Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) is among world top 500 universities in Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (
ARWU). According to Academic Ranking of World Universities in Physics, TSU is ranked No. 151-200. TSU is the first university not only from Georgia, but also from the region, represented in Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities.
In total, more than 4000 universities were ranked. The rankings of universities in 52 subjects across natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences, and social sciences are provided. Number of papers published in top journals in an academic subject was one of the indicators of Academic Ranking of World Universities.
Ranking indicators include research productivity, research with high quality, average global research impact, extent of international collaboration, extent of academic-corporation collaboration, researchers with global academic influences, and academic awards.
Universities from the United States take 32 top positions in 52 subjects, followed by eight institutions from China (including Hong Kong) and five from Netherlands. Universities from the United States take top nine positions in physics with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology leading the list.
ShanghaiRanking began to publish Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by academic subjects in 2009.