World Reputation Rankings 2013 methodology
Poll position: experts think these are the best in the business The excellent response to the third round of the annual Academic Reputation Survey gives an even more accurate picture of scholarly...
Poll position: experts think these are the best in the business The excellent response to the third round of the annual Academic Reputation Survey gives an even more accurate picture of scholarly...
Census sensibility reveals the global academy’s greatest names Which universities do scholars think are the best on the planet? This is no idle question, as our annual Academic Reputation Survey...
The Europe Teaching Rankings look at student engagement. A total of 14 factors feed into the data, which are used to reflect the broad strength of institutions
From just 200 universities to almost 2,000, the World University Rankings have become more global and more inclusive. Ellie Bothwell goes through the archives to examine the most noteworthy...
For some smaller universities less means more, while Chinese institutions are reaping the benefits of increased state funding, writes Ellie Bothwell
China’s leading universities are soaring up the global and Asian tables, largely driven by improvements in citation impact, says Ellie Bothwell
Times Higher Education rankings editor Phil Baty outlined his initial views on the European Commission’s new project to rank the world’s universities, U-MultiRank, in a letter published by...
Western universities receive strong scores on student-staff interaction, while those in Japan are rated highly on applying students’ learning to the ‘real world’
Ellie Bothwell examines strengths and weaknesses in different higher education systems across the Continent
Jack Grove reports from Moscow on bold plans to revive the country’s ailing higher education sector
There is growing concern that China is trying to silence its critics in the West, with academic publishers a particular target. Tao Zhang considers the consequences for scholarly freedom – and what...
Asia continues its progress towards superpower status on a wave of investment, says Phil Baty
The World University Rankings 2014-2015 continue the trends of US decline and Asian ascent, writes Phil Baty
Outside the legion of ‘super-brands’ that occupies the top of the table, a number of players are strengthening their positions, Phil Baty discovers An elite group of six global “super-brands” has...
Phil Baty welcomes some new faces (and additional context) to the inaugural THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings Many of the world’s emerging economies have put the development of world-class...