Harvard Drops from 1st to 3rd: American Universities Falter as China Claims 7 of Top 10 Spots

PakFactor said:
This is why you always check the primary source, which doesn't align with what the media says.

So, yes, the media is wrong.
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What is the primary source? Is the official source good enough?

www.leidenranking.com

CWTS Leiden Ranking

The CWTS Leiden Ranking offers important insights into the scientific performance for major universities worldwide. Select your preferred indicators, generate results, and explore the performance of universities.
www.leidenranking.com www.leidenranking.com
 
VCheng said:
Great idea:

UniversityRankings.ch - Results of University Rankings

UniversityRankings.ch presents an overview of international university rankings.
www.universityrankings.ch www.universityrankings.ch

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Is that the official CWTS Leiden Ranking site? why are you so stubborn?
You know you are wrong, you definitely do, but just refuse to admit it, why?

www.leidenranking.com

CWTS Leiden Ranking

The CWTS Leiden Ranking offers important insights into the scientific performance for major universities worldwide. Select your preferred indicators, generate results, and explore the performance of universities.
www.leidenranking.com www.leidenranking.com
 
VCheng said:
The data I am showing is from all the primary sources for 2025.

What you are quoting is OLD data from 2020 to 2023.
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It's the official site and the title says 2025, you really believe all the world media are wrong and only you are right?
 
VCheng said:
Look at your own image posted above! :D

2020 to 2023.

That is why you should really try to understand your own crap before you shitpost here.
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So 2020 to 2023 Chinese universities dominated world rankings but not now?

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Here is China's OWN SOURCE:

ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities

www.shanghairanking.com www.shanghairanking.com

The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was first published in June 2003 by the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), Graduate School of Education (formerly the Institute of Higher Education) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and updated on an annual basis. Since 2009 the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has been published and copyrighted by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. ShanghaiRanking Consultancy is a fully independent organization on higher education intelligence and not legally subordinated to any universities or government agencies. ARWU uses six objective indicators to rank world universities, including the number of alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, number of highly cited researchers selected by Clarivate, number of articles published in journals of Nature and Science, number of articles indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index in the Web of Science, and per capita performance of a university. More than 2500 universities are actually ranked by ARWU every year and the best 1000 are published.(See full Methodology)

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I don't know what's going on in this thread but I followed the link from the NY Times article and indeed saw the predominance of the Chinese universities in the top 10 ranking for the research output and the link said Harvard demoted to No. 3.
Maybe there are some subcategories where the Chinese universities are on top.
 
Meengla said:
I don't know what's going on in this thread but I followed the link from the NY Times article and indeed saw the predominance of the Chinese universities in the top 10 ranking for the research output and the link said Harvard demoted to No. 3.
Maybe there are some subcategories where the Chinese universities are on top.
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Read the date ranges for that data: 2020-2023. :D
 

China Overtakes U.S. in Global University Rankings | Here's Why​

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Chinese universities are rapidly climbing global rankings, overtaking American institutions in research output and academic publishing.
While Harvard remains a global leader, it has slipped from the top spot as China pours billions into higher education and attracts global talent.
Cuts to U.S. research funding, visa restrictions, and falling international student numbers are raising concerns that America’s long-standing academic dominance may be under threat signaling a broader shift in global power.

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China Overtakes U.S. in Global University Rankings | Here's Why

Chinese universities are rapidly climbing global rankings, overtaking American institutions in research output and academic publishing. While Harvard remains a global leader, it has slipped from the top spot as China pours billions into higher education and attracts global talent. Cuts to U.S...
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I still don't know what's going on but I had read this article yesterday:

and followed the link per this:
"Today, Zhejiang is ranked first on that list, the Leiden Rankings, from the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Seven other Chinese schools are in the top 10."

Which leads to this and so the OP appears correct.
traditional.leidenranking.com

CWTS Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition

The CWTS Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition offers important insights into the scientific performance of over 1500 major universities worldwide. Select your preferred indicators, generate results, and explore the performance of universities.
traditional.leidenranking.com traditional.leidenranking.com
 
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