Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
Center for World-Class Universities and the Graduate School of Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
ARWU adopts six objective indicators to rank world universities:
The Academic Ranking of World Universities establishes classifications in the following subject fields: Natural Sciences and Mathematics; Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences; Life and Agriculture Sciences; Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy, and Social Sciences. Moreover, ARWU publishes rankings in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Sciences, and Economics and Business.