Volume 19, No. 6, 2022
Clustering Between Universities In Top10 Of QS World University Rankings® Latin America Region 2020
César Augusto Hernández Suárez , Gladys Adriana Espinel Rubio , Liany Yetzira Hernández Granados
Abstract
QS World University Rankings® Latin America Region classifies and reviews the academic performance of University Education Institutions from Latin-America according to eight indicators: Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Faculty Student, Citations per Paper, Papers per Faculty, Staff with PhD, Web Impact e International Research Network. Results may also be analysed by country. This paper aims to distinguish, through clusters, the universities in Top10 of QS World University Rankings® Latin America Region 2020, in order to relate and compare their indicators through a descriptive analysis. They highlight the clusters formed between Overall Score indicators and the others in the ranking. As a result, highlights the high competitiveness between institutions. In clusters 1 are located between six and seven universities with the best points. Despite UC (Chile) and USP (Brazil) have the highest values; ITESM (Mexico) and UNAM (Mexico) are also positioned in relation to FS. UNIANDES (Colombia) highlights in AR, ER, PF, CP, SP and WI indicators.
Pages: 210-222
Keywords: Clusters, University, QS World University Rankings® Latin America Region, Latin-American countries