Monday, August 31, 2015

Update on changes in ranking methodology

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Times Higher Education (THE) have been preparing the ground for methodological changes in their world rankings. A recent article by Phil Ba...
Friday, August 28, 2015

The Richest University in China ...

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   ...   is Tsinghua University but Zhejiang, Peking and Shanghai Jiao Tong Universities appear to be more productive, as measured by the P...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Not fair to call papers freaky

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A comment by Pavel Krokovny of Heidelberg University about THE's proposal to exclude papers with 1,000+ authors from their citations in...
Sunday, August 23, 2015

Changes in Ranking Methodology

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This year and next the international university rankings appear to be set for more volatility with unusually large upward and downward movem...
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Sunday, August 16, 2015

Research Ranking of African Universities

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I suppose it should no longer be surprising that university heads flock to Johannesburg for the unveiling of an "experimental" res...
Friday, August 14, 2015

This is also really frightening

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From The Times, which is supposed to be a really posh paper -- I remember adverts "Top People Read the Times" -- read by people w...
Thursday, August 13, 2015

This is really frightening

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The evidence that human intelligence is falling continues to accumulate. PISA scores in Sweden are down and not just among immigrants. The i...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

The Plague of Authorship Inflation

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An article in the Wall Street Journal by Robert Lee Hotz describes the apparently inexorable increase in the number of authors of scientifi...
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Sunday, August 09, 2015

Another Ranking Indicator for Africa

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The prestigious and exclusive THE African summit is over. Whether it will lead to a serious regional ranking remains to be seen. The indica...
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The Onion Analyses the US News Rankings

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Just an extract. The whole thing is here . Step 1:  Schools are weighed on a scale Step 2:  Researchers calculate each campus’ student-t...
Friday, August 07, 2015

Error announcement from CWTS Leiden Ranking

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See here for an error announcement from CWTS Leiden Ranking. The prompt disclosure of the error adds to the credibility of the rankings....
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Wednesday, August 05, 2015

Japan Targets the THE Rankings

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The Wall Street Journal has an article about the proposed transformation of Japanese higher education . The national government is appare...
Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Degree Class is no Longer Important

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The relentless grade inflation in British secondary and tertiary education has been well documented. A first or upper second class degree or...
Monday, August 03, 2015

The CWUR Rankings 2015

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The Center for World University Rankings, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has produced the latest edition of its global ranking of 1,...
Saturday, August 01, 2015

The Other THE African University Rankings

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THE have just presented Africa and the world with a list of 30 African universities ranked according to "research impact", that...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Google Scholar Ranking of African Universities

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As competition in the ranking world intensifies, Times Higher Education  (THE) and Quacquarelli Symonds are  diligently promoting their var...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Would anyone notice if a small, old but awfully clever dog filled in a university ranking survey, and would it make a difference?

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The Australian newspaper The Age has a piece by Erica Cervini on how she allowed her dog to complete the QS academic reputation survey on ...
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Perfect Storm Heading for Tokyo Metropolitan University

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Seen on the Times Higher Education website today: Tokyo Metropolitan University World's Best University Scored a Perfect 100.00 f...