On March 4, 2020, Quacquarelli Symonds
('QS'), a globally influential university ranking institution,
released the 2020 QS World University Rankings by Subject. The comprehensive ranking
of BNU’s Education reached a record high, ranking 25th in the world,
and the first in mainland China. This is the first time that the faculty of
education BNU has been listed in the top 30 globally for two consecutive years.
Chart 1: Ranking
of BNU’s Education 2012-2020
|
YEAR |
Ranking of BNU’s Education in QS World
University Rankings by Subject |
|
2020 |
25 |
|
2019 |
29 |
|
2018 |
33 |
|
2017 |
30 |
|
2016 |
53 |
|
2015 |
42 |
|
2014 |
43 |
|
2013 |
51-100 |
|
2012 |
51-100 |
Source: Based on official data released by QS over the years.
In 2020 QS World University Rankings of
education subject, four performance indicators were used to assess the
universities, with weightings recalibrated for each subject. The indicators and
their weightings for the education subject are: 1) academic reputation (50%);
2) employer reputation (10%); 3) citations per paper (20%); and 4) H-index
(20%), which measures both the productivity and impact of a scholar’s
publications.
The Faculty of Education achieved an
overall score of 79.7, scoring strongly on all the criteria, coming as 82.3 on
academic reputation, 75.2 on employer reputation, 79.2 on citations per paper; and
75.8 on H-index.
Since 2012, QS has regularly released the rankings of education in universities around the world. Over the past years, it is not difficult to find that education of BNU has made great progress in indicators such as academic reputation, average citation rate and H-Index relating to international publication.
Chart 2 Scores
on Evaluation Indicators of Education over the Years
|
YEAR |
Scores on
Evaluation Indicators |
||||
|
Academic Reputation |
Employer Reputation |
Citations Per Paper |
H-Index |
Total
Score |
|
|
2020 |
82.3 |
75.2 |
79.2 |
75.8 |
79.7 |
|
2019 |
81.4 |
69.1 |
83.2 |
70.2 |
78.3 |
|
2018 |
79.8 |
72.1 |
81.3 |
70.1 |
77.4 |
|
2017 |
80 |
69.1 |
83.7 |
76.3 |
78.9 |
|
2016 |
80 |
73.4 |
78 |
62.1 |
75.4 |
|
2015 |
80.8 |
78.1 |
73.8 |
63,2 |
75.6 |
|
2014 |
76.5 |
76.9 |
56.2 |
49.9 |
69.5 |
|
2013 |
72.9 |
64.1 |
47 |
42.3 |
63.5 |
Remarks: (1) Due to the adoption of different evaluation indicators and
weights in 2012, cross-year vertical comparisons cannot be performed, so they
are excluded; (2) The weights of evaluation indicators used in the QS education
subject ranking has been adjusted in different years.
Source: Based on official data released by QS over the years.
In recent years, with the strong support from
BNU and the joint efforts of all students, faculty and staff members, Faculty
of Education has achieved leapfrog development in the fields of education subject
construction, team building, talent training, academic research, social
services, and international engagement. The comparative advantages and
international influence of BNU's education discipline has also been further
consolidated and strengthened. Ranking 25th in the QS 2020 World University Education
Subject Ranking surely will further expand the influence of our university at
home and abroad. It provides an important reference for the goal of building up
a “world-class discipline” with “BNU style, Chinese characteristics, and
world-class” education subject, and strengthens our confidence in contributing
to major national education development strategies.
