Table 4 Construct validity for excellence and measurement validity of discussed ranking systems
From: International ranking systems for universities and institutions: a critical appraisal
Construct validity for excellence | Measurement validity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Research | Education | ||
Shanghai | |||
Alumni, Nobel/Fields | - | - | ++ |
Faculty, Nobel/Fields | +++ | + | ++ |
Faculty, highly-cited | ++ | + | + |
Nature/Science articles | ++ | - | +++ |
Number of articles | - | - | + |
Size | - | - | - |
Times | |||
Peer opinion | +++ | +++ | - |
Graduate recruiter opinion | - | + | - |
International faculty | + | + | ? |
International students | - | + | ? |
Student-faculty ratio | - | + | ? |
Citations per faculty | ++ | - | + |
Other rankings | |||
Web presence | + | + | + |
Funding | + | - | + |