World Reputation Rankings 2025: methodology

The newly relaunched ranking aims to provide 바카라사이트 definitive list of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s most prestigious universities according to academics around 바카라사이트 globe

February 4, 2025
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The 온라인 바카라 World Reputation Rankings are constructed using data collected from 바카라사이트 world¡¯s largest invitation-only academic opinion survey ¨C a unique piece of research.

The methodology for this year¡¯s ranking has been updated to increase 바카라사이트 number of methods used in assessing 바카라사이트 reputation of academic institutions.

Previously vote counts from 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Global Academic Reputation Survey were used as 바카라사이트 singular method for determining ranking position. Given that 바카라사이트 subject of reputation is gaining a wider audience among 바카라사이트 academic community, this year¡¯s ranking includes significant updates to previous iterations.

Three pillars, formed from six underlying performance indicators, assess reputation for both research and teaching.

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The full methodology is published in 바카라사이트 file at 바카라사이트 bottom of this page.

Key criteria for 온라인 바카라 World Reputation Rankings 2025

Three core pillars of evaluation

  1. Vote counts: evaluates number of votes for research and teaching
  2. Pairwise comparison: invites voters to consider a wider range of institutions
  3. Voter diversity: rewards universities that receive votes from a wide range of territories and subject areas

Indicator weightings for World Reputation Rankings 2025

Performance indicator breakdown

The?indicator weightings for 바카라사이트 World Reputation Rankings 2025 are displayed in 바카라사이트 below table.

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Pillar Indicator Weighting (%)
Vote count Research vote count 30
Teaching vote count 30
Pairwise comparison Research pairwise comparison 10
Teaching pairwise comparison 10
Voter diversity Research voter diversity 10
Teaching voter diversity 10

Performance indicator definitions

Vote counts

This is 바카라사이트 core method of determining performance that has been employed in 바카라사이트 reputation ranking since its launch. Vote counts are continued this year but with a modification to 바카라사이트 scoring function.

Previously 바카라사이트 score was derived as 바카라사이트 proportion of votes that 바카라사이트 top institution received.?Because of 바카라사이트 nature of 바카라사이트 underlying distribution, this meant that scores attenuated rapidly such that most universities in 바카라사이트 ranking had very low scores. This year we move to a cumulative scoring function.

While this will not fully alleviate 바카라사이트 sharp drop-off in vote scores, it does flatten 바카라사이트 score curve and allow more meaningful comparisons both within this year and year-on-year for future iterations of 바카라사이트 ranking. It will also mean that 바카라사이트 scoring for reputation uses a method similar to that used for 바카라사이트 World University Rankings, ensuring consistency across different 바카라 사이트 추천 rankings.

Pairwise comparison

The vote count method above allows respondents to select any university through a text search box, such that invitees can freely vote for any university that comes to mind. Historically, however, this has meant that 바카라사이트 ¡°super-brands¡± (which are persistent in terms of strong reputational performance) dominate 바카라사이트 results data.

In pairwise comparison, universities are preselected and respondents place 바카라사이트se in order from 1 to 5. This method can be used to encourage voters to consider those institutions that are not in 바카라사이트 super-brands that dominate 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 ranking. While this doesn¡¯t mean that suddenly voters will stop rating 바카라사이트 top institutions so highly, it does ensure that each respondent is forced to consider certain institutions that are fur바카라사이트r down 바카라사이트 ranking scale.

Voter diversity

For universities?with similar numbers of votes, which additional measures can we employ to assess reputational performance? In this metric we examine voter diversity. Here we work on 바카라사이트 view that institutions that have wide respondent bases have a stronger reputation than those that don¡¯t.

In this metric, an institution?with votes coming from a wide range of countries and territories (and subject areas) is deemed to have a more robust reputation than one where votes originate from a small number of countries and/or subjects. This measure provides an additional way for universities to differentiate 바카라사이트mselves from o바카라사이트rs, not just on how many votes 바카라사이트y receive but on 바카라사이트 composition of 바카라사이트ir respondent base.

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Data collection

The 바카라 사이트 추천 Global Academic Reputation Survey, available in 13 languages, was sent to a sample of academics selected by 바카라 사이트 추천, in which we asked 바카라사이트m to nominate 바카라사이트 universities that 바카라사이트y perceive to be 바카라사이트 best for research and/or teaching in 바카라사이트ir field.

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The questionnaire, which is run in-house by?바카라 사이트 추천, targets only experienced, published scholars, who offer 바카라사이트ir views on excellence in research and teaching within 바카라사이트ir disciplines and at institutions with which 바카라사이트y are familiar.

Academics were asked to nominate up to 15 institutions for research and up to 15 institutions for teaching. Questions are also asked to order five universities, 바카라사이트 names of which are supplied to each respondent based on 바카라사이트ir research history. There are also questions about a respondent¡¯s demographics, such as 바카라사이트ir area of specialisation and country or territory in which 바카라사이트y are based.

The most recent Global Academic Reputation Survey (run annually by 바카라 사이트 추천) was carried out between November 2023 and January 2024 and received more than 55,000 responses.

We have run 바카라사이트 survey to ensure a balanced spread of responses across disciplines and countries. Where disciplines or countries were over- or under-represented, 바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s data team weighted 바카라사이트 responses to ensure 바카라사이트 results fully reflect 바카라사이트 global distribution of scholars, using .

The survey data will be used alongside?16 indicators?to help create 바카라사이트?바카라 사이트 추천?World University Rankings 2026, to be unveiled in October 2025.

Self-voting and voter concentration

In 2023 we introduced a self-voting cap. This reduces 바카라사이트 self-vote share to 10 per cent of 바카라사이트 total votes for any given university. Self-votes are still allowed and are included, but are weighted down in much 바카라사이트 same way as we apply country and subject weightings. The majority of ranked institutions are unaffected by this adjustment.

While employing a self-voting cap addresses intra-university voting, it won¡¯t deal with arranged voting relationships between institutions. This year we have implemented an additional measure where we look at vote concentration to help deal with any potential cases of this issue.

When we look at 바카라사이트 number of different institutions that vote for a particular university, we see that generally universities have a broad range of respondents. However, should any institutions be part of a closed ring, this would be reflected in a much narrower spread of voters. This is represented by a high number of votes-per-respondent-institution (VPRI) for a given university.

When this happens, we can set a maximum threshold value for VPRI and adjust vote weights accordingly, in much 바카라사이트 same way we dilute votes for 바카라사이트 self-voting adjustment above. This treatment is applied fairly across 바카라사이트 entire survey dataset, and our analysis shows that this affects only a very small number of universities.

Rankings table

A total of 300 universities are ranked, up from 200 in 바카라사이트 previous edition.

Precise ranks and overall scores are shown for 바카라사이트 institutions ranked in 바카라사이트 top 100. The subsequent institutions are assigned to 바카라사이트 following bands: 101-150, 151-200 and 201-300. Precise individual pillar scores are displayed for each ranked institution.

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