General information on ranking

Name of the ranking	Academic Ranking of World Universities ARWU-FIELDS
Geographical scope	Global
Name of person in charge of ranking	Ying Cheng
E-mail of person in charge of ranking	ycheng@shanghairanking.com
Website of the ranking	http://www.shanghairanking.com/FieldSCI2016.html
Publication frequency	annual
First year of publication	2007
Most recent year of publication	2016
Date of last update	2017-03-01
Ranking organization	ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
Website of the methodology	http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU-FIELD-Methodology-2016.html
Methodology	Similar to ARWU, institutions are ranked according to their academic or research performance in each broad subject field. Ranking indicators include alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, Highly Cited Researchers, articles indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCIE) and Social Science Citation Index (SSCI). Two new indicators were introduced, one is the percentage of articles published in the top 20% journals of each field, and the other is the engineering research expenditure. For each indicator, the highest scoring institution is assigned a score of 100, and other institutions are calculated as a percentage of the top score. The distribution of data for each indicator is examined for any significant distorting effect and standard statistical techniques are used to adjust the indicator if necessary. Scores for each indicator are weighted to arrive at a final overall score for an institution. The highest scoring institution is assigned a total score of 100, and other institutions are calculated as a percentage of the top total score. The scores are then placed in descending order.

Additional information

• Type of publication: internet, print - special publication
• 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: broad fields
• Major dimensions covered: employability, knowledge transfer, research
• Structure of presentation: ordinary presentation (league tables)
• Data sources: third-party database (data not provided by HEI)
• Quality assurance of ranking: advisory board
• Website of the ranking organization: http://www.shanghairanking.com/index.html
• Types of the ranking organization: commercial/for-profit (incl. media)