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Global Innovation Index Showcases Innovation Clusters

The Global Innovations Index (GII) is published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation. It is derived from 80 indicators measuring innovation inputs and outputs. The current edition covers 139 countries and 100 innovation clusters.

Highly Cited Researchers List Announced

Clarivate have published the latest edition of the highly cited researchers list. This is regarded as comprising the elite of the world’s researchers and is an indicator in the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

QS Asian Rankings: Mainland Chinese Universities Slip

QS Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) have released the latest edition of their Asian university rankings. The biggest change since last year is the rise of the University of Hong Kong to first place, overtaking Peking University.

Latest Ranking of Graduate Employability

Emerging is a French consulting company specializing in graduate employability. It has published global university employability rankings since 2010. These were published in the International Herald Tribune, the New York Times, and more recently Times Higher Education.

CWTS Leiden Moves to Open Ranking

The CWTS Leiden Ranking is published by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University, Netherlands. It provides tables of publications by universities including data on collaboration, open access, and gender equity. All metrics are based on objective and publicly accessible data. The latest edition was released on October 29th, 2025.

QS Publishes Arab Region Rankings

QS Quacquarelli Symonds have just published the latest edition of their Arab Region University Rankings. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, remains at the top, followed by Qatar University.

New Edition of the THE World Rankings

The latest edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings has just been announced. There are few dramatic changes this year. Oxford remains in first place, as it has for the last decade, while the rise of leading Mainland Chinese universities appears to have levelled off.

Invitation to IREG 2025 Conference in Abu Dhabi

Come to IREG 2025 Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 10-11 December 2025. Listen to university leaders and top international experts on university rankings such as Ben Sowter (UK), Alex Usher (Canada), M'hamed El Aisati (Netherlands), Ghassan Aouad (UAE), Waldemar Siwinski (Poland), Isidro F. Aguillo (Spain) discuss how rankings can contribute to university excellence and the sustainability goals.