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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Universitiesintheworldhighereducation

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Transparentmethodology

Objectiveindicators

Thirdpartydata


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What we have in 2009? Academic Ranking of World Universities by

-

2007

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

-

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


actually


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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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



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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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



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

10

15

20

25

88 9

14

18 18

a wan, na

HongKong,China

0

5

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

5 5 5 5 5 5

3 5 5 6

The Rise of Asian Research UniversitiesChinese Univ in FIELD and SUBJECTInstitution

Tsinghua U

ARWUFIELDSCI ENG LIFE MED SOC

44

ARWUSUBJECTMath Phys Chem Comp Econ

5275

MainlandPekingU

USTC

ZhejiangU.

ShanghaiJiao

Tong

U.

Taiwan

Natl TaiwanU.

Natl ChengKungU.

Natl Tsing Hua U.

5177

5177

5177

77101 5177 77100

37

78100

5175

76100

76100

78104 76101 5275

5275

76101

a ao ung .

Hong

Kong

HKUST

HongKongU.

CityU.HK

ChineseU.HK

HK Polytechnic

36 5275

5177

5177

27 45

76101 5275

5275

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

10

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!

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28 Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009