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University rankings and medical physics

C. Baldock

Published 2013 in Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine

ABSTRACT

In recent years there has been a move to quantify many aspects of higher education productivity. To this end, this author previously published on the role of the h-index and how it is being used as a quantifier of research productivity of the individual researcher [1, 2]. Also of interest in recent years has been the focus in higher education circles with regards to league tables and the rankings of universities, with much anticipation each year among university administrators, funding agencies and students when the various ranking agencies publish their latest ranking lists [3]. Such rankings, now a standard feature, are playing a significant role in a changing higher education landscape with implications for many. Despite ongoing debates about the use and validity of university rankings, they are becoming increasingly popular and enabling students as consumers to compare institutions within a country and around the world as they make decisions regarding which university to potentially attend. Further, many university vice-chancellors, presidents, rectors and administrators see rankings as having potential influence on their organisational missions, strategies, personnel, recruitment, and public relations [4, 5]. Furthermore, rankings often drive the allocation of resources with decision makers and administrators sensitive to the resulting prestige that may be associated with ranking performance [6]. Government and funding agencies are also increasingly using rankings as a policy instrument to assess the performance of higher education institutions [7]. As well as university rankings and league tables occupying the attention of higher education leaders and policy makers, much has been written in the literature on this topic along with numerous international conferences and seminars having been held [8].

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