URAP ranking places the UAB in position 126th worldwide

29/11/2016

With a score of A+ (the maximum score is A++) and 369.84 points (out of a maximum of 600) the UAB ranks 126th worldwide in the latest edition of the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP 2016-2017), conducted by the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey.

The UAB is awarded 80.98 points in the scientific productivity indicator (number of indexed articles published in one year); 76.79 in research impact, based on the number of citations in a period of two years of the articles published in that same period; 36.54 in the total document indicator, the measure of sustainability and continuity of scientific productivity based on the total document count; 67.87 points in article impact total, the institution's scientific productivity with the field normalized impact generated by those publications in each field; 50.52 points in citation impact total, the normalised impact generated by the publications in each field; and 57.14 points in international collaboration, based on the total number of publications made in collaboration with foreign universities. All indicators are measured on a 100 point scale.

At worldwide scale, the ranking is led by Harvard University , USA; the University of Toronto, Canada; and Oxford University, UK. In Spain, the top position goes to University of Barcelona, in 45th position and with a total of 426.50 points; followed by the UAB, the University of Valencia (in position 213 and with 347.18 points); and the Complutense University of Madrid, in position 216 and 346.94 points. In Europe, the top universities are Oxford University, University College London and Cambridge University.

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