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ShanghaiRanking

ShanghaiRanking, officially ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, is a Shanghai-based organization that compiles and publishes global university rankings and related analytics. It is best known for the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), commonly called the Shanghai Ranking, which ranks universities worldwide. The organization specializes in data-driven evaluation and offers several ranking products focused on institutions and disciplines.

History and scope: The ARWU originated in 2003 with input from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and researchers

Rankings and methodology: ARWU ranks universities using objective indicators that reflect education quality, faculty quality, research

Impact and reception: The rankings influence university prestige and policy discussions worldwide. Critics point to potential

at
ShanghaiRanking.
It
has
since
become
one
of
the
most
widely
cited
university
rankings
globally,
expanding
to
multiple
regional
and
subject-focused
lists
and
to
other
ranking
products
designed
for
policymakers,
institutions,
and
researchers.
output,
and
international
presence.
Core
indicators
include
the
number
of
alumni
and
staff
winning
prestigious
prizes
such
as
Nobel
Prizes
and
Fields
Medals,
the
number
of
highly
cited
researchers,
and
the
volume
of
articles
published
in
top-tier
journals
such
as
Nature
and
Science,
as
well
as
papers
indexed
in
major
citation
databases.
In
addition
to
ARWU,
ShanghaiRanking
publishes
the
Global
Ranking
of
Academic
Subjects
(GRAS),
which
evaluates
universities
by
discipline,
and
various
regional
and
economic-focused
lists.
biases
toward
research-intensive
institutions
and
prize-based
metrics.
ShanghaiRanking
defends
its
approach
as
focusing
on
indicators
with
demonstrated
impact
on
quality
and
international
standing,
while
periodically
updating
methodologies
to
improve
fairness
and
transparency.