General information on ranking

Name of the ranking ISC World University Rankings by Subject
Geographical scope Global
E-mail of person in charge of ranking rankings@isc.ac
Website of the ranking https://wur.isc.ac/Home/WorldSubjectUnivRankings?y...
Publication frequency annual
First year of publication 2019
Most recent year of publication 2023
Date of last update 2024-12-30
Ranking organization Islamic World Science & Technology Monitoring and Citation Institute
Website of the methodology https://wur.isc.ac/Home/SubjectiveMethodology
Methodology

The rankings performance indicators are grouped into three broad areas:

Research (70%)

  • Research volume (30%)
  • Citations (10%)
  • Number of articles in top journals (18%)
  • Impact relative to world (7%)
  • Category normalized citation impact (4%)
  • Number of highly cited faculty (1%)

 

International Activity (15%)

  • International collaboration (10%)
  • Number of collaborating countries in joint publications (4%)
  • International reputation (1%)

 

Innovation (15%)

  • Percent of industry collaborations 

Additional information

  • Type of publication: internet
  • Internet users access to ranking: open access
  • Language of publication: English
  • Main target groups: higher education institutions, students and parents
  • Level of comparison: broad fields: 6; subjects/disciplines: 42
  • Major dimensions covered: innovation, internationalization, research
  • Structure of presentation: ordinary presentation (league tables)
  • Data sources: third-party database (data not provided by HEI)
  • Website of the ranking organization: https://wur.isc.ac/Home/AboutUs
  • Types of rankings: global-subjects