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One well accepted definition of what constitutes a world-class university has been developed by Alden and Lin (2004). Their list of Key Characteristics of World-Class Universities was adopted by Griffith University in Australia in its Research Plan 2009-2013 to define the cultural shift necessary for advancement; however quantitative evidence of progress is necessary to determine if the university is succeeding, requiring detailed benchmarking of research. Griffith University therefore developed a method, using mainly world rankings and classifications, for the selection of an appropriate grouping of universities upon which to perform global benchmarking of research.
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Mearns, F., Sheil, T. (2013). Global Benchmarking and Partner Selection using World University Rankings and Classifications. In: Wang, Q., Cheng, Y., Liu, N.C. (eds) Building World-Class Universities. Global Perspectives on Higher Education, vol 25. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-034-7_9
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