the Korea Development Institute and a member of the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The school was first established in 1997 in Dongdaemun District, Seoul, before moving to Sejong City in 2015 under the South Korean government's actions to establish the city as the de facto administrative capital of the country. The school specializes in fostering international experts in the field of development economics and pu...
Kyoto Prefectural University, Fudai or Kyōfudai for short, is a public university in Japan. Its campus is located in Nakaragi-cho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. History Kyoto Prefectural University was established in 1949 as Saikyo University by mingling two prefectural colleges: Kyoto Prefectural Agricultural and Forestry Vocational School and Kyoto Prefectural Women's Vocational School .
IE School of Global and Public Affairs belongs to IE University, whose campuses are located in Madrid and Segovia, Spain. IEGPA offers multiple programs in both English and Spanish which are compliant with the terms of the European Higher Education Area Bologna Accord. IE School of Global and Public Affairs offers a Bachelor in International Relations, Bachelor in Economics, Master in International Relations, Master in International Development, Master in Applied Economics, as well as a series of dual degrees, at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Iwate Prefectural University is a Japanese public university located in Takizawa, Iwate, founded in 1998. History Iwate Prefectural University was established in 1998, with a graduate school following in 1999. In 2000, a teacher's training school was added, followed by a graduate school of nursing in 2001.
Professor Paulo Neves de Carvalho Government School is a Brazilian state funded single institution of higher education, based in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The school offers undergraduate, masterss, specialization and extension programs in the area of Public Administration. The School of Government is part of the João Pinheiro Foundation, and is linked to the government of Minas Gerais through the Secretary of State for Planning and Management .
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Sinop University
Sinop University is a university located in Sinop, Turkey. It was established in 2007. External links Official Website
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Ardahan University
Ardahan University is a university located in Ardahan, Turkey. It was established in 2008. Affiliations The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association. External links Official Website
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Amasya University
Amasya University is a university located in Amasya, Turkey. It was established on 17 March 2006. History The history of the university goes back to 1974, when a teacher training institution was established in Amasya by the Ministry of Education. In 1975, the Ministry of Education also founded a vocational school in Amasya.
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Kastamonu University
Kastamonu University is a public university located in Kastamonu and some of its districts, Turkey. It was established in 2006 after some colleges and schools in Kastamonu, which were administered by Ankara University and Gazi University, were gathered under one institution.
Pangasinan State University also referred to by its acronym PSU or SASOUS History Founding The Pangasinan State University was chartered by Presidential Decree No. 1497 promulgated on June 11, 1978. It became fully operational on July 1, 1979. The university is an integration of the college courses of six government-supported institutions in the province with the Central Luzon Teachers College as the only tertiary education component then. The Western Pangasinan College of Agriculture created through P.D. No. 1494 was also integrated although it was not yet operational at the time of integration.
Aichi University of Technology is a private university in Gamagōri, Aichi, Japan. The school opened as a junior college in 1987. It became a four-year in 2000. External links Official website
Jakarta State Polytechnic , abbreviated as PNJ. It is located in the north part of Depok, West Java. Academics Jakarta State Polytechnic has departments and study programs as follows: Diploma III Mechanical EngineeringCivil EngineeringElectronic EngineeringAccountingBusiness AdministrationGraphic Arts and Publishing Techniques
Pavel Sukhoi State Technical University of Gomel is a university in Gomel, Belarus. The university is named after Pavel Sukhoi, Belarusian Soviet military aircraft constructor and designer. The University provides training for the graduation of engineering personnel and scientific qualification personnel for such branches of industry as mechanical engineering, metallurgy, power engineering, economy, radio electronic engineering and information technologies.
Tokyo University of Technology is a private university in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in May 1947. After becoming a vocational school in 1953, it was chartered as a university in 1986.
Kobe Design University is a private university in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. It was established in 1989 by Tanioka Gakuen Educational Foundation , which runs several schools such as Osaka University of Commerce.
The University of Technology of Troyes is a French university, in the academy of Reims. The UTT is part of the network of the three universities of technology, found by the University of Technology of Compiègne. Inspired by the American University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, these three universities are a French mixture between the universities of this country and its schools of engineers .UTT is ranked in the top 10 engineering schools 2017 in France by Usine Nouvelle.
Toyohashi University of Technology , often abbreviated to Toyohashi Tech or TUT, is a national engineering university located in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. Distinguished for the upper-division student body where over 80% of them are transfer students from 5-year Technical Colleges called Kōsens, the Toyohashi Tech is one of the only two Universities of Technology, a form of universities in Japan, the other being Nagaoka University of Technology. Toyohashi Tech is also noted for the fact that majority of the students proceed to graduate schools. The university is locally nicknamed Gikadai .
Mahanakorn University of Technology is a university in Thailand. The university was established on February 27, 1990 at Nong Chok District, Bangkok. as Mahanakorn College by Prof. Dr. Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom, former Dean of King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang. The objective was to train engineering students in response to the severe shortage of engineers. MUT was then promoted to full university status under the new name Mahanakorn University of Technology .It is the first and still the only university in the country that operates its own low-orbit microsatellite .
The Electronic Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Surabaya is a technical institution located in Indonesia. It serves its community by conducting research to resolve industrial and community problems.
Chattogram Polytechnic Institute , is a government technical institution located in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It provides theoretical and practical education of basic engineering and technology. Chittagong Polytechnic Institute was established in 1962.
