The CHE Research Ranking of German Universities Sonja Berghoff International Colloquium “Ranking and Research Assessment in Higher Education” 12 & 13 December 2007, Bruxelles

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec CHE ranking data target groups: prospective students target groups: HE sector CHE-UniversityRankingCHE-ResearchRanking Indicators on:  teaching  resources  research Detailed analysis of data/ indicators on  research CHE rankings

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec ResearchRanking: Top group in physics

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec CHE-UniversityRanking Research indicators

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec departments professors patent analysis / universities bibliometric analysis third party funding, number of Ph.D.‘s number of students, professors reputation publications citations patents / inventions Methods – sources of data

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Quality assurance Comparison to other data sources (e.g. German research council) Data checks, control for outliers Detailed categories for funding sources Control by representatives of the ranked subjects feedback loop of the controlled and commented questionnaires with departments and universities before publication, additionally a lot of one-on-one discussions

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Third party funding physics CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec

8 Third party funding physics CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec

9 Third party funding medicine CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec

10 Third party funding medicine CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Third party funding mathematics CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Third party funding mathematics CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Bibliometric analysis international perception activity number of citations

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Publications: Economics CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Bibliometric analysis Not all publications but samples based on data banks professors and researchers with a Ph.D. Adjustment number of pages/authors type of publication core journals

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Databases

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec History – Historische Bibliographie  Authors: 182 % 213 % 33 % 4 and 2 % more  Pages

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Education Science – FIS Bildung  Authors: 159 % 225 % 311 % 4 and more 6 %  Pages

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Third party funding and publications: Medicine

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Third party funding and publications: Medicine

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Third party funding and publications: Psychology

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Third party funding and publications: Economics

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Third party funding and publications: Economics

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec data relative (per-capita) absolute are counted twice: third party funding publications/citations number of Ph.D.‘s CHE-ResearchRanking

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec top groups relative indicators absolute indicators: the top group consists of the best universities which cover in sum at least 50% of the quantity regarded upper quartile CHE-ResearchRanking

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Grouping of absolute indicators 50% of funding 20-25% of universities 10% of funding 20-25% of universities CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Department level indicator top group indicator top group indicator top group indicator top group … subject‘s top group summarised presentation at university level …… …… 50%

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec at least 50% top research active CHE-ResearchRanking

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec ResearchRanking: Top group in physics

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec ResearchRanking: Top group in medicine

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec ResearchRanking: Top group in mathematics

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Subject level indicator top group indicator top group indicator top group indicator top group … subject‘s top group summarised presentation at university level …… …… 50%

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Subjects Psychology Electrical engineering Education Science SociologyEnglish studies History Economics Business administration Dentistry Mechanical engineering Pharmacy Physics Biology Chemistry Medicine Mathematics

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec University level indicator top group indicator top group indicator top group indicator top group … subject‘s top group summarised presentation at university level …… …… 50%

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Summarised presentation at university level CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec

CHE Research Ranking - Brussels, 13th of Dec Zum Schluss Thank you. Sonja Berghoff