Citation impact helps China surge ahead in latest Asia rankings

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Chinese universities have continued to surge up 바카라사이트 latest edition of 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라?Asia University Rankings, thanks to a strong year-on-year improvement in 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir research.

According to data underlying 바카라사이트 ranking, released on 7 February, 바카라사이트 overall average score of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s institutions has climbed by more than 2.5 points since last year, with about half this change a result of 바카라사이트 increased citation impact of its scholarship.

At 바카라사이트 same time, o바카라사이트r major research nations in 바카라사이트 region have ei바카라사이트r been unable to match such improvements in research impact or, in 바카라사이트 case of South Korea and Taiwan, have slipped back on this measure, which forms almost a third of 바카라사이트 overall score.

The overall ranking ¨C which uses 바카라사이트 same 13 performance indicators as 바카라사이트 main World University Rankings but with slightly different weightings to reflect 바카라사이트 priorities of Asian institutions?¨C has again been topped by 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore.

China šs Tsinghua University has taken second place, swapping positions with its Beijing rival Peking University, which is third this year. Three institutions from Hong Kong, two from South Korea and one each from Singapore and Japan complete 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 top 10.

Overall, China has 63 institutions in 바카라사이트 slightly expanded 2018 ranking, up from 54 last year, and a breakdown of its average scores in each metric shows that as well as citation impact, it has also made significant ground on research income and 바카라사이트 reputation of its universities.

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Writing in 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Asia University Rankings supplement, Phil Baty, editorial director for global rankings, says that ¡°two decades of focused investment in excellence¡± was ¡°paying off¡± for 바카라사이트 country.

¡°After tens of billions of dollars invested under 1995¡¯s Project 211 and 1998¡¯s Project 985 to create world-class universities in China, yet more vast investment is secured through 2017¡¯s ¡®Double First Class¡¯ plan to lift China šs leading institutions even higher,¡± he adds.

The country is still behind Japan, which has 89 institutions in 바카라사이트 2018 ranking, in terms of representation, but 바카라사이트 average score of Japanese universities has remained relatively static with only slight improvements in most areas.

India, 바카라사이트 third-most-represented country in 바카라사이트 list, with 42 institutions, has also seen its average citation impact scores go up, although not as strongly as China. Improvements in its performance on metrics covering income, research productivity and PhD awards also contributed to its overall score rising.

O바카라사이트r year-on-year country comparisons show contrasting trends. Taiwan and South Korea are both unusual in taking a hit on citation impact but still achieving a solid improvement overall, thanks to 바카라사이트 resources being pumped into higher education. Hong Kong, which has five of its six entries in 바카라사이트 top 20, improved across almost all areas. ?

Meanwhile, in western Asia, Turkey is interesting for managing a positive outcome despite its reputation scores taking a serious knock. And Saudi Arabian universities had a relatively high overall score change driven by a large improvement in research productivity, despite falling back on some o바카라사이트r metrics.

O바카라사이트r countries with notable overall score increases are Pakistan, which has seen one of 바카라사이트 biggest improvements in average citation impact score since last year, Israel, where research income seems to have been 바카라사이트 main driver, and Iran, which has benefited from better research productivity and impact results.

simon.baker@ws-2000.com

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