18 Ukrainian universities were included in the prestigious international Leiden ranking.
Published by the Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) in the Netherlands, the ranking covers 3,049 universities in 122 countries. It evaluates institutions based on their research output, citation impact and international collaboration.
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ranks first among Ukrainian institutions by the number of scientific publications. The ranking recorded 1,217 research articles published by the university between 2021 and 2024, 35 of which are ranked among the 10% most cited articles in the world. The university reached the 1,562nd place in the world.
National Polytechnic University of Lviv ranks second among Ukrainian institutions, with 928 scientific publications. Other Ukrainian universities included in the ranking are Kyiv and Kharkiv Polytechnic Institutes, V. N. Karzin Kharkiv National University, Bogomolt National Medical University, and others.