There are tools developed in recent years to rank worldwide research institutions. We have highlighted the following three for your attention:
InCites
InCites is a customized, web-based research evaluation tool that allows you to analyse institutional productivity and benchmark your output against peers worldwide. With customized citation data, global metrics, and multidimensional profiles on the leading research institutions, InCites gives comprehensive insight into your institution's performance. And, with robust visualization and reporting tools, you can create and share reports quickly and easily.
Note: users will need to log in using their existing Web of Science account. New users need to register for InCites account, using an AUT email address.
SCimago Institutions Rankings
SCImago Institutions Rankings provides a free online tool using publication data from Scopus and other indicators to rank research institutions in these three areas: Research, innovation and societal.
Snowball metrics
Snowball metrics offers a balanced scorecard based on a set of metrics to inform all areas of research activities of a university and to benchmark universities that participated in this initiative.
32 Snowball metrics are included in snowball metric recipes. Resources below may help you understand Snowball metrics:
The Times Higher Education ranking
AUT subscription enables you accessing more resources on the Times Higher Education website. Registration on the website required.
InCites is a customized, web-based research evaluation tool that allows you to analyse institutional productivity and benchmark your output against peers worldwide. With customized citation data, global metrics, and multidimensional profiles on the leading research institutions, InCites gives comprehensive insight into your institution's performance. And, with robust visualization and reporting tools, you can create and share reports quickly and easily.
Note: in order to access to this database, users will need to register with Web of Science first. An AUT email address is recommended for the registration. Go to Web of Science, select Sign in to find Register.
Check the InCites online guide for more details about how to use this database.
Watch the following video to learn more about this database: