Stockholm University has been ranked third in the world in driving environmental awareness, according to Times Higher Education. Based on data from the Scopus research database, which includes citation numbers across different subjects between 2011 – 2015, the top three spots on the list of universities with environmental research of the greatest impact were given, in descending order, to Utrecht University, Stanford University and Stockholm University.
The period in question is dominated by environmental research concerning climate change and the global ecosystem.