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Europe Young Institution Rankings 2025 (Sort by: Last 6 years H Index)

We are proud to present the Young University/Institution Rankings, which evaluate the achievements of universities, research institutes, companies, and hospitals established within the past 30 years. These rankings position young institutions within the global scientific community by showcasing their scientific output, innovations, and contributions. The 30-year timeframe provides a valuable perspective to highlight the development trajectories and scientific achievements of emerging institutions. Our analysis objectively identifies the strengths and weaknesses of young institutions, offering actionable insights to help shape future strategies and academic policies. The Young University/Institution Rankings serve as a reliable guide, reflecting institutions' global scientific impact through a comprehensive assessment of their performance.

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Total 26,838 scientist, 43 country, 585 Institution
* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
5
Country Rank
2
Young University
Rank
1
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
National Institute for Astrophysics
Rome , Italy - Institution 1999
Staff ( 411 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
214
324
382
402
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
10
Country Rank
1
Young University
Rank
2
Region Hovedstaden
Capital Region
Kopenhag , Denmark - Institution 2007
Staff ( 1,044 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
237
561
803
967
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
24
Country Rank
4
Young University
Rank
3
Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin
Jean-Pierre Bourgin Institute
Paris , France - Institution 2006
Staff ( 690 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
215
513
624
662
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
30
Country Rank
3
Young University
Rank
4
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Italian Institute of Technology IIT
Genova , Italy - Institution 2003
Staff ( 813 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
122
344
553
732
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
48
Country Rank
4
Young University
Rank
5
Helmholtz Institut Mainz
Helmholtz Institute Mainz
Mainz , Germany - Institution 2009
Staff ( 406 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
102
248
343
394
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
52
Country Rank
2
Young University
Rank
6
Francis Crick Institute
London , United Kingdom - Institution 2010
Staff ( 361 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
68
174
295
340
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
71
Country Rank
2
Young University
Rank
7
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL
-
Davos , Switzerland - Institution 2013
Staff ( 191 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
51
114
158
183
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
73
Country Rank
5
Young University
Rank
8
NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
-
Lancaster , United Kingdom - Institution 1994
Staff ( 194 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
74
139
172
185
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
74
Country Rank
1
Young University
Rank
9
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
-
Oslo , Norway - Institution 2001
Staff ( 155 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
58
108
144
154
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
80
Country Rank
2
Young University
Rank
10
Centro de Física de Materiales
Materials Physics Center
San Sebastián , Spain - Institution 1999
Staff ( 553 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
80
241
391
482
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
89
Country Rank
3
Young University
Rank
11
Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura
Center for Edaphology and Applied Biology of Safe
Murcia , Spain - Institution 2008
Staff ( 68 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
50
65
67
68
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
115
Country Rank
11
Young University
Rank
12
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Paris Institute of Earth Physics
Paris , France - Institution 2010
Staff ( 186 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
61
109
136
160
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
118
Country Rank
9
Young University
Rank
13
Natural History Museum, London
London , United Kingdom - Institution 2017
Staff ( 199 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
55
114
148
176
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
119
Country Rank
10
Young University
Rank
14
Public Health England
-
London , United Kingdom - Institution 2013
Staff ( 157 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
50
118
141
152
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
123
Country Rank
5
Young University
Rank
15
European Institute of Oncology Milan
Milan , Italy - Institution 1994
Staff ( 126 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
37
78
105
120
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
127
Country Rank
12
Young University
Rank
16
James Hutton Institute
-
Dundee , United Kingdom - Institution 2011
Staff ( 123 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
46
84
104
116
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
131
Country Rank
4
Young University
Rank
17
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares
National Center for Cardiovascular Research
Madrid , Spain - Institution 1999
Staff ( 102 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
32
58
80
95
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
135
Country Rank
18
Young University
Rank
18
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Max-Planck-Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie
Leipzig , Germany - Institution 1997
Staff ( 78 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
29
67
76
77
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
142
Country Rank
1
Young University
Rank
19
Science for Life Laboratory
Solna , Sweden - Institution 2010
Staff ( 179 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
40
109
148
171
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
145
Country Rank
6
Young University
Rank
20
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal)
Bercelona , Spain - Institution 2010
Staff ( 92 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
31
56
78
89
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
151
Country Rank
13
Young University
Rank
21
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology
Montpellier , France - Institution 2011
Staff ( 105 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
33
61
72
88
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
164
Country Rank
8
Young University
Rank
22
Instituto de Diagnóstico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua
Environmental Diagnostic Institute and Water Studies
Barcelona , Spain - Institution 2005
Staff ( 37 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
24
31
36
37
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
168
Country Rank
24
Young University
Rank
23
Max Planck Institut für Biogeochemie
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Jena , Germany - Institution 1997
Staff ( 89 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
19
39
62
78
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
169
Country Rank
14
Young University
Rank
24
Institute of Zoology, UK
