Context:
The QS Arab Region Ranking, like the other regional rankings, follows the World University Ranking in the publication cycle. The research data and survey data used for the World University Ranking is used again, in conjunction with the other indicators, to form this ranking.
Indicators
You can see the list of indicators, linking to their fuller descriptions, and the associated weights in the table below .
Eligibility
Institutions must be from one of the following countries/territories:
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Oman
- Palestinian Territory
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tunisia
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
Inclusion Criteria:
These criteria is for any new entrants to the regional rankings.
1 | Research Threshold | 50 or more papers must be documented in our Scopus extract over our 5 year window. See Papers for more details. |
2 | Reputation Threshold | An institution should be nominated in QS Academic Reputation Survey. |
Exclusion Criteria:
1 | Small Size |
If an institution is of small size (fewer than 5,000 students), then we look at the performance in Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation and Citations per Faculty. More specifically, we need at least one of the following scenarios to be met for inclusion in the last few editions:
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