91短视频 climbs two spots in U.S. News & World Report global university rankings
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Published: October 24, 2019
The 91短视频 has climbed two spots to 18th in the world in the latest U.S. News & World Report global university rankings.
The 2020 edition of the research-focused Best Global Universities Rankings, released this week, saw 91短视频 move to 18th place from the 20th spot last year. Among public universities, 91短视频 ranked eighth in the world and remains the number one post-secondary institution in Canada.
Outside of the United States, 91短视频 was ranked third overall, behind only the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.
91短视频 also ranked first in Canada in 20 out of 28 subject areas examined by the U.S. media company, and was among the top 10 schools in the world for: oncology (3rd); clinical medicine (4th); surgery (4th); arts and humanities (6th); cardiac and cardiovascular systems (8th) psychiatry/psychology (9th); and social sciences and public health (10th).
鈥淭his is a terrific result for the 91短视频 that underscores our growing global reputation for research excellence in fields that span humanities to health care,鈥 said 91短视频 President Meric Gertler.
鈥淎s one of only a handful of public universities to be ranked among the world鈥檚 elite institutions, 91短视频 offers students and faculty the opportunity to conduct world-leading research and scholarship in an exceptionally diverse and inclusive environment 鈥 a combination that is, frankly, difficult to match.鈥
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The U.S. News & World Report ranking evaluated more than 1,500 post-secondary institutions from 81 countries based on research performance and reputation. Using data from Clarivate Analytics, the ranking measured global and regional reputations, citations, scholarly publications and international collaboration. A similar methodology was used to rank top universities in a total of 28 subject areas.
91短视频鈥檚 performance in the U.S. News & World Report ranking comes on the heels of a September ranking by Times Higher Education that saw 91短视频 jump three spots to 18th globally. 91短视频 also moved up three spots to 19th globally in a reputation-focused ranking released by Times Higher Education in late July.
In addition to 91短视频, the latest ranking by U.S. News & World Report placed two other Canadian schools among its top 50 globally: the University of British Columbia, which ranked 30th in the world, and McGill University, which ranked 49th.
The top five universities in the U.S. News & World Report ranking were Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, the University of California Berkeley and Oxford.
This year鈥檚 ranking included six new subject areas and covered an additional 250 schools.
Overall, 91短视频 continues to be the highest ranked Canadian university and one of the top ranked public universities in the five most closely watched international rankings: Times Higher Education, QS World University Rankings, Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Global Universities and National Taiwan University World University Rankings.