西南石油大学学报(社会科学版) ›› 2019, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (2): 80-87.DOI: 10.11885/j.issn.1674-5094.2018.11.14.02

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International Collaborative Paper Data Analysis in World University Ranking

YIN Yi, YANG Gui, HE Li   

  1. World-Class University Construction Office, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, 610064, China
  • Received:2018-11-14 Online:2019-03-01 Published:2019-03-01

Abstract: Internationalization is an important factor that determines whether a university can rank in world first-class universities. The number of international collaborative papers, a vehicle of international cooperation in technology and scientific researches, is an important factor in major world university ranking systems. This paper analyzes data from US News and QS with multivariate linear regression and factor analysis methods and find out that the number of international collaborative papers significantly affects the reputation and ranking of a university and university subjects, and usually serves as a single impact factor. The proportion of international collaborative papers, on the other hand, exerts a complicated influence on university and subjects ranking with a remarkable influence on the reputation and ranking of subjects but less influence on a university. However,we hold that the essence of the level of internationalization of a university is its level of teaching,and teaching should be taken as an equally important indicator with scientific output in the ranking.

Key words: international collaborative paper, reputation, teaching, world university ranking, factor analysis

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