In a Leap of Accomplishment King Khalid University Jumps 200 Points and Ranks 640 Globally in the Shanghai Classification
King Khalid University ranked 640 worldwide in the Shanghai Ranking of World Universities (AUWR) for the year 2022. The consultancy published its results declaring the advancement of the university's rank by 200 places compared to last year's position.
Shanghai Classification annually publishes the results of the top 1000 global universities depending on four main criteria, which are: Quality of Education, Quality of Faculty Members, Research Publications as well as Individual Performance.
The unit supervisor of the International Classification Unit Dr. Sami Al Shahri explained that the four criteria include several indicators that cover the number of graduates and faculty members who obtained Nobel Prizes or worldwide medals. In addition to measuring the number of citations for the highest researchers in the Clarivate database, research publications in Nature and Science magazines, referred research in the scientific publication guide (SSIE), the publication guide for social sciences (SSCI), and individual performance.
It is worth mentioning that for the second year in a row the university has appeared in the same classification.