(10 Jun 2026) the Nature Index has introduced updates to broaden its disciplinary coverage and refine its methodology with the release of the 2026 Research Leaders tables, marking a major step in the evolution of the database since its launch in 2014. The 2026 tables (based on full year 2025 data) show that China continues to lead…
By Ruth A Pagell* (30 Sep 2024) Several rankings were released while I relived the past, writing RR 60. Changes include: Webometrics adding ROR (Research Organizations Registry) identity records to thousands of institutions and revising its university citation rankings SIR (Scimago Institutions Rankings) adding three new metrics to its Societal Factors US News Global modifying…
(21 Aug 2024) The Nature Index 2024 South Korea supplement highlights the challenges that the country is facing in science and investment, including in research output and gender disparity – with only 23% of the research workforce being female, there is a major growth opportunity for the country to cement its place as leader in…
By Ruth A Pagell* (27 Sep 2023) Ruth’s Ranking 56 Part 1 raised concerns over existing rankings and showed how THE Impact was addressing some of them. Part 2 continues the discussion. QS 2024 World Rankings changed metrics and weightings, causing controversy over changes in countries’ performance. Nature added a new subject, Health Sciences and…
For the second year running, China sees the largest increase in research output among top-ten countries. The Nature Index Annual Tables reveal the institutions that have helped China surpass the United States as the leading country in the natural sciences. (15 Jun 2023) The 2023 Nature Index Annual Tables examine the institutions and countries…
By Ruth A. Pagell* (4 Oct 2022) Article 52 has two parts and a separate special report that has links to statements players in the bibliometric supply chain made in response to events in Russia and Ukraine. Part One is a short review of Changing Higher Education in East Asia (Marginson & Xu, referred…
By Ruth A. Pagell* U.S. News includes four universities from Singapore No Asian university is in the top 10 in U.S. News Global or NTU Scientific Papers QS Asia increases its number of Hong Kong Universities to nine 70% of Nature’s young universities are from Asia or Oceania Taiwan is attracting more international students Clarivate…
(24 Sep 2021) The Nature Index 2021 Science Cities, released on September 24, takes a new focus on its science cities, as it examines their research output related to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from the period of 2015-20. The top 10 science cities in SDG-related research are Beijing, San Francisco Bay Area,…
By Ruth A. Pagell* What does it mean for China to have a declining share in Nature Index? How do rankings for publications and proportion of publications differ in CWTS Leiden? Is there anything new in THE Asia? Are there changes in international student scores in QS World 2022? What is new with Preprints?…
By Ruth A. Pagell* (7 Apr 2021) It is worth checking the updated rankings for changes in methodology or in top universities. Major changes at the top rarely happen as is the case with the updates from QS subject rankings, THE’s Emerging Economies, the student-focused Japanese Universities, and Nature Index Asia Pacific. Look away…