Ranking Research Productivity of the Arts and Science Colleges in Kerala

Abstract

Rankings have become a powerful phenomenon in higher education and in spite of several criticisms, they are to stay. Policy makers can make use of rankings to assess the performance of institutions or individuals. This study attempts to analyze the research productivity of the Arts and Science colleges in the State of Kerala which has not been attempted so far. The study also identifies the colleges in Kerala which have collaborated with the institutions ranked in Times Higher Education Rankings (THE) 2016 and the two regional league tables -Asian University Rankings 2016 and BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings. This study can provide the policy makers understand the role of rankings, assess the performance of the higher education institutions in the State of Kerala and reinforce higher education and research output.