The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2024 has unveiled its latest evaluations, positioning the University of the Western Cape (UWC) at the forefront of South Africa's higher education landscape.
UWC's achievement highlights its increasing influence and academic expertise on the international stage, being ranked eighth nationally. Globally, more than 31 000 universities were ranked, and UWC was placed 934th.
This ranking, also known as the Ranking Web of Universities, is curated by the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group affiliated with the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain's largest public research body — provides a comprehensive review of universities worldwide, emphasising their digital presence and impact.
The Webometrics Ranking, updated biannually, has refined its methodology to more accurately evaluate higher education institutions' web presence and impact globally.
The revised criteria focus on three key indicators:
About the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities
The "Webometrics Ranking of World Universities" is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain.
CSIC is among the first basic research organisations in Europe. The CSIC consisted in 2006 of 126 centers and institutes distributed throughout Spain.
UWC's achievement highlights its increasing influence and academic expertise on the international stage, being ranked eighth nationally. Globally, more than 31 000 universities were ranked, and UWC was placed 934th.
This ranking, also known as the Ranking Web of Universities, is curated by the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group affiliated with the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain's largest public research body — provides a comprehensive review of universities worldwide, emphasising their digital presence and impact.
The Webometrics Ranking, updated biannually, has refined its methodology to more accurately evaluate higher education institutions' web presence and impact globally.
The revised criteria focus on three key indicators:
- Visibility, accounting for 50% of the total score, measures the impact of web content through external networks linking to the institution's web pages.
- Transparency (or Openness), with a 10% weight, assesses academic reputation based on citations from top researchers, excluding outliers for accuracy.
- Excellence (or Scholar), making up 40% of the evaluation, looks at the presence of a university's research papers among the top 10% most cited in their fields.
The "Webometrics Ranking of World Universities" is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain.
CSIC is among the first basic research organisations in Europe. The CSIC consisted in 2006 of 126 centers and institutes distributed throughout Spain.
