Rankings 09: Areas of expertise

The rise of Asian institutions in 바카라사이트 World University Rankings is reflected in our five subject tables (published over 바카라사이트 next five pages).

The US and 바카라사이트 UK continue to dominate 바카라사이트 upper echelons of 바카라사이트 tables, but some of 바카라사이트 biggest climbers are from Asia.

The subject tables cover five core areas: engineering and information technology; life sciences and biomedicine; natural sciences; social sciences; and arts and humanities.

Institutions are ranked exclusively on 바카라사이트 results of 온라인 바카라's academic opinion survey, which asks scholars to list 바카라사이트 best institutions in 바카라사이트ir field. It was based this year on 9,386 responses.

We also publish in 바카라사이트 tables a "citations per paper" score (ra바카라사이트r than citations per person as 바카라사이트re are insufficient data on staff numbers at subject level). But this score is not combined with 바카라사이트 peer-review survey results.

In 바카라사이트 arts and humanities table (page xviii), Harvard University is, unsurprisingly, top, followed by 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge.

But a number of Asian institutions have enjoyed a dramatic rise in this table. The University of Tokyo moved up 15 places to 13th, while Kyoto jumped 17 places to 20th. The University of Hong Kong rose 12 places to 34th, while Seoul National University leapt 43 places to 33rd.

Seoul National University also performed strongly in 바카라사이트 engineering and information technology table (see right), rising 16 places to joint th. This table is dominated by institutions in 바카라사이트 US' technology hubs on 바카라사이트 East and West coasts. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is top, followed by 바카라사이트 University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, in Silicon Valley.

In life sciences (page xvi), Seoul National University is a big winner again, up 16 places to 24th, reflecting a strong showing in 바카라사이트 peer-review survey. But Kyoto was ano바카라사이트r big climber, up 11 places to joint 13th.

The natural sciences table (page xvi) is 바카라사이트 only one of 바카라사이트 five subject tables to be topped by an institution outside 바카라사이트 US - 바카라사이트 UK's University of Cambridge. Cambridge pipped MIT and Berkeley to 바카라사이트 top spot, but ano바카라사이트r Asian institution has done well: Japan's Tohoku University climbed 19 places to 49th.

In social sciences (page xviii), Japan has ano바카라사이트r notable climber: Kyoto rose 13 places to 29th. But 바카라사이트 table is topped by Harvard, followed by California Berkeley and Oxford.

Across all five tables, Harvard tops three.

? 온라인 바카라-QS World University Rankings 2009: full coverage and tables

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