UNIVERSITY NEWS

UJ Ranks First in Jordan on Webometrics Ranking

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.​