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The ARWU was originally established in 2003 by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and has been updated annually. From 2009 onwards, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has been produced and copyrighted by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. Each year, ARWU evaluates over 2500 universities, with the results for the top 1000 universities being made public. 27 Aug 2025 [1 min read] |
Ranking Criteria:
Universities are ranked by several academic or research performance indicators, including alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, Highly Cited Researchers, papers published in Nature and Science, papers indexed in major citation indices, and the per capita academic performance of an institution.
Indicators and Weights:
| Criteria | Indicator | Code | Weight |
| Quality of Education | Alumni of an institution winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals | Alumni | 10% |
| Quality of Faculty | Staff of an institution winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals | Award | 20% |
| Highly Cited Researchers | HiCi | 20% | |
| Research Output | Papers published in Nature and Science* | N&S | 20% |
| Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded and Social Science Citation Index (Web of Science) | PUB | 20% | |
| Per Capita Performance | Per capita academic performance of an institution | PCP | 10% |
| *For institutions specialized in humanities and social sciences, N&S is not considered, and the weight of N&S is relocated to other indicators. | |||
For more information about the methodology, please click here.
For more information on university rankings, please refer to the Library Guide.
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