The
University of Jordan (UJ) ranked first in the Kingdom, 9th regionally, and
903rd globally, according to the January 2022 edition of the Webometrics
ranking of world universities.
The
Ranking Web is published twice a year, covering more than 31,000 higher
education institutions worldwide, according to the Webometrics website.
According
to the ranking’s webpage, Webometrics uses both webometric (all missions) and
bibliometric (research mission) indicators to rank universities.
The
ranking is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to
the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public
research body in Spain.