USP is among the 50 best universities in the world in five subjects
The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects evaluated more than 5,000 universities in 54 different subjects.
On June 19th, The Chinese consultancy Shanghai Ranking released the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS), which evaluated more than 5,000 universities of 96 countries. The GRAS contains rankings of universities in 54 subjects across Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences.
USP is among the 50 best institutions in the world in 5 subjects: Dentistry & Oral Sciences (15°), Food Science & Technology (16°), Agricultural Sciences (18°), Veterinary Sciences (31°), and Mathematics (45°).
The University is also among the group that occupies the 51° to the 75° spot in other three subjects: Biotechnology, Ecology, and Mining & Mineral Engineering.
The first positions are majorly occupied by universities from the United States, being first place in 32 of the 54 evaluated areas, followed by Chinese and European universities. Harvard University was the one who stood out the most, occupying the first place 16 times.
The ranking analyzes bibliometric data, taking into consideration five indicators: number of published articles, impact of the articles index at InCities, extension of international collaborations, number of articles published on scientific academic publishers, and number of internationally awarded faculty members. The subject classification has been published since 2009.
The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects is a branch of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University since 2003. It is considered one of the pioneers in university rankings.
More information about the ranking can be found at USP’s Institutional Research Office (EGIDA) webpage.
This article was written in Portuguese for USP’s press and it was translated to English by Filipe Albessu Narciso, journalism intern at USP International Office.