Academic Classification of Universities of Argentina

Academic classification of universities , are the orderly lists that classify and accommodate the universities and institutions of higher education and research, according to a rigorous scientific methodology of the bibliometric type that includes measurable and reproducible objective criteria, therefore the name of “academic”.

Some well -known academic classifications are:

Universia classification [ To edit ]

Universia is an Internet portal for Ibero -American university students and publishes a bibliometric study for research universities and institutes in this region. Its methodology is based on the number of arbitrated publications that are registered in the Science Citation Index database ^{[ first ]} ​

• The five best classified in Argentina, by total production ^{[ 2 ]} ​

^* CONICET is not a university, but an autonomous organism, under the Ministry of Science and Technology dedicated to the promotion of science and technology. ^{[ 3 ]} ​ ^** The National Atomic Energy Commission is not a university, but an autonomous body, under the Ministry of Energy and Mining, dedicated to nuclear research for peaceful purposes. ^{[ 4 ]} ​

Shanghai jiao tong university rate [ To edit ]

It is one of the best known classifications, it is a list compiled by a group of Bibliometry specialists from the Jiao Tong University in Shanghai in China. This list includes the largest higher education institutions in the world and are ordered according to a formula that takes into account the number of winners with the Nobel Prize (10%), the winners of the Fields Medal (20%), number of researchers Highly cited in 21 general themes (20%), number of articles published in the Scientific and Nature scientific journal (20%), and the impact of academic works recorded in the indices of the Science Citation Index (20%) and finally, finally, the “size” of the institution. ^{[ 5 ]} ​

• The only Argentine institution among the best 500 in the world ^{[ 6 ]} ​

The Times World University Ranking [ To edit ]

The British newspaper The Times publishes its own supplement called “Higher Education Supplement” (Thes) ^{[ 8 ]} Which is an academic classification with an objective methodology and with the following valuations: 60% to the “research quality”, 10% to the ability to get a graduate obtained, 10% to the “international presence” and 20% to the student/academic ratio.
The methodology is explained in greater detail here. ^{[ 9 ]} ​

In its last edition 2015/2016, the only Argentine institution located among the best universities in the world is the National University of Córdoba (Top 600). ^{[ ten ]} Previously, in 2007 and 2008, the only Argentine representative was the University of Buenos Aires. ^{[ 11 ]} ​
In the 2016/2017 edition the only Argentine University is the National University of the South

Ranking of Leiden [ To edit ]

The Center for Science and Technology Studies of the University of Leiden publishes classifications of the best 500 universities in Europe and the world based on the number of publications categorized in the web of Science web search engine produced by the University per year and its impact. The classification also takes into account differences in the language of publications, the field, and the size of the institution. This method generates multiple classifications according to various bibliometric indicators, such as the number of publications, number of appointments per publication, impact publications, and impact on their field per publication. ^{[ twelfth ]} ​

In the default classification of 2011/2012 two Argentine universities appear: ^{[ 13 ]} ​

CSIC webometric classification [ To edit ]

This classification is produced by the Information and Documentation Center (CINDOC) of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) of Spain. The CNDOC acts as a science and technology observatory available on the Internet. The classification is built from a database that includes around 11,000 universities and more than 5,000 research centers. The classification shows the 3,000 institutions better placed. The bibliometric methodology takes into account the volume of content published on the web, as well as the visibility and impact of these contents in accordance with the external links that point to their websites. This methodology is based on the so-called “factor-g” ^{[ 14 ]} That objectively evaluates the importance of the institution within the social network of universities sites in the world ^{[ 15 ]} ​

Non -academic subjective classifications [ To edit ]

These classifications are products of subjective appreciations, are not mandatory on bibliometric or scientific methods clearly and often reflect the averages of the opinions of respondents that can be individuals not necessarily with academic titles or with knowledge of the whole of the universities of the world. Many times these studies are published by commission of the universities themselves with the objective of advertising in the times of the records to the universities. One of the best known of these studies is the “U.S. News & World Report College and University Rankings” which has received all kinds of criticism for being subjective and predictable. In the voice of San Francisco Chronicle, “the best American university according to this type of studies is the richest.” ^{[ 16 ]} These studies have also been criticized by a plethora of institutions, including Stanford University, the New York Times, and so on. ^{[ 17 ]} ​ ^{[ 18 ]} ​ ^{[ 19 ]} ​ ^{[ 20 ]} ​ ^{[ 21 ]} ​ ^{[ 22 ]} ​ ^{[ 23 ]} ​ ^{[ 24 ]} ​ ^{[ 25 ]} ​ ^{[ 26 ]} ​ ^{[ 27 ]} ​ ^{[ 17 ]} ​

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