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UC San Diego Rises Five Spots to No. 29 in Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings

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The University of California San Diego has been named the No. 29 university in the world, climbing five spots globally in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2022 .

UC San Diego also rose four places nationally to No. 17 in the United States. The university ranked No. 5 among public colleges in the country, rising one spot from last year.

The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2022 are based on the world’s largest invitation-only opinion survey of senior, published academics. The scholars are asked to name no more than 15 universities that they believe are the best for research and teaching in their field.

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In the ranking’s 2022 edition, UC San Diego’s research performance scored 12.0, rising 2.2 points from 2021. Its teaching performance maintained its 7.3 score. In total, 200 schools were evaluated in the final list from Times Higher Education.

"UC San Diego continues to be recognized for our national and global reputation in research and teaching," said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. "This rise in rankings is a testament to the quality of our world-renowned faculty and researchers who lead new discoveries, foster innovation and educate the next generation of changemakers at UC San Diego.”

As one of the world’s leading research-focused public universities, experts at UC San Diego consistently produce high-quality research that leads the way to new discoveries.

This month, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the UC San Diego School of Medicine and Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine used human brain organoids to show how the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 infects cortical neurons and specifically destroys their synapses—the connections between brain cells that allow them to communicate with each other.

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego were also the first to observe the life cycle of a deep-sea octopus . The bigeye octopus, which was rescued from a line trap in La Jolla, went on to lay fertilized eggs at the Scripps Experimental Aquarium facility. This month in the journal Ecology and Evolution , the researchers outlined their observations as baby octopuses developed and hatched and witnessed the octopus’s behavior before and after she laid the eggs.

A UC San Diego research team recently announced it will be experimenting in space to study the hydrodynamics of mudslides . To better understand gravity’s effects on post-wildfire mudflow, an experiment designed by UC San Diego faculty member Ingrid Tomac will launch to the International Space Station to improve our ability to prevent mudslides after a fire here on Earth. The project is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and supported by Space Tango.

Further, this November, eight researchers from UC San Diego were listed in the inaugural ranking of the “1,000 Best Female Scientists in the World” by Research.com. The ranking, which seeks to celebrate and elevate the long-overlooked contributions of women in academic science, recognized the following scientists: Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Susan S. Taylor, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Marta Kutas, Susan F. Tapert, Andrea Z. LaCroix, Terry L. Jernigan and Irene Litvan. Women leading research projects at UC San Diego has risen from approximately one in five to more than one in three over the past 10 years.

Throughout campus, UC San Diego’s scholarly community combines expertise and enthusiasm to inspire learners as they pursue their academic career. The university offers more than 100 degrees and programs, ranging from literature and mathematics to politics and biology. Professors at UC San Diego are also highly regarded leaders in their respective fields.

Last week, UC San Diego music professor Anthony Davis received a 2023 Grammy nomination for Best Opera Recording. The Pulitzer-winning composer was recognized for his opera, “X — The Life And Times Of Malcolm X.” In addition, Tajana Šimunić Rosing of the UC San Diego Department of Computer Science and Engineering was also recently honored with the 2022 University Research Award for semiconductor design, making her the first woman to receive the award in its history.

Alongside this latest ranking from Times Higher Education, UC San Diego's world-class education and research is consistently recognized with many awards and accolades that can be reviewed on the university’s Campus Profile . Last month, UC San Diego was named the No. 15 university in the U.S. and No. 20 in the world, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-2023 Best Global Universities . In September, UC San Diego was named the eighth best public university in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Colleges ranking.

For more information on the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2022, visit the outlet’s website . 

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U-M again recognized among the world’s top universities

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The University of Michigan continues to be ranked among the top higher education institutions in the world, according to the 2022 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings released Nov. 16.

U-M was ranked as the third best public university in the United States, the same spot it held last year, and No. 18 overall worldwide, a drop of two places from the 2021 list.

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The other U.S. institutions to make the top 20 were the University of California, Berkeley (No. 6) and the University of California, Los Angeles (No. 16).

According to Times Higher Education, the World Reputation Rankings are created using the world’s largest invitation-only academic opinion survey of experienced, published scholars who offer their views on excellence in research and teaching within their disciplines and at institutions with which they are familiar.

The 2022 rankings were based on a survey conducted between November 2021 and February 2022 that received 29,606 responses from 159 countries.

In a different Times Higher Education global rankings list released in October, the 2023 World University Rankings, U-M was ranked the No. 23 university in the world and No. 14 in the United States. It was one of only three public universities in the U.S. to make the top 25 on that list, along with UC-Berkeley and UCLA.

