Thursday, October 20, 2005

Should Top Universities Be Led By Top Researchers and Are They?

"This study documents a positive correlation between the lifetime citations of a university's president and the position of that university in the global ranking. Better universities are run by better researchers. The results are not driven by outliers. That the top universities in the world -- who have the widest choice of candidates -- systematically appoint top researchers as their vice chancellors and presidents seems important to understand." Source: Cornell Higher Education Research Institute

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