The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2015 employ the world's largest invitation-only academic opinion survey to provide the definitive list of the top 100 most powerful global university brands. A spin-off of the annual Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the reputation league table is based on nothing more than subjective judgement - but it is the considered expert judgement of senior, published academics - the people best placed to know the most about excellence in our universities. View methodology here.

This year's table sees a strong performance from the UK and France - nations which have increased their share of the world's most-renowned universities. The US remains the most-represented nation in the table. In Asia, China's institutions have climbed up the ranks while Japan is losing its dominance. Discover more highlights of the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2015 here.