The table illustrates how many top 200 universities worldwide in 2011 across 3 disciplines, namely Biology, Medicine and Psychology in 5 different countries.
Overall, it is important to note that the USA dominated the table in all 3 subjects while the opposite trend was seen in New Zealand. Additionally, Canada and Australia displayed relatively similar numbers of universities across the board.
Looking first at Biology, the USA ranked the highest number, with 69 universities, more than double that of the UK, which had 30 universities. . By stark contrast, the three other countries each recorded fewer than 10 universities in this discipline. The number of universities in New Zealand recorded the lowest figure, with only 6 while Australia and Canada had the same figures, with 9 universities each.
Turning next to Medicine,the USA again accounted for the largest number of top universities, with 54 top-ranked universities, exceeding the UK more than twice . Australia and Canada had 13 and 12 universities respectively, reflecting a close alignment in their standings. Meanwhile, New Zealand had the fewest universities, with only 2 universities specializing in this field.
In Psychology, the trend remained consistent. The USA topped the list with 58 universities, far surpassing the UK’s 29. Once again, New Zealand was at the bottom with just 4 universities in this discipline. Meanwhile, the number of top universities in Australia was 17, which was slightly more than that of Canada’s 14.