In calculating the top universities in Asia, the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings use the same 13 performance indicators as the THE World University Rankings, but they are recalibrated to reflect the attributes of Asia’s institutions. The performance indicators are grouped into five areas:

TEACHING (the learning environment) 25%

Reputation survey (10%)

Staff-to-student ratio (4.5%)

Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio (2.25%)

Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio (6%)

Institutional income (2.25%)

RESEARCH (volume, income and reputation) 30%

Reputation survey (15%)

Research income (7.5%)

Research productivity (7.5%)

CITATIONS (research influence) 30%

INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK (staff, students, research) 7.5%

International-to-domestic-student ratio (2.5%)

International-to-domestic-staff ratio (2.5%)

International collaboration (2.5%)

INDUSTRY INCOME (knowledge transfer)  7.5%