The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, also known as Ranking Web of Universities, is a ranking system for the world’s universities based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web content (number of web pages and files) and the visibility and impact of these web publications according to the number of external links (site citations) they received. The ranking is published by the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group of the Spanish National Research Council located in Madrid.
The aim of the ranking is to improve the presence of the academic and research institutions on the Web and to promote the open access publication of scientific results. The ranking started in 2004 and is updated every January and July. As of 2021 it provides Web indicators for more than 31,000 universities worldwide.
Indicators:
INDICATORS | MEANING | METHODOLOGY | SOURCE | WEIGHT |
PRESENCE | Public knowledge shared | DISCONTINUED |
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VISIBILITY | Web contents Impact | Number of external networks (subnets) linking to the institution’s webpages (normalized averaged value is chosen). Check the Notes section about bad practices | Ahrefs | 50% |
TRANSPARENCY | Top cited researchers | Number of citations from Top 310 authors (excluding the top 20 outliers) | Google Scholar | 10% |
EXCELLENCE | Top cited | Number of papers amongst the top 10% most cited in each one of the all 27 disciplines of the full database | Scimago | 40% |
Sohag University ranking:
Sohag University has occupied an advanced African position in the Webometrics ranking of universities 2024, as Sohag University obtained the 3378th position globally, 164th in the Arab world, and 30th locally in this ranking.
link:
https://www.scimagoir.com/institution.php?idp=2384