Chinese universities increase visibility in list of global top 500
By Zhou Wenting in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2017-08-16 08:53
More Chinese mainland universities than ever before have been ranked among the world's top 500 universities in terms of research capabilities this year.
The annual Academic Ranking of World Universities released on Tuesday includes 45 mainland universities, up from 18 in 2009, when not one made the top 200.
Tsinghua University broke into the top 50 for the first time, ranking 48th, making it the third-highest-ranking Asian university, behind Tokyo and Kyoto universities. The Beijing institution was in the top 200 in 2010. Peking University came in 71st.
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