General information on ranking

Name of the ranking	THE Arab University Rankings
Geographical scope	Arab Region
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	2021
Most recent year of publication	2023
Date of last update	2024-05-06
Website of the methodology	https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/arab-university-rankings-2023-methodology
Methodology	The methodology behind the Arab University Rankings is based on the same comprehensive and trusted framework as the global table, but some important adjustments have been made and some new metrics have been included to reflect the features of universities in the Arab region. Teaching (the learning environment): 31% Teaching reputation: 18% Doctorates awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 5% Academic staff-to-student ratio: 4% Doctorates awarded-to-undergraduate degrees awarded ratio: 2.5% Institutional income per academic staff: 1.5%   Research environment: 31% Research reputation: 23% Publications per staff: 5% Research income per academic staff: 3%   Research quality: 24% Research strength: 12% Research excellence: 6% Research influence: 6%   International outlook: 8% Proportion of international students: 2% Proportion of international staff: 2% International co-authorship: 2% Collaboration within the Arab world: 2%   Society: 6% Industry income per academic staff: 2% Impact Rankings participation: 2% Impact Rankings performance: 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: 207
• 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: regional