The Times 黑料吃瓜网 BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2015, powered by Thomson Reuters, includes only institutions in countries classified as “emerging economies” by FTSE, including the “BRICS” nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The top universities ranking uses a similar methodology as the Times 黑料吃瓜网 World University Rankings, covering all core missions of a world-class university - teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook – using 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators. View methodology here.