Recently, a well-known domestic education consulting organization released the latest edition of the ranking list of China's best disciplines, covering 98 first-level disciplines of Chinese universities, with a total of 5,053 disciplines on the list, covering 485 universities, which is shockingly wide.
In terms of the number of top disciplines in China, Peking University and Tsinghua University are far ahead, followed by Fudan University and Jiaotong University, showing a clear gap, which once again confirms the discipline strength of China's first-class universities.
At the same time, Shanghai ranks second in the number of top disciplines, and Jiangsu ranks first in the total number of top disciplines, but the uneven geographical distribution is also more prominent.
In the index system of the ranking of China's best disciplines, there are 18 indicators and more than 70 observation variables reflecting the competitiveness of disciplines, including talent training, platform projects, achievement awards, academic awards, and high-end talents.
The establishment of this indicator system makes the ranking data highly authoritative and credible.
However, the ranking data are all from third-party data sources, such as the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Natural Science Commission, international and domestic literature databases, etc., although it has a certain degree of authority and credibility, many users have doubts about the credibility of the data.
With such a large number of lists, users can also selectively follow the subject rankings they care about, and the credibility of the data needs to be further verified.
To sum up, the release of this list will undoubtedly once again arouse the attention and in-depth discussion of the discipline construction of Chinese universities from all walks of life.
As an important guide, the list can not only provide reference for colleges and universities, but also provide in-depth thinking for the public on the discipline construction of colleges and universities.
It is expected that the list will continue to improve in the future, and provide more useful reference and guidance for the sustainable development of China's higher education.