THE Reputation Rankings New Methodology
Times Higher Education (THE) has announced the latest edition of its World Reputation Ranking. There is a new methodology and significant fluctuations, although the ranking is quite stable at the top. THE now uses six indicators. In addition to the vote counts used in previous rankings, they now rate universities according to pairwise comparison, where […]
Nature Index Reveals Shift Away from Western Universities
The Nature Index is a database of research articles in biology, chemistry, Earth and environmental sciences, health sciences, and physical sciences. Currently the Index covers 145 journals chosen by leading researchers, which represent the highest level of research in the natural and health sciences. The current index is based on publications during the year up […]
Webometrics Ranking
The Ranking Web of Universities, better known as Webometrics, uses webometric and bibliometric data from Majestic, Google Scholar, and Scopus. The current indicators are: Visibility; external networks linking to webpages; data derived from Majestic (50% weighting) Transparency/Openness; number of citations from top 310 authors (excluding top20 outliers); data derived from Google Scholar (10% weighting) Excellence; […]
Who are the World’s Innovative Universities?
The Institute of Scientific Information at Clarivate has published a global ranking of universities that have made the greatest contributions to innovation. The ranking is based on citations from unique inventions that have been granted patents over the period 2018-2022. The list of the top fifty innovative universities is dominated by the United States with […]
“IREG Approved” label for the National HE Ranking in Kazakhstan renewed
Following a review by a team of IREG Observatory experts, the “National Ranting of demand for Higher Education Institutions of the Republic of the Republic of Kazakhstan” prepared and published by the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) of Astana was, for the second time, granted by the IREG Executive Committee the right to […]
USA and UK dominate THE Subject Rankings
Times Higher Education (THE) has announced the results of its rankings by subject. There are eleven subjects, and the methodology is based on that used in the World University Rankings although there are significant differences in the weighting of the various indicators. Teaching Reputation, for example, varies from 25.3% for Arts and Humanities to 17.9% […]
Hong Kong Uses Rankings to Attract Top Talent
In recent years, the governments of the UK, the Netherlands, and Denmark have used university rankings to attract highly talented individuals to their countries. The Government of the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong has also created a list of elite universities whose graduates are eligible for the Top Talent Pass Scheme, which “seeks to […]
Analysis of Recent Research Trends
A recent article, ‘The changing world dynamics of research performance’ by Marko Marhl, Rene Markovikic, Vladimir Grubelnek and Matjaz Perc of the University of Maribor has been published in Scientometrics. The purpose is “to shed light on the shifting dynamics of global academic excellence, providing valuable insights into the evolving priorities and strengths of regions […]
GreenMetric Ranking 2024 announced in São Paulo
1,477 universities from across the globe participated in the rankings with nearly 300 new universities, including institutions from 11 new countries in Africa and Asia. The growing number of universities interested in the ranking highlights the expanding global reach and dedication of academic community to sustainability. It demonstrates the role of universities as leaders in […]
15th year of UI GreenMetric Rankings
The UI GreenMetric World University Rankings published by Universitas Indonesia are now in their 15th year. They are based on an annual survey that measures universities’ commitment to sustainability. There are six criteria: Settings and Infrastructure (15% weighting) Energy and Climate Change (21%) Waste (18%) Water (10%) Transportation (18%) Education and Research (18%). Altogether, 1,477 […]