The University of Montpellier progresses and confirms its scientific influence in the CWTS Leiden 2022 world rankings
The University of Montpellier continues to climb the CWTS Leiden Ranking. This ranking, which provides important information on the scientific performance of more than 1,300 leading universities worldwide, is based on scientific publications and their citations. In the 2022 global ranking of the most cited publications (+10%), published on June 22, the University of Montpellier moved up 16 places compared to 2021, ranking151st worldwide. Another notable indicator in this ranking is that UM has climbed to13th place worldwide in the "Life & Earth Sciences" segment and16th place among the most cited publications (+10%).
"Last year, the University of Montpellier rose to the Top 200 of the world's best universities in the Shanghai ranking. The UM's steady progress in international rankings reflects the collective work accomplished at the Montpellier site to gain greater recognition for the excellence of our researchers' scientific output. We are firmly committed to further strengthening the global reach of our research," said Philippe Augé, President of the University of Montpellier.
The University of Montpellier stands out particularly in the field of "Life and Earth Sciences," ranking13th worldwide among prestigious universities:
A unique ranking with a multidimensional perspective
Created in 2011, the ranking produced by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University measures the scientific reputation of institutions and their research collaboration. The 2022 ranking lists 1,318 institutions and covers five disciplinary fields: medicine, physics, life and earth sciences, mathematics, humanities and social sciences, and twelve periods (2006-2009 to 2017-2020).
The Leiden Ranking is based on scientific publications, particularly articles published in scientific journals, which enable it to select sophisticated bibliometric indicators in order to generate results and analyze university rankings according to one or more selected indicators. It is also based on publications referenced in the Web of Science database produced by Clarivate Analytics.
The Leiden ranking provides a multidimensional perspective on university performance. For each combination of university, main field, and period, the ranking provides values for 50 indicators across four main types of information: the number of publications and the degree to which these publications are cited by other works, the degree of collaboration between different universities, open access to publications, and the gender of authors. Each year, the ranking is reproduced for all previous years using the updated methodology. Compared to other university rankings such as those of Times Higher Education, QS, and Arwu (Shanghai), the Leiden ranking "aims to promote a more responsible approach to university ranking." It provides information exclusively on research conducted at universities, research that is particularly represented in scientific publications and carefully collected data, which form the basis and independence of this ranking.
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More information about the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2022: www.leidenranking.com