Subject ranking · 2026 edition

Veterinary: the world ranking.

All 1,195 universities ranked for collaboration in veterinary, computed from the open scholarly record, 2021 to 2025.

Herman Barkema
Subject Award Winner 2026

Herman Barkema

University of Calgary

Herman Barkema, Professor of Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, co-authored the multi-country invited review on selective antimicrobial use in dairy cattle at drying off, synthesising evidence that helps herds cut antibiotic use while protecting udder health, a cornerstone of One Health antimicrobial stewardship.

Winning work: “Invited review: Selective use of antimicrobials in dairy cattle at drying-off” · Journal of Dairy Science (2022) · 58 citations · read the paper · the full award page →

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RankUniversityCountryRegionScoreCollaborating institutionsPartner countriesJoint works (5 yr)Intl intensityFWCI
#1University of CalgaryCANorth America92.9902526252%2.82
#2Aarhus UniversityDKEurope92.8983228146%2.91
#3University of CopenhagenDKEurope92.51013040250%2.51
#4University of EdinburghGBEurope92.41283338636%2.61
#5Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSEEurope92.31053550743%2.48
#6Ghent UniversityBEEurope92.2902930342%2.81
#7University of GuelphCANorth America90.91022348545%2.34
#8Utrecht UniversityNLEurope89.81173230845%2.18
#9Wageningen University & ResearchNLEurope89.3742429139%3.73
#10The University of MelbourneAUAsia-Pacific88.9822732931%2.84
#11University of BristolGBEurope88.9882624135%2.63
#12University of BolognaITEurope88.7862924232%2.54
#13University of ZurichCHEurope87.71113335347%1.77
#14Freie Universität BerlinDEEurope87.6913129326%2.82
#15Murdoch UniversityAUAsia-Pacific87.5632213548%2.99
#16Texas A&M UniversityUSNorth America87.51093233523%2.21
#17The University of QueenslandAUAsia-Pacific87.2742422741%2.3
#18University of BernCHEurope86.1872928940%1.97
#19Université de MontréalCANorth America86.0672519842%2.46
#20University of LiverpoolGBEurope85.6852333435%2.09
#21The University of AdelaideAUAsia-Pacific85.5832515636%2.86
#22North Carolina State UniversityUSNorth America85.0772439723%2.14
#23Cornell UniversityUSNorth America85.01262836027%1.79
#24Queen's University BelfastGBEurope84.8492313638%4.32
#25University of California, DavisUSNorth America84.71383054825%1.72
#26Johns Hopkins UniversityUSNorth America84.557169847%4.83
#27University of HelsinkiFIEurope84.3853518345%1.86
#28Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaESEurope84.1612223055%2.27
#29University of Naples Federico IIITEurope84.0562212241%4.13
#30KU LeuvenBEEurope83.6502310955%2.72
#31University of KentuckyUSNorth America83.2631920236%2.78
#32University College DublinIEEurope83.0732418645%2.27
#33University of FloridaUSNorth America83.01042839025%1.62
#34Karolinska InstitutetSEEurope82.855225375%4.63
#35University of GeorgiaUSNorth America82.5842328319%2.21
#36The Ohio State UniversityUSNorth America81.6812130824%1.92
#37University of GlasgowGBEurope81.5662820333%2.28
#38Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)BRLatin America81.5992548825%1.44
#39University of MilanITEurope81.4672221729%2.32
#40Universidade de São PauloBRLatin America80.5962844525%1.38
#41University of PennsylvaniaUSNorth America80.4741826421%2.57
#42Universidade Nova de LisboaPTEurope79.947216551%2.0
#43The University of SydneyAUAsia-Pacific79.5642218735%2.26
#44ETH ZurichCHEurope79.538206169%2.46
#45University of OxfordGBEurope79.563246769%3.26
