Indicators used in these rankings are Patent Volume, Patent Success, Global Patents, Patent Citations, Patent Citation Impact, Percent of Patents cited, Patent to Article Citation Impact, Industry Article Citation Impact, Percent of Industry Collaborative Articles, and Total Web of Science Core Collection Papers. The indicators are equally weighted except for Patent citation Impact and Percent of Patents Cited, which are given a half weighting each. More...
Complete University Guide Confirms Oxbridge Dominance
The Complete University Guide is published by Mayfield University Consultants and is aimed at students seeking admission to UK universities and other stakeholders. The league table ranks a total of 131 universities, 13 specialist colleges and conservatoires, and 70 subjects. More...
Perspektywy Ranking: Best engineering studies 2018
The Perspektywy Engineering Studies Ranking 2018 evaluates the following fields of study: Automation and Robotics, Architecture and Urban Planning, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemical and Proces Engineering, Chemical Technology, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrotechnics, Electronics and Telecommunication, Environmental Engineering, Geodesy and Cartography, Logistics, Management and Production Engineering, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mining and Geology, Power Engineering, Technical Physics and Transport. More...
Nature Index Confirms Japanese Stagnation
In 2017 Nature Index highlighted the stagnation of Japanese research in comparison with the rapid improvement in the quality and quantity of China’s research sector. Another report published recently confirms the relative decline of Japanese universities. More...
Latest National Rankings from India
The Indian Ministry of Human Resource development has announced the publication of the latest edition of its national university rankings through the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). More...
Peer Review Ranking: Strong Performance by Australian and Italian Universities
Peer review is an essential part of the research process but one that has so far not been acknowledged by ranking groups. Publons is a database and website that tracks peer reviews and editorial contributions. Currently the database includes more than 340,000 researchers and more than 1.8 million reviews. More...
Latest RUR Rankings from Russia
The RUR university ranking is produced by the RUR Rankings Agency founded in 2013 and based in Moscow. The rankings cover 20 indicators grouped in four clusters: Research, Teaching, Financial Sustainability and International Diversity. More...
Pakistan HE Commission Abandons Rankings
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has published national university rankings since 2013. These have attracted some criticism and there has also been concern about the poor performance of Pakistani universities in most international rankings. Rankings were produced in 2013, 2015 and 2016 based on data that was two or three years old. More...
Hungary must better identify victims of human trafficking among migrants and asylum seekers – including children, says expert
The ability to detect potential victims of human trafficking among migrants and asylum seekers in Hungary has worsened, according to a new report published today, along with the Hungarian government’s reply, by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA). More...