Harvard University took the top spot for the seventh year in a row in The Times Higher Education’s World Reputation Rankings, published in June. With 42 institutions in the top 100, the United States continues to dominate. Tsinghua University is the highest ranking Chinese university, placing 14th, and is the second most prestigious Asia-Pacific university. The third is Peking University, which is 17thoverall. Both have gained four places compared with last year. Zhejiang University has performed well, rising 30 places to the joint 51-60 bracket. It overtook both Fudan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, both found in the 81-90 band. Nanjing University has broken into the top 100 for the first time and is ranked 91-100. The University of Hong Kong features in the top 40 for the first time in five years after climbing six places to joint 39th. The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology are in the 71-80 band.