The Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) introduced its new global university ranking system “World University Rankings 2019” (https://wur.isc.ac) in January 2020. Of course, ranking is not a new practice in ISC. In fact, ISC – as an ISESCO-Affiliated Center – based on its duties, has been ranking OIC universities since its establishment in 2008. But in 2018, it took the initiative to upgrade its regional ranking system into a global one. This new ranking system reports the status of 2005 universities from all over the world. They were selected from a population of more than 3000 universities. At this stage, all universities with at least 850 WoS articles during 2015-2017 were considered. This is important since it allows for comparison of universities of similar size. This ranking system covers four general criteria including research, education, international activity and innovation comprising 12 indicators as revealed in Figure 1 below:
Through this ranking system, universities can receive invaluable information about their general performance as well as their performance in each criterion as they can compare their performance with other universities over the globe. This latter possibility can be used efficiently in policy making so as to enhance the status of each university within each country, each region or over the globe. Besides this new service, ISC continuously analyzes the performance of different universities and submits consultancy reports with the objective to accelerate the rate of improvement of each university. To avail themselves of this opportunity, universities may contact ISC through info@isc.ac after which the necessary steps and formalities will be communicated. In what follows a brief account of the performance of the OIC region and University of Indonesia is provided:
From among all OIC universities from 57 OIC countries, 238 universities (from 24 countries) are present in ISC World University Rankings 2019. Table 1 shows the list of universities from each OIC country along with their status in this ranking system.
| Country | No. of Universities | Specification of Universities |
|---|---|---|
| TURKEY | 72 | HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY (451-500), ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY (501-600), MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (501-600), ANKARA UNIVERSITY (601-700), ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (601-700), BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY (701-800), IHSAN DOGRAMACI BILKENT UNIVERSITY (701-800), EGE UNIVERSITY (801-900), GAZI UNIVERSITY (801-900), MARMARA UNIVERSITY (801-900), DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY (901-1000), KOC UNIVERSITY (901-1000), CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY (1001-1200), ERCIYES UNIVERSITY (1001-1200), GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY (1001-1200), SABANCI UNIVERSITY (SABANCI UNIVERSITY), YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (1001-1200), ACIBADEM UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), ANADOLU UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), ATATURK UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), +), KARADENIZ TEKNIK UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), KOCAELI UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), MERSIN UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), SELCUK UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), TOBB EKONOMI VE TEKNOLOJI UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), ULUDAG UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), ADIYAMAN UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITY (1401-1600(, BASKENT UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), ERZINCAN UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), FIRAT UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (1401-1600), KAFKAS UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), SAKARYA UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), CANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), DICLE UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), INONU UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITy (1601-1800), AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY (1801+), BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY (1801+), BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIVERSITY (1801+), BULENT ECEVIT UNIVERSITY (1801+), DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITY (1801+), DUZCE UNIVERSITY (1801+), HARRAN UNIVERSITY (1801+), HITIT UNIVERSITY (1801+), ISTANBUL MEDENIYET UNIVERSITY (1801+), ISTANBUL MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY (1801+), IZMIR KATIP CELEBI UNIVERSITY (1801+), KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY (1801+), KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY (1801+), MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY (1801+), NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY (1801+), RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN UNIVERSITY (1801+), TRAKYA UNIVERSITY (1801+), YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY (1801+), YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY (1801+) |
| IRAN | 43 | TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (451-500), UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN (451-500), ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY ( 701-800), SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCIENCES ( 701-800), SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY ( 701-800), TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY ( 701-800), AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (801-900), FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY MASHHAD (901-1000), IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (901-1000), SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY (901-1000), SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY (901-1000),( 901-1000),( 901-1000), IRAN UNIVERSITY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (1001-1200), ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCIENCE (1001-1200), MASHHAD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCIENCE (1001-1200), TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE (1001-1200), UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ (1001-1200), BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BMSU) (1201-1400), K. N. TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (1201-1400), SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE (1201-1400), UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN (1201-1400), UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN (1201-1400), BABOL NOSHIRVANI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (1401-1600), BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCIENCES (1401-1600), RAZI UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), SEMNAN UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), UNIVERSITY KASHAN (1401-1600), UNIVERSITY OF YAZD (1401-1600), AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (AJUMS) (1601-1800), KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (1601-1800), KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (1601-1800), SAHAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (1601-1800), SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN (SBUK) (1601-1800), UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN (1601-1800), URMIA UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), YASOUJ UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), IMAM KHOMEINI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (1801+), SHAHED UNIVERSITY (1801+), SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ (1801+), SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY (1801+), SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (1801+), UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI (1801+) |