-
London , United Kingdom - Institution 2013
Staff ( 50 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
17
27
40
46
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
170
Country Rank
15
Young University
Rank
25
Quadram Institute Bioscience
, United Kingdom - Institution 2017
Staff ( 30 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
15
16
25
30
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
5
Italy
2
Young University Rank:
1
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
Rome , Italy - Institution 1999
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
214
324
382
402
National Institute for Astrophysics Italy
Staff ( 411 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
10
Denmark
1
Young University Rank:
2
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag , Denmark - Institution 2007
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
237
561
803
967
Capital Region Denmark
Staff ( 1,044 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
24
France
4
Young University Rank:
3
Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin
Paris , France - Institution 2006
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
215
513
624
662
Jean-Pierre Bourgin Institute France
Staff ( 690 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
30
Italy
3
Young University Rank:
4
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Genova , Italy - Institution 2003
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
122
344
553
732
Italian Institute of Technology IIT Italy
Staff ( 813 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
48
Germany
4
Young University Rank:
5
Helmholtz Institut Mainz
Mainz , Germany - Institution 2009
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
102
248
343
394
Helmholtz Institute Mainz Germany
Staff ( 406 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
52
United Kingdom
2
Young University Rank:
6
Francis Crick Institute
London , United Kingdom - Institution 2010
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
68
174
295
340
United Kingdom
Staff ( 361 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
71
Switzerland
2
Young University Rank:
7
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL
Davos , Switzerland - Institution 2013
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
51
114
158
183
- Switzerland
Staff ( 191 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
73
United Kingdom
5
Young University Rank:
8
NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Lancaster , United Kingdom - Institution 1994
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
74
139
172
185
- United Kingdom
Staff ( 194 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
74
Norway
1
Young University Rank:
9
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Oslo , Norway - Institution 2001
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
58
108
144
154
- Norway
Staff ( 155 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
80
Spain
2
Young University Rank:
10
Centro de Física de Materiales
San Sebastián , Spain - Institution 1999
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
80
241
391
482
Materials Physics Center Spain
Staff ( 553 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
89
Spain
3
Young University Rank:
11
Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura
Murcia , Spain - Institution 2008
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
50
65
67
68
Center for Edaphology and Applied Biology of Safe Spain
Staff ( 68 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
115
France
11
Young University Rank:
12
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Paris , France - Institution 2010
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
61
109
136
160
Paris Institute of Earth Physics France
Staff ( 186 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
118
United Kingdom
9
Young University Rank:
13
Natural History Museum, London
London , United Kingdom - Institution 2017
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
55
114
148
176
United Kingdom
Staff ( 199 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
119
United Kingdom
10
Young University Rank:
14
Public Health England
London , United Kingdom - Institution 2013
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
50
118
141
152
- United Kingdom
Staff ( 157 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
123
Italy
5
Young University Rank:
15
European Institute of Oncology Milan
Milan , Italy - Institution 1994
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
37
78
105
120
Italy
Staff ( 126 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
127
United Kingdom
12
Young University Rank:
16
James Hutton Institute
Dundee , United Kingdom - Institution 2011
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
46
84
104
116
- United Kingdom
Staff ( 123 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
131
Spain
4
Young University Rank:
17
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares
Madrid , Spain - Institution 1999
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
32
58
80
95
National Center for Cardiovascular Research Spain
Staff ( 102 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
135
Germany
18
Young University Rank:
18
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Leipzig , Germany - Institution 1997
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
29
67
76
77
Max-Planck-Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie Germany
Staff ( 78 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
142
Sweden
1
Young University Rank:
19
Science for Life Laboratory
Solna , Sweden - Institution 2010
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
40
109
148
171
Sweden
Staff ( 179 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
145
Spain
6
Young University Rank:
20
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
Bercelona , Spain - Institution 2010
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
31
56
78
89
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal) Spain
Staff ( 92 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
151
France
13
Young University Rank:
21
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier , France - Institution 2011
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
33
61
72
88
Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology France
Staff ( 105 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
164
Spain
8
Young University Rank:
22
Instituto de Diagnóstico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua
Barcelona , Spain - Institution 2005
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
24
31
36
37
Environmental Diagnostic Institute and Water Studies Spain
Staff ( 37 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
168
Germany
24
Young University Rank:
23
Max Planck Institut für Biogeochemie
Jena , Germany - Institution 1997
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
19
39
62
78
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry Germany
Staff ( 89 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
169
United Kingdom
14
Young University Rank:
24
Institute of Zoology, UK
London , United Kingdom - Institution 2013
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
17
27
40
46
- United Kingdom
Staff ( 50 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
170
United Kingdom
15
Young University Rank:
25
Quadram Institute Bioscience
, United Kingdom - Institution 2017
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
15
16
25
30
United Kingdom
Staff ( 30 ) Compare
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