Academic Ranking of World Universities Methodologies and Problems
28 Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009
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AcademicRankingofWorldUniversities2009
Dr.YingCHENG&Prof.NianCaiLIU
CenterforWorldClassUniversities
ShanghaiJiao
Tong
University
Third International Conference on World-Class Universities
2 4 November, 2009, Shanghai, China
What we have in 2009? Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
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FindoutthepositionsoftopChinese
Universitiesintheworldhighereducation
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Transparentmethodology
Objectiveindicators
Thirdpartydata
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What we have in 2009? Academic Ranking of World Universities by
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2008
2009
FiveBroadSubjectFields
NaturalSciencesandMathematics(SCI)
Engineering/TechnologyandComputerSciences(ENG)
LifeandAgricultureSciences(LIFE)
ClinicalMedicine
and
Pharmacy
(MED)
SocialSciences(SOC)
What we have in 2009? Academic Ranking of World Universities by
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2009
FiveSubjectFields
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
ComputerSciences
Economics/Business
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Ranking Methodology Selection of Universities
Any university that has any Nobel Laureates, Fields Medals,Highly Cited Researchers, or papers in Natureor Science
Major universities of every country with significant amount ofpapers indexed by Citation Indexes of Thomson
Number ofuniversities
Number ofuniversities
actually
Number ofuniversities
scanned
> 2000ranked
1200published
Top 500
Top 100
Top 100
ARWU
ARWU-FIELD
ARWU-SUBJECT
Ranking MethodologyCriteria and Weights ofARWU
Quality of
Education
Alumni of an institution winning Nobel
Prizes and Fields MedalsAlumni 10%
Quality of
Faculty
Staff of an institution winning Nobel Prizesand Fields Medals
Award 20%
Highly cited researchers in 21 broad subject
categoriesHiCi 20%
Research
Output
Papers published in Nature and Science N&S 20%
Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-
expanded and Social Science Citation IndexPUB 20%
Per Capita
Performance
Per capita academic performance of an
institutionPCP 10%
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Ranking MethodologyCriteria and Weights ofARWU-FIELD
Alumni Award HiCi PUB TOP Fund
SCI 10% 15% 25% 25% 25% /
ENG / / 25% 25% 25% 25%
MED 10% 15% 25% 25% 25% /
SOC 10% 15% 25% 25% 25% /
Ranking MethodologyCriteria and Weights ofARWU-SUBJECT
Alumni Award HiCi PUB TOP
Mathematics 10% 15% 25% 25% 25%
Physics 10% 15% 25% 25% 25%
Chemistr 10% 15% 25% 25% 25%
Computer
Science10% 15% 25% 25% 25%
Economics /
Business10% 15% 25% 25% 25%
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Results - http://www.ARWU.orgTop500universitiesARWU
Top 100 universities in NaturalSciencesandMathematics
Engineering/Technology andComputerSciences
LifeandAgricultureSciences
ClinicalMedicineandPharmacy
SocialSciences
ARWUFIELD
Top 100 universities in Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
ComputerSciences
Economics/Business
ARWUSUBJECT
Analysis of Results of ARWU A Galler of Research Universities Reco nized b
TheirHomeCountries
TheRiseofAsianResearchUniversities
WhichCountriesCouldAffordMoreWorldClass
ResearchUniversities?
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A Gallery of Research UniversitiesRecognized by their Home Countries
65
5
4 4 3322222 2221
UnitedStates Germany
UnitedKingdom Japan
152
17
12
11
11
9
8
7 7China France
Canada Italy
Australia Netherlands
Spain Sweden
SouthKorea Switzerland
Austria Belgium
Israel Brazil
Finland NewZealand
Denmark Norway
Ireland SouthAfrica
Chile Greece
40
40
3130
23
22
Hungary IndiaPoland Portugal
Russia Singapore
Argentina Czech
Iran Mexico
SaudiArabia Slovenia
Turkey
A Gallery of Research Universities Recognized by their Home Countries
ARWU Results VS National Leading Research Universities
The Association of American Universities (AAU)
60 US Members + 2 Canadian
United Statesesearc n vers t es w t very g researc
activity defined by Carnegie Classification (2005)
96 Universities
AAUMembersResearch Universities
withVHRA
Allin
ARWU2009
In ARWU2009
Top100 48 52 55
101200 4 25 35
201300 6 15 22
301400 3 26
401500 1 14
Total 60 96 152
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A Gallery of Research Universities Recognized by their Home Countries
ARWU Results VS National Leading Research Universities
The Russell Group: an association ofmajor
research-intensive universities, 20 Members
United Kingdom 1994 Group: a coalition of top smaller research-
intensive universities" , 19 Members
RussellGroup
members
1994Group
members
Allin
ARWU 2009
In ARWU2009
Top100 11 11
101200 6 6 12
201300 3 4 10
301400 2 3
401500 2 4
Total 20 14 40
A Gallery of Research Universities Recognized by their Home Countries
ARWU Results VS National Leading Research Universities
The Excellence Initiative of the German FederalGovernment and the state governments promotes
Germany
.A total of Euro 1.9 bn was granted in two funding
rounds in 2006 and 2007 to 37 universities (9 + 28)
Universities supportedby
ExcellenceInitiativeAllinARWU2009
In ARWU2009
Top100 5 5
101200 9 9
201300 7 10
301400 9 12
401500 2 4
Total 32 40
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A Gallery of Research Universities Recognized by their Home Countries
ARWU Results VS National Leading Research Universities
Japan
National7 of
Japan
Japanin
ARWU2009
Groupof 8of
Australia
Australiain
ARWU2009
In ARWU2009
(Former Imperial Universities)Group of
Australia
Top100 5 5 3 3
101200 2 4 3 3
201300 2 2 3
301400 8 4
401500 12 4
Total 7 31 8 17
A Gallery of Research Universities Recognized by their Home Countries
ARWU Results VS National Leading Research Universities
985 Project of ChinaPhase I: Top 9
Mainland ChinaUp to Now: 39 in total
UniversitiesSupported by985Project Allin
ARWU2009To 9 Other 30
In ARWU2009
Top100
101200
201300 6 6
301400 1 1 2
401500 1 9 10
Total 8 10 18
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A Gallery of Research UniversitiesRecognized by their Home Countries
If a country performs well in ARWU
If the country has nationally recognized group (s)
of research universities
Most of those top 500 universities in this country
must be members of its research university group
The Rise of Asian Research UniversitiesDistribution of Top 500 Universities72 74 71 78 80 84
17 19 21 22 20 22100%
200 198 196 197 190 184
40%
60%Africa
Oceania
Asia
Americas
209 205 207 208 210 208
0%
20%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Europe
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The Rise of Asian Research UniversitiesChinese Universities among Top 500
30 MainlandChina
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25
88 9
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18 18
a wan, na
HongKong,China
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The Rise of Asian Research UniversitiesChinese Univ in FIELD and SUBJECTInstitution
Tsinghua U
ARWUFIELDSCI ENG LIFE MED SOC
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ARWUSUBJECTMath Phys Chem Comp Econ
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MainlandPekingU
USTC
ZhejiangU.
