International Ranking

Name of the ranking	ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
Geographical scope	global
Name of person in charge of ranking	Ying Cheng
E-mail of person in charge of ranking	ycheng@shanghairanking.com
Website of the ranking	http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2020.html
Publication frequency	annual
First year of publication	2003
Most recent year of publication	2020
Ranking organization	ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
Website of the methodology	http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU-Methodology-2020.html

Type of publication: print - special publication: ARWU Report, internet
Internet users access to ranking: open access
Language of publication: English
Main target groups: students and parents,higher education institutions,policymakers, governments and funding agencies,
Level of comparison: institutional
Major dimensions covered: research, teaching
Structure of presentation: ordinary presentation (league tables)
Data sources: third-party database (data not provided by HEI), Other: Nobel Prize and Fields Medal laureats (http://www.nobelprize.org/, http://www.mathunion.org/), Number of academic staff data is obtained from national agencies such as National Ministry of Education, National Bureau of Statistics, National Association of Universities and Colleges, National Rector's Conference.
Quality assurance of ranking: advisory board
Website of the ranking organization: http://www.shanghairanking.com/index.html