Why the public nature of university rankings torpedoes their value for benchmarking: an institutional researcher’s opinion

Author(s):
Waaijer C.J.F.
Published
2018
Publication type
Article in monograph or in proceedings

Abstract

The public nature of university rankings means these rankings have the potential to serve as a rich information source for benchmarking. However, in this paper, I will argue that it is the very fact that university rankings are public that makes it impossible for institutional researchers to use these rankings for their primary task: supporting university leaders in effective decision making and planning.

Scientometrics
Date issued
2018-09-11
Publisher
Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS)
Is part of
STI 2018 Conference Proceedings (2018), p. 1031-1037
hdl
1887/65280