AAI2016 DSIR

1. How Do The Scores of World
University Rankings Distribute?
MASAO MORI (TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)

2. Masao Mori
- is IR practitioner and researcher.
- Kyushu Univ. & Tokyo Tech.
- has over 10 years experience.

3. In this talk,
I would like you to consider the
world university rankings
critically.

4. I will ask you a poll about World University
Rankings (WUR).
Please participate in the polling with your
smart devises and laptops

5. WIFI
CSTokyo-3, CSTokyo-4
PW
(not necessary)
http://www.wooclaps.com/DSIR

6. Times Higher Education (THE): 5 criteria
• Teaching Reputation(30%)
• Research Reputation(30%)
• Citation (30%)
• International Outlook (7.5%)
• Industry Income (2.5%)
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS): 5 criteria
• Academic Reputation (40%)
• Employer Reputation (10%)
• Faculty Student (20%)
• Citation per Faculty (20%)
• Intenational Faculty (5%)
• International Students (5%)
The scores of WURs are all relative scores based on absolute scores.
Top university : 100 pts
Average : 50 pts

7. It is possible to say being
log-normal distributed.
THE Research Reputation

8. It is possible to say being
log-normally distributed.
THE Teaching Reputation

9. It is difficult to regard this distribution as ‘natural’.
THE Citations

10. It is difficult to regard this distribution as ‘natural’.
QS Citation per faculty

11. Conclusion
 Some indicators of WUR seem to be artificially
manipulated.
 Reputation surveys seems to be ‘natural’.
 Indicators related to citation cannot be ‘natural’.
 However, we believe that citation indicators are
statistical and scientific.
 Nevertheless, research IR practitioners analyze
WUR statistically, don’t they?