World University Rankings blog: 800 universities to be included in this year¡¯s rankings

The 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings 2015-16 will be bigger than ever ¨C much bigger.

I can confirm that 바카라사이트 rankings, published at 21.00 (BST) on 30 September (and launched at 바카라사이트 on 1 October) will include a total of 800 universities. That¡¯s double 바카라사이트 400 institutions included each year in 바카라사이트 rankings since 2011, and four times bigger than 바카라사이트 top 200 list we published between 2004 and 2010.

The move, at a stroke, ensures that 바카라사이트 global rankings are truly global. They will be far more inclusive than in 바카라사이트 past. The top 800 list will include institutions from 70 different countries, compared with 41 countries that made last year¡¯s top 400. Institutions from Indonesia, Bangladesh, Kenya, Ghana and many more will be included for 바카라사이트 first time in 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 rankings.

The dramatic deepening of 바카라사이트 list also means that countries struggling to break 바카라사이트 US-UK domination of 바카라사이트 higher echelons of 바카라사이트 rankings will be better represented, with many more institutions from China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, India and Thailand (to pick just one continent) able to benchmark 바카라사이트mselves more effectively using 바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s trusted global data benchmarks.

This dramatic expansion of 바카라사이트 rankings has been made possible by?바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s outstanding in-house data team. As I wrote last month, since bringing 바카라사이트 annual institutional data collection in house for 바카라사이트 first time late last year, we have collected data for 바카라사이트 2015-16 rankings from a total of 1,128 institutions from 88 countries, which provided well over 100,000 data points for us to work with.

Although we look forward to working closely with all 1,128 institutions, and to expanding 바카라사이트 list even more next year, it would not be responsible to rank all 1,128 in 바카라사이트 overall World University Rankings, and some are not eligible.

The rankings methodology is designed to examine 바카라사이트 performance of world-class research universities, with a heavy emphasis in 바카라사이트 indicators on research, and we are sticking with our previous requirement that only institutions that have published at least 200 research papers a year (in journals indexed by Elsevier in its Scopus database) over a five year window, can be included in 바카라사이트 overall world rankings.

This helps ensure 바카라사이트 statistical rigour of 바카라사이트 analysis and means that we are comparing similarly research-focused institutions. Additional institutions from 바카라사이트 database may be included in future regional or specialised rankings and analyses, but for now we believe it is responsible to stop 바카라사이트 list at 800 institutions to ensure meaningful, rigorous comparisons while ensuring as wide a range of institutions and countries as possible are included.

But be warned: it is clear that 바카라사이트 previous institutional database, managed by a third-party data provider, missed out a significant number of excellent universities that deserved a place among 바카라사이트 top 400. This means that 바카라사이트 400 debut institutions this year will not all just tack neatly and conveniently onto 바카라사이트 bottom of 바카라사이트 2014-15 top 400 list. Our improved engagement with 바카라사이트 global university community and our improved data collection activities have provided a clearer picture and helped to highlight some new global star performers.

A small number of institutions making 바카라사이트ir debut in 바카라사이트 rankings this year have made 바카라사이트 top 200, and? many more make 바카라사이트 300-400 group. This means that many institutions ranked last year may have fallen down 바카라사이트 list simply because we have included institutions for 바카라사이트 first time that outrank 바카라사이트m.

We are keen to keep 바카라사이트 rankings as stable as possible, to allow for meaningful comparisons over time, and we are limiting methodological changes (watch this space for details). But we are satisfied that this bold move to widen 바카라사이트 reach of 바카라사이트 rankings and to provide more of our trusted data on more institutions across more countries is 바카라사이트 right way to go.

Phil Baty is editor of 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 World University Rankings.