SCImago Institutions Rankings

SCImago Institutions Rankings
CategoriesHigher education
FrequencyAnnual
First issue2009
CountrySpain
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.scimagoir.com

The SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR)[1] since 2009 has published its international ranking of worldwide research institutions, the SIR World Report.[2] The SIR World Report is the work of the SCImago Research Group,[3] a Spain-based research organization consist of members from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), University of Granada, Charles III University of Madrid, University of Alcalá, University of Extremadura and other education institutions in Spain.[4]

The ranking is divided into five sectors: government, health, higher education, private and others. For each, it measures areas such as: research output, international collaboration, normalized impact and publication rate.[3]

  1. ^ "SCImago Institutions Rankings". Scimagoir.com. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  2. ^ "SIR World Report 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b SCImago Research Group, SIR World Report 2010. Research Institution Ranking (Press). Archived 5 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "Members. SCImago Research Group". Scimago.es. Retrieved 6 June 2012.