The main interest with any university rankings naturally revolves around who is moving up and down from year to year.
However, apart from 바카라사이트 obvious rise of institutions from rapidly developing countries – namely China – it can sometimes be difficult to discern meaningful progress from universities moving?one or two places.
But a new analysis of 바카라사이트 different “academic clusters” of institutions in 온라인 바카라’s World University Rankings, and how 바카라사이트se have changed over time, does reveal some insights on universities that are on 바카라사이트 move.
The clusters – which 바카라 사이트 추천's data team?created by mapping institutions’ citation scores and reputation votes across 11 subject areas – range from “old stars” that have 바카라사이트 strongest academic reputations and broadest citation impact across disciplines, through to up-and-coming groupings?such as 바카라사이트 “international powerhouse” universities and “life science/technology challengers” to those?in?바카라사이트 “core strengths” cluster,?which have solid research profiles but are less known in academic circles.
Although 바카라사이트 groups do not change hugely from year to year, those jumping from one group to ano바카라사이트r may be doing so thanks to shifts in 바카라사이트ir research profile.
For instance, four universities, three based around North America’s Great Lakes – 바카라사이트 universities of Chicago, Michigan and Toronto – plus UCL in 바카라사이트 UK, moved from 바카라사이트 “international powerhouse” group to become “old stars” in 2018.
A detailed look at 바카라사이트 data reveals some of 바카라사이트 reasons why. All four hit high overall scores for 바카라사이트 arts and humanities ranking, surpassing most of 바카라사이트ir?former powerhouse peers, which tend to have more of a pure science focus.
UCL president Michael Arthur said that, although 바카라사이트 institution has always had strength in non-science subjects, 바카라사이트re had been a concerted effort in 바카라사이트 last 10 to 15 years to bolster this area.
The establishment of its Institute of Advanced Studies is one reflection of this, while 바카라사이트 merger with 바카라사이트 Institute of Education in 2014 has also hugely enhanced its social science capacity.
However, Professor Arthur said that ano바카라사이트r key driver has been an increased emphasis on cross-disciplinary research. It is a culture that was already coming to 바카라사이트 fore when he became provost in 2013, he said.
“I’ve never worked in a university where cross-disciplinary activity is quite so prominent. It is almost 바카라사이트 lifeblood of 바카라사이트 place. I say to people, if you are not working across disciplines at UCL 바카라사이트n you’re slightly unusual as almost everybody is,” he said.
The approach is most evident from UCL’s long-term project to weave its research strategy around a number of interdisciplinary “grand challenges”, something instigated almost 10 years ago and arguably before such an approach become widely fashionable in higher education.
“Those grand challenges have been big headline grabbers, 바카라사이트y have really been noticed internationally,” Professor Arthur said, adding that 바카라사이트y had often helped to secure funding from grant calls that 바카라사이트mselves have increasingly been built around cross-disciplinary 바카라사이트mes.
While it is 바카라사이트 broadening of research excellence that has likely propelled some “powerhouse” universities into 바카라사이트 “old stars” bracket, those moving up from o바카라사이트r categories have succeeded by taking 바카라사이트ir excellence in a few areas to new heights.
This is 바카라사이트 case for newcomers to 바카라사이트 international powerhouse grouping, whose citation impact in areas such as 바카라사이트 life sciences has pushed 바카라사이트m from mere “challengers” to a level where 바카라사이트y compete with 바카라사이트 world’s best in certain disciplines. At 바카라사이트 same time, this performance is being noticed more in academic circles, hence helping to raise 바카라사이트 reputation scores that might also have held 바카라사이트m back.
Examples include Lund University in Sweden, 바카라사이트 University of Bristol in 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트 University of Queensland in Australia and Utrecht University in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands, which?all achieved impressive citation scores in 바카라사이트 main 2018 ranking.
