A prestigious ranking of best international universities according to (THE) for 2014-2015 lists NSU as having entered its top-400. In addition, NSU is one of top-100 universities in the world in physics.
The publication of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings has become one of the key annual events in the international higher education calendar and these global university league tables are recognized as the world's most authoritative source of broad comparative performance information on universities. NSU鈥檚 achievement is its first appearance in the top-400 group of universities taking 301-350 positions. Apart from NSU, THE rankings included only one other Russian university, Moscow State University, which occupies 196th position.
As for subject-specific areas, NSU takes the 85th position in physics, which shows NSU as one of top-100 international universities for physical sciences. This group also includes MSU (56) and Moscow State Engineering and Physics Institute (95). Moreover, MSU takes 66th position in the field of engineering and technology.
The leader in the rankings is California Institute of Technology (Caltech). It is followed by Harvard University and the University of Oxford.
NSU Rector Mikhail Fedoruk says, 鈥淣SU entering THE rankings is the result of our fruitful teamwork on the program Top-100. Russian universities have low positions in the rankings on such a parameter as citations. We have managed to do a lot to improve our scientometrics. We have set up joint laboratories in cooperation with Akademgorodok research institutes. Trying to attract all the actively working scientists of SB RAS, we engage them to work in these labs. Our efforts have had effect.鈥�
Phil Baty, the ranking's editor, congratulated Russia on returning to the world鈥檚 elite list of top-200 universities and improving its positions in top-400, as well as holding the positions in top-100 for physics and engineering and technologies. He commented that the increased state support together with a clear program of education reforms and investments pay off and show certain potential for further achievements.
NSU has been implementing the Program of the Competitiveness Enhancement among the leading international universities and centers for research and education since 2013.
'Reference: The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014-2015 powered by Thomson Reuters are the only global university performance tables to judge world class universities across all of their core missions - teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.The top universities rankings employ 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons available, which are trusted by students, academics, university leaders, industry and governments. The Times Higher Education magazine says its World University Rankings are based partly on a survey of about 10,000 academics in 2014 and rank the world's top 200 universities, in the fields of research, teaching, knowledge transfer and international activity.
