Research Agenda for University Rankings

Edited by Jill Johnes, Emeritus Professor, Huddersfield Business School, University of Huddersfield, UK, Enrique Orduña-Malea, Associate Professor, Universitat Politècnica de València and Carmen Perez-Esparrells, Associate Professor, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain

• ContentsForeword: understanding rankings in the next phase of globalisation xiiiEllen Hazelkorn1 University rankings at the crossroads 1Jill Johnes, Carmen Perez-Esparrells and Enrique Orduña-Malea2 University rankings research: disciplinary contributions,research themes, and future challenges 20Enrique Orduña-Malea3 The impact of global university rankings on national highereducation policies: case studies 46Guy Haug, Carmen Perez-Esparrells and Kacem Rharrabe4 The impact of university rankings on student decisionmaking and mobility 65Shinji Katsumoto and Nicholas A. Bowman5 University rankings and communication: strategies,challenges, and future perspectives 82Carlos Lopezosa, Douglas Cordeiro, Rubén Alcaráz-Martínez and Lluís Codina6 Sustainability in the spotlight: an overview of global andregional rankings 99Núria Bautista-Puig7 Global academic rankings: A call for transparency andresponsible metrics 123Lauranne Chaignon, Daniel Egret and Domingo Docampo8 University rankings and ethical behaviour—an analysis ofgrey zones and proposals for the future 142Vicente Safón, María Iborra and Marta Riera9 A new agenda for university rankings: a critical examinationof rankers and their pursuit of new markets and audiences 161Miguel Antonio Lim10 The coming impacts of artificial intelligence on universityrankings 176Richard Holmes

‘A Research Agenda for University Rankings is a valuable contribution to the literature on the role of rankings in higher education. Its editors and chapter authors address highly relevant topics to understand the current and future role of these rankings: their impact, the main risks and challenges, and the diverse contexts in which they operate.’