The Webometrics ranking places Universidad Politécnica Salesiana among the first 6 universities in Ecuador

UPS, viernes 26 enero 2018
Webometrics Ranking
Webometrics Ranking

 

According to information published on Thursday, January 25, UPS moved from position 3775 to 3523 worldwide and is ranked 275th in Latin America and 6th in Ecuador.
Father Javier Herrán, UPS president, said that "the result is due to the efforts of the entire university community, particularly professors who enjoy their profession of researchers. We must continue to improve, evaluate new opportunities, correct errors, and get all students and faculty involved 100%".

The web ranking is based on four indicators that evaluate different aspects of university work and their projection in the virtual environment. The most relevant indicator in the ranking, which is the IMPACT of the University and its publications on the web, shows a significant change for UPS which moves up from position 6747 to position 5561, an improvement of 1186 positions.

Webometrics also evaluates the PRESENCE of universities on the web, this is where UPS stands out the most because it is included among the best 100 in the world, it currently ranks 99th. The OPENING indicator (from 3060 to 2685) shows an improvement of 375 positions, an advance that refers to the presence and performance of the indicators that Google Scholar uses to measure the impact of its scientific production in terms of publications and number of citations that have been received. 

 

 

 In terms of EXCELLENCE, the indicator which measures the quality and acceptance of the scientific production in the world scientific community, the result is the same as the one from July 2017 (4279 position). It should be noted that this indicator is calculated on the basis of the results provided annually by the Scimago Institutions Rankings, which in 2017 included UPS among the only 6 universities in Ecuador considered within the group of the best research institutions in the world (UPS entre las únicas 6 universidades del Ecuador consideradas dentro del grupo de las mejores instituciones de investigación del mundo.).

Communication through the web is very important, and the university's Web Team has understood that, finding the way to connect with other networks, learning and knowing the ICT environment, developing the necessary skills to move on the Internet ", said UPS president Javier Herran. 

"The challenge is to create and maintain a website based on the proposals of Pope Francis, a real internet that seeks peace. A realistic website, not just for marketing or propaganda that ends up being a bit misleading for people, which does not help to create citizenship criteria of equality and equity. The web must have data, objectives, it must be real. Being a friend of the truth means being a friend of Jesus ", said Fr. Javier Herrán