It's a personal judgement that is independent of the actual research performed. It's only a personal ranking to answer the question "would I want to work there"

It's a personal judgement that is independent of the actual research performed. It's only a personal ranking to answer the question "would I want to work there". I also downgrade universities that have a hard pro copyright stance, do heavy military research etc. It's a personal ranking and not one that I'd tell anyone to follow. People should rank by their own criteria.