Academic Ranking of World Universities

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Academic Ranking of World Universities
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Categories Higher education
FrequencyAnnual
Publisher2009;15 years ago (2009): Shanghai Ranking Consultancy
2003-2008: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Founded2003;21 years ago (2003)
Country People's Republic of China
Language English and Chinese
Website shanghairanking.com

Regional rankings

Considering the development of specific areas, two independent regional league tables with different methodologies were launched – Ranking of Top Universities in Greater China and Best Chinese Universities Ranking.

Best Chinese Universities Ranking was first released in 2015. [37] Ranking of Top Universities in Greater China was first released in 2011. [38]

Methodology

Academic Ranking of World Universities
Simplified Chinese 世界大学学术排名
Traditional Chinese 世界大學學術排名
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Shìjiè Dàxué Xuéshù Páimíng
Methodology of Greater China Rankings [38] [Note 2]
CriterionIndicatorWeight
EducationPercentage of graduate students 5%
Percentage of non-local students5%
Ratio of academic staff to students5%
Doctoral degrees awarded10%
Alumni as Nobel Laureates & Fields Medalists10%
ResearchAnnual research income5%
Nature & Science Papers10%
SCIE & SSCI papers10%
International patents10%
FacultyPercentage of academic staff with a doctoral degree5%
Staff as Nobel Laureates and Fields Medalists10%
Highly cited researchers10%
ResourcesAnnual budget5%

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Official datum sources adopted by ARWU: Nobel Laureate Web, Fields Medalist Web, Thomson Reuters' survey of highly cited researchers & Thomson Reuters' Web of Science.
  2. ↑ Order shown in accordance with the latest result.

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