Global Rankings

It is regarded as one of the most prominent and widely recognized university rankings worldwide, published by the UK-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) since 2004. The ranking is based on a blend of quantitative indicators and survey-based assessments, including academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-to-student ratio, research citations, and the proportion of international faculty and students, along with additional metrics that reflect global engagement and collaboration.

Thanks to its reliance on large-scale surveys and diverse indicators, the QS World University Rankings has become a key reference for international students seeking to choose universities and for academic institutions aiming to measure their visibility and standing in the global higher education landscape

Also known as the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), this is one of the oldest and most renowned global university rankings, first launched in 2003 by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. The ranking primarily emphasizes academic and research performance, relying on objective indicators such as: the number of alumni and faculty who have received Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, the count of highly cited researchers, publications in top-tier journals such as Nature and Science, and the volume of scientific output indexed in international databases.

With its rigorous methodology and reliance on quantitative measures, the Shanghai Ranking (ARWU) is considered a key reference for assessing the scientific and research standing of universities worldwide, and is often regarded as the most precise benchmark of academic research strength among global institutions.

The SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) is an international classification system for academic and research institutions, published by the Spanish-based SCImago Research Group, which specializes in the analysis of scientific data. The ranking draws primarily on data from Elsevier’s Scopus database and evaluates universities and research centers across three main dimensions: research performance (number, quality, and citations of publications), innovation (patents and knowledge transfer), and societal impact (web visibility and social influence).

Due to its comprehensive scope, the SCImago Rankings extend beyond universities to include governmental and private institutions, as well as health and research centers, making it an important tool for measuring the scientific output, societal relevance, and economic impact of institutions worldwide.