A Comparison of Three Major Academic Rankings for World Universities: From a Research Evaluation Perspective

IF 0.2 Q4 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Library and Information Studies Pub Date : 2011-06-01 DOI:10.6182/JLIS.2011.9(1).001

Mu-Hsuan Huang

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Abstract

This paper introduces three current major university ranking systems. The Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities by Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT Ranking) emphasizes both the quality and quantity of research and current research performance. The Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tung University (ARWU) focuses on outstanding performance of universities with indicators such as Nobel Prize winners. The QS World University Ranking (2004-2009) by Times Higher Education (THE-QS) emphasizes on peer review with high weighting in evaluation. This paper compares the 2009 ranking results from the three ranking systems. Differences exist in the top 20 universities in three ranking systems except the Harvard University, which scored top one in all of the three rankings. Comparisons also revealed that the THE-QS favored UK universities. Further, obvious differences can be observed between THE-QS and the other two rankings when ranking results of some European countries (Germany, UK, Netherlands, & Switzerland) and Chinese speaking regions were compared.

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世界大学三大学术排名比较:基于研究评价的视角

本文介绍了目前三种主要的大学排名体系。台湾高等教育评估认证委员会世界大学科学论文绩效排名(HEEACT排名)强调研究的质量和数量以及当前的研究绩效。上海交通大学(ARWU)的世界大学学术排名以诺贝尔奖获得者等指标为重点，关注大学的杰出表现。《泰晤士报高等教育》(The -QS)的QS世界大学排名(2004-2009)强调同行评议，在评估中占有很高的权重。本文比较了三个排名系统2009年的排名结果。除了哈佛大学在3个排名体系中都排名第一外，前20名大学之间存在差异。比较还显示，the - qs更青睐英国大学。此外，在比较部分欧洲国家(德国、英国、荷兰和瑞士)和汉语地区的排名结果时，可以发现the - qs与其他两个排名之间存在明显差异。

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