Peringkat perguruan tinggi versi webometrics periode juli 2008 telah dikeluarkan. Berikut peringkat perguruan tinggi nasional yang masuk 4000 besar dunia.
1 Gadjah Mada University
2 Institute of Technology Bandung
3 Universitas Indonesia
4 University of Indonesia
5 Indonesia University of Education (Note 45)
6 Petra Christian University
7 Bogor Agricultural University
8 Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Telkom
9 Brawijaya University
10 Gunadarma University
11 Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember
12 Hasanuddin University
13 Airlangga University
14 Bina Nusantara University
15 Universitas Sumatera Utara
16 Diponegoro University
17 Lampung University
18 Universitas Padjadjaran
19 Electronic Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Surabaya
20 Budi Luhur University
21 Universitas Islam Indonesia
22 Duta Wacana Christian University
23 Sebelas Maret University
24 Parahyangan Catholic University
(sumber:http://www.webometrics.info/rank_by_country.asp?country=id).
Webometrics melakukan penilaian terhadap web site (situs) resmi perguruan tinggi. Penilaian tersebut didasarkan pada empat (4) faktor yaitu (http://www.webometrics.info/methodology.html) :
- Size (S) adalah dilihat dari banyaknya halaman yang muncul dari search enggine Google, Yahoo, Live Search dan Exalead
- Visibility (V) adalah dilihat dari banyaknya link yang muncul dari searching Google, Yahoo, Live Search dan Exalead.
- Rich Files (R) adalah dilihat dari banyaknya file yang dapat diakses
- Scholar (Sc) adalah dilihat dari ketersediaan database paper, laporan penelitian atau karya ilmiah yang dapat diakses
Penilaian akhir/total dilakukan dengan rumus, Webometrics rank : 2*S + 4*V+ 1*R+ 1*Sc
Bagaimana posisi perguruan tinggi nasional kita ditingkat Asia ? Berikut peringkat perguruan tinggi di 100 besar Asia.
1 University of Tokyo
2 National Taiwan University
3 Kyoto University
4 National University of Singapore
5 Beijing University
6 Chinese University of Hong Kong
7 University of Hong Kong
8 Keio University
9 University of Tsukuba
10 Tsinghua University China
11 National Chiao Tung University
12 National Sun Yat-Sen University
13 Nagoya University
14 Osaka University
15 Tohoku University
16 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
17 National Taiwan Normal University
18 Tokyo Institute of Technology
19 Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology
20 National Cheng Kung University
21 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
22 Seoul National University
23 University of Science & Technology of China
24 ZheJiang University
25 National Tsing Hua University Taiwan
26 Kyushu University
27 National Central University
28 Prince of Songkla University
29 Kobe University
30 Fudan University
31 City University of Hong Kong
32 Chulalongkorn University
33 Hong Kong Polytechnic University
34 Nanyang Technological University
35 Ritsumeikan University
36 National Chengchi University
37 United Nations University
38 Tamkang University
39 Pohang University of Science & Technology
40 National Chung Cheng University
41 Hiroshima University
42 Nanjing University
43 Shandong University
44 Kasetsart University
45 I-Shou University
46 Wuhan University
47 Hong Kong Baptist University
48 Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
49 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
50 Korea University
51 Nankai University
52 Tokyo University of Science (Note 29)
53 Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology
54 Yonsei University
55 Xiamen University
56 Beijing Normal University
57 National Chung Hsing University
58 Hosei University
59 Waseda University
60 Harbin Institute of Technology
61 Mahidol University
62 Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
63 University of Electro-Communications
64 Xi’An Jiaotong University
65 Nara Institute of Science & Technology
66 Fu Jen Catholic University
67 Doshisha University
68 Renmin University of China
69 Yamagata University
70 Providence University
71 Okayama University
72 East China Normal University
73 Tokai University
74 Gadjah Mada University
75 Feng Chia University
76 Yuan Ze University
77 Ryukoku University
78 Institute of Technology Bandung
79 Nihon University
80 Shinshu University
81 Gunma University
82 Pusan National University
83 Niigata University
84 Thammasat University
85 Huazhong University of Science & Technology
86 Hanyang University
87 University of Tokushima
88 Chiang Mai University
89 Tunghai University
90 Mie University
91 Meiji University
92 Tongji University
93 Chiba University
94 Sungkyunkwan University
95 Assumption University of Thailand
96 Nagaoka University of Technology
97 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
98 Khon Kaen University
99 Gifu University
100 Shih Hsin University
(sumber:http://www.webometrics.info/top100_continent.asp?cont=asia)
