A Global Survey of University Ranking and League Tables

By A. Usher, Massimo Savino. 2007

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Rickety numbers: Volatility of university rankings and policy implications (2011, background): “ational university rankings in existence around the world (European Commission, 008; Hendel and Stolz, 2008; Usher and Savino, 2007).”
The Past, Present, and Future of University Rankings (2011, background): “In their comprehensive overview of rankings, Usher and Medow (2009) reported that at the time of their study, there were a minimum of 26 rankings worldwide.”
Benchmarking university-industry research cooperation worldwide: performance measurements and indicators based on co-authorship data for the world's largest universities (2009, background): “…rankings and league tables are now a prominent feature of the public information, where measurement issues and cross-national comparisons are becoming increasingly important within research evaluation frameworks (Dill and Soo, 2005; Marginson and Van der Wende, 2007; Williams and Van Dyke, 2007).”