According to Wikipedia, the ranking agency is lauded for its objectivity and independence. The ranking is based on these factors: 10% for number of alumni who

According to Wikipedia, the ranking agency is lauded for its objectivity and independence. The ranking is based on these factors: 10% for number of alumni who are Nobel laureates or Fields medalists 20% for number of staff who are Nobel laureates or Fields medalists 20% for number of researchers with highly cited papers 20% for number of papers published in Nature or Science 20% for the number of papers indexed in Science Citation Index-expanded and Social Science Citation Index 10% for “per-capita academic performance” (not sure what this means… student grades, maybe?) I can’t help but see a relationship between “published papers” as a metric and the relatively recent surge in academic fraud. Goodhart’s Law, anyone?