Rankings de Universidades: El Ranking Web

[EN] The publication in 2003 of the Ranking of Universities by Jiao Tong University of Shanghai has revolutionized not only academic studies on Higher Education, but has also had an important impact on the national policies and the individual strategies of the sector. The work gathers the main chara...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Aguillo, Isidro F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/367097
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/367097
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:University Rankings
Web ranking
Cybermetrics
Webometría
Rankings de universidades
Ranking web
Cibermetría
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Sumario:[EN] The publication in 2003 of the Ranking of Universities by Jiao Tong University of Shanghai has revolutionized not only academic studies on Higher Education, but has also had an important impact on the national policies and the individual strategies of the sector. The work gathers the main characteristics of this and other global university rankings, paying special attention to their potential benefits and limitations. The Web Ranking is analyzed in depth, presenting the model on which its compound indicator is based and analyzing its different variables.