According to "the Times Higher Education¡¯s 2013-2014 World University Rankings¡±¡ù1 released on October 3, 91ÁÔÆæ Metropolitan University was ranked 221st, compared to 266th previous year.
Notably, the university got the highest score in the world in terms of citations, recording a perfect score of 100.0.
The ranking among Japan¡¯s 782¡ù2 universities is 6th?(last year : 7th), behind the University of 91ÁÔÆæ, Kyoto University, 91ÁÔÆæ Institute of Technology, Osaka University and Tohoku University.
The ranking is determined based on indicators in Teaching, Research, Citations, Industrial-Academic Partnership, and International Outlook. This international ranking, which quantifies and objectifies a wide range of attributes, shows that our university is acclaimed internationally as well.
We will continue enriching our educational and research programs so as to remain a university with an excellent international reputation.
¡ù1 An international university ranking conducted by Britain¡¯s Times Higher Education since 2004. The quality of research is assessed based on indicators such as number of research paper citations and degree of information dissemination.
¡ù2 Source: the Education Ministry (MEXT) FY2013 School Basic Survey (preliminary results)