Three types of the raw data are used in the RUR rankings system:

1. Statistical data
• • Universities provide information on 20 indicators themselves through the GIPP project, which are further used to generate 100 scaled indicators (ratio between 2 values) 20 of which are used in the RUR rankings system.
2. Bibliomteric data
• • For bibliometric/scientometrics information RUR rankings system uses the raw data extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection.
3. Reputation data
• • As a part of Global Institutional Profiles Project a special Academic Reputation Survey is conducted annually. Each reputation survey includes around 60,000 responses from 10,000 respondents which present all dimensions of global academic community.

Round University Ranking is the comprehensive system of world university rankings which includes 4 main rankings with prospectives for expansions and also sub-rankings within the 4 key rankings:

1. RUR Overall Rankings

   Overall Ranking evaluates instituional performance by 20 indicators which are grouped in 4 dimensions. In turn each dimension of Overall ranking forms a separate ranking where 5 metrics of each 4 groups are included. The list of RUR rankings by dimensions is the following:

   • • Teaching Ranking;
   • • Research Ranking;
   • • International Diversity Ranking;
   • • Financial Sustainability Ranking.

1. RUR Subject Rankings

   The methodology of subject rankings is identical to the methodology of the overall ranking. In rankings by 6 broad subject areas we use the same 20 indicators, grouped in 4 dimension areas. What differentiate these two sets of rankings is the raw data used in each of the group.

   Each of the subject rankings falls into 5 rankings: overall (20 indicators) and 4 dimension rankings (5 indicators per each ranking).

   List of RUR Subject Rankings:

   • • Humanities
   • • Life Sciences;
   • • Natural Sciences;
   • • Technical Sciences;
   • • Social Sciences;
   • • Medical Sciences.

1. RUR Reputation Rankings

   RUR Reputation Rankings are aimed to measure universities brand, influence of a particular institution globally. This ranking assess institutions by only two indicators (teaching and research reputation) with the same weight of 50% per each indicator.

1. RUR Research Perfomance Ranking
   

   RUR Research Performance Ranking evaluates institution’s performance in terms of its scientific effectiveness, quality and recognition of researches conducted in certain university. The selection of scientometric indicators, some of which coincides with RUR Research sub ranking metrics, is used in this ranking. The list of indicators is presented below:

   • • Normalizaed citation impact;
   • • Citation per papers;
   • • Papers per academic and research staff;
   • • Research reputation;
   • • International co-authored papers.

To evaluate performance of 850 leading world universities RUR Rankings system use the unique comprehensive methodology and assess higher education institutions performance by 20 separate indicators (see below). For more details please see our methodology page.