International Ranking

Name of the ranking	CWTS Leiden Ranking
Geographical scope	global
Status of the ranking	independent
Name of person in charge of ranking	Ludo Waltman
E-mail of person in charge of ranking	waltmanlr@cwts.leidenuniv.nl
Website of the ranking	www.leidenranking.com
Publication frequency	annual
First year of publication	2008
Most recent year of publication	2020
Ranking organization	Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University
Website of the methodology	www.leidenranking.com/information

Type of publication: internet
Internet users access to ranking: open access
Language of publication: English
Main target groups: higher education institutions,policymakers, governments and funding agencies,
Level of comparison: institutional, broad fields
Major dimensions covered: research, internationalization
Structure of presentation: multi-indicator ranking
Data sources: third-party database (data not provided by HEI)
Quality assurance of ranking: Other: principles for responsible use
Website of the ranking organization: http://www.cwts.nl