#46University of Wisconsin-MadisonUSNorth America78.6842120922%1.89
#47Purdue University West LafayetteUSNorth America78.2811922626%1.78
#48City University of Hong KongHKAsia-Pacific78.145179171%3.56
#49Radboud University NijmegenNLEurope77.342145465%2.75
#50Michigan State UniversityUSNorth America77.2752127523%1.61
#51Colorado State UniversityUSNorth America76.5822439814%1.48
#52University of NottinghamGBEurope76.4682123328%1.95
#53University of PisaITEurope76.0492213533%1.99
#54University of LisbonPTEurope76.0391911138%1.87
#55Virginia TechUSNorth America75.8762220218%1.5
#56Leipzig UniversityDEEurope75.7572214129%1.93
#57Chulalongkorn UniversityTHAsia-Pacific75.2311615140%2.21
#58Washington State UniversityUSNorth America75.1662011136%1.62
#59Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenDEEurope75.1612322624%1.68
#60Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMXLatin America74.5722620229%1.74
#61University of PretoriaZAAfrica74.4572016737%1.76
#62Iowa State UniversityUSNorth America74.2732224519%1.31
#63Université Clermont AuvergneFREurope74.040165840%5.3
#64Université de MontpellierFREurope73.852169949%2.05
#65University of MinhoPTEurope73.838176248%1.84
#66University of CoimbraPTEurope73.637176048%1.86
#67University of ViennaATEurope73.335204068%2.39
#68University of TurinITEurope73.3531616728%1.95
#69University of Maryland, College ParkUSNorth America72.8631811619%1.65
#70Newcastle UniversityGBEurope71.941218133%4.15
#71Norwegian University of Life SciencesNOEurope71.4421616740%2.45
#72Massey UniversityNZAsia-Pacific71.0451518339%2.09
#73Université Paris-SaclayFREurope70.943198927%1.69
#74Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBRLatin America70.7561520926%1.41
#75Université de ToursFREurope70.6401811234%2.27
#76Kansas State UniversityUSNorth America70.5611924315%1.37
#77Heidelberg UniversityDEEurope70.144203959%3.0
#78University of PaduaITEurope69.8441715626%2.31
#79University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUSNorth America69.2611520022%1.31
#80University of MinnesotaUSNorth America68.9691916523%1.61
#81Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1FREurope68.6632014121%1.32
#82University of CambridgeGBEurope68.6541913728%1.9
#83University of BaselCHEurope68.532136053%3.21
#84Duke UniversityUSNorth America67.842136032%4.15
#85Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinDEEurope67.841184342%6.08
#86University College LondonGBEurope67.745244461%3.69
#87Technical University of MunichDEEurope67.136155936%2.61
#88University of KonstanzDEEurope66.932123083%10.35
#89University of LiègeBEEurope66.4672415532%1.17
#90King Saud UniversitySAMiddle East66.431167771%1.45
#91Medizinische Hochschule HannoverDEEurope66.233134432%3.02
#92Vrije Universiteit BrusselBEEurope66.130132864%5.89
#93Universidad de MurciaESEurope65.7341510549%1.79
#94Université Paris-Est CréteilFREurope65.6612014318%1.05
#95Universidad de NavarraESEurope65.230143256%3.92
#96Imperial College LondonGBEurope65.140173554%3.21
#97University of AlbertaCANorth America65.035146661%1.85
#98McGill UniversityCANorth America65.038144844%3.7
#99Harvard UniversityUSNorth America64.958246639%2.4
#100University of British ColumbiaCANorth America64.5331314033%2.65
#101Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenDEEurope64.5381922015%1.6
#102Tehran University of Medical SciencesIRMiddle East64.535158823%1.83
#103UNSW SydneyAUAsia-Pacific64.145193636%2.42
#104University of ParmaITEurope64.038187531%1.98
#105University of PerugiaITEurope63.644178619%1.9
