Context
This lens assesses the impact of published research in a particular field or subject area. This is a proxy of the impact and quality of the scientific work done by institutions, on average per publication. Highly cited papers are typically viewed with more esteem, as a sign that quality combined with impact leads to increased citations.
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Source of Data
Data on research publications and citations are collected from Elsevier Scopus. An extract is provided in Q1 of each year which is used for the new cycle of each ranking, beginning with the World University Ranking. The set of ASJC codes used for this ranking are:
Code |
Subject |
1400 |
General Business, Management & Accounting |
1401 |
Business, Management & Accounting (Misc) |
1402 |
Accounting |
1403 |
Business & Information Management |
1404 |
Management Information Systems |
1405 |
Management, Technology, and Innovation |
1406 |
Marketing |
1407 |
Organisational Behaviour & HRM |
1408 |
Strategy & Management |
1409 |
Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality Management |
1410 |
Industrial Relations |
2000 |
General Economics, Econometrics & Finance |
2001 |
Economics, Econometrics & Finance (Misc) |
2002 |
Economics & Econometrics |
2003 |
Finance |
3308 |
Law |
3313 |
Transportation |
3320 |
Political Science & International Relations |