The Informatics Institute at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara has been publishing the University Ranking by Academic performance since 2009. Rankings provide scores for 2000 institutions out of 2500 for which data was obtained. The scores are based on objective data taken from public sources. The current methodology favours larger institutions although the Institute is working on methodological changes that will reduce size dependency.

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The European Universities Association in partnership with the French Rectors’ Conference, Dublin Institute of Technology and the Academic Information Centre in Latvia, has produced a report that assesses the impact of university rankings on the decision making processes and strategies of European higher education institutions.
The report by Ellen Hazelkorn, Tia Loukkola and Therese Zhang analysed survey responses from 171 institutions in 39 countries. There were also site visits to six universities in Austria, France, Denmark, Portugal, Romania and the United Kingdom and a round table conference.
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Rankings in Institutional Strategies and Processes: Impact or Illusion. More...

By Paul Axelrod. It’s that chilly time of year: The university ranking season is upon us. Around the world, academic administrators hold their breath, as the results flood in like a statistical tsunami. Some international surveys are already out, and Maclean’s magazine’s annual report card on Canadian universities will fly off the shelves this month.
Before you race out to see who stacks up, consider this: Rankings are endemically flawed. They have some entertainment value, they pander to our hunger for simple bromides, but they shouldn’t be used by families anxiously planning their children’s academic futures. More...