#106University of Bari Aldo MoroITEurope63.440158333%2.11
#107University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleUSNorth America63.4661918515%1.11
#108University of MissouriUSNorth America63.4571214814%1.26
#109Florida CollegeUSNorth America62.8431110319%1.79
#110University of WashingtonUSNorth America62.561194736%2.19
#111Cairo UniversityEGAfrica62.1402014729%1.26
#112Auburn UniversityUSNorth America62.0551812911%1.07
#113AgroParisTechFREurope61.729115127%2.06
#114University of BelgradeRSEurope61.030208232%1.73
#115Universidade Federal de ViçosaBRLatin America60.745811325%1.36
#116Universidade do PortoPTEurope60.457237831%1.56
#117University of SaskatchewanCANorth America60.1331315725%1.49
#118Benha UniversityEGAfrica59.930137638%1.8
#119University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUSNorth America59.636117219%3.3
#120Sorbonne UniversitéFREurope59.633175227%1.34
#121UiT The Arctic University of NorwayNOEurope59.430143060%2.6
#122Universidade Federal de GoiásBRLatin America59.23397719%1.96
#123Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielDEEurope59.122126629%1.75
#124Iran University of Medical SciencesIRMiddle East59.026114522%2.43
#125Universidade Federal do ParanáBRLatin America58.1481118416%0.97
#126Hokkaido UniversityJPAsia-Pacific57.949246822%1.3
#127Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulBRLatin America57.842116822%1.35
#128University of CórdobaESEurope57.733169534%2.04
#129Queensland University of TechnologyAUAsia-Pacific57.523106131%1.84
#130Universidad de Buenos AiresARLatin America57.535188438%1.77
#131Aix-Marseille UniversitéFREurope57.338153253%3.39
#132University of MichiganUSNorth America57.335105030%2.62
#133Dalhousie UniversityCANorth America57.223104745%4.9
#134Monash UniversityAUAsia-Pacific56.917103327%2.77
#135University of BirminghamGBEurope56.830163741%5.71
#136Seoul National UniversityKRAsia-Pacific55.7381311417%1.14
#137Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBRLatin America55.641915512%1.3
#138Texas Tech UniversityUSNorth America55.2401110612%1.23
#139University of GöttingenDEEurope54.931136914%2.55
#140University of ThessalyGREurope54.522156725%2.64
#141Tufts UniversityUSNorth America54.342109317%1.78
#142University of TorontoCANorth America54.332143262%3.78
#143University of ArizonaUSNorth America54.234143735%2.19
#144Uppsala UniversitySEEurope54.019134743%2.13
#145Universidad de Costa RicaCRLatin America53.837173754%1.66
#146Mahidol UniversityTHAsia-Pacific53.717108532%1.59
#147University of Nebraska-LincolnUSNorth America53.44479010%1.63
#148Universidade Federal Rural de PernambucoBRLatin America53.434911015%0.69
#149Stanford UniversityUSNorth America53.12986329%2.18
#150Universidade Federal de LavrasBRLatin America52.82888324%1.33
#151Technical University of DenmarkDKEurope52.821123453%5.4
#152Islamic Azad University, TehranIRMiddle East52.722111408%1.25
#153University of MiamiUSNorth America52.42382843%2.24
#154Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)BRLatin America52.43073327%2.43
#155Zagazig UniversityEGAfrica52.422146647%1.61
#156China Agricultural UniversityCNAsia-Pacific52.233916521%3.68
#157Liverpool John Moores UniversityGBEurope52.224123256%4.91
#158University of FlorenceITEurope51.725102752%3.04
#159Universidad de ZaragozaESEurope51.523107123%2.16
#160University of ManchesterGBEurope51.425133142%6.1
#161Indiana UniversityUSNorth America51.436124427%2.02
#162Oklahoma State UniversityUSNorth America50.93998815%1.09
#163Louisiana State UniversityUSNorth America50.344109718%1.39
