Four of Israel's institutions of higher learning have made a list of the world's 100 best universities published Wednesday.
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According to rankings compiled by academicinfluence.com, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is the 18th-best university in the world, below Harvard, Oxford, and MIT, but above the London School of Economics and the California Institute of Technology.
Tel Aviv University also made the list, taking the 29th spot.
Israel's elite institutions of science and technology, the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, were ranked 96th and 97th, respectively.
Academicinfluence.com uses machine-learning technology that measures a school's influence through its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. By analyzing massive data sources, such as Wikipedia, Crossref, and Semantic Scholar, the InfluenceRanking Engine creates a map of academic influence.
"AcademicInfluence.com congratulates the colleges and universities that top our rankings. These institutions of higher learning continue to have a global and national impact due to the standout quality of their faculty, staff, and alumni," says Dr. Jed Macosko, academic director of AcademicInfluence.com and Wake Forest University professor of physics. "Students who want to change the world can start with an education at any one of these top schools."
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