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| Variables | Indicators | Attributes | Ranking source (proportion %) | 2014 | 2018 | Amount of change |
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| Y | Core competence of research university | | USNEWS, QS, THE, and ARWU | 49.65 | 60.04 | 1.21 |
| X1 | Teacher-student ratio | Input, objective, and relative | QS (20%) and THE (4.5%) | 64.00 | 68.12 | 1.06 |
| X2 | Number of teachers with highly-cited research papers | Input, objective, and absolute | ARWU (20%) | 10.00 | 26.00 | 2.60 |
| X3 | Ratio of international teachers (also called the domestic-international teacher ratio) | Input, objective, and relative | QS (5%) | 38.02 | 61.86 | 1.63 |
| Input, objective, and relative | THE (2.5%) | - | - | - |
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| X4 | Proportion of PhD researchers | Input, objective, and relative | THE (6%) | 80.55 | 87.17 | 1.08 |
| X5 | Teaching reputation | Output, subjective, and absolute | THE (15%) | 25.12 | 35.69 | 1.42 |
| X6 | Doctorate-bachelor degree ratio | Output, objective, and relative | THE (2.25%) | 37.88 | 43.55 | 1.15 |
| X7 | Proportion of international students (also called the domestic-international student ratio) | Output, objective, and relative | QS (5%) | 27.38 | 28.88 | 1.05 |
| Output, objective, and relative | THE (2.5%) | - | - | - |
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| X8 | Equivalent number of alumni awarded Nobel Prize or Fields Medal | Output, objective, and absolute | ARWU (10%) | 2.10 | 4.32 | 2.06 |
| X9 | Average teacher income in institution that can provide greater teaching convenience | Output, objective, and relative | THE (2.25%) | 3.77 | 5.35 | 1.42 |
| X10 | Academic reputation | Output, subjective, and absolute | QS (40%), THE (18%), and USNEWS (12.5% each in globe and regions) | 87.80 | 78.00 | 0.89 |
| X11 | Number of published academic papers | Output, objective, and absolute | USNEWS (10%) | 10071.00 | 14214.00※ | 1.41 |
| X12 | Number of papers cited by SCIE and SSCI | Output, objective, and absolute | ARWU (20%) | 56.32 | 65.98 | 1.17 |
| X13 | Equivalent number of papers published by nature or science | Output, objective, and absolute | ARWU (20%) | 16.70 | 22.96 | 1.37 |
| X14 | Number of highly-cited papers (top 10%) | Output, objective, and absolute | USNEWS (12.5%) | 7.03 | 8.36 | 1.19 |
| X15 | Proportion of highly-cited papers (top 10%) | Output, objective, and relative | USNEWS (10%) | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.88 |
| X16 | Number of highly-cited (first 1%) papers in ESI subjects | Output, objective, and absolute | USNEWS (5%) | 291.20 | 482.60 | 1.66 |
| X17 | Proportion of highly-cited papers (top 1%) | Output, objective, and relative | USNEWS (5%) | 3.00 | 4.03 | 1.34 |
| X18 | Total frequency of cited papers | Output, objective, and relative | USNEWS (7.5%) | 328557.60 | 880354.60 | 2.68 |
| X19 | Number of published papers (per teacher) | Output, objective, and relative | THE (6%) | 4.02 | 6.04 | 1.50 |
| X20 | Number of citations of papers published (per teacher) | Output, objective, and relative | QS (20%) | 57.10 | 78.32 | 1.37 |
| X21 | Number of citations of papers published (per paper) | Output, objective, and relative | THE (30%) | 64.58 | 73.84 | 1.14 |
| X22 | Impact index of standardized citation | Output, objective, and relative | USNEWS (10%) | 5.62 | 6.69 | 1.19 |
| X23 | Proportion of international cooperated papers | Output, objective, and relative | USNEWS (5%) and THE (2.5%) | 14.15 | 15.37 | 1.09 |
| X24 | Proportion of international cooperated paper published by the target institution in the international cooperated paper published by the country | Output, objective, and relative | USNEWS (5%) | 2.81 | 3.34 | 1.19 |
| X25 | Number of academic monographs | Output, objective, and absolute | USNEWS (2.5%) | 184.40 | 236.18※ | 1.28 |
| X26 | Number of conference papers | Output, objective, and absolute | USNEWS (2.5%) | 2502.00 | 4363.21※ | 1.74 |
| X27 | Research income (per teacher) | Output, objective, and relative | THE (6%) | 8.59 | 13.36 | 1.55 |
| X28 | Average academic performance per teacher | Output, objective, and relative | ARWU (10%) | 20.30 | 23.08 | 1.14 |
| X29 | Employer reputation | Output, objective, and absolute | QS (10%) | 84.26 | 74.44 | 0.88 |
| X30 | Average industry income of teachers (for knowledge transfer) | Output, objective, and relative | THE (2.5%) | 74.48 | 74.30 | 1.00 |
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