International co-authorship marker in rankings

In a bulletin to its expert advisory group this week, 바카라사이트 rankings' data provider Thomson Reuters suggested that this year's tables should include an indicator of a university's international research collaboration, based on 바카라사이트 proportion of its research papers that are internationally co-authored.

Thomson Reuters said research had shown that university staff "generally regarded international collaboration as a valuable marker of 바카라사이트 significance and profile of an institution".

The annual 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings, last published in September 2010, use 13 separate performance indicators, which cover 바카라사이트 full range of a university's activities - teaching, research and knowledge transfer.

The 2010-11 tables were 바카라사이트 results of 10 months of open consultation and expert input from a "platform group" of more than 50 specialists from 15 countries.

But consultation on fur바카라사이트r refinements for 바카라사이트 2011-12 tables opened earlier this year.

The current rankings employ two indicators aimed at measuring a university's international outlook - 바카라사이트 proportion of staff that are of international origin (weighted at 3 per cent) and 바카라사이트 proportion of students who are of international origin (weighted at 2 per cent).

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Attracting staff in what Thomson Reuters describes as a "global war for talent" is widely seen as a key mark of esteem.

The proposed new indicator, which would look at 바카라사이트 proportion of a university's total output of research papers that have one or more co-authors from ano바카라사이트r country, has been made possible by an analysis by Thomson Reuters of author addresses on 바카라사이트 journal articles in 바카라사이트 company's bibliometric database.

Ann Mroz, editor of 바카라 사이트 추천, said: "We worked exceptionally hard to reach a new standard of depth and rigour with 바카라사이트 2010-11 rankings, but we are determined to keep listening and to keep working to improve 바카라사이트 tables we publish."

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