#164Addis Ababa UniversityETAfrica50.136169628%1.5
#165University of SassariITEurope49.619105929%1.78
#166University of ExeterGBEurope49.624126722%2.77
#167Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of GalwayIEEurope49.41374353%3.42
#168Nanjing Agricultural UniversityCNAsia-Pacific49.3181110727%2.0
#169Huazhong Agricultural UniversityCNAsia-Pacific49.2201110826%2.36
#170Tarbiat Modares UniversityIRMiddle East48.926123517%1.46
#171The University of Western AustraliaAUAsia-Pacific48.92394040%2.48
#172Universitas Gadjah MadaIDAsia-Pacific48.812107325%1.4
#173Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMXLatin America48.81184129%4.86
#174Université Grenoble AlpesFREurope48.81392748%4.18
#175University of BonnDEEurope47.929156632%2.03
#176Universidad Nacional de ColombiaCOLatin America47.932143647%2.06
#177Universidad de SalamancaESEurope47.621112928%2.36
#178Chiang Mai UniversityTHAsia-Pacific47.62088926%1.23
#179Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaESEurope47.418105834%2.1
#180Universidade Federal da BahiaBRLatin America47.33067125%0.85
#181University of TehranIRMiddle East47.227147519%1.1
#182University of TartuEEEurope47.214122763%0.66
#183Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBRLatin America47.02785131%2.54
#184Universitat de BarcelonaESEurope47.029144022%2.06
#185Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBRLatin America46.73651319%0.71
#186Université Paris Sciences et LettresFREurope46.41784427%0.92
#187Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBRLatin America46.22734821%2.02
#188Maastricht UniversityNLEurope46.018103266%1.64
#189James Cook UniversityAUAsia-Pacific45.834152548%1.43
#190University of LjubljanaSIEurope45.426157729%1.56
#191La Trobe UniversityAUAsia-Pacific45.447186614%1.3
#192Université LavalCANorth America45.32485932%1.03
#193Zhejiang UniversityCNAsia-Pacific45.225146932%1.83
#194Qassim UniversitySAMiddle East45.1824257%4.07
#195École Pratique des Hautes ÉtudesFREurope44.91373231%1.11
#196Assiut UniversityEGAfrica44.12088330%1.02
#197Mansoura UniversityEGAfrica44.021107134%0.96
#198Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesFREurope43.921102516%1.21
#199Universidad Nacional de La PlataARLatin America43.718106040%0.52
#200Universidade Estadual de MaringáBRLatin America43.62884219%1.07
#201Universitat de ValènciaESEurope43.625135024%4.04
#202Université Paris CitéFREurope43.519115424%0.93
#203Universidad Complutense de MadridESEurope43.4281211517%1.7
#204Kasetsart UniversityTHAsia-Pacific43.419911719%1.04
#205Warsaw University of Life SciencesPLEurope43.3221614913%1.82
#206Normandie UniversitéFREurope43.32295718%0.9
#207Nottingham Trent UniversityGBEurope43.21895927%3.01
#208BOKU UniversityATEurope43.124145439%2.02
#209University of MessinaITEurope42.92799713%2.34
#210South China Agricultural UniversityCNAsia-Pacific42.819813615%3.53
#211University of TurkuFIEurope42.617114154%1.25
#212University of IbadanNGAfrica42.443197021%0.95
#213Universidad de ExtremaduraESEurope42.31382552%1.88
#214North-West UniversityZAAfrica41.81682941%2.32
#215Universidad de la República de UruguayUYLatin America41.730129633%1.14
#216Swansea UniversityGBEurope41.618103033%2.29
#217Medical University of ViennaATEurope41.628153238%1.51
#218University of HohenheimDEEurope40.91695124%2.76
#219University of LeedsGBEurope40.71292854%2.36
#220Université de Caen NormandieFREurope40.72084812%1.0
#221University of TasmaniaAUAsia-Pacific40.6953315%2.27
#222National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGREurope39.715102536%4.2
