Times Higher Education World University Rankings
Criteria and weighting

Overall indicator
Individual indicator
Percentage weighting
Industry Income – innovation
Research income from industry (per academic staff)
2.5%
International diversity
Ratio of international to domestic staff Ratio of international to domestic students
3% 2%
Teaching – the learning environment
Reputational survey (teaching) PhDs awards per academic Undergrad. admitted per academic Income per academic PhDs/undergraduate degrees awarded
15% 6% 4.5% 2.25% 2.25%
Research – volume, income and reputation
Reputational survey (research) Research income (scaled) Papers per research and academic staff Public research income/ total research income
19.5% 5.25% 4.5% 0.75%
Citations – research influence
Citation impact (normalised average citation per paper)
32.5%

Question: What indicators determine the Times Higher Education World University Rankings?
Answer: The indicators are grouped under five categories: Teaching (30 percent of final score), research (30 percent), citations (research impact) (worth 32.5 percent), international mix (5 percent), industry income (2.5 percent).