Key Findings 1. Publisher & calendar 2. ARWU 2025 main ranking — methodology (unchanged from prior years) The ranking is built from six objective indicators, with the highest-scoring university on each indicator scaled to 100 and others as a percentage of that top score. Criterion Indicator Code Weight Quality of Education Alumni winning Nobel Prizes & Fields Medals Alumni 10% Quality of Faculty Staff winning Nobel Prizes & Fields Medals Award 20% Quality of Faculty Highly Cited Researchers (Clarivate, Nov 2024 list) HiCi 20% Research Output Articles in Nature & Science (2020–2024) N&S 20% Research Output Articles in SCIE + SSCI (2024) PUB 20% Per Capita Performance Weighted score ÷ […]