Saturday, August 23, 2014

The Shanghai Rankings Part 2

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The Shanghai Rankings have had a reputation for reliability and consistency. The latest rankings have, however, undermined that reputation a...
Sunday, August 17, 2014

The Shanghai Rankings (Academic Ranking of World Universities) 2014 Part 1

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Publisher Center for World-Class Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong  University Scope Global. 500 institutions. Methodology See ARWU...
Tuesday, August 05, 2014

Webometrics: Ranking Web of Universities 2nd 2014 Edition

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The Webometrics rankings are based on web-derived data. They cover more than 22,000 institutions, far more than conventional rankings, and ...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Paper on Highly Cited Researchers

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Anyone interested in the evolution of global university rankings should take a look at ' Highly Cited researchers and the Shanghai Ranki...
Sunday, July 20, 2014

The Perils of Affiliation

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Five days ago I noted an open access paper  that analysed the new list of highly cited researchers published by Thomson Reuters (TR) and di...
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Thursday, July 17, 2014

The CWUR Rankings

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The Center for World University Rankings, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has produced a global ranking of 1,000 universities. Last year and ...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Another New Highly Cited Researchers List

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Thomson Reuters have published another document, The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds , which contains the most highly cited r...
Wednesday, July 09, 2014

The Noise

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An article in Research in Higher Education by Shari Gnolek, Vincenzo Falciano and Ralph Kuncl discusses what is required for a university ...
Saturday, July 05, 2014

University Mission Creep

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The demands on Western universities appear limitless. Recently, the White House issued a plan to evaluate American universities accordin...
Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Are International Students a Good Indicator of Quality?

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From University World News "Tens of thousands of foreign students with invalid language test scores have been exposed in a groundbre...
Monday, June 30, 2014

THE Asian University Rankings

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Times Higher Education Asian University Rankings Source Scope Universities in Asia, including Southwest Asia, Turkey and Central Asia b...
Thursday, June 26, 2014

The QS BRICS Rankings

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The number and frequency of international university rankings is constantly increasing so I am starting to use a standard format. QS BRICS...
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Off Topic: Should Cambridge and ICL Emulate Wayne State?

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This is from the Independent , which is supposed to be a  serious newspaper, 18 June. "British cities seeking to adapt to the realiti...
Monday, June 23, 2014

It Was the God Particle!

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The truth about Panjab University's (PU) rise in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings -- and no other -- is revealed in...
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