The World University Rankings were based on 13 performance indicators that measured institutions across five areas: teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income.

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Johns Hopkins No. 13 in 'Times Higher Education' World University Rankings

Publication evaluates more than 1,600 universities from around the world based on teaching, research, citations, knowledge transfer, and international outlook metrics.

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Johns Hopkins University ranks No. 13 in the annual Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2022 , which were published online Wednesday and include 1,662 colleges and universities from around the globe.

Johns Hopkins share the No. 13 ranking this year with Penn. JHU was ranked 12th globally by THE last year and has been 12th or 13th in each of the past five rankings cycles.

Hopkins also ranks No. 10 overall among 183 U.S. schools, according to THE .

The University of Oxford tops this year's world rankings, followed by Harvard, Caltech, and Stanford. MIT and Cambridge are tied for fifth.

The Times Higher Education list, published each year since 2004, is among the world's most influential rankings of colleges and universities, which are judged based on 13 key performance indicators grouped into five thematic areas:

• Teaching, which examines the reputation of the school's academic instruction as well as student-to-teacher ratios, the ratio of doctoral degrees to bachelor degrees awarded, the number of faculty who hold doctorates, and the income of academic staff
• Research, which analyzes the number of publications per staff member at an institution, the research income of the school, and the reputation of that research
• Citations, which examines the school's research influence
• Industry income, which measures knowledge transfer by quantifying the income generated by research partnerships with private industries
• International outlook, which weighs the percentage of international staff, students, and co-authorship to determine a school's ability to attract students, faculty, and staff from around the world

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Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 are the most comprehensive yet. 1,600 universities from 99 countries were assessed and rated. We look at how these institutions fared.

It’s that time of year again for the top universities to vie for a coveted position on the  Times Higher Education World University Rankings , also known as THE Rankings . The 2022 rankings mark an even more extensive evaluation of higher education institutions than 2021, with 1,600 universities from 99 countries included. This year’s rankings have also considered the influence of Covid-19 in the performance and trends within higher education. Let's jump right in and analyse the results.

Which universities made the top 10?

The top ten places were dominated by some of the most well-renowned and famous institutions in the world. The number one spot was a race for the line between the University of Oxford and the California Institute of Technology. In the end, the University of Oxford emerged victorious for the sixth year in a row, while the California Institute of Technology jumped two places from 2021.

The top 10 universities were dominated by institutions from the USA, with eight spots occupied by American universities, many of which are  Ivy League members. This reflects the same trend as 2021, which also saw two UK universities make the top 10, both members of the Russell Group . The 2022 rankings top 10 did not feature any new entrants and features the same universities as in 2021.  

However, there was a rise of two spots for Princeton University to 7th and a drop of one spot for the University of California Berkeley. 2022 also sees the University of Cambridge and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology share 5th place. Harvard University enjoyed its highest placing on the rankings since 2016.

The top 10 universities in the world on the  Times Higher Education World University Rankings  2022 are:

• University of Oxford
• California Institute of Technology (=2)
• Harvard University (=2)
• Stanford University
• University of Cambridge (=5)
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (=5)
• Princeton University
• University of California, Berkeley
• Yale University
• University of Chicago

Which universities ranked in the top 30?

There are some interesting trends in the rankings for 2022. This is the first year that two universities from China have made the top 20, namely Tsinghua University and Peking University. The six institutions from the country in the top 100, and 10 in the top 200, underscores the growth and strength of Chinese universities. There was also a strong showing from universities in Hong Kong, with four institutions in the top 100.

The USA accounted for the greatest number of universities in the top 200, with 57. The UK comes in second with 28 representatives, followed by Germany with 22 institutions.  Australia and China are also well established in the top 200 with 12 and 10 universities respectively.

Interestingly  Canada  saw a slight dip with only seven universities in the top 200, putting the country on par with Switzerland. There was another new entrant into the top 200 with the first Saudi Arabian university, King Abdulaziz University, ranked 190th. Let’s turn our attention to the universities in positions 11 to 30:

11. Columbia University - USA

12. Imperial College London - UK

13. Johns Hopkins University (=13) - USA

14. University of Pennsylvania (=13) - USA

15. ETH Zurich – Switzerland

16. Peking University (=16) – China

17. Tsinghua University (=16) - China

18. University of Toronto (=18) - Canada

19. University College London (=18) - UK

20. University of California, Los Angeles - USA

21. National University of Singapore - Singapore

22. Cornell University - USA

23. Duke University - USA

24. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (=24) - USA

25. Northwestern University (=24) - USA

26. New York University - USA

27. London School of Economics and Political Science - UK

28. Carnegie Mellon University - USA

29. University of Washington - USA

30. University of Edinburgh (=30) - UK

31. University of Hong Kong (=30)

Notable changes in the top 30 rankings include a five-place rise for the National University of Singapore and a three-place drop for Duke University. Columbia University saw a significant move of six places in 2022 rising to number 11, while Peking University rose seven places to number 16.

