Rankings events resources

Featured events and webinar presentations

Elsevier experts moderate, contribute or lead discussions about university rankings and related topics. Browse these featured presentations and get some insights for your institution's strategic research planning and programs.

Data masterclass: Insights and analysis into the THE World University Rankings 2024

Following the exclusive reveal of the prestigious THE World University Rankings 2024 — the first ranking developed with THE’s updated methodology — this masterclass will feature a detailed analysis and insight from THE and Elsevier’s data scientists into the key findings, trends and stories from the data, and they will take questions from our global audience.

Last year’s rankings included more than 1,790 universities across 104 countries and regions, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date.

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Resources about university rankings

Explore these resources for a deeper look into how rankings work, and learn about analyzing and tracking research activities that are counted — so you can better support your rankings objectives.

Overviews and perspectives on university rankings

Know the basics about university rankings and explore multiple perspectives from other universities on how they respond, track and participate in rankings and the data behind them.

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The data and methodologies behind university rankings

Learn about different rankings organizations' methodologies and ways to view, investigate and monitor the data points that may be contributing to your institution's rankings.

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Resources on related topics

Take advantage of these other free online resources and reports that offer perspectives and practical ideas for fostering a thriving research ecosystem.

Back to Earth: Landing real-world impact on research evaluation

Gain insights into academic community perspectives about real-world impact in research evaluation and evolving current systems.

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The 'What', 'Why', 'How' and more on University-Industry collaboration

This thorough guide reviews the keys to success, the elements of a successful partnership, how to find industry partners and more.

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Societal impact & sustainable development

Learn about what societal impact and the UN SDGs mean to your university and techniques to demonstrate your impact through your research.

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SciVal: Strategic insights to help your research programs thrive

Visualize your organization’s research performance, benchmark it against peers, and identify emerging research trends with SciVal. Our modular solution offers insights to enrich local knowledge, support research strategy, evaluation, and funding success.

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Scopus: Comprehensive, multidisciplinary, trusted abstract and citation database

Quickly find relevant and authoritative research, identify experts and gain access to reliable data, metrics and analytical tools. Be confident in progressing research, educational goals, and research direction and priorities — all from one database.

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Pure: The world’s leading Research Information Management System

A fully interconnected data model empowers you to collaborate beyond borders, maximize funding opportunities, promote open science activities, and showcase the impact of your institution’s achievements to the world.

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