[Introduction to New Wisdom]The 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject is out! In the ranking of computer science majors, MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, and Stanford University occupy the top three positions in the world. Eight universities in mainland China enter the top 100, with Tsinghua University ranking the highest, tied for 11th.
The 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject is here! Overall, there is little change from 2023.
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According to the official website information, the 2024QS World University Rankings by Subject covers 55 sub-disciplines and 5 major academic fields.
A total of 1,559 universities participated in the ranking, 64 of which are new faces this year (that is, they will not appear in the 2023 ranking). Among these 64 colleges and universities,Another 14 are really appearing for the first time. Among them is the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
As far as subdivisions are concerned, Music is newly added this year. In addition, the data science and artificial intelligence rankings have been expanded, with 51 new universities added to the rankings.
Overall ranking
The top five in the overall list are:MIT, Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, and Stanford.
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Among the top 100 universities, a total of five Chinese universities were shortlisted, namely:Peking University (17), Tsinghua University (25), Zhejiang University (44), Fudan University (50), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (51).
It is followed by the University of Science and Technology of China (137th), Nanjing University (141st), and Wuhan University (194th).
MIT continues to dominate the rankings
MIT takes another first place in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
By 2024, MIT will have been at the top of QS for more than a decade. Moreover, MIT's overall score is 100, which seems to be no surprise.
MIT immediately sent out good news, celebrating that among 55 disciplines,Ranked first in 11 subjects.
In addition, MIT ranks second in 5 subjects.
Computer Science List
In the ranking of computer science and information systems,First place MIT, score 94.8. Followed by Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University, both with scores of 93.2, tied for second.
The subsequent rankings are shown in the figure below, namely: University of Oxford, UC Berkeley, National University of Singapore, Harvard University, University of Cambridge, ETH Zurich, and Nanyang Technological University.
It is worth mentioning that,Tsinghua University and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) are tied for 11th place, both with scores of 86.5.
In addition to Tsinghua University, Peking University is also on the list, ranking 15th.
Among the top 100, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (27th), Zhejiang University (29th), Fudan University (40th), University of Science and Technology of China (tied for 69th), Harbin Institute of Technology (91st), and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (tied for 99th place).
Ranking basis
So what is the basis and system of QS university rankings? According to its official website, there are mainly five indicators:
Academic Reputation, Employer reputation, Citations Paper, H-Index Citations, and International Research Network.
academic reputation
Based on feedback from academics, this indicator shows which universities are considered by other academics to be outstanding in specific areas of research. Survey results were then filtered based on respondents' identified areas of expertise.
employer reputation
Employer reputation indicators are derived from survey responses from global graduate employers. Employers were asked to identify institutions they believed performed well in recruiting graduates. They were also asked to indicate the disciplines in which they would prefer to recruit.
Number of literature citations
All cited data are from Elsevier Scopus. Minimum publication thresholds are set for each discipline to avoid anomalies due to low numbers of highly cited papers.
Both the minimum publication threshold and the weighting of citation metrics are adjusted to best reflect prevailing publication and citation patterns in a given discipline.
H-Index
The H-index is a way of measuring the productivity and impact of a subject or department within a university. The index is based on the scholar's most cited collection of papers and the number of times they have been cited in other publications.
International Research Network (IRN)
The International Research Network Index reflects an institution's ability to geographically diversify its international research network through the establishment of sustainable research partnerships with other higher education institutions.
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