RANKING. When the Shanghai ranking recently presented its subject-specific lists, the University of Gothenburg ranked highest in Sweden in the areas of Human Biological Sciences and Dentistry. The University also had a high ranking in Biological Sciences.
Every year ShanghaiRanking Consultancy publishes a list ranking the world’s top universities: The list bears the official name Academy Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), but it usually is simply called the Shanghai ranking.
The University as a whole maintains its position on this year’s list, placing 139th compared to 138th the previous year. Among Swedish higher education institutions, the University of Gothenburg is ranked fourth. The list is topped by Karolinska Institutet, followed by Uppsala University and Stockholm University.
Placing 23 in Human Biology
The strongest area for the University of Gothenburg in the 2022 Shanghai ranking is political science. Within Political Sciences, the University ranks 19th in the world.
Strong subject areas include Human Biological Sciences (23rd), Public Administration (23rd), Dentistry & Oral Sciences (33rd), and Biological Sciences (36th). Within Nursing, the University of Gothenburg is in the 51-75 group.
Publishing in the right journals
Magnus MacHale-Gunnarsson, an analyst at the University of Gothenburg, regularly analyses the outcome in the most influential international ranking lists.
“Publications in what ARWU considers to be top journals produce higher scores in the subject ranking,” he says. “For many of the subject rankings, specific scholarly awards and distinctions generate points. Anyone interested in finding out how their own subject can rise in the ranking can read which top publications and awards count on the Shanghai ranking’s website.
This information is available here: http://www.shanghairanking.com/activities/aes
The ranking has had a great impact and regularly attracts attention in Swedish public media. The 2022 list was published on August 15 on www.shanghairanking.com. The subject lists were published during the summer.
BY: ELIN LINDSTRÖM
