In the ranking of the world’s best universities provided by The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), Palacký University Olomouc placed 724th, rising 80 places compared to last year’s CWUR ranking – the best improvement among the other four Czech universities included. The one thousand ranked universities represent a mere 3 percent of all the universities in the world.
CWUR uses eight criteria. Besides those that typically focus on performance in science and research, it also includes indicators measuring the quality of education and alumni employment. Palacký University moved up 98 positions in the ranking in the category of Citations, measured by the number of highly-cited research papers. According to the number of international patent filings, UP was ranked at #475, which is the best achievement among all included Czech universities. The upward movement in the h-index category is also very positive.
World Rank | Institution | National Rank | Quality of Education | Alumni Employment | Quality of Faculty | Publications | Influence | Citations | Broad Impact | Patents | Score | |
266. | 1. | 251 | 584 | 187 | 230 | 235 | 171 | 222 | 644 | 46.49 | ||
658. | 2. | 378+ | 594+ | 235+ | 706 | 558 | 436 | 588 | 507 | 44.60 | ||
663. | 3. | 359 | 594+ | 235+ | 667 | 771 | 436 | 588 | 644 | 44.60 | ||
731. | 4. | 378+ | 594+ | 235+ | 661 | 532 | 664 | 661 | 690 | 44.5 |
World Rank | Institution | National Rank | Quality of Education | Alumni Employment | Quality of Faculty | Publications | Influence | Citations | Broad Impact | Patents | Score | |
270. | 1. | 238 | 560 | 116 | 228 | 238 | 182 | 227 | 636 | 46.32 | ||
702. | 2. | 367+ | 567+ | 218+ | 645 | 519 | 645 | 622 | 705 | 44.36 | ||
716. | 3. | 347 | 567+ | 218+ | 673 | 816 | 428 | 646 | 582 | 44.34 | ||
724. | 4. | 367+ | 567+ | 218+ | 739 | 562 | 511 | 659 | 475 | 44.33 | ||
980. | 5. | 367+ | 567+ | 218+ | 991 | 868 | 812+ | 946 | 778 | 44.05 |
Zdroj: Center for World University Rankings