West Visayas State University (WVSU) ranks first among universities in the Western Visayas region, fourth in the Visayas, and 18th among Philippine universities in the July 2024 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities released recently.
According to its website, the Webometrics Ranking is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group that belongs to the largest public research body in Spain, the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). The objective is to rank universities based on impact or online visibility, transparency or open access initiatives, and excellence or quality of electronic publications.
WVSU has retained its number one ranking in Region VI from the Webometrics of July 2022, though it went a notch lower this year in the Philippine university rankings.
Among the criteria, WVSU performed worldwide with a rank of 13,005 for impact, 5,466 for openness, and 5,267 for excellence.
WVSU trails behind University of San Carlos, Visayas State University, and Cebu Technological University in the whole of Visayas, while it leads in the Western Visayas region and is closely followed by the University of the Philippines Visayas.
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