International Ranking
The University of Adelaide is ranked in the top 1% of universities in the world. This is based on the Times Higher Education, QS and Jiao Tong Rankings.
Times Higher Education Supplement
The University of Adelaide was ranked within the top 201-225 Universities in the world in The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-12. The University of Adelaide is also ranked exceptionally highly across a range of specific subject areas.
These rankings have been developed in concert with a new rankings data provider, Thomson Reuters, with input from more than 50 leading figures in the sector from 15 countries across every continent, and through 10 months of extensive consultation.
The rankings of the top universities across the globe employ 13 separate performance indicators. These 13 elements are brought together into five headline categories, which are:
- Teaching - the learning environment (worth 30 per cent of the overall ranking score)
- Research - volume, income and reputation (worth 30 per cent)
- Citations - research influence (worth 32.5 per cent)
- Industry income - innovation (worth 2.5 per cent)
- International mix - staff and students (worth 5 per cent).
Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
In 2011 the University of Adelaide was ranked within the Top 201 - 300 Universities in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
| Criteria | Indicator |
|---|---|
| Quality of Education | Alumni of an institution winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals |
| Quality of Faculty | Staff of an institution winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals |
| Highly cited researchers in 21 broad subject categories | |
| Research Output | Papers published in Nature and Science |
| Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-expanded and Social Science Citation Index | |
| Per Capita Performance | Per capita academic performance of an institution |
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
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