Methodology
Three key aspects are identified for the World University Research Rankings, namely research multi-disciplinarity, research impact and research collaborative-ness. To quantitatively measure these three aspects, 7 indicators are selected with Web of Science as the source of data, using the OECD schema, as shown below. For each university, its values for these 7 indicators will be normalised and aggregated for respective rankings.
Aspect | Indicator | Measurement by indicator | Indicator’s weightage in overall score |
Research multi-disciplinarity |
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Degree of multi-disciplinary research across different fields | 1/7 |
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Degree of multi-disciplinary research across different categories within same research field | 1/7 | |
Research impact |
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Average standard of University’s research impact | 1/7 |
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Proportion of University’s publications in most impactful journals | 1/7 | |
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Proportion of peaks of excellence in University’s research impact | 1/7 | |
Research collaborative-ness |
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Degree of collaborative-ness across academia-industry boundaries | 1/7 |
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Degree of collaborative-ness across international borders | 1/7 |
Reference:
InCites Indicators Handbook