Shanghai ranking 2022: Université de Montpellier consolidates its position in the world's top 200
The University of Montpellier has confirmed its place among the world's top 200 universities in the Shanghai ranking published on August 15, 2022 by Jiao Tong University (Shanghai, China). Already recognized for 6 years as one of the world leaders in ecology, these good results demonstrate the University's ability to reach out to the world and meet international demands for excellence in research and training.
Highly anticipated every year, the Shanghai ranking list (also known as the Academic Ranking of World Universities) has been a global ranking of higher education establishments since 2003. An essential reference in the academic world, it ranks the world's top universities (among 1,800 institutions) according to a unique index calculated on the basis of 6 quantitative criteria, including the number of publications in prestigious scientific journals(Nature and Science), the number of citations of researchers, the number of Nobel Prize winners and Fields Medalists, the renown of alumni and professors, and so on. The Shanghai ranking lists the top 100 universities one by one, and then ranks them in "brackets" of 50 up to 200th position, and then in brackets of 100 up to 500th position, which closes the ranking.
The University of Montpellier, a very positive overall dynamic since 2016!
The 2022 edition of the Shanghai ranking once again demonstrates the very positive overall dynamic of the UM, confirming its place among the world's top 200 universities for the fourth year running. Constantly improving since 2016, when the UM appeared in the top 400, these good results demonstrate that the University of Montpellier, thanks in particular to its I-SITE Excellence program, which will be continued in March 2022, and its network of partner establishments, is a major player in Higher Education, Research and Innovation in France.
"I am delighted to see the University of Montpellier once again ranked among the world's top universities. These good results in the Shanghai ranking, as well as in all the other world rankings, reflect an ambitious policy of excellence implemented over several years, based on the talent and significant investment of our entire community, which I would like to congratulate. These results are also due to the exceptional resources allocated to research and training as part of the I-SITE Excellence program, a project supported by all our partners. They also attest to the strength of our scientific forces, which enable us to meet the major global challenges of the 21st century, and to act more effectively on these essential issues to feed, care for and protect populations and ecosystems. We are proud to contribute to the worldwide influence of French research," declared Philippe Augé, President of the University of Montpellier.
UM consolidates its position as world leader in ecology and makes progress in a number of disciplines
UM had already achieved excellent results on July 19 when the Shanghai thematic rankings were published, climbing into the world's top 100 in 5 thematic areas - such as oceanography, earth and veterinary sciences, statistics and remote sensing. It is also in the world's top 50 in 6 fields - geography (47th), water resources (45th), food science (49th), agriculture (17th) and biotechnology (35th) - and, for the fourth year running, is on the world podium in ecology (3rd).
In addition to these good results in the Shanghai rankings, the UM also stands out in other international rankings
According to the "Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking" for sustainable development, the UM ranks first among French establishments and among the world's Top 200. More specifically, the UM is in the world's top 100 for 4 Sustainable Development Goals, and in first place in France for two of them, and is the number one French institution for goals related to health, well-being and the reduction of inequalities, as well as the number three French institution for goals related to decent work and economic growth, and quality of education.
The University of Montpellier continues to progress according to the CWTS Leiden Ranking. This ranking, which provides important information on the scientific performance of over 1,300 major universities worldwide, is based on scientific publications and their citations. In the 2022 world ranking of most cited publications (+10%), published on June 22, the University of Montpellier has moved up 16 places compared with 2021, ranking 151st in the world. Another key indicator of this ranking is the fact that the UM has climbed to 16th place worldwide in the "Life & Earth Sciences" segment.
The UM's excellent positions in all these rankings attest to its contribution to the worldwide influence of French research.
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