Best universities in the world 2021

Рейтинг стран по числу вузов в списке 500 лучших учебных заведений мира по версии Тайваньского рейтинга

Страна		2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
США		139	138	141	145	145	149	154	158	159	163	163	170
Германия		35	36	37	40	41	41	46	46	45	45	43	45
Англия		35	36	36	35	36	36	35	36	37	36	37	39
Италия		28	29	28	28	28	30	28	29	31	29	29	26
Япония		14	15	17	18	20	22	22	24	28	29	35	32
Франция		21	20	20	20	21	21	20	22	22	20	21	17
Канада		20	20	19	20	22	22	22	21	22	21	22	23
Китай		50	45	36	35	29	30	23	18	16	15	13	9
Австралия		23	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	13	11			13
Испания		15	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	13	13			11
Голландия		12	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	12	12			12
Швеция		10	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	11	10			10
Южная Корея		15	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	10	10	9	9	9
Швейцария		7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8
Бельгия		7	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	7	7			5
Финляндия		6	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	6	6			7
Тайвань		4	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	6	5			4
Австрия		6	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	6	6			5
Бразилия		7	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	5	7			6
Израиль		5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Гонконг		5	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	5	5			5
Дания		5	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	4	5			5
Норвегия		4	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	4	4			4
Греция		2	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	4	4			4
Португалия		6	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	4	3			1
Ирландия		3	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	3	3			3
Сингапур		2	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2	2			2
Новая Зеландия		2	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2	2			3
ЮАР		4	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2	1			2
Польша		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Индия		1	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2	2			2
Чили		2	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2	2			1
Венгрия						1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2
Россия		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Чехия		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Аргентина		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Словения		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Мексика		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1
Таиланд		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Пуэрто-Рико
Хорватия			1					1					1

U-Ranking of Spanish Universities

U-Ranking classifies Spanish universities according to their performance (in teaching and research and innovation), correcting for the effect of their size in order to make them comparable

Universities with the same performance index are placed under the same level, classifying them alphabetically in 12 levels:

Преимущества дистанционного медицинского образования

U-Ranking for Research

The classification below contains the results of the assessment of research and innovation activity.

In this case, the results are the following:

Методология

Методология рейтинга Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities основана на библиометрическом методе: учебные заведения анализируются и ранжируются в зависимости от числа и качества научных публикаций. База данных из 4000 вузов формируется на основе списка Essential Sciences Indicators (ESI), в котором содержатся статьи из журналов, включенных в индексы SCI и SSCI. Из этого списка выбираются 700 наиболее продуктивных в отношении опубликованных исследований и их цитируемости заведений. Далее университеты ранжируются в зависимости от  количества научных исследований и числа упоминаний о них в научной литературе. Основной упор именно на результаты конкретных исследований делает критерии Тайваньского рейтинга более справедливыми, чем, например, оценка репутации университета или число обладателей Нобелевской премии, учитываюшиеся другими рейтингами.

При расчете Тайваньского рейтинга используются 9 показателей. Все они подсчитываются с использованием базы данных Essential Science Indicators (ESI). Все показатели Тайваньского рейтинга можно разделить на две большие группы: основанные на публикациях вуза (первые 2 показателя) и основанные на цитированиях (остальные 7 показателей). Период для анализа конкретных показателей определен субъективно: 1 год, 2 года или 11 лет.

Научная производительность: вес в итоговом индексе 20%

• число опубликованных научных исследований в печатных изданиях из списка  SCI  и SSCI за последние 11 лет — 10%
• число опубликованных научных исследований в печатных изданиях из списка  SCI  и SSCI в последний год — 10%

Цитируемость: вес в итоговом индексе 30%

• число упоминаний научных исследований из базы данных ESI за последние 11 лет — 10%
• число упоминаний научных исследований в научной прессе за последние 2 года (база данных — печатные издания из списка SCI  и SSCI) — 10%
• средний уровень числа упоминаний в научной прессе (отношение общего числа цитирований к общему числу статей за 11 лет) — 10%

Авторитетность в научных кругах: вес в итоговом индексе 50%

• индекс авторитетности (высчитывается по разработанной формуле как отношение общего числа исследований за последние 2 года к высокоцитируемым) — 20% (индекс авторитетности, равный 85, означает, что за последние два года коллективом университета было опубликовано 85 статей, каждая из которых была процитирована не менее 85 раз, а остальные статьи были процитированы меньшее число раз).
• число высокоцитируемых работ (база данных наиболее цитируемых статей Highly Cited Papers из ESI) — 15% (составители базы ESI определяют высокоцитируемые статьи как статьи, входящие в верхний 1% наиболее популярных статей в каждом году).
• число статей, опубликованных в наиболее авторитетных научных печатных изданиях (hi-impact journal articles — база данных Journal Citation Reports), за последний год — 15% (В JCR высокоцитируемые журналы определены как журналы, входящие по своему весу (общее число цитирований статей этого журнала за определенный период) в первые 5% журналов в своей предметной области).

Top 5 universities in the 2016 Shanghai Ranking

1. Harvard University

Harvard is probably the most prestigious university in the world, so it is no surprise that it tops the Shanghai Ranking every year and also takes the highest place in Times Higher Education’s reputation survey.

The university is highly residential and has a strong emphasis on research. It has produced 62 living billionaires, around 150 Nobel Laureates and eight US presidents.

Harvard’s campus is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, just a short distance away from Boston.

2. Stanford University

Stanford is probably best known for its huge impact on the development of technology and innovative business; the university was partially responsible for the growth of Silicon Valley next door, and many of its students, alumni and staff are involved in some of the most influential businesses and start-ups.

