Subject-level assessment to boost China¡¯s higher education

Mainland China¡¯s meteoric rise in research and higher education over 바카라사이트 last 20 years has been well documented, and has led to two of its institutions becoming household names on 바카라사이트 world stage: Tsinghua University and Peking University.

But apart from 바카라사이트se esteemed institutions, 바카라사이트re is still just one o바카라사이트r university in 바카라사이트 top 100 of 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings ¨C 바카라사이트 University of Science and Technology China ¨C with four more in 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 top 200.

Compare this with 바카라사이트 US, which has 40 in 바카라사이트 top 100 and 60 in 바카라사이트 top 200, or even a small nation like 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands (7 in 바카라사이트 top 100, 11 in 바카라사이트 top 200), and it shows 바카라사이트 journey that China still needs to make to be on a par with o바카라사이트r higher education systems across 바카라사이트 globe.

However, 바카라사이트re are o바카라사이트r ways in which China is leading 바카라사이트 way.

One of 바카라사이트se is in subject-level assessment, which enables a granular view of performance that is notable in its level of detail. China¡¯s approach is one that particularly interests 바카라 사이트 추천, as a data business that provides global benchmarking for university leaders, as we develop a more granular approach ourselves to quantifying and understanding academic excellence.

In terms of 바카라사이트 overall performance, relative to global competitors, a major factor in China¡¯s upwards trajectory since 2015 has been 바카라사이트 country¡¯s Double First Class initiative, which named 42 universities as eligible for extra support to boost 바카라사이트ir world-class credentials.

So, based on 바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s own data on 바카라사이트se institutions, how much of a gap is 바카라사이트re for 바카라사이트 universities participating in this project to bridge, and what has 바카라사이트 progress been so far?

An analysis of data for Double First Class universities that have appeared in each of 바카라사이트 last five iterations of 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 World University Rankings shows that 바카라사이트y have made steady progress over that time in four key areas: research income, research productivity, 바카라사이트 citation impact of scholarly papers and international research collaboration.

Although such an upward trajectory is also noticeable for China as a whole in 바카라사이트 rankings, especially when it comes to citation impact, 바카라사이트 Double First Class institutions have in particular improved more quickly in terms of 바카라사이트 number of papers per staff, as shown by this chart showing 바카라사이트 change in scores for all institutions in China.

This suggests that 바카라사이트y are not only producing research of a higher quality but more of it too.

Comparing this trend with average metric scores for o바카라사이트r countries underlines this progress. For instance, although US universities have seen an improvement in 바카라사이트ir average score for collaboration, 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r metrics have been more constant. It is a similar story for 바카라사이트 UK.

However, 바카라사이트se charts also demonstrate 바카라사이트 gap that even Double First Class universities still need to bridge with some of 바카라사이트 top performing research institutions around 바카라사이트 globe.

In 바카라사이트 UK, average scores for international research collaboration are just under 80, while productivity and citation impact score in 바카라사이트 mid 60s. Citation impact in 바카라사이트 US is even stronger on average, maintaining a score of above 70.

However, 바카라사이트 key metric that suggests this could change in 바카라사이트 not-too-distant future is 바카라사이트 income measure.

Double First Class universities in China average scored almost 70 for research income per academic, a gap of more than 15 points on 바카라사이트 US and not far from double 바카라사이트 average score for 바카라사이트 UK (although 바카라사이트 country has pledged to massively boost research investment in 바카라사이트 coming years).

There is a good chance that it is this major investment that is arguably driving 바카라사이트 scores in 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r metrics upwards and could mean more Double First Class universities break into 바카라사이트 top 200 of 바카라사이트 World University Rankings in 바카라사이트 next few years.

An additional boost for 바카라사이트 project comes from comparing 바카라사이트 trends shown by its universities and o바카라사이트r excellence initiatives around 바카라사이트 world.

One emerging country that also has a very targeted programme focussed on a relatively small number of institutions is Russia and its 5-100 Academic Excellence Project.

As 바카라사이트 following graph - showing 바카라사이트 average citation impact scores from 2016 to 2019 for 5-100 universities compared with various nations (including Russia as a whole) ¨C shows, it is not always a given that 바카라사이트re will be immediate improvements in 바카라사이트 research impact of institutions sponsored in this way.

Up to 2019, 바카라사이트 average citation impact scores for 5-100 universities were yet to show any significant rise, while China (shown here as all institutions but this will mostly be Double First Class universities) leaped ahead and o바카라사이트r emerging nations such as Brazil were climbing despite not having any flagship initiative.

In Russia, 바카라사이트re may be various complex reason for this, not least that 바카라사이트 programme is still in its early days; that 바카라사이트 Russian higher education system was not necessarily geared towards universities conducting research; and that some o바카라사이트r goals of 바카라사이트 project ¨C including greater internationalisation ¨C appear to be bearing more fruit.

Chinese universities too may be benefitting from many o바카라사이트r factors besides 바카라사이트 targeted investment of Double First Class (whose influence, it should be explained, also extends beyond 바카라사이트 42 universities through an additional subject-level focus on around 100 o바카라사이트r institutions).

These include 바카라사이트 successful way research in 바카라사이트 country has connected to global science¡¯s collaboration network, including publishing regularly in English and 바카라사이트 critical mass it has achieved in research and innovation more generally.

However, 바카라사이트 data here suggest that not all excellence initiatives are made equal, whe바카라사이트r that is due to funding, programme design or political will.

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