ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Methodology
Academic Ranking of World Universities focuses on research output, alumni achievements and faculty awards. 6 indicators weighted as follows:
Indicators & weights
6 indicators-
10%
Alumni Award
Alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals
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20%
Award
Staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals
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20%
Highly Cited Researchers
Number of researchers in 21 broad subject categories
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20%
Nature & Science
Papers published in Nature or Science journals
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20%
Publications
Papers indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded + Social Science Citation Index
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10%
Per Capita Performance
Per capita academic performance — weighted score divided by full-time academic staff
Source:
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