AGH UST comes first in “Webometrics” among Polish technical universities

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In the latest edition of the “Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2015”, which encompasses 12,000 schools of higher education from all over the world, the AGH University of Science and Technology came again first among Polish technical universities.

 

It should be noted that AGH UST has also climbed to the third place among Polish universities compared with the previous ranking. Moreover, AGH UST (as one of three Polish universities) has been classified in the prestigious circle of 500 schools of higher education whose activity is the most noticeable on the Internet.

Position in ranking	University
287	Jagiellonian University
323	University of Warsaw
386	AGH University of Science and Technology
503	Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
522	Warsaw University of Technology
640	University of Wrocław
650	Wrocław University of Technology
700	University of Silesia in Katowice
711	Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
793	Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice

 

Traditionally, the top positions in the ranking were taken by US universities. Harvard University was ranked first, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University.

 

The preparation of the “Webometrics Ranking of World Universities” is carried out by the Spanish National Research Council in Madrid (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas). This largest academic ranking of schools of higher education, which primarily takes into account universities’ communication activities over the Internet, is updated every six months. “Webometrics” is therefore slightly different from standard rankings, which evaluate the scientific capacity of particular universities.

 

The web indexes applied to the ranking are based on and correlated with conventional scientometric and bibliometric indexes. The ranking measures the capacity, visibility and influence of university websites, with a particular emphasis on scientific and research achievements (references to publications, delivering presentations at conferences, monographs, studies, and reports). It also takes into account other materials, such as class, lecture, seminar and workshop materials, digital libraries, databases, multimedia, and personal websites. “Webometrics” also evaluates general information concerning a given institution, its departments and research groups.

 

Detailed information can be found on www.webometrics.info

 

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