World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Physical Sciences

The physical sciences subject ranking uses the same trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022, but the methodology has been recalibrated to suit the individual fields.

It highlights the universities that are leading across the following disciplines: mathematics and statistics, physics and astronomy, chemistry, geology, environmental sciences, and earth and marine sciences.   

View the World University Rankings 2022 by subject: physical sciences methodology

The University of California, Berkeley tops the ranking for the first time in 2022, after rising from second. It knocks the California Institute of Technology off the top spot. The US holds all of the top six positions.

Read our analysis of the physical sciences subject rankings 2022 results

View the full results of the overall World University Rankings 2022