2016年9月28日,泰晤士高等教育(Times Higher Education)发布了最新的2016-2017世界大学专业排名,包含艺术人文、商业与经济、医学与健康、计算机科学、工程技术、生命科学、自然科学和社会科学八个大类。其中,商业与经济、计算机科学都是今年首次开始发布的专业排名。
| 2016-2017Times世界大学排名980强 | 
| 2016-2017Times世界大学专业排名 | 
| 艺术与人文专业排名 | 
| 商业与经济专业排名 | 
| 医学与健康专业排名 | 
| 计算机科学专业排名 | 
| 工程与技术专业排名 | 
| 生命科学专业排名 | 
| 自然科学专业排名 | 
| 社会科学专业排名 | 
以下是2016-2017Times世界大学社会科学专业排名,设计领域从国际关系到政治学再到法律。其毕业生就业领域十分宽广,包含各种公共和私人部门的政策、分析以及相关服务。
美国大学占据本榜单的45席,其余43所由欧洲大学占领。
中国大学方面,北京大学位列第35位,清华大学71位。
社会科学涉及的专业主要有:
Area studies/ Anthropology/ Behavioural sciences/ Biomedical social sciences/ Communication/ Criminology and penology/ Demography/ Decision support/statistics/ Education and educational research/ Ethnic studies/ Family studies/ Geography/ International relations/ Law/ Library science/ Mathematical methods in social sciences/ Political science/ Psychology/ Public administration/ Social issues/ Social work/ Sociology/ Urban studies/ Women’s studies/ Social sciences – other topics
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					排名 
				 
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					学校/国家 
				 
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					全日制学生数量 
				 
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					生师比 
				 
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					国际学生比例 
				 
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				Stanford University
				 
					United States
				 
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					15,596
				 
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					7.8
				 
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					22%
				 
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					42 : 58
				 
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					2
				 
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				University of Oxford
				 
					United Kingdom
				 
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					19,919
				 
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					11.6
				 
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					34%
				 
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					46 : 54
				 
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					3
				 
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				Yale University
				 
					United States
				 
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					11,751
				 
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					4.4
				 
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					20%
				 
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					50 : 50
				 
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					4
				 
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				University of Chicago
				 
					United States
				 
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					14,221
				 
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					6.9
				 
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					21%
				 
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					42 : 58
				 
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					5
				 
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				Harvard University
				 
					United States
				 
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					20,152
				 
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					8.9
				 
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					25%
				 
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					6
				 
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				Massachusetts Institute of Technology
				 
					United States
				 
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					11,074
				 
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					9
				 
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					33%
				 
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					37 : 63
				 
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					7
				 
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				University of Michigan
				 
					United States
				 
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					41,786
				 
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					9
				 
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					16%
				 
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					48 : 52
				 
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					8
				 
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				Princeton University
				 
					United States
				 
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					7,929
				 
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					8.4
				 
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					27%
				 
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					45 : 55
				 
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					9
				 
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				University of California, Los Angeles
				 
					United States
				 
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					38,206
				 
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					10.3
				 
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					15%
				 
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					52 : 48
				 
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					10
				 
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				University of California, Berkeley
				 
					United States
				 
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					36,186
				 
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					16.4
				 
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					15%
				 
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					50 : 50
				 
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					11
				 
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				University of Cambridge
				 
					United Kingdom
				 
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					18,812
				 
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					11.8
				 
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					34%
				 
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					46 : 54
				 
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					12
				 
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				Columbia University
				 
					United States
				 
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					25,055
				 
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					5.9
				 
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					28%
				 
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					13
				 
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				University of Pennsylvania
				 
					United States
				 
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					20,376
				 
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					6.5
				 
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					20%
				 
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					51 : 49
				 
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					14
				 
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				University College London
				 
					United Kingdom
				 
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					26,607
				 
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					10.7
				 
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					46%
				 
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					56 : 44
				 
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					15
				 
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				London School of Economics and Political Science
				 
					United Kingdom
				 
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					9,233
				 
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					12.1
				 
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					70%
				 
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					53 : 47
				 
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					16
				 
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				Cornell University
				 
					United States
				 
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					21,424
				 
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					10.2
				 
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					19%
				 
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					48 : 52
				 
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					17
				 
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				Duke University
				 
					United States
				 
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					15,172
				 
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					4.8
				 
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					17%
				 
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					49 : 51
				 
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					18
				 
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				University of Wisconsin-Madison
				 
					United States
				 
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					39,655
				 
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					10.8
				 
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					11%
				 
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					51 : 49
				 
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					19
				 
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				University of Toronto
				 
					Canada
				 
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					66,198
				 
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					19.5
				 
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					15%
				 
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					20
				 
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				University of British Columbia
				 
					Canada
				 
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					50,152
				 
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					17.6
				 
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					25%
				 
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					54 : 46
				 
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					21
				 
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				King’s College London
				 
					United Kingdom
				 
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					21,394
				 
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					11.4
				 
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					37%
				 
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					61 : 39
				 
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					22
				 
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				New York University
				 
					United States
				 
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					42,056
				 
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					6.8
				 
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					19%
				 
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					55 : 45
				 
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					23
				 
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				University of Melbourne
				 
					Australia
				 
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					40,128
				 
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					23.7
				 
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					35%
				 
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					55 : 45
				 
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					24
				 
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				Northwestern University
				 
					United States
				 
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					18,334
				 
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					13.8
				 
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					15%
				 
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					48 : 52
				 
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					25
				 
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				University of Washington
				 
					United States
				 
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					44,020
				 
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					11.8
				 
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					13%
				 
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					53 : 47
				 
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					26
				 
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				University of Amsterdam
				 
					Netherlands
				 
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					24,570
				 
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					14.4
				 
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					11%
				 
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					53 : 47
				 
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					27
				 
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				University of California, San Diego
				 
					United States
				 
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					27,233
				 
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					6.5
				 
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					11%
				 
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					48 : 52
				 
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					28
				 
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				University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
				 
					United States
				 
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					42,727
				 
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					18.7
				 
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					20%
				 
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					47 : 53
				 
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					29
				 
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				University of Texas at Austin
				 
					United States
				 
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					49,427
				 
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					17.4
				 
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					9%
				 
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					51 : 49
				 
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					30
				 
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				McGill University
				 
					Canada
				 
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					31,326
				 
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					13.7
				 
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					23%
				 
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					56 : 44
				 
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					31
				 
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				University of Hong Kong
				 
					Hong Kong
				 
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					19,835
				 
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					17.6
				 
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					38%
				 
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					53 : 47
				 
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					32
				 
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				University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
				 
					United States
				 
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					26,518
				 
			 | 
			
				 
					7.3
				 
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					8%
				 
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					58 : 42
				 
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					33
				 
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				Humboldt University of Berlin
				 
					Germany
				 
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					29,987
				 
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					52.5
				 
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					16%
				 
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