Reputation / en 茄子直播 nabs 27th spot in top universities ranked worldwide /news/u-t-nabs-27th-spot-top-universities-ranked-worldwide <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">茄子直播 nabs 27th spot in top universities ranked worldwide </span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/uoft-ranking-aug2016.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=7AwVpf9K 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/uoft-ranking-aug2016.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=aI9-KqC3 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/uoft-ranking-aug2016.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=P_FDgz9K 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/uoft-ranking-aug2016.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=7AwVpf9K" alt="Smiling students"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lavende4</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-08-15T15:40:03-04:00" title="Monday, August 15, 2016 - 15:40" class="datetime">Mon, 08/15/2016 - 15:40</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Students at convocation: Once again, 茄子直播 has been ranked as the top university in Canada (Ken Jones photo)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/jennifer-robinson" hreflang="en">Jennifer Robinson</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Jennifer Robinson</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/global-lens" hreflang="en">Global Lens</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/rankings" hreflang="en">Rankings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/global" hreflang="en">Global</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/reputation" hreflang="en">Reputation</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The students aren鈥檛 yet back but that doesn鈥檛 mean things are quiet on campus!</p> <p>Today, Shanghai Jiao Tong University released its latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) report, with the University of Toronto once again placing in the upper echelon of top-ranked global universities and retaining its spot as the leading&nbsp;institution of higher learning in Canada.</p> <p>鈥淎chieving excellence is something our faculty, staff and students at the University of Toronto strive for every day.&nbsp;The international rankings, despite differences in methodologies and data sources, consistently continue to place us among the leading institutions globally,鈥 said <strong>Vivek Goel</strong>, 茄子直播鈥檚 vice-president of research and innovation.&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淲e鈥檙e proud the ARWU has once again recognized the research excellence we foster and produce to help solve some of the world鈥檚 most pressing challenges.鈥</p> <p>Of the <a href="http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2016.html">top 100 universities worldwide</a>, as ranked by ARWU, Harvard University retained the top spot again in 2016. It has remained in the No. 1 position every year since ARWU started scoring the top 1,200 universities worldwide in 2003.</p> <p>Following the University of Toronto in the 27th spot, the next Canadian university to place was the University of British Columbia at 34<sup>th</sup>, followed by McGill University at 63<sup>rd</sup> and McMaster University at 83<sup>rd</sup>.</p> <p>This is the first of several high-profile higher education rankings coming out over the 2016-2017 academic year, including:</p> <ul> <li>Reuters World鈥檚 Most Innovative Universities; Times Higher Education (THE) world rankings; and QS World University Rankings in September, followed by</li> <li>U.S. News and World Report Global University Rankings; Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities by National Taiwan University (NTU); and Times Higher Education (THE) subject rankings later this fall.</li> </ul> <p>The various independent ranking systems use different criteria and weigh them according to their own rules and standards.</p> <p>ARWU, for example, compiles its rankings using several indicators of academic or research performance, including alumni and faculty winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (10 per cent weight to alumni and 20 per cent to staff), highly cited researchers in 21 broad subject categories (20 per cent weight), papers published in <em>Nature </em>and <em>Science </em>(20 per cent weight), papers indexed in major citation indices (20 per cent weight), and the per capita academic performance of an institution (10 per cent weight).</p> <p>For each indicator, the highest scoring institution is assigned a score of 100, and other institutions are calculated as a percentage of the top score.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 15 Aug 2016 19:40:03 +0000 lavende4 99973 at 茄子直播 first in Canada in global reputation rankings /news/u-t-first-canada-global-reputation-rankings <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">茄子直播 first in Canada in global reputation rankings</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-05-050uoftnews-rankings-2016.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=gqY5eThM 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2016-05-050uoftnews-rankings-2016.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=JG6f-ku9 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2016-05-050uoftnews-rankings-2016.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=kSvYP9Rs 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-05-050uoftnews-rankings-2016.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=gqY5eThM" alt="Students and professor look through a microscope"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lavende4</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-05-05T11:13:39-04:00" title="Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 11:13" class="datetime">Thu, 05/05/2016 - 11:13</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">鈥淲hen institutions do more research they attract better students and scholars and that boosts their reputation鈥 (photo by Arthur Kwiatkowski)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/terry-lavender" hreflang="en">Terry Lavender</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Terry Lavender</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/global-lens" hreflang="en">Global Lens</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/rankings" hreflang="en">Rankings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/global" hreflang="en">Global</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/reputation" hreflang="en">Reputation</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto is first in Canada and one of the top 25 universities in the world, according to the prestigious <em>Times Higher Education</em> World Reputation Rankings.</p> <p>These latest rankings, published May 4, place 茄子直播 at 23rd. This reflects one component of the data gathered for <em>Times Higher Education</em>鈥檚 comprehensive World University Rankings, in which 茄子直播 is currently ranked 19th overall in the world.</p> <p>In this week鈥檚 reputation rankings, Harvard University leads the way, followed by MIT, Stanford, Cambridge and Oxford. Besides 茄子直播, the only Canadian universities to make the top 50 are the University of British Columbia (37) and McGill (39).</p> <h2><a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/world-reputation-rankings-2016-winning-recognition-worldwide">Read the <em>Times Higher Education</em> article</a></h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The reputation rankings are based on an invitation-only survey of more than 10,000 academics around the world, taken between January and March of this year. Scores are based on the number of times an institution is cited by respondents as being the best in their field. In the survey, scholars were asked to name no more than 15 universities that they believed were the best in research and teaching, with research given more weight.&nbsp; The number one institution, Harvard University, was the one selected most often.</p> <p>鈥淭his latest ranking confirms again that 茄子直播鈥檚 incredible breadth and depth of academic excellence are recognized by scholars around the world,鈥 said 茄子直播 president <strong>Meric Gertler</strong>. 鈥淥ur faculty members have built a global reputation for their research and teaching, reflecting their impact in addressing the most important questions of our time.</p> <p>鈥淎t the same time, the rapid rise of universities in China and the rest of Asia in this year鈥檚 reputational rankings should be a sign to our own governments that public support for higher education and research is critically important.鈥</p> <p>茄子直播 consistently does well in global rankings tables. In 2015, 茄子直播 placed 25th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 16th in the <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report</em> Best Global Universities ranking and third in the Taiwan National University ranking.</p> <h2><a href="http://news.utoronto.ca/tags/rankings">Read more rankings stories about 茄子直播</a></h2> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 05 May 2016 15:13:39 +0000 lavende4 14031 at