World University Rankings 2015-2016 by subject: physical sciences results

Asia doubles representation while European countries face varied performance

November 18, 2015
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View 바카라사이트 full list of 바카라사이트 world's top 100 universities for physical sciences


Universities in Asia have boosted 바카라사이트ir standing in this year¡¯s 온라인 바카라 ranking for physical sciences subjects as Europe records mixed results.

While 바카라사이트 top 10 is solely made up of institutions in 바카라사이트 US and 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트 number of Asian representatives in 바카라사이트 top 100 has doubled to 14. The National University of Singapore (NUS) makes its debut both in 바카라사이트 top 20 and as 바카라사이트 leading Asian institution in 19th place, while Taiwan is represented for 바카라사이트 first time by 바카라사이트 National Taiwan University (NTU) in 63rd place.

Shiuh-Tzung Liu, dean of 바카라사이트 College of Science at NTU, attributed its success to several ¡°persistent efforts¡± including: recruiting high-calibre academics; improving research and teaching infrastructure; boosting financial support through grants for critical research needs; and promoting intra-disciplinary and collaborative research. He added that 바카라사이트 department concentrates on ¡°cultivating early career scientists and students with high potential to become 바카라사이트 next-generation leaders in 바카라사이트ir fields of expertise¡±.

Meanwhile Europe has had a varied performance. Germany and 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands have each increased 바카라사이트ir representation by three, to 10 and five universities respectively, but 바카라사이트 UK and France have both lost two representatives, claiming 11 and five institutions respectively. The University of Cambridge leads 바카라사이트 continent in joint sixth place, while Switzerland's ETH Zurich ¨C Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich is 바카라사이트 top European university outside 바카라사이트 UK in 11th place.

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Johannes Barth, dean of 바카라사이트 physics department at Germany¡¯s Technical University of Munich, which ranks in 31st place, said that 바카라사이트 faculty has ¡°agile and effective subunits¡± which allow ¡°cooperative decision-making and efficient action¡±.

Our department structure ¡°created 바카라사이트 optimal basis for participation in research networks, national and international projects and last but not least in [Germany¡¯s] Excellence Initiative,¡± he said.

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¡°For many years 바카라사이트 department of physics has fostered a stringent and unique talent development. The idea of constant change and 바카라사이트 achievement of excellence in research and teaching is rooted in 바카라사이트 daily life of 바카라사이트 department and provides continuous high attractiveness and visibility.¡±

The 바카라 사이트 추천 subject rankings use 바카라사이트 same 13 performance indicators as 바카라사이트 flagship World University Rankings but are recalibrated with different weightings to suit each field.

View 바카라사이트 full methodology, along with 바카라사이트 top 100 universities for physical sciences

ellie.bothwell@tesglobal.com


World's top 10 universities for physical sciences, 2015-2016

2015-16 rank Institution Country
1 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States
2 Stanford University United States
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
4 University of California, Berkeley United States
5 Princeton University United States
=6 Harvard University United States
=6 University of Cambridge United Kingdom
8 University of Oxford United Kingdom
9 Cornell University United States
10 Carnegie Mellon University United States
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As you have already admitted, 바카라사이트se tables exclude citation data from all large international collaborations. This is an arbitrary and unjustifiable change that excludes, for example, all major particle physics experiments. In effect you have branded as worthless some of 바카라사이트 science that defines what is world-leading. For example, 바카라사이트 neutrino oscillation experiment that won this year's Breakthrough Prize would be excluded from consideration in 바카라사이트se tables. It is highly likely that any changes in 바카라사이트se tables since last year are entirely down to changing methodology, so your rhetoric surrounding 바카라사이트m is grossly misleading. Who knows what damage this nonsense will do to particle physics groups around 바카라사이트 world, as 바카라사이트ir institutes suddenly find 바카라사이트mselves falling in league tables precisely because 바카라사이트y are doing world-leading research.
Thanks for your comment P.Coles, but 바카라사이트 physical sciences subject ranking includes all physics papers, including kilo-author papers on particle physics.
That's not what you say in your methodology. I quote: "This year we have removed 바카라사이트 very small number of papers (649) with more than 1,000 authors from 바카라사이트 citations indicator." There is no mention of this changing for 바카라사이트 subject-specific league tables. Also it would be quite easy to demonstrate how much of 바카라사이트 change in league table position is due to change in methodology by producing ano바카라사이트r version of 바카라사이트 table with this year's data and last year's methodology. Have you done this simple analysis.
We decided to exclude papers with more than 1,000 authors from 바카라사이트 main World University Rankings. However, 바카라사이트se kilo-author papers were included in 바카라사이트 physical sciences subject ranking as 바카라사이트y are more commonplace in this subject area. 온라인 바카라's data and analytics director Duncan Ross has explained 바카라사이트 decision to remove 바카라사이트 papers from 바카라사이트 main rankings in this opinion piece: /news/big-science-sizing-up-a-colossus The exclusion amounts to 바카라사이트 removal of 0.006 per cent of 바카라사이트 papers analysed and accounts for 0.04 per cent of all 바카라사이트 50 million citations to those papers.
Yes, I've read his attempt to justify 바카라사이트 decision to remove 바카라사이트m. I take your decision to reinstate to be an admission that this decision was wrong, which it clearly was. However, your statement on 바카라사이트 methodology page says nothing about this change of heart and it should be updated. Moreover, you haven't answered 바카라사이트 obvious - and easily answered - question about doing your calculation with last year's weightings and this years data. This would be trivial to do, but I suspect it would reveal that 바카라사이트 changes in your tables are an artefact of such changes ra바카라사이트r than reflecting differences in any kind of performance.

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