The international independent metric ranking EduRank was released this week, featuring over 14,100 universities from 183 countries. Altai State University secured a commendable position in this ranking.
EduRank bases its rankings on the world's largest database of scientific papers, which includes more than 115 million publications and 2.9 billion citations. This extensive data enables the ranking of universities across 246 research topics. Additionally, the overall ranking incorporates measures of non-academic reputation and graduate popularity.
Altai State University ranked 37th among Russian universities and placed within the top 30 in the country across 25 research topics.
• Botany. 4th place in Russia;
• Zoology. 4th place in Russia;
• Genealogy. 8th place in Russia (only 10 Russian universities are featured in the ranking);
• Agricultural Economics. 8th place in Russia (only 11 Russian universities are featured in the ranking);
• Gardening. 11th place in Russia;
• Classical Literature and Ancient History. 12th place in Russia (only 13 Russian universities are featured in the ranking);
• Entrepreneurship. 13th place in Russia (only 13 Russian universities are featured in the ranking);
• Paleontology. 14th place in Russia;
• Ecology. 14th place in Russia;
• International Law. 14th place in Russia;
• Painting and Graphics. 15th place in Russia;
• Singing and vocal performances. 15th place in Russia;
• Anthropology. 16th place in Russia;
• Painting and concept art. 16th place in Russia;
• International business. 18th place in Russia;
• International trade. 19th place in Russia;
• International commerce. 19th place in Russia;
• History. 21st place in Russia;
• Archeology. 23rd place in Russia;
• Hotel business and hotel management. 23rd place in Russia;
• Child psychology. 23rd place in Russia;
• Public policy / administrative management. 24th place in Russia;
• Forestry. 25th place in Russia;
• Agricultural sciences. 27th place in Russia;
• Demography. 29th place in Russia.
The final overall EduRank score is made up of 3 parts:
45% Research Impact: This is based on data from the OpenAlex database, which extracts scholarly publications and the citation links between them.
45% Non-Academic Notability: This measures the reputation of the university's web presence by counting backlinks from other sites, using a methodology similar to that of Google and other modern search engines. The data source for this is Ahrefs, which has the largest available index of web pages and links.
10% Alumni Score: This reflects the total number of page views of the university's alumni and affiliates across all 43 language versions of Wikipedia.
Additionally, one of the key features of the EduRank rankings is that it provides a broad view of global education, aiding students in navigating the complex higher education landscape, as it provides a structured basis for comparing universities and understanding their strengths.