One can view the complete rankings table at our Times Higher Rankings page where you can also filter by country, scholarships available, popularity (views on hotcoursesabroad.com) and reviews. The tables are updated annually.

What methodology was used for the 2022 rankings?

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 made use of 13 key performance indicators. Further, the analysis of university performance included 14.4 million research publications, 108 million citations and 22,000 surveyed academics across the globe. The 13 performance indicators used are:

• Reputation survey (15 per cent)
• Student to staff ratio (4.5 per cent)
• Doctorate to bachelor’s student ratio (2.25 per cent)
• Doctorates awarded to academic staff (6 per cent)
•  Institutional income (2.25 per cent)
• Reputation survey (18 per cent)
• Research income (6 per cent)
• Research productivity (6 per cent)
• Citations (influence of research) 30 per cent
• The proportion of international students (2.5 per cent)
• The proportion of international staff (2.5 per cent)
• International collaboration (2.5 per cent)
• Industry income (transfer of knowledge - 2.5 per cent)

2022 did see the impact of research into  Covid-19 influencing the rankings . Critical work done into finding vaccines and managing the crisis has seen development for universities at the forefront, including Oxford University (1) and Wuhan University (157). This primarily relates to a steep rise in citation scores for universities producing medical papers related to the virus.

There you have it. Those are the top-ranked universities in the world according to  Times Higher Education . If you are interested in furthering your research our articles on the  QS World University Rankings 2022  and The Complete University Guide League Tables 2022 are helpful. You may also enjoy reading our take on how to compare universities .

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• QS World University Rankings
• Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) , also known as the Shanghai Rankings

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• The US share of the 100 best universities in the world is declining, while that of East Asian nations and universities in the Middle East is on the up.
• Saudi Arabia and UAE are leading what some call a new renaissance driven by innovation and knowledge creation, backed by investment.
• Fears remain that rising geopolitical tensions and mistrust hamper global research excellence.

The geopolitics of knowledge is shifting. The 19th annual edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings , published on 12 October, demonstrates an accelerating trend: the US’s share of the world’s top 100 universities is declining, while that of East Asian nations, led by China, and universities in the Middle East is on the rise.

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In 2018, the US boasted close to half of the world’s top 100 positions in the world rankings, with 43 universities. In today’s edition, the US has just 34, as household names like Dartmouth College, and great regional powerhouse universities including Ohio State and Michigan State lose their top 100 status.

Meanwhile, mainland China’s share of the world top 100 positions has risen from just two in 2018, to an impressive seven today. Hong Kong has a further five top 100 institutions, up from just three in 2018.

South Korea has three top 100 places, up from two in 2018. Singapore and Japan both takes two top 100 places each.

In the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are leading what some are calling a new renaissance driven by innovation and knowledge creation, backed by heavy investment. Saudi’s King Abdulaziz University is one of the fastest-rising universities in the world, rocketing to 101st position this year from 190th last year, and the Kingdom is the most improved nation, by national average score, in the world rankings this year. In the UAE, of the six UAE universities included in the overall world rankings for 2023, five are on the rise – led by the United Arab Emirates University and the University of Sharjah, which have both surged this year into the world's top 300 list.

Shifts in global innovation and knowledge economy

The Times Higher Education’s (THE) world ranking has become a closely watched barometer of the shifts in the global innovation and knowledge economy, supporting governments policymaking and university leaders’ strategic decisions, as well as supporting millions of internationally-mobile students to decide on who to trust with their education.

The World University Rankings are based on 13 separate performance metrics , covering the full range of internationally-focussed research universities’ core missions: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. The 2023 edition is based on an analysis of over 15.5 million research publications – and over 112 million citations to those publications – as well as a survey of more than 40,000 academics worldwide on the international academic reputation of each school, on top of data on institutional income and faculty demographics, including international talent recruitment and research collaboration.

