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Stanford maintained its position as the top ranked US institution, alongside Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 4th and California Institute of Technology 5th.
China is at the head of the Eastern Hemisphere, one of its universities becoming the first institution in Asia for the first time in the ranking of the world's 1,250 top research universities.
Singapore is no longer at the top
Tsinghua University in Beijing surpassed the National University of Singapore as the continent's leading institution, having gained eight places to rank 22nd, which represents the largest increase in the Top 30. The Times Higher Education Website.
"The Tsinghua increase has been largely driven by the improvement of its teaching environment, particularly the increase in institutional revenues and the share of doctoral degrees awarded," said THE .
Simon Marginson, professor of higher education at Oxford University, was quoted as saying that he was "not surprised" by Tsinghua's progress.
"It's easily the world's first university for high-level research in mathematics and computer science – a combined field in which China has now largely surpassed the United States and, further, Europe. and growing rapidly, in physical sciences and engineering, "he said.
China's southern Zhejiang University, which has climbed 76 places to 101st place, is another Chinese star in full swing.
The five parameters underlying the rankings are teaching, research earnings, research volume, industry income, the proportion of international students and the proportion of international staff .
In total, 72 Chinese universities rank in 2019, compared with 63 last year.
THE said that the University of Hong Kong remains "the flagship of the region", rising from fourth to 36th place.
India fails to make the top 200
Elsewhere in Asia, the leader of South Korea, Seoul National University, also climbed the table, ranking 63rd this year, against 74th.
However, India continued to rank in the rankings, failing to rank in the top 200.
The Indian Institute of Sciences continued to dominate the national field by entering the world group of 251-300.
Overall, India has increased its presence, with 49 ranked institutes, compared with 42 last year, making India the fifth best-represented country in the world, but the majority of institutions have stagnated or lost ground .
Germany gains ground
In Europe, Germany was very well behaved, with eight institutions in the top 100, including the Munich LMU, ranked 32nd.
The University of Hamburg has moved from the 201-250 band to the 135th.
"The reform of the structures and processes of our university – still in progress – is the basis for optimizing our performance," said Hamburg President Dieter Lenzen, quoted by THE.
"As a result, the University of Hamburg has become the flagship university of northern Germany."
France has only registered two institutions in the top 100, with Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) in the 41st and Sorbonne University in 73rd place, against the Netherlands who won seven places in the top 100 , including the University of Delft at 58th place. University of Wageningen at 59 and University of Amsterdam at 62nd.
The Belgian company KU Leuven is the only institution in the country to be in the top 100, ranking 48th.
Australia stagnates
While Anglo-Saxon universities dominate the rankings, Australian universities "stagnate" because of budget cuts, he added.
THE noted that six out of nine Australian universities in the top 200 have lost ground relative to their positions in 2018.
"While there are examples of progress coming from Australia this year, the national picture is worrisome, with many universities declining or stagnant," said Ellie Bothwell, editor-in-chief of THE World Ranking. .
"As funding cuts grow and pressure builds to limit the number of international students – combined with intensifying competition in Asia – Australian universities may be faced with a difficult struggle in the years to come. "
In total, six Australian institutions are in the top 100, with the University of Melbourne in 32nd position, followed by Australian National University (49th) and Sydney University (59th).
Baghdad makes the list
On a positive note, the largest Iraqi university was ranked for the first time in the 801 and 1000 group, which earned it good international ratings.
The United Arab Emirates has also performed well in the international perspective, which is determined by data on the level of international staff, students and cross-border research in each institution.
Small countries, such as the United Arab Emirates, which are major global hubs like Singapore and Switzerland, "naturally have the best scores, with Hong Kong having made a significant jump in recent years," he added.
