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Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
Rankings that are known to be scientifically sound, stable, and transparent!
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) is an annual publication for ranking of global universities drafted by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, which is an independent organisation engaged in research on higher education intelligence and consultation.
The first Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was published on June 2003 by the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), and Graduate School of Education (formerly the Institute of Higher Education) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. However, since 2009, the ARWU rankings have been published and copyrighted by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy.
What is the Shanghai Ranking based on?
This annual publication of world university rankings is based on five objective indicators:
The number of alumni and staff who accomplish Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals
The number of well-voiced researchers selected by Clarivate Analytics
The number of articles issued in journals of Nature and Science
The number of articles tabulated in the Science Citation Index i.e., Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index
Per capita performance of the institution
This year, more than 2500 institutions were scrutinised, and the best 1000 universities in the world are published.
Harvard University tops the ranking list for the 20th year. Stanford University remains at the No. 2 seat. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) rises one position to No. 3. Other Top 10 universities are Cambridge (4th), Berkeley (5th), Princeton (6th), Oxford (7th), Columbia (8th), Caltech (9th), and Chicago (10th).
In Continental Europe, Paris-Saclay University (16th) remains at the best position, followed by ETH Zurich (20th). Among Asian universities, The University of Tokyo (24th) keeps its leading position. Tsinghua University (26th) moves up two positions, holding on to the second-best place in Asia. The University of Melbourne (32nd) tops of other universities in Oceania for twelve consecutive years since 2011.
Four universities move up into the Top 50.
Source: https://www.shanghairanking.com/news/arwu/2022
Top 20 Universities in ARWU 2022
Institution | Country | Rank 2022 | Rank 2021 |
Harvard University | US | 1 | 1 |
Stanford University | US | 2 | 2 |
Massachusetts Institute | US | 3 | 4 |
University of Cambridge | UK | 4 | 3 |
University of California, Berkeley | US | 5 | 5 |
Princeton University | US | 6 | 6 |
University of Oxford | UK | 7 | 7 |
Columbia University | US | 8 | 8 |
California Institute of Technology | US | 9 | 9 |
University of Chicago | US | 10 | 10 |
Yale University | US | 11 | 11 |
Cornell University | US | 12 | 12 |
University of California, | US | 13 | 14 |
Johns Hopkins University | US | 14 | 16 |
University of Pennsylvania | US | 15 | 15 |
Paris-Saclay University | France | 16 | 13 |
University of Washington | US | 17 | 19 |
University College London | UK | 18 | 17 |
University of California, | US | 19 | 20 |
ETH Zurich | Switzerland | 20 | 21 |
It is said that one primary reason for the significant influence of the ARWU rankings is that it uses a methodology which is scientifically sound, stable, and transparent. The next Webometrics Ranking is expected to come out in the month of August 2023.
Source: https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2022