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So, should the data be a cause for alarm for the US and its Western allies in an increasingly polarised world? No, says Simon Marginson, professor of higher education at the University of Oxford, because there are simply more outstanding universities in the world and a rising tide lifts all boats.

“There’s no evidence that US research is weakening in an absolute sense,” Marginson told Times Higher Education. “This continues to be the most prestigious system in the world.”

But where there is cause for mounting concern is in the fear that increasing geopolitical tensions and mistrust means the world as a whole does not fully benefit from the overall boom in global research excellence, as systems retreat into nationalism and knowledge sharing shrinks back.

For example, while China’s universities excel and rise up the rankings, their scores for international research collaboration and their share of international talent are in decline. “It would be regrettable if the growth of foreigners working in higher education in China has stopped as the engagement is good for everyone,” Marginson told THE. “However, it would be unsurprising, as we are now in a more conflictual era in the geopolitics of higher education.”

Top of the (university) class

Top of the World University Rankings for the seventh consecutive year, is a university renowned for its international knowledge sharing – the UK’s University of Oxford. Oxford is followed by Harvard University in second, while the University of Cambridge (up from 5th) and Stanford University (up from 4th) share third place. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology holds fifth place.

In a further nod to the US decline, the University of Chicago has lost its world top-10 place, falling to 13th, with the UK’s Imperial College London taking its place, moving up from 12th last year, to 10th in 2023.

Oxford’s vice chancellor Louise Richardson said in a statement: “My colleagues and I are absolutely delighted that for the seventh consecutive year Oxford has been named the top university in the world. I am very grateful to those who work on compiling these rankings which prove so helpful to universities. Above all, I am indebted to the extraordinary women and men of Oxford whose research and teaching continues to excite our imaginations, broaden our horizons, cure disease and explore deeply difficult problems for the betterment of society. I am so proud to be associated with them.”

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World University Rankings 2022

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 include more than 1,600 universities across 99 countries and territories, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date.

The table is based on 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across four areas: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

This year’s ranking analysed more than 108 million citations across over 14.4 million research publications and included survey responses from almost 22,000 scholars globally. Overall, we collected over 430,000 datapoints from more than 2,100 institutions that submitted data.

Trusted worldwide by students, teachers, governments and industry experts, this year’s league table reveals how the Covid-19 pandemic has started to shift global higher education performance.

View the World University Rankings 2022 methodology

The University of Oxford tops the ranking for the sixth consecutive year, while mainland China has two institutions in the top 20 for the first time: Peking University and Tsinghua University share 16th place.

Institut Polytechnique de Paris is the highest new entry at 95th place, following a merger of five institutions.

The US is the most-represented country overall with 183 institutions, and also the most represented in the top 200 (57), although its share of universities in this elite group is falling.

Mainland China now has the joint fifth highest number of institutions in the top 200 (up from joint seventh last year), overtaking Canada and on a par with the Netherlands.

Six new countries feature in the table compared with last year: Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Palestine and Tanzania.

Harvard University tops the teaching pillar, while the University of Oxford tops the research pillar and Macau University of Science and Technology leads the international pillar.

Overall, 1,662 universities are ranked. A further 452 universities are listed with “reporter” status, meaning that they provided data but did not meet our eligibility criteria to receive a rank.

Read our analysis of the World University Rankings 2022 results

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Student insights.

• Best universities in the world
• Best universities in the UK
• Best universities in the United States
• Best universities in the Netherlands
• Best universities in Germany
• Best universities in Canada
• Best universities in Australia
• Best universities in China
• Best universities in Europe
• Best universities in Spain
• Best universities in France

Academic Insights

• World University Rankings 2022: results announced
• World University Rankings 2022: can China make the top 10?
• World University Rankings 2022: Saudi Arabia and Egypt fastest risers
• World University Rankings 2022: Australasian universities hold firm
• World University Rankings 2022: keep on the sunny side
• How leaders of the world’s top universities are steering their institutions post-Covid
• World University Rankings 2022: mountains to climb
• World University Rankings 2022: rising stars to watch
• The job of a university president is tougher than ever
• Is now the time for a full embrace of lifelong learning?
• Asia internationalises in its own backyard
• Australia needs a new model of international education for the post-Covid era
• What do Covid vaccines mean for future of university-industry ties?
• Europe needs a ‘digital university act’ to safeguard sector’s independence
• We need better incentives for knowledge transfer and teaching innovation
• Online research relationships blossom in pandemic
• Universities must rediscover the value of listening to those beyond the campus
• Why we are including ‘reporter’ institutions in our World University Rankings

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