How U.S. News Calculated the Best Global Universities Rankings
The overall Best Global Universities ranking encompasses 1,750 top institutions spread across more than 90 countries.
Here’re 13 ranking indicators and their weight in %. Global research reputation - 12.5%
Regional research reputation -12.5%
Publications - 10%
Books - 2.5%
Conferences - 2.5%
Normalized citation impact - 10%
Total citations - 7.5%
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited - 12.5%
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited - 10%
International collaboration – relative to country - 5%
International collaboration - 5 %
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited in their respective field - 5%
Percentage of total publications that are among the top 1% most highly cited papers - 5%
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