Shanghai Ranking

Full list: https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2021/RS0512

2021

  • Public Administration research at University of Antwerp ranked 20th on Global Shanghai Ranking for public administration research 2021. Ranked 1st in Belgium.

2020

  • Public Administration research at University of Antwerp ranked 26th on Global Shanghai Ranking for public administration research 2020. Ranked 1st in Belgium.

2019

  • Public Administration research at University of Antwerp ranked 48th on Global Shanghai Ranking for public administration research 2018.

2018

  • Public Administration research at University of Antwerp ranked 35th on Global Shanghai Ranking for public administration research 2018.

2017

  • Public Administration research at University of Antwerp ranked 30th on Global Shanghai Ranking for public administration research 2017.

International research visitation

Research Group on Public Administration and Management (PA&M) received a high score in the international research visitation (April 2017).

Assessment by the international research visitation committee on the period 2009-2016: 

  • Quality: 4/5 
  • Productivity: 4/5 
  • Impact: 4/5 
  • Viability: 4/5 


Some excerpts of the evaluative statement by the international research visitation committee, chaired by prof. Mark Bovens (University of Utrecht) 

  • "This group (…) is among the better groups in the Faculty, thanks to a clear research focus and a thought-through strategy"
  • "The group has developed a clear and concise research agenda and has become internationally quite visible as a centre of expertise in the field of public performance and regulatory governance"
  • "Research output was published in major journals in the discipline and with well-established academic publishers"
  • "The group has a clear strategy for the advancement and dissemination of its work outside the academic world. There is ample evidence of impact of the researchers on policy, both nationally and internationally"
  • "It has invested in international visibility and academic rigour, and at the same time maintained and expanded its policy relevance and social impact"