Three Syrian Universities Listed in SCImago Global Ranking

Only three Syrian universities were listed this year in the global SCImago ranking of universities and research institutions: Damascus University, the University of Aleppo, and Tishreen University in Latakia.

Damascus University ranked first locally and 8,201st globally.

The University of Aleppo came second locally and 8,732nd worldwide.

Tishreen University ranked third among Syrian universities and 9,558th globally.

The SCImago ranking is one of the leading global indicators used to assess university performance based on scientific output, research impact, and innovation.

The ranking relies mainly on research indicators drawn from the Scopus database. Universities must meet specific thresholds in academic publishing and knowledge production to be included.

SCImago evaluates institutions according to three criteria:

• Scientific research (50%): research volume, quality, and citations.
• Innovation (30%): patents and scientific references in technology.
• Societal impact (20%): web visibility and the extent to which research is linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Globally, Harvard University ranked first. American and Chinese universities occupied the top nine places, followed by the University of Oxford in tenth.

Indicators for Syrian universities

According to Enab Baladi’s review, Damascus University recorded the following indicator results:

• Overall: 76
• Scientific research: 58
• Innovation: 78
• Societal impact: 69

The University of Aleppo recorded:

• Overall: 81
• Scientific research: 57
• Innovation: 68
• Societal impact: 84

Tishreen University recorded:

• Overall: 89
• Scientific research: 43
• Innovation: 78
• Societal impact: 93

What is SCImago?

SCImago is a ranking system for academic and research institutions based on a composite indicator that combines research performance, innovation output, and societal impact, measured through an institution’s visibility on the web.

To improve accuracy, the ranking process includes a comprehensive manual review to identify institutions correctly and distinguish between similar names.

SCImago also uses a bibliometric analysis tool to classify research institutions based on the institutional affiliations of articles indexed in the Scopus database.

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