The AllAboutUni.com analysis is based on the two major international rankings of the WorldҀs Top-500 universities: the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Times Higher Education and Quacquarelli Symonds. The ARWU is produced by a public university in China and THES-QS is produced by a private company in the United Kingdom.
The overall overlap of the two rankings is 67%, meaning that 67 of the World's Top-100 universities appear in both the ARWU ranking and THES-QS ranking. This means there are 33 universities (one in three) in each of the rankings that do not appear in the other list.
English-speaking countries dominate both rankings
Roughly 70% of the World's Top-100 universities are located in English-speaking countries (United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland). For the ARWU, this figure is 72% and for the THES-QS it is 68%.
Universities in the US dominates both rankings
Universities located in the US dominate both of the World's Top-100 university rankings: 54% for the ARWU and 37% for the THES-QS. There are fewer US universities in THES-QS, a difference that is mainly related to the inclusion of more Asian/Pacific universities in the THES-QS ranking (see below).
It is interesting to note that among the World's Top-25 universities, the position of the US is even more pronounced: 72% in ARWU and 56% in THES-QS
UK consistently number two
The UK is consistently ranked second in both the ARWU (11% of the World's Top-100 universities) and THES-QS rankings (17%). This contribution is even higher for the World's Top-25 universities: 12% for the ARWU and 24% for the THES-QS .
THES-QS is more international than ARWU
Twenty countries are included in the THES-QS ranking of the World's Top-100 universities compared to 15 countries for the ARWU. The THES-QS ranking includes more non-US universities: 63% universities compared to 46% in the ARWU.
THES-QS has many more Asian/Pacific universities
There are more than twice as many Asian/Pacific universities in the THES-QS ranking (22%) of the World's Top-100 universities than in the ARWU ranking (8%). Whilst only three Asian/Pacific countries are represented in ARWU (Japan (4), Australia (3) and Israel (1)), there are eight countries in THES-QS (Australia (7), Japan (4), Hong Kong (3), China (2), Singapore (2), South Korea (2), Israel (1) and New Zealand (1)).
Conclusions
The AllAboutUni.com assessment found that the THES-QS ranking is more international than the ARWU ranking (it has many more Asian/Pacific universities). The assessment also found that 70% of World's Top-100 universities are located in English-speaking countries (especially in the US and UK).
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Asian/Pacific universities poorly represented in the WorldҀs Top-100 Universities
An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com reveals that only 8 Asian/Pacific universities are included in the WorldҀs Top-100 universities. AllAboutUni.com is an independent, global and inter-active website where visitors can obtain information about universities (global rankings, student reviews, university news and campus pictures). It publishes regular reports on universities around the world.
The analysis is based on a ranking of the WorldҀs top-500 Universities produced by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Several indicators of academic or research performance are used to establish the ranking, these include staff winning Nobel Prizes, highly cited researchers and articles indexed in major citation indices. The rankings have been published since 2003, with the 2008 rankings published on 15 August 2008.
Looking solely at the World's Top-100 universities, there are only 8 universities in the Asian/Pacific region: Tokyo University (ranked 19th), Kyoto University (23rd), Australian National University (59th), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (65th), Osaka University (68th), University of Melbourne (73rd), Tohoku University (79th) and University of Sydney (97th). In comparison, there were 58 universities based in the Americas (mainly in the USA) and 34 in Europe.
Looking at the WorldҀs Top-500 universities, 20% are located in the Asian/Pacific (n=100) area, roughly 40% in Europe (n=210) and 40% in the Americas (n=190). The 100 Asian/Pacific universities are located in the following countries: Japan (31), China (18), Australia (15), South Korea (8), China - Taiwan (7), Israel (6), China - Hong Kong (5), New Zealand (5), Singapore (2) and India (2). A number of factors will affect the Asian/Pacific rankings, including the size of the economy, the level of development, national wealth and population size. However, it seems that India, with a total population of 900 million inhabitants, is poorly represented in the ranking and Australia, with a total population of 20 million inhabitants, is very well represented.
The AllAboutUni.com website provides a portal where students can find independent information about universities from around the world. рThe website allows students to compare colleges and universities online based on independent information: the Shanghai rankings, student reviews and campus pictures. Combining this with the information provided by university websites, we hope students will be able to find the college or university of their dreamsҀ, says John Paget, Founder of the AllAboutUni.com website. John studied Economics at the London School of Economics and then completed graduate studies in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. The AllAboutUni.com website was launched in November 2007.
The analysis is based on a ranking of the WorldҀs top-500 Universities produced by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Several indicators of academic or research performance are used to establish the ranking, these include staff winning Nobel Prizes, highly cited researchers and articles indexed in major citation indices. The rankings have been published since 2003, with the 2008 rankings published on 15 August 2008.
Looking solely at the World's Top-100 universities, there are only 8 universities in the Asian/Pacific region: Tokyo University (ranked 19th), Kyoto University (23rd), Australian National University (59th), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (65th), Osaka University (68th), University of Melbourne (73rd), Tohoku University (79th) and University of Sydney (97th). In comparison, there were 58 universities based in the Americas (mainly in the USA) and 34 in Europe.
Looking at the WorldҀs Top-500 universities, 20% are located in the Asian/Pacific (n=100) area, roughly 40% in Europe (n=210) and 40% in the Americas (n=190). The 100 Asian/Pacific universities are located in the following countries: Japan (31), China (18), Australia (15), South Korea (8), China - Taiwan (7), Israel (6), China - Hong Kong (5), New Zealand (5), Singapore (2) and India (2). A number of factors will affect the Asian/Pacific rankings, including the size of the economy, the level of development, national wealth and population size. However, it seems that India, with a total population of 900 million inhabitants, is poorly represented in the ranking and Australia, with a total population of 20 million inhabitants, is very well represented.
The AllAboutUni.com website provides a portal where students can find independent information about universities from around the world. рThe website allows students to compare colleges and universities online based on independent information: the Shanghai rankings, student reviews and campus pictures. Combining this with the information provided by university websites, we hope students will be able to find the college or university of their dreamsҀ, says John Paget, Founder of the AllAboutUni.com website. John studied Economics at the London School of Economics and then completed graduate studies in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. The AllAboutUni.com website was launched in November 2007.
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