²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University placed No. 42 on an academic ranking of the top 500 world universities by China’s which compiles one of the leading international indexes of major universities.
The Chinese university also ranked ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ No. 34 on a breakdown of the Top 100 North and Latin American universities.
"We’re extremely pleased to be recognized as one of the top universities in the world. The ranking reflects the hard work and dedication of our faculty, students and staff members, as well as the distinction of our alumni," said Richard McCarty, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. The universities are ranked by several indicators of academic or research performance, including the numbers of alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, the number of highly cited researchers, the number of articles published in the leading international journals Nature and Science, peer-reviewed articles published by faculty and students and the overall research productivity of the faculty.
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