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Global university rankings uncovered: introduction 全球大学排名揭晓:介绍

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics Pub Date : 2014-05-15 DOI: 10.3354/ESEP00148

K. Stergiou, Athanassios C. Tsikliras

引用次数: 9

On impact factors and university rankings: from birth to boycott 影响因素与大学排名:从出生到抵制

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics Pub Date : 2014-05-15 DOI: 10.3354/ESEP00141

K. Stergiou, S. Lessenich

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引用次数: 27

Which came first: the money or the rank? 金钱和地位哪个更重要?

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics Pub Date : 2014-05-15 DOI: 10.3354/ESEP00147

Athanassios C. Tsikliras, David Z. Robinson, K. Stergiou

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引用次数: 5

Framing the university ranking game: actors, motivations, and actions 构建大学排名游戏:参与者、动机和行动

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics Pub Date : 2014-05-15 DOI: 10.3354/ESEP00138

J. Dearden, Rajdeep Grewal, G. Lilien

引用次数: 13

The mismeasure of higher education? The corrosive effect of university rankings 对高等教育的误判?大学排名的腐蚀效应

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics Pub Date : 2014-05-15 DOI: 10.3354/ESEP00135

D. Robinson

引用次数: 18

University ranking: a dialogue on turning towards alternatives 大学排名:一场转向其他选择的对话

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics Pub Date : 2014-05-15 DOI: 10.3354/ESEP00136

Sarah Amsler

引用次数: 25

World class universities and international rankings 世界一流大学和国际排名

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics Pub Date : 2014-05-15 DOI: 10.3354/ESEP00132

D. Turner

引用次数: 9

University rankings and the scientification of social sciences and humanities 大学排名与社会科学和人文科学的科学化

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics Pub Date : 2014-05-15 DOI: 10.3354/ESEP00144

Costas Stratilatis

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引用次数: 15

Strategies for academic and research excellence for a young university: perspectives from Singapore 一所年轻大学的卓越学术和研究策略:来自新加坡的观点

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics Pub Date : 2014-05-15 DOI: 10.3354/ESEP00139

C. Lim, F. Boey

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引用次数: 11

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2004-2012 2004-2012年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics Pub Date : 2014-05-15 DOI: 10.3354/ESEP00145

Phil Baty

引用次数: 40