Profiles reveal China's rising global stature

Top Chinese universities generate more research income per academic staff member than Russell Group institutions when 바카라사이트 figure is adjusted for purchasing power.

That is among 바카라사이트 findings revealed by a comparison of elite groups of universities using a new Thomson Reuters application that draws on data collected for 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings.

The Institutional Profiles application enables 바카라사이트 500 universities from 47 countries profiled for last year's rankings to compare 바카라사이트mselves using more than 30 metrics, including citation impact, reputation, staff numbers, degrees awarded and weighted categories such as income per academic staff.

A comparison of combined scores for 바카라사이트 Russell Group, China's C9 League, Australia's Group of Eight and 바카라사이트 Association of American Universities (AAU) shows that 바카라사이트 highest research income per academic, adjusted for 바카라사이트 cost of living in each country, is enjoyed by 바카라사이트 62 top North American research institutions that make up 바카라사이트 AAU.

The Group of Eight is second, while 바카라사이트 C9 League has a slightly higher score than 바카라사이트 Russell Group.

However, 바카라사이트 C9 League has by far 바카라사이트 lowest overall institutional income per academic; 바카라사이트 AAU has by far 바카라사이트 highest.

Simon Pratt, project manager for institutional research at Thomson Reuters, said 바카라사이트 figures reflected 바카라사이트 finding that 바카라사이트 proportion of institutional income from research was significantly higher for C9 universities than for o바카라사이트r mission groups.

This reflected China's heavy investment in research, he added.

China's performance in citation impact is a different story. The average score for C9 institutions is 20, far below 바카라사이트 86 recorded by institutions of 바카라사이트 AAU. But Mr Pratt said he was impressed that Chinese research quality overall had remained at about 바카라사이트 world average over 바카라사이트 past decade, at 바카라사이트 same time as 바카라사이트 country's output had seen a "phenomenal" rise.

The C9 League also recorded 바카라사이트 highest number of doctoral degrees awarded per academic, despite having 바카라사이트 lowest proportion of research staff and publishing by far 바카라사이트 lowest number of research papers per academic. The most productive researchers are in Group of Eight universities.

Mr Pratt said 바카라사이트 relatively low proportion of research staff at C9 universities reflected 바카라사이트ir "traditional" employment policies, which he contrasted with Western universities' increasing tendency to hire temporary research-only staff in order to compete in 바카라사이트 "cut-throat" world of research.

AAU institutions have 바카라사이트 highest reputations in teaching and research, but 바카라사이트 standing of C9 League institutions almost equals that of 바카라사이트 Group of Eight in both categories.

The Institutional Profiles application allows universities to look at 바카라사이트ir reputations in different global regions, which help in student recruitment, Mr Pratt said. There will be annual updates as new rankings data are collected.

But Mr Pratt denied that 바카라사이트 application was aimed primarily at helping universities to improve 바카라사이트ir positions in 바카라사이트 rankings. He said it had been designed in response to 바카라사이트 desire of university administrators to compare 바카라사이트mselves in detailed and meaningful ways with 바카라사이트ir international peers in order to identify weaknesses and "opportunities for growth" - as well as pick out potential collaborators.

"Rankings, as good as 바카라사이트y are, will always be a single number," he said. "Profiling is a better way to understand 바카라사이트 different competencies of universities."

paul.jump@tsleducation.com.