14 January 2019 - The University of Montenegro is highly ranked on the list of the world's top universities in the category of the highest number of citations based on the Google Scholar profile, published by Webometrics.
The "Webometrics Ranking of World Universities", a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain, has recently published the "Transparent Ranking: Top Universities by Citations in the Top Google Scholar Profiles" List.
Google Scholar Citations, which the Ranking is based on, offers authors an easy way to track the citations of their articles. An individual can check who is citing their publications, chart citations over time, and calculate various citation metrics. A useful feature is also the option to publish a profile to appear in Google Scholar results when someone searches for a specific name.
The list contains 6,117 universities, and the University of Montenegro ranked 1633, making the University better positioned than most state universities in the region.
Namely, the University of Montenegro was not present on last year’s Ranking, which was a consequence of the non-recognition of the then domain of the University "ac.me". Having learned about the problem that prevented the University from appearing within the List, the University administration took all necessary measures, including changing the domain to “ucg.ac.me”, which resulted in this year's ranking.
According to the Rectorate, the significant positioning of University on the list of world universities is a result of the dedicated work of its professors and associates and the quality of their scientific research.
The original goal of the Webometrics Ranking was to promote Web publishing. Supporting Open Access initiatives, electronic access to scientific publications and other academic material are the primary targets of this research group. Webometrics also intends to motivate both institutions and scholars to have a web presence that accurately reflects their activities.
