General information on ranking
| Name of the ranking | THE World University Rankings by Subject |
|---|---|
| Geographical scope | Global |
| Name of person in charge of ranking | Phil Baty |
| E-mail of person in charge of ranking | |
| Website of the ranking | www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rank... |
| Publication frequency | annual |
| First year of publication | 2011 |
| Most recent year of publication | 2024 |
| Date of last update | 2024-05-06 |
| Ranking organization | Times Higher Education |
| Website of the methodology | https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings-2024-subject-arts-and-humanities-methodology |
| Methodology | THE World University Rankings by Subject covers 11 broad subject areas: Arts & Humanities, Business & Economics, Clinical, Pre-cilinical & Health, Computer Science, Education, Engineering & Technology, Law, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences. The subject tables use the same range of performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024. However, the overall methodology is carefully recalibrated for each subject, with the weightings changed to suit the individual fields. The performance indicators are: Teaching (the learning environment)
Research environment
Research quality
International outlook
Industry
Two criteria determine eligibility for the THE subject rankings: a publication threshold and an academic staff threshold. They are set differently for each of the 11 broad ranking subjects. With regards to staff eligibility criterion, an institution needs to have either a minimum proportion of its staff or a minimum number of staff in the discipline to be included in the subject ranking. The threshold depends on the broad subject. |
Additional information
- Type of publication: internet, print - magazine, newspaper
- 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: 11
- Major dimensions covered: internationalization, knowledge transfer, reputation, research, teaching
- Structure of presentation: ordinary presentation (league tables)
- Data sources: data collected from HEIs by ranking organization, survey conducted exclusively by ranking organization, third-party database (data not provided by HEI)
- Quality assurance of ranking: certification (e.g. IREG Audit)
- Website of the ranking organization: https://www.timeshighereducation.com
- Types of the ranking organization: commercial/for-profit (incl. media)
- Types of rankings: global-subjects