[Web4lib] _Academic Ranking of World Universities_

[Isidro F. Aguillo]

Dear colleagues,

An alternative to rankings based on bibliometric and other traditional 
indicators is the Webometrics Ranking that has ben updated last July.

***Webometrics Ranking of World Universities - July 2007***

http://www.webometrics.info/

Includes

*** Top 4,000 World Universities
*** Top 1,000 Research Institutes
*** Regional and country-level lists
*** Comparative analyisis
*** Bilingual edition (English/Spanish)
*** Detailed methodology


The Ranking's aim is to show the commitment of the academic 
organizations to the electronic publication, the open access to 
scientific results and the internationalization of their activities. As 
other rankings are more focused on World Class Universities, our purpose 
is to offer an extended coverage including information about the 
developing countries' institutions.

We intend to motivate both institutions and scholars to have a web 
presence that reflect accurately their activities. *If the web 
performance of an institution is below the expected position according 
to their academic excellence, university authorities should reconsider 
their web policy, promoting substantial increases of the volume and 
quality of their electronic publications.*

The ranking is based on a combined indicator that takes into account 
both the volume of the Web contents and the visibility and impact of 
this web publications according to the number of external inlinks 
(sitations) they received.


Gerry Mckiernan escribió:
> ***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS***
>
> Colleagues/
>
> An Limited Alternative to the US News & World Report College Rankings?
> [http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/ranknatudoc_brief.php 
> ]
>
> ***Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2007***
>
>  The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has been published 
> by the Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 
> (IHE-SJTU).
> [ http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2007/ranking2007.htm ]
>  
> Includes
>
> *** Top 500 World Universities
> *** Ranking Methodology
> *** Ranking Statistics
> *** Comparison
> *** Frequently Asked Questions
> *** Contact
>
> OPTIONS
>
> 1. Top 500 World Universities
> **Top 100; 102-202; 203-304; 305-401; 402-508
> **Download Full List in Microsoft Excel Format
> **Download Full List in PDF Format (Sort By Rank)
> **Download Full List in PDF Format (Sort By Institution)
>
> 2. Top 100 North & Latin American Universities
>
> 3. Top 100 European Universities
>
> 4. Top 100 Asia Pacific Universities
>
>  
>>>> Other Editions Available 2003-2006<<<
>>>>         
>
> DISCLAIMER
>
> Although ARWU has ranked research universities in the world by their 
> academic or research performance based on internationally comparable 
> third-party data that everyone could check, there are still many 
> methodological and technical problems. Please read the ranking 
> methodology carefully and use ranking results with cautions.
>
> [ http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2005/disclaimer.htm ]
>
> /Gerry
> Gerry McKiernan
> Associate Professor
> Science and Technology Librarian
> Iowa State University Library
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Isidro F. Aguillo
laboratorio de Cibermetria

isidro @ cindoc.csic.es

CINDOC - CSIC
Joaquín Costa, 22
28002 Madrid. Spain

34-91-5635482 ext 313
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Isidro F. Aguillo
laboratorio de Cibermetria

isidro @ cindoc.csic.es

CINDOC - CSIC
Joaquín Costa, 22
28002 Madrid. Spain

34-91-5635482 ext 313
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