#223University of ReadingGBEurope39.41573040%2.61
#224Makerere UniversityUGAfrica39.319113250%2.01
#225Yangzhou UniversityCNAsia-Pacific38.81864020%2.32
#226University of SurreyGBEurope38.724116425%1.59
#227University of OttawaCANorth America38.31562741%5.38
#228Pennsylvania State UniversityUSNorth America38.22184730%2.8
#229Urbana UniversityUSNorth America38.12573523%1.49
#230University of RostockDEEurope38.11664719%1.38
#231Universidade Federal de Campina GrandeBRLatin America37.91967713%1.02
#232North Dakota State UniversityUSNorth America37.93174518%1.43
#233Oregon State UniversityUSNorth America37.82996012%1.34
#234Université d'AngersFREurope37.31974018%1.55
#235Chungnam National UniversityKRAsia-Pacific37.21754922%1.61
#236Charles UniversityCZEurope36.614105723%1.04
#237Northwest A&F UniversityCNAsia-Pacific36.5137829%3.68
#238Nantes UniversitéFREurope36.31965014%1.58
#239Mashhad University of Medical SciencesIRMiddle East36.125103116%1.87
#240University of Arkansas at FayettevilleUSNorth America36.023103037%1.65
#241University of NairobiKEAfrica35.51373949%1.39
#242Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyUSNorth America35.31974617%3.84
#243Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityCNAsia-Pacific35.21573438%2.0
#244University of AntwerpBEEurope34.81793135%1.48
#245University of Alabama at BirminghamUSNorth America34.735122814%1.2
#246Universidade Estadual de LondrinaBRLatin America34.52565515%0.6
#247Tabriz University of Medical SciencesIRMiddle East34.41025010%1.42
#248Universidade de BrasíliaBRLatin America34.02965612%0.72
#249University of California San DiegoUSNorth America33.61393020%3.91
#250Université de RennesFREurope33.6145457%1.29
#251Khon Kaen UniversityTHAsia-Pacific33.21346523%1.3
#252Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIRMiddle East33.21024615%1.84
#253Montana State UniversityUSNorth America33.0174498%0.51
#254Emory UniversityUSNorth America32.81552524%3.83
#255University of Novi SadRSEurope32.6983330%1.37
#256Sichuan Agricultural UniversityCNAsia-Pacific32.61165814%2.44
#257University of UdineITEurope32.41462619%1.63
#258University of KwaZulu-NatalZAAfrica32.4873824%2.48
#259Mississippi State UniversityUSNorth America32.43078312%1.13
#260King Abdulaziz UniversitySAMiddle East32.2954035%1.94
#261Erciyes UniversityTREurope31.91693811%1.71
#262National Taiwan UniversityTWAsia-Pacific31.41383345%2.01
#263Washington University in St. LouisUSNorth America30.71452619%4.22
#264Airlangga UniversityIDAsia-Pacific30.7646015%0.95
#265Yale UniversityUSNorth America30.71853514%3.97
#266Stellenbosch UniversityZAAfrica30.61662744%1.09
#267Aristotle University of ThessalonikiGREurope30.31188614%1.25
#268All India Institute of Medical SciencesINAsia-Pacific30.122113611%0.87
#269Universidade Federal de PelotasBRLatin America29.92141015%0.68
#270Universidade Federal de Juiz de ForaBRLatin America28.71973719%0.65
#271Universidade Federal do ParáBRLatin America28.72354414%0.81
#272Cukurova UniversityTREurope28.01372811%1.92
#273Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBRLatin America27.51734516%1.27
#274Ankara UniversityTREurope27.41587316%0.96
#275University of ZagrebHREurope27.41494732%0.76
#276Chonnam National UniversityKRAsia-Pacific27.3853517%2.13
#277Universidade Federal de UberlândiaBRLatin America26.9253549%0.82
#278Universidade Federal de PernambucoBRLatin America26.6203316%1.0
#279Universidade Federal de Mato GrossoBRLatin America26.62145010%0.7
