University Rankings
Dates to know
Tracking key global ranking activities
Tracking the release dates of key global academic rankings is easy, but keeping up with the intricate, year-round processes that produce each ranking can be challenging. The timelines below, categorized by ranking, highlight important dates to assist you in planning and incorporating significant milestones into your strategy.
Note: The timeframes listed are derived from publicly available sources. For precise dates and comprehensive steps to follow, we recommend reaching out to specific ranking organizations directly.
QS University Rankings
QS publishes its rankings, including the World University Rankings and Rankings by Subject, in early June each year, coinciding with their EduData conference. Key research and data analysis stages commence in September.
THE World University Rankings
THE’s World University Rankings cycle begins in November and concludes in October when they announce the results at their World Academic Summit event.
THE Impact Rankings
THE’s Impact Rankings follow a different timeline than their World University Rankings, running from June to June. Institutions can express their interest in being included when registration opens in June, and announcements are made the following June at the GSD Congress.
Additional World University Rankings
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking)
CWTS Leiden Ranking
Important dates to track for Scopus and SciVal
As the ranking cycles draw near, it's vital to recognize the contributions of data from platforms like Scopus and SciVal. Elsevier collaborates with ranking organizations and research institutions to provide reliable bibliometric datasets and expertise. Below is a simple table to help you monitor when Elsevier provides bibliometric datasets to ranking organizations and when the datasets also become available in SciVal.
Learn more about SciVal’s ranking analysis.
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