Springer Nature ranks Okinawan graduate university as 10th best research institution worldwide
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
June 20, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On June 19 the global science publisher Springer Nature released its 2018 rankings of worldwide research institutions, ranking the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) which is located in Tancha, Onna Village, as first place in Japan and tenth place in the world. Springer Nature is affiliated with the scientific journal Nature, which has global influence.
According to an OIST representative, the ranking is normalized in that Springer Nature independently calculated the ratio of high quality of papers in accordance with the scope of the institution and the number of papers produced.
President of OIST Peter Gruss said, “This demonstrates that if the conditions are right, even a university that has not been long-established can deliver world-class research. It also serves to validate the great value of OIST researchers, and the fruits of instructors’ and staff members’ zealous work. After this [OIST] will strive to perform the world’s top-class scientific research.”
(English translation by T&CT and Erin Jones)
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