The table compares the number of universities from five English-speaking countries that were ranked among the world’s top 200 in three academic subjects in 2011. They are Biology, Medicine, and Psychology.
Overall, the United States dominated across all three disciplines, while the United Kingdom held a strong second position stably. Australia, Canada, and New Zealand had significantly fewer top institutions.
In detail, the USA dominated, with 69 universities in Biology, 54 in Medicine, and 58 in Psychology. The United Kingdom followed, with figures approximately half those of the USA: 30, 24, and 29, respectively. Among the remaining three countries, Australia and Canada had similar numbers, with Australia having a slightly stronger position in Psychology (17) than Canada (14).
Conversely, Canada had more top medical schools (12) than Australia (13). New Zealand had the fewest top 200 universities in all subjects, with its highest number (6) in Biology.
