Utrecht University / The Netherlands scores well, Utrecht scores best

Utrecht University / The Netherlands scores well, Utrecht scores best

17 May 2009 at 12:00

The University of Utrecht scores the highest of any university in the Netherlands on the new Leidse ranking. It stands at number five, after four British institutions. The top two spots are held by Cambridge (1) and Oxford (2).

The bibliometic basis used to create the ranking includes quotes, nature and ‘size’ in the measurement. The surveyors use a ‘very accurate definition and “unification” of universities worldwide; corrections for practically all errors and inconsistencies in the raw publication and citation data; thorough methodology based on 20 years of experience in research performance analysis; [and a] multiple-indicator approach.

This latter point is very important: on the basis of the same data and the same technical and methodological starting points, different types of impact-indicators can be constructed.’

The remaining Dutch universities can also be proud of their scores. Included in the top 30 universities in Europe are the University of Amsterdam (14), Erasmus University Rotterdam (22), VU University Amsterdam (26) and Leiden University itself at number 27. These are higher scores than those achieved by big names in education such as Humboldt University in Berlin and the universities in Aarhus and Bologna.

CWTS researchers came to the conclusion that there simply is not enough 'physical' space for more than 200 truly top-ranking universities.

 

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