| MALAYSIA | 21 | UNIVERSITI MALAYA (251-300), UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA), UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA (601-700), UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA (601-700), UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA (601-700), UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA (1001-1200), MONASH UNIVERSITY SUNWAY (1201-1400), UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS (1201-1400), UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH (1401-1600), UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA PERLIS (1401-1600), UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG (1601-1800), UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU (1601-1800), UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA (1601-1800), UNIVERSITY OF TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN (1601-1800), MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY (1801+), UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA (1801+), UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA SARAWAK (1801+), UNIVERSITY OF TENAGA NASIONAL (1801+), UNIVERSITY OF TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA (1801+), UNIVERSITY TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA (1801+) |
| EGYPT | 18 | CAIRO UNIVERSITY (401-450), AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY (501-600), MANSOURA UNIVERSITY (601-700), ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY (701-800), ASSIUT UNIVERSITY (1001-1200), SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY (1001-1200), TANTA UNIVERSITY (1001-1200), ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY (1001-1200), AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), BENI SUEF UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), HELWAN UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), SOHAG UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), AMERICAN UNIVERSITY CAIRO (1401-1600), BENHA UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), MINIA UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), FAYOUM UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), KAFRELSHEIKH UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), MENOFIA UNIVERSITY (1601-1800) |
| PAKISTAN | 13 | COMSATS INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CIIT) (601-700), QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY (601-700 ), NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY - PAKISTAN (801-900), AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY (901-1000), UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE FAISALABAD (1001-1200), UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB (1001-1200), UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR (1201-1400), BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY FAISALABAD (1401-1600), UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI (1401-1600), DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (1801+), GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY LAHORE (1801+),UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA (1801+) |
| INDONESIA | 13 | UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA (901-1000), GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), INSTITUTE TECHNOLOGY OF BANDUNG (1201-1400), BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), AIRLANGGA UNIVERSITY (1801+), BRAWIJAYA UNIVERSITY (1801+), DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY (1801+), INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI SEPULUH NOPEMBER (1801+), SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY (1801+), UNIVERSITAS BINA NUSANTARA (1801+), UNIVERSITAS PADJADJARAN (1801+), UNIVERSITAS PENDIDIKAN INDONESIA (1801+), UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA (1801+) |
| SAUDI ARABIA | 12 | KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY (63), KING SAUD UNIVERSITY (140), KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (251-300), KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS (351-400 ), KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES (1001-1200), UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY (1201-1400), IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), TAIBAH UNIVERSITY (1401-1600), KING KHALID UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), TAIF UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), JAZAN UNIVERSITY (1801+) |
| ALGERIA | 7 | UNIVERSITY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE (1401-1600), UNIVERSITE FERHAT ABBAS SETIF (1401-1600), UNIVERSITY DJILLALI LIABES SIDI BEL ABBES (1401-1600), UNIVERSITE ABOU BEKR BELKAID (1801+), UNIVERSITE BADJI MOKHTAR – ANNABA (1801+), UNIVERSITE CONSTANTINE(1801+), UNIVERSITE DE BEJAIA (1801+) |
| TUNISIA | 7 | UNIVERSITE DE TUNIS-EL-MANAR (601-700), UNIVERSITE DE MONASTIR (1001-1200), UNIVERSITE DE SFAX (1001-1200), UNIVERSITE DE CARTHAGE (1201-1400), UNIVERSITE DE LA MANOUBA (1601-1800), UNIVERSITE DE SOUSSE (1601-1800), UNIVERSITE DE TUNIS (1801+) |
| NIGERIA | 6 | UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN (901-1000), UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS (1401-1600), UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA(1401-1600), OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY (1601-1800), COVENANT UNIVERSITY (1801+), UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN (1801+) |
| MOROCCO | 5 | MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY (1001-1200), UNIVERSITY OF MARRAKECH CADI AYYAD (1001-1200), |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 4 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY (701-800), KHALIFA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (901-1000), AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH (1401-1600), UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH (1601-1800) |
| BANGLADESH | 2 | UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA (1201-1400),BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (1601-1800) |
| LEBANON | 2 | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT (501-600), LEBANESE UNIVERSITY (1201-1400) |
| KAZAKHSTAN | 2 | NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY (1201-1400),AL-FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (1601-1800) |
| QATAR | 2 | QATAR UNIVERSITY (501-600), TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY QATAR (801-900) |
| JORDAN | 2 | JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (801-900), UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN (1001-1200) |
| UGANDA | 1 | MAKERERE UNIVERSITY (701-800) |
| OMAN | 1 | SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY (901-1000) |
| KUWAIT | 1 | KUWAIT UNIVERSITY (1001-1200) |
| CAMEROON | 1 | UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE I (1001-1200) |
| IRAQ | 1 | UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD (1601-1800) |
| SENEGAL | 1 | UNIVERSITY CHEIKH ANTA DIOP DAKAR (1601-1800) |
| SUDAN | 1 | UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM (1801+) |
