Abstracting and indexing database Scopus, part of STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Scopus Custom Data is being used to help establish the annual THES-QS World University Rankings. Scopus has been chosen to provide the data source for the metric evaluation for the official rankings to ensure that greater clarity and transparency can be guaranteed.
The THES is a London-based weekly newspaper that reports specifically on higher education issues. The newspaper has published its World University Rankings annually since 2004. It works closely with QS, a leading independent network for higher education and related careers that acts as its research and data analysis arm. The full report of this year's university rankings was revealed November 9, 2007, from Scopus. The decision to move to Scopus was made based on the quality of the data.
Scopus is one of the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources with smart tools to track, analyse and visualise research. Designed and developed with over 500 users and librarians internationally, this unique database contains abstracts and references from over 15,000 peer reviewed journals from 4,000 publishers worldwide. In addition, Scopus not only offers users citation information about the articles covered, but also integrates web and patent searches directly from its clean and simple interface.
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