In Educational Institutions

Which institutions are most respected for research?

EditionNov 11, 2026Asked on 6 AI surfacesv5.0

AI Visibility Ranking

Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.

DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.

RankBrandNamed byScore
1Harvard6/680.1
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology6/669.6
3Stanford University6/662.3
4University of Oxford6/659.0
5Chinese Academy of Sciences5/655.9
6University of Cambridge6/655.1
7Tsinghua University4/629.6
8Princeton University3/628.0
9Johns Hopkins University3/626.9
10National Institutes of Health4/625.4

Sources these answers cited

The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.

SourceCited by
clarivate.comclarivate.com3 surfaces
timeshighereducation.comtimeshighereducation.com3 surfaces
nature.comreferenceTable of contents - Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders2 surfaces
niche.com2027 Best Research Universities in America - Niche2 surfaces
scimagoir.comResearch and Innovation Research Rankings 20262 surfaces
universityliving.comuniversityliving.com2 surfaces
usnews.com2026-2027 Best Universities in the World - US News2 surfaces
washingtonmonthly.comAmerica’s Best Colleges for Research | Washington Monthly2 surfaces
academyofinventors.orgTop 60 Non-Profit Research Institutions and Government Agencies1 surfaces
bestcollegereviews.org50 Top Research Universities | BestCollegeReviews1 surfaces
campus-cms.prd.timeshighereducation.comThe top 50 universities by reputation 2025 | Student1 surfaces
en.wikipedia.orgreferencewikipedia.org1 surfaces

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