NEW: January 2013 Edition

        The Ranking Web (Webometrics) is updated twice a year (in late January and July) and it now covers about 8 000 research centers worldwide. To calculate the composite index (World Ranking) we have combined normalized values, the ranks are showed for informative purposes. The indicators used and their weighting are described below:

Future Developments

        We are working on adopting the same methodology we used in the last editions of the Ranking Web of Universities, specially incorporating as a relevant new variable the Excellence indicator provided the the Scimago group. The objective is not only to improve the current ranking, but to develop a new one combining both Universities and Research Centers. This a much demanded request that we will offer as an additional ranking, maintaining the current ones.