The main campus is next to Palo Alto, close to San Francisco, and covers a significant area of land with many faculty buildings, residences, museums, gardens and a new meditation centre.

If companies founded by Stanford alumni were a country, they would be the 10th largest economy in the world, generating more than $2.7 trillion annually.

3. University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, also near San Francisco, is the oldest institution in the University of California system. It was founded in 1868 and now offers around 350 undergraduate and graduate degree programmes.

Researchers and alumni affiliated with the university are extremely successful, winning a total of 72 Nobel prizes, 105 Olympic gold medals, and many other prestigious awards.

The historic campus was the result of a nationwide architectural competition in 1898 and 1899. Many of the buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

4. University of Cambridge

As the only UK university in the top five, the University of Cambridge provides a significantly different student experience. Students live and mostly learn in small colleges, each of which has a distinct character and traditions.

Cambridge is one of the oldest universities in the world, founded in 1209. Many famous figures have attended the university, including prime ministers, scientists and writers.

Students at Cambridge receive a high amount of personal tuition, through tutorials with just one or two of their peers.

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Based next door Harvard, MIT is located in a hub of research and learning. Although it specialises in science and technology, it also boasts world-leading arts and humanities programmes.

Like Stanford, MIT has a strong entrepreneurial culture, and adopted the European polytechnic university model when it was founded in 1861.

The campus displays unusual architecture designed by famous architects including Frank O. Gehry and William Welles Bosworth.

Undergraduates are guaranteed housing for four years in a campus dormitory, which fosters strong communities and social atmospheres.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

It really couldn’t be anyone else, could it? For a record-breaking seventh consecutive year, MIT has been crowned the best university in the world, helped by the fact it scores a perfect 100 for four of the six indicators used to compile the ranking. No other institution manages this.

MIT also achieves a world-leading score for citations per faculty and performs impressively well for its international student ratio.

The remaining best 20 universities in the US this year are…

The next top US universities all achieved positions in the global top 500:

After 500, the world ranking continues in bands (e.g. 501-510). Universities which share a band are considered to have the same rank.

The remaining 19 top US universities are all ranked in the 801-1000 range, making them joint 138th in the US. They are:

Auburn University, Baylor University, Binghamton University SUNY, Brigham Young University, Florida International University, Fordham University, George Mason University, Loyola University Chicago, Marquette University, Miami University, Ohio University, San Diego State University, University of Arkansas, University of Mississippi, University of Montana Missoula, University of San Diego, University of San Francisco, University of the Pacific and Utah State University.

Find out more about studying in the US with our complete guide, which includes advice on applications, visas, costs, funding and more.  

U-Ranking vs. U-Ranking Volume

The comparison of our two main rankings once again shows a group that appears at the top of the rankings in the areas that have been examined. The shaded area of the graph contains a group of 14 universities which stand out in U-Ranking in both performance and volume of results. From this point of view, there is a group of universities that show the best practices in the university system. In turn, the universities listed in the Shanghai Ranking have been highlighted in red. The results are very clear, the universities in the shaded area which have the best results in volume and performance in U-Ranking are almost all present in the Shanghai Ranking.

Top five universities in the 2019 ShanghaiRanking Academic Ranking of World Universities

1. Harvard University 

Harvard University is the oldest university in the US, having been formed in 1636, and is considered one of the most prestigious in the world.

The museums affiliated with the institution hold more than 28 million works of art, artefacts, specimens and instruments. 

Harvard’s alumni include eight US presidents, several foreign heads of state and 62 living billionaires. Some 130 Nobel laureates, 18 Fields Medallists, and 13 Turing Award winners have been affiliated with the university as students or staff.

2. Stanford University 

Stanford University is known for nurturing an entrepreneurial spirit among its students, a legacy of its founders, Jane and Leland Stanford. It is also renowned for its relationship with Silicon Valley. 

The 8,000-acre campus is located in California’s Bay Area. There are more than 625 student associations at the university, including the student newspaper, The Stanford Daily.

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3. University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is the only UK university to feature in the top five. Cambridge affiliates have won some 90 Nobel prizes, and are represented in every category.

The list of high-achieving alumni from the institution is endless, but prominent among them are Stephen Hawking, David Attenborough, Virginia Woolf and Zadie Smith.

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Researchers at this specialist science and technology institution invented one of the first large-scale high-speed computers in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1951. The Whirlwind I is still on display at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Museum.

Some 25,800 active companies have been started or co-founded by living MIT alumni, showing just how much impact MIT has had on innovation. 

5. University of California, Berkeley

Rounding off the top five is the University of California, Berkeley. The university is not without its unusual traditions, and students are expected to roll down 4.0 Hill on campus to get good grades. However, if you step on the Berkeley seal nearby, it has been said that you will be cursed for the year.  

The tradition obviously works as Berkeley faculty, alumni, and researchers include 91 Nobel laureates. The institution’s alumni have also achieved 13 Fields Medals, 23 Turing Awards, 45 MacArthur Fellowships, 20 Academy Awards, 14 Pulitzer Prizes and 117 Olympic gold medals.  

U-Ranking Volume of Spanish Universities

In contrast with the previous classification, U-Ranking Volume takes into account the total volume of results — teaching and research and innovation of the Spanish universities — and, therefore, the size of the university is a factor, along with the performance of each institution.

U-Ranking Volume classification is as follows:

U-Ranking for Teaching

The following classification focuses entirely on the teaching results of Spanish universities.

In this case, the results are the following:

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