ShanghaiJiao
Tong
U.
Taiwan
Natl TaiwanU.
Natl ChengKungU.
Natl Tsing Hua U.
5177
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Hong
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HKUST
HongKongU.
CityU.HK
ChineseU.HK
HK Polytechnic
36 5275
5177
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27 45
76101 5275
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5175 76101 24
76101 76100
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The Rise of Asian Research UniversitiesTwo New Comers from Middle East
What happened in 2008?
Saudi Arabia
King Saud University
Number of Highly Cited Researchers
0 5.5
Iran
Number of Papers in SCIE &SSCI
700 1400
The Rise of Asian Research UniversitiesDistribution of Top 100 Universities6 6 7 7 5 6
2 2 2 2 3 3100%
55 57 58 58 5859
40%
60%
80%
Oceania
Asia
Americas
Europe
37 35 34 34 34 32
0%
20%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Which Countries Could Afford World-Class Research Universities
No. of Top 500 Universities VS GDP100
US
es
More universitiesthan what theyshould have
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UK DEJPCN
FRCA ITAU
NLSE ESKR
CHIL BEAT
BRFINZ
DK NO
IEZA
RUSG GR PLHU INPTCL
R = 0.74 **
ofTop500Universiti
Less universitiesthan what theyshould have
100 1000 10000
1 MXARCZ TRSAIRSL
Numbe
r
GDP (Billions of USD)
Which Countries Could Afford World-Class Research UniversitiesNo. of Top 500 Universities VS GDP per capita
100
US
es
More universitiesthan what theyshould have
10
JPCN
DE
FR
UK
IT
BR
RU
ES
CA
IN
AU
KRNL
PL
BECH
SE
NO
AT
GR
DK
IEZA
FI
PT
IL
SGCL HU
NZ
R = 0.41 *
ofTop500
Universiti
Less universitiesthan what theyshould have
1000 10000 100000
1 MXTR SAIR AR CZ SL
Numbe
GDP per capita (USD per person)
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Which Countries Could Have More World-Class
Research Universities
RU IN PL GR PT10Countries
MX TR SA IR ARCZ BR (12)
BasedonGDP
Poland
Greece
Portugal
Czech
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
NZ
NO
DK
IE
SG
GR PT HU PL RUCL SL CZ SA TRMX AR IR (23)
ase
onGDPper
capita
Iran
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Which else countries could have at leastone Top 500 University?
100
US
UK DE
ersities
100
US
DEUK
ersities
Asia:Indonesia,Thailand Mala sia
85 1200100 1000 10000
1
10
JPNFRCA IT
AU
NLSE ESKR
CHIL BEAT
BRFINZ
DK NO
IEZA
RUSG GR PLHU INPTCL
MXARCZ TRSAIRSL
R = 0.74 **
Numbe
rofTop500Uni
GDP (Billions of USD)
1000 10000 100000
1
10
JPCNFRIT
BR
RU
ES
CA
IN
MX
AU
KR
NL
TR
PL
BECH
SE
SA
NO
AT
IR
GR
DK
AR
IEZA
FI
PT
CZ
IL
SGC L HU
NZ
SL
R = 0.41 *
Numbe
rofTop500Univ
GDP per capita (USD per person)
GDP
>
85 Billionsand
GDP erca ita>1200
Philippines,UAE,Kuwait,
Kazakhstan
Europe:Romania,Slovak,Ukraine
Amer cas:Colombia,Venezuela,Peru
Africa:Algeria,Egypt,
Morocco,Nigeria,Libya
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Problems and Limitations of ARWU Othermissionsarenotwelltakenintoaccount
Education,socialservice
Diversityofuniversitiesmaynotbeproperlyreflected
Size,budget
Technicalproblems
anguage
as,
ata asepro ems
Welcome comments and suggestions!
What to expect in 2010 ARWU 2010
ARWU-FIELD 2010
ARWU-SUBJECT 2010
Moresubjects?
Annual Report of WCU ?