Shonan Institute of Technology is a private university in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1961. Two years later, it was chartered as a university. Faculties and Departments Faculty of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic of EngineeringInformation ScienceApplied Computer SciencesMultidisciplinary Design ScienceMaterials and Human Environmental Science
Donbas State Technical University is an institution of higher education located in Lysychansk, Ukraine. Today, the university is a major regional educational and scientific center in the field of technical education.
Tafila Technical University , is a public university in Jordan. According to a royal decree which was issued to establish the Tafila Technical University , the was founded in January,2005 in order to develop the educational process in Jordan.
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FPT University
FPT University is a private university in Vietnam. FPT University is a member of FPT Group and has campuses in Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Can Tho and Quy Nhon . History When founded in 2006, Associate Professor Truong Gia Binh, FPT Corp chairman of management board, was in charge of FPT University chairman, while Dr. Le Truong Tung was the first dean. It is the first private university to be opened in Vietnam.
Kanagawa Institute of Technology is a private university in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school, a vocational school, was founded in 1963. It was chartered as a university in 1975. The present name was adopted in 1988.
Shahrood University of Technology is a public university in Shahrood, Semnan, Iran. The university was established as "The Shahrood College of Mines" in 1973 by Changiz Malekipur, and was elevated to university status in 1994. Finally, thanks to the efforts and pursuit of university president and the staff at the time and the expansion of different programs and the development of post-graduate levels, another great achievement was gained for the university in that the Development Council of the ministry in a session dated 2002/6/9 announced his agreement with the promotion of the university to Shahrood University of technology.
Shizuoka University of Science and Technology, or SIST, is a private university in Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1940 as a driving school. It was chartered as a university in 1991, specializing in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer technology. The university has approximately 1500 students in two faculties: the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Faculty of Comprehensive Informatics.
National Formosa University is a technical university in Huwei District, Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is the only university in Taiwan to include the historical name of Formosa in its title. NFU was established in Huwei Township in 1980.
The Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology is a public professional graduate school at Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, established in 2006. The school offers professional education programs in project-based learning method.
The University of Vocational Technology , is established by the parliamentary Act No. 31 of 2008, in 2009 and functions under the purview of the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation . The general objective of the University of Vocational Technology is to provide progressive upward movement to the students in the Engineering Technology Education and Industrial Training System, based on their aptitudes and abilities, to acquire university education.
West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin History The university was established on 1 January 2009. It had formerly existed as two academies: the Szczecin University of Technology and the University of Agriculture in Szczecin .
Kanazawa Institute of Technology is an institution of higher learning in Nonoichi City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is often called KIT, or koudai for short. It is known for its unique educational policy that attaches importance to initiative of students. One of the examples is Yumekobo, coined from yume , kō and kōbō , where students take parts in their projects and research on solar cars, universal design, etc.
National Taichung University of Science and Technology is a technical vocational university located in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. In Taiwan it is also known as 台中科大 . The university began as two separate universities, National Taichung Institute of Technology and National Taichung Nursing College . The two schools merged on December 1, 2011 to form National Taichung University of Science and Technology. The San-min campus is located on Sanmin Rd. near Yizhong Street shopping area, while the Min-sheng campus, where the College of Health is located, is down the same road near Taichung Hospital.
Nippon Institute of Technology is a private university in Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan, established in 1967. History The Nippon Institute of Technology opened in 1907 as "Tokyo Engineering School". It was renamed "Tokyo Advanced Engineering School" in 1935, but was closed in 1943 due to World War II. In 1947, it reopened as "Toko Gakuen Junior High School" which became "Tokyo Industrial High School" in 1948 and the Nippon Institute of Technology in 1967.
National Taipei University of Technology is a public university in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a member of the Global Research & Industry Alliance of the Ministry of Science and Technology and accredited by AACSB. Located in the Daan district of Taipei, the school was established in 1912 as the School of Industrial Instruction, one of the earliest intermediate-higher educational institute in Taiwan.
The Technical University of Moldova is a higher technical educational institution located in Chișinău, Moldova, and is the only such institute in the country to be accredited by the state. History The Technical University of Moldova was founded in 1964, under the name The Polytechnic Institute of Chișinău, as an education center with engineering and economic specialties transferred from the Moldova State University.
The Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology or VNU-HCM University of Technology, is a member of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City and a leading university in technology training and research activities in Southern Vietnam.
The University of Electro-Communications is a national university in the city of Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. It specialises in the disciplines of computer science, the physical sciences, engineering and technology. It was founded in 1918 as the Technical Institute for Wireless-Communications.
Kitami Institute of Technology is a national university in Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan. Founded as the Kitami Junior College of Technology on 6 January 1960, it was chartered as a university on 6 January 1966. In 2004, it became part of the National University Corporation.
The University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard is a Grande École university. of engineering located in Belfort, Sevenans and Montbéliard, France. The University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard is part of the network of the three universities of technology. Inspired by the American University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, these three universities are a French mixture between the universities of this country and its schools of engineers .
Vitebsk State Technological University is a technological university located in Vitebsk, Belarus. External links
The Petroleum University of Technology is an Iranian public university funded by the Ministry of Petroleum particularly by its main company, the NIOC. It was founded in 1939 in Abadan in response to the increasing industrialization of Iran oil company, and is officially the second oldest university in Iran after University of Tehran and based on The Center for World University Rankings , this university has the seventh worldwide rank in oil and gas sector and petroleum engineering. According to QS World University Rankings 2020 for petroleum engineering programs, PUT has not been placed among the top 100 universities.
