General information on ranking

Name of the ranking THE World University Rankings
Geographical scope Global
Name of person in charge of ranking Phil Baty
E-mail of person in charge of ranking phil.baty@timeshighereducation.com
Website of the ranking https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-univers...
Publication frequency annual
First year of publication 2004
Most recent year of publication 2024
Date of last update 2024-11-03
Ranking organization Times Higher Education
Website of the methodology https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/world-university-rankings-2025-methodology
Methodology

THE World University Rankings judges research-intensive universities across all of their core missions. The table is based on performance indicators grouped into five areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, international outlook and industry.

Teaching (the learning environment): 29.5%

  • Teaching reputation: 15%
  • Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
  • Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2%
  • Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 5.5%
  • Institutional income: 2.5%

 

Research environment: 29%

  • Research reputation: 18%
  • Research income: 5.5%
  • Research productivity: 5.5%

 

Research quality: 30%

  • Citation impact: 15%
  • Research strength: 5%
  • Research excellence: 5%
  • Research influence: 5%

 

International outlook: 7.5%

  • Proportion of international students: 2.5%
  • Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
  • International collaboration: 2.5%

 

Industry: 4%

  • Industry income: 2%
  • Patents: 2%

Additional information

  • Type of publication: internet, mobile application, print - magazine, newspaper
  • Internet users access to ranking: open access
  • Language of publication: English
  • Main target groups: higher education institutions, policymakers, governments and funding agencies, students and parents
  • Level of comparison: institutional: 2,092
  • Major dimensions covered: internationalization, knowledge transfer, reputation, research, teaching
  • Structure of presentation: ordinary presentation (league tables)
  • Data sources: data collected from HEIs by ranking organization, survey conducted exclusively by ranking organization, third-party database (data not provided by HEI)
  • Quality assurance of ranking: certification (e.g. IREG Audit)
  • Website of the ranking organization: http://www.timeshighereducation.com
  • Types of the ranking organization: commercial/for-profit (incl. media)
  • Types of rankings: global