Initially created as a marketing and benchmarking tool, global university rankings have
evolved into a part of research evaluation and policy initiatives. Governments around the …

The paper reviews the Italian experience in the evaluation of research in the 2000–2020
period. The initial exercise (VTR 2000–2003) did not involve all researchers and had no …

The notion of the third mission in SSH is still problematic, as well as the concept of research
impact. Several streams of critical literature have raised the concern that using the third …

There are as many as 19 global rankings of universities, plus more than 50 national
rankings. In this chapter we take the opportunity to observe the response of Italian …

Higher education institutions increasingly live in environments in which they are subject to
evaluation and rankings. We examine the way in which Italian (mostly public) universities …

Oggi, più che mai, l'Università si atteggia come istituzione chiave nei processi di promozione
e valorizzazione del capitale umano e del pensiero critico, oltre che nello sviluppo …

Initially created as a marketing and benchmarking tool, global university rankings have
evolved into a part of research evaluation and policy initiatives. Governments around the …

China has become one of the most important players in the landscape of higher education
worldwide. The nation is home to the largest tertiary sector in the world, is the leading …

Rankings têm se popularizado como mecanismos de avaliação relativa de indivíduos e
organizações e podem ser considerados importantes fatores de escolha por seus usuários …