University Ranking for Computer Science, 2018 – Times Higher Education
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The Times Higher Education has just released their University Rankings for 2018. The list covers the top 1,000 academic institutions around the world. The Times Higher Education emphasises that their university performance table is based on assessing research-intensive universities across all of their core missions including teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. As Guide2Research, is a research portal for Computer Science, we preview below the ranking compiled by the Times Higher Education for the field of Computer Science for the top 10 Universities for 2018.
| Topic | Examples of Primary Research | Examples of Secondary Research |
| Alcohol abuse on college campuses | Surveys and focus groups of college students, observation Data analysis of survey findings | Wechsler, H., & Wuethrich, B. (2003). Dying to drink: Confronting binge drinking on college campuses. Rodale Books. |
| Themes of Pablo Neruda’s poems | Pablo Neruda’s poems and works Neruda, P. (2007). 100 love sonnets. Exile Editions. | Eisner, M. (2018). Neruda: The poet's calling. Ecco. Pellegrini, M. (2019). Pablo Neruda: World literature and human rights. A Companion to World Literature, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118635193.ctwl0288 Feinstein, A. (2005). Pablo Neruda: A passion for life. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. |
| Relationship between depression and cancer mortality | Interviews of medical professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, oncologists) Interviews and focus groups of cancer patients Data analysis of hospital records | Pinquart, M., & Duberstein, P. R. (2010). Depression and cancer mortality: A meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 40(11), 1797-1810. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291709992285 Spiegel, D., & Giese-Davis, J. (2003). Depression and cancer: Mechanisms and disease progression. Biological Psychiatry, 54(3), 269-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3223(03)00566-3 Kissane, D. W., Maj, M., & Sartorius, N. (2011). Depression and cancer. John Wiley & Sons. |
The ranking of universities compiled by THE to study computer Science for the year 2017 is shown below. Surprisingly for the ranking of 2018 ! The two British universities (Oxford & Cambridge) seized the top spots of the table meanwhile ETH dived down from the first spot in 2017 to position 10 during 2018.
| Topic | Quantitative Research Questions | Qualitative Research Questions |
| Mental health diagnoses | How does race affect rates of mental health diagnosis among teens in foster care? | What is the experience of African-American teens seeking help for mental health concerns? |
| Career choice | What is the relationship between household income and career choice among American university students? | How do American university students from low-income households experience making a career choice? |
| Social media use | What proportion of Australians aged 55 to 75 use popular social media sites? | How do Australians aged 55 to 75 use social media? |
| Early-stage dementia | What are the differences in the perceptions towards people with early-dementia before and after diagnosis? | How do people with early-stage dementia experience other people's reactions to their changed condition? |
