Methodology |
The EngiRank rankings in the following disciplines: 1. chemical engineering, 2. electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, 3. materials engineering, and 4. mechanical engineering are based on three criteria: Research (64%), Innovation (26%) and Teaching Quality (10%). Additionally, the remaining three subjects assess the potential contributions of university activities to the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
- civil engineering – SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities,
- environmental engineering – SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation,
- medical engineering – SDG 3: Good health and well-being.
Thus, for each of the above-mentioned disciplines, the additional criterion: Contribution to SDGs (5%) was added for each of the above disciplines, while at the same time the weights of the other criteria were reduced: Research - to 60% and Innovation - to 25%.
RESEARCH (60%/64%)
- Publications (15%/16%): Number of publications from 2019 to 2023 in the relevant discipline in the Scopus database that are affiliated with the institution.
- Publications in Top 10% Journals (15%/16%): Percentage of the institution's publications published in the top 10% of journals according to CiteScore in the relevant discipline from 2019 to 2023.
- Citations (15%/16%): Ratio of citations received by the institution's publications in the relevant discipline indexed in the Scopus database from 2019 to 2023 to the total number of these publications.
- Change of Impact (15%/16%): Dynamic indicator calculated as the ratio of the field-weighted citation impact (FWCI) of the institution's publications from 2019 to 2023 to the FWCI of publications from 2014 to 2018 in the relevant discipline.
INNOVATION (25%/26%)
- Academic-Corporate Collaboration (15%/16%): Percentage of publications in the relevant discipline co-authored by researchers affiliated with institutions outside academia, published between 2019 and 2023.
- Research and Innovation Funding (10%): Value of grants awarded to the university under the EU framework programs for research and innovation to finance research projects in the relevant discipline from 2019 to 2023.
TEACHING QUALITY (10%)
- International Accreditations: Number of engineering degree programs in the relevant discipline accredited by an agency authorized by the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE) or by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), valid in 2024.
CONTRIBUTION TO SDGs (0%/5%)
- SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being (medical engineering only): Number of publications from 2019 to 2023 assigned to both the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 and medical engineering (FORD category 2.6).
- SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (environmental engineering only): Number of publications from 2019 to 2023 assigned to both the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 and environmental engineering (FORD category 2.7).
- SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (civil engineering only): Number of publications from 2019 to 2023 assigned to both the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 and civil engineering (FORD category 2.1).
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