The table illustrates how many universities were ranked in the global top 200 in terms of three subject areas, namely biology, medicine, and psychology from five different countries in 2011, measured in the number of universities. Overall, the figures for the US and the UK accounted for higher numbers, as opposed to Australia, Canada, and New Zealand which had significantly lower numbers. In addition, the number of universities in biology from Australia was equal with that of Canada.
Regarding the countries which had relatively higher figures, with the US dominating the chart. In detail, the US recorded the highest number of universities in biology, at 69, followed by psychology and medicine with 58 and 54, respectively. When it comes to the details of the UK, comparable numbers were observed in the figures for biology and psychology, at 30 and 29, correspondingly. By contrast, fewer universities were recorded in medicine, at 24.
Looking at the remaining countries with lower numbers, with Australia and Canada showing broadly similar figures, while New Zealand had the lowest number of universities which were listed in the global top 200 in all three subjects. The figure for Australia in biology was identical with that of Canada, at 9. Similarly, there was a one-point gap between the number of universities in terms of medicine, with 13 and 12. Both countries recorded comparable figures in psychology, with the former having 17 and the latter accounting for 14. Lastly, there were 6 universities in biology, 4 in psychology, and only 2 in medicine in New Zealand.
