Weizmann Institute of Science

Updated 9 مايو 2026
Country
Israel
Founded
1934
Type
Education
ROR
0316ej306
FWUR Rank#81 globally (of 4,980)#1 in Israel
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 94.6/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 43–716 (673 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#70, most generous score) and SCImago (#716, harshest score).

RUR
43[src]of 1,128
CWUR
70[src]of 1,929
ARWU
71[src]of 996
SCImago
716[src]of 4,699
FWUR
81of 4,980

Distance from FWUR composite

Diagnostic only

Per-agency absolute distance from the trimmed-mean composite, in score space (0–100). Display only — does not feed back into the composite or any agency-quality measure. Lower means the agency reads this institution closer to the consensus.

  • ARWU1.7
  • CWUR1.8
  • RUR1.7
  • SCImago9.8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
88.9ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
96.3CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

FWUR is a transparent synthesis of six published rankings — not a direct measurement of educational or research quality.

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Adjust the weights below to see how the consensus shifts. Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #81 · 94.6
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

Slide the weights below. The composite, dimension scores, and methodology label update live.

Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
88.9
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
96.3
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 94.6 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS2021
Not ranked
topuniversities.com
THE
CWUR2025
#70
cwur.org
SCImago2025
#716
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #177 → #673 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▲62#84QSNo dataTHENo dataARWU▼1#69CWUR▲13#74RUR▲99#47SCImago▼97#673
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005#101
2006#102
2007#102
2008#152
2009#152#177
2010#101#185
2011#102#206
2012#93#18#219
2013#92#33#216
2014#101#38#246
2015#101#39#232
2016#101#41#189
2017#101#39#262
2018#1001#101#45#76#296
2019#101#58#181#173
2020#1001#93#61#185#348
2021#92#67#173#440
2022#83#74#208#491
2023#68#87#146#576
2024#69#74#47#673

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Tel Aviv University182.0
2Hebrew University of Jerusalem202.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard Universityالولايات المتحدة1.0
2University of Oxfordالمملكة المتحدة5.0
3Tsinghua Universityالصين17.0

Where these numbers come from

Licensing: Each ranking agency licenses its full data and methodology under terms specific to that agency. FWUR exposes per-cycle headline ranks under fair-use citation; for sub-indicator scores or commercial use, refer to each agency's licensing page. ADR-040 §결정 4 forbids constructing per-pillar "FWUR Teaching/Research/Reputation Score" naming until ≥4 of 6 agencies grant sub-indicator licensing.

Sources