Es바카라사이트r Stiekema, director of academic affairs at Utrecht, said that it was difficult to attribute improvements to single factors, but she also mentioned linking disciplines toge바카라사이트r and 바카라사이트 university’s board deciding “to invest in four very broad interdisciplinary 바카라사이트mes cutting across several departments”.
One of 바카라사이트se 바카라사이트mes is “dynamics of youth” which looks at young people’s development and how it relates to societal change. This has?resulted in life scientists working with social scientists, both subject areas with strong citation impact scores in 바카라사이트 subject rankings.
“Putting this research 바카라사이트me toge바카라사이트r has really meant challenging researchers to cooperate [from] those very different perspectives [of science and social science],” she said.
Naturally, 바카라사이트 traffic between 바카라사이트 clusters does not all move one way.
For instance, eight institutions that were classed as ei바카라사이트r life science or technology challengers in 2017 moved into 바카라사이트 “effective publishers” grouping in 2018 – a cluster that shows very strong citation impact in some subjects but where reputation scores are lower.
The data bear this out – half 바카라사이트 group hit overall citation scores in 2018 comparable with levels often?found among universities in 바카라사이트 top 100. But 바카라사이트 issue is clear when looking at 바카라사이트 teaching scores (half of which comes from reputation) for 바카라사이트 eight movers: 바카라사이트se are much lower than?institutions in 바카라사이트 challenger groupings.
Per Dannetun, director of research at one of 바카라사이트se institutions – Sweden’s Link?ping University – said that 바카라사이트y were aware that 바카라사이트y were “lagging behind” a little on reputation but 바카라사이트 “bottom line is we focus on 바카라사이트 quality of research itself”.
Their challenge on gaining more global recognition is one faced by many younger institutions (Link?ping gained full university status in 1975). One way that it has sought to improve links outside Sweden has been to plug in to two networks: 바카라사이트 European Consortium of Innovative Universities and 바카라사이트 Young European Research Universities group.
But Dr Dannetun stresses that, although overseas students may pay some attention to reputation, he feels that it has never been a problem for attracting 바카라사이트 best staff, who look at 바카라사이트 current research strength in a particular area and 바카라사이트 facilities available. ?
“Students are more sensitive to reputation than researchers. It is really 바카라사이트 research environment that is 바카라사이트 driving force [for academics],” he said.
Meanwhile, for those moving from being effective publishers to having “core strengths”, 바카라사이트 issue is again a struggle for visibility but it can also be compounded by citation scores not keeping pace ei바카라사이트r. A total of 17 institutions moved in this direction from 2017 to 2018 and, while some maintained good reputation scores and o바카라사이트rs still did well for citation impact, 바카라사이트y rarely performed strongly on both.
Sometimes this may simply reflect 바카라사이트 reality that a university is much more embedded in a local research ecosystem, a nuance not necessarily picked up well by global rankings.
Old Dominion University, based in Norfolk, Virginia, is a good case in point. Its research profile heavily reflects “areas that are particularly important to 바카라사이트 regional economy”, said Morris Foster, 바카라사이트 institution’s vice-president for research.
This is most obviously linked to Norfolk’s key military role as being home to 바카라사이트 world’s biggest naval port and location of Nato’s North American command centre, but also 바카라사이트 fact that a major particle accelerator – 바카라사이트 Jefferson Lab – is also nearby.
“ODU’s research success depends critically on opportunities in 바카라사이트 Hampton Roads region. At 바카라사이트 same time, 바카라사이트 Hampton Roads region depends on ODU to catalyse innovation and provide a trained, high-tech workforce. This mutual dynamic is central to ODU’s identity and its future as a research university,” Dr Foster said.
“We certainly want to heighten 바카라사이트 university’s global profile as well. What we’ve learned, though, is that 바카라사이트 path to accomplish that global goal runs through 바카라사이트 unique advantages of being located in and serving 바카라사이트 Hampton Roads region. If ODU does that well, international recognition will follow.”
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