#280Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchINAsia-Pacific26.62111349%0.62
#281Jeonbuk National UniversityKRAsia-Pacific25.782824%1.41
#282Universidade Federal FluminenseBRLatin America25.42045315%0.75
#283Instituto Politécnico NacionalMXLatin America24.4663628%1.17
#284University of MünsterDEEurope24.3832615%3.15
#285Capital Medical UniversityCNAsia-Pacific24.0532811%3.77
#286University of ManitobaCANorth America23.71032615%2.41
#287Hebrew University of JerusalemILEurope23.51066130%1.24
#288Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeCNAsia-Pacific23.4943412%2.02
#289Kyoto UniversityJPAsia-Pacific23.21282832%1.06
#290Jilin UniversityCNAsia-Pacific23.193607%2.55
#291University of ChileCLLatin America23.1644556%0.97
#292Banaras Hindu UniversityINAsia-Pacific23.021112811%0.72
#293Kyungpook National UniversityKRAsia-Pacific22.8124528%0.89
#294Kangwon National UniversityKRAsia-Pacific22.3113326%2.29
#295Fudan UniversityCNAsia-Pacific22.21042516%1.79
#296Chungbuk National UniversityKRAsia-Pacific22.11455118%0.8
#297Medical College of WisconsinUSNorth America21.9223476%0.81
#298Gyeongsang National UniversityKRAsia-Pacific21.561703%1.03
#299The University of TokyoJPAsia-Pacific21.11173622%0.87
#300Universidade Federal do PiauíBRLatin America20.2161560%0.5
#301Northeast Agricultural UniversityCNAsia-Pacific20.152562%2.98
#302RWTH Aachen UniversityDEEurope20.01152914%1.23
#303Lanzhou UniversityCNAsia-Pacific19.7423711%2.62
#304University of DebrecenHUEurope19.6872832%1.12
#305Padjadjaran UniversityIDAsia-Pacific19.631264%0.84
#306Shiraz University of Medical SciencesIRMiddle East19.591378%1.61
#307Sun Yat-sen UniversityCNAsia-Pacific19.4624812%2.32
#308Universidad de AntioquiaCOLatin America19.4964723%0.92
#309University of South AfricaZAAfrica18.7432612%1.68
#310Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTREurope18.551490%0.73
#311Yamaguchi UniversityJPAsia-Pacific17.8843327%0.81
#312Alexandria UniversityEGAfrica17.5744319%1.47
#313Ferdowsi University of MashhadIRMiddle East17.383476%1.17
#314Tribhuvan UniversityNPAsia-Pacific17.0412814%2.17
#315University of KasselDEEurope16.6643113%1.77
#316Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergDEEurope16.5852715%0.94
#317Tohoku UniversityJPAsia-Pacific16.1434015%0.56
#318West Virginia UniversityUSNorth America15.791330%0.94
#319Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityPLEurope15.5742612%1.03
#320Konkuk UniversityKRAsia-Pacific15.41334611%1.23
#321Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoBRLatin America15.3162405%0.51
#322Gifu UniversityJPAsia-Pacific14.71063119%0.52
#323Shiraz UniversityIRMiddle East14.273486%0.91
#324Universiti Putra MalaysiaMYAsia-Pacific13.822518%1.84
#325Istanbul UniversityTREurope13.6622512%1.28
#326Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyJPAsia-Pacific12.3432715%1.31
#327National University of San MarcosPELatin America10.4653321%0.36
#328Atatürk UniversityTREurope10.411670%0.7
#329Universidade Federal do CearáBRLatin America9.6101330%1.11
#330Selçuk UniversityTREurope8.442703%0.67
#331Guangxi UniversityCNAsia-Pacific8.472366%0.72
#332University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynPLEurope7.7334711%0.85
#333Ondokuz Mayıs UniversityTREurope6.852482%0.59
#334Kitasato UniversityJPAsia-Pacific6.011250%1.06
#335IPB UniversityIDAsia-Pacific5.842585%0.48
#336Beijing Forestry UniversityCNAsia-Pacific4.911346%0.85
#337University of NigeriaNGAfrica2.911264%0.33
#338University of BaghdadIQMiddle East2.711412%0.32
#339Udayana UniversityIDAsia-Pacific1.900620%0.19