The success of the Silesian University of Technology in the Webometrics ranking

In the latest edition of the Webometrics ranking, among 2,730 assessed institutions in the group of Central and Eastern European countries, the Silesian University of Technology was ranked 32nd .

Among 6,000 institutions from Europe assessed in the Webometrics ranking, the Silesian University of Technology took 331st place, and in the group of all 11,989 institutions assessed in the world, this gives us 824th position. In Poland, only the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, the Stanisław Staszic AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Warsaw University of Technology and University of Warsaw were ranked higher.

The Web of Universities (Webometrics) ranking evaluates the activities of universities and scientists not only on the basis of publications in professional journals, but also on the basis of promotion in other sources, for example on the Internet. The list of universities from around the world has been prepared on the basis of a comprehensive assessment of the activities of scientific and research institutions. Therefore, the ranking evaluates not only formal activity related to publishing in scientific e-journals or repositories, but also informal scientific communication. In this aspect, the Silesian University of Technology is gaining an increasing reputation and recognition on the international arena.

More information on the ranking can be found at https://www.webometrics.info/en/Ranking_Europe/Central_Eastern_Europe