Are university rankings useful to improve research? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Concerns about reproducibility and impact of research urge improvement initiatives. Current university ranking systems evaluate and compare universities on measures of academic and research performance. Although often useful for marketing purposes, the value of ranking systems when examining quality and outcomes is unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate usefulness of ranking systems and identify opportunities to support research quality and performance improvement.

Methods

A systematic review of university ranking systems was conducted to investigate research performance and academic quality measures. Eligibility requirements included: inclusion of at least 100 doctoral granting institutions, be currently produced on an ongoing basis and include both

SUBMITTER: Vernon MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5841788 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature