| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第7-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8-9页 |
| CHAPTER I DESIGN OF STUDY | 第12-43页 |
| Pre- synthesis of the ranking systems | 第13页 |
| Global ranking systems: Indicators and weights | 第13-16页 |
| Global ranking systems: Indicators and weights | 第16页 |
| Evaluation of the leading ranking systems | 第16-19页 |
| Why chose U.S.news.com ranking system | 第19页 |
| Global positioning of HEIs based on U.S.News.com quantitative variables assessment for 2010- 2015 academic years | 第19-22页 |
| Jiangsu University's 2015-2016 academic years’ Quantitative assessment | 第22-24页 |
| Jiangsu University’s Students International Population Quantification | 第24-27页 |
| Quantitative data of HEIs according to U.S.News.com | 第27-28页 |
| Problem Statement | 第28-30页 |
| Purpose of the Study | 第30-32页 |
| Theoretical Framework | 第32-35页 |
| Procedures | 第35页 |
| The Researcher | 第35-37页 |
| Data Source | 第37-39页 |
| Documentation | 第39-40页 |
| Analysis | 第40-41页 |
| Significance of the Study | 第41页 |
| Theory | 第41页 |
| Practice | 第41-42页 |
| Research | 第42页 |
| Summary | 第42-43页 |
| Reporting | 第43页 |
| CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE | 第43-59页 |
| Theoretical framework | 第46-48页 |
| Question | 第48-49页 |
| History of the Onset of Academic Ranking | 第49-52页 |
| The Emergence of International ranking systems | 第52-54页 |
| Challenges of Academic indicators in ranking | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter Summary | 第57-58页 |
| Conclusions | 第58-59页 |
| CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY | 第59-79页 |
| Types of ranking considered by the researcher | 第61页 |
| Structure of rankings considered | 第61-62页 |
| Ranking system selected and its parameters | 第62-64页 |
| Research design： | 第64页 |
| Comparative ranking | 第64-65页 |
| Methods of Data Collection | 第65-67页 |
| The Process of Ranking | 第67-68页 |
| The Evidential Basis of Data Collection | 第68-71页 |
| Measure of Indicators and Weights | 第71-74页 |
| Consistency of Ranking Outcomes across Different Ranking Systems | 第74-75页 |
| Rankings Approach | 第75-76页 |
| Self-aggregated ranking | 第75-76页 |
| Pros and cons of personalized ranking | 第76页 |
| Chapter summary | 第76-79页 |
| CHAPTER IV DATA PRESENTATION | 第79-95页 |
| Objective and subjective indicators | 第81页 |
| Established and Emerging World Class Universities | 第81-84页 |
| Clustering of universities within the ranking systems | 第84-86页 |
| Comparing individual ranking criteria | 第86-87页 |
| Using Reputation and citation to boost ranking | 第87-88页 |
| Internationalization of HEIs Ranking through Emancipation of students’ capacity to boost ranking | 第88-91页 |
| Conclusions | 第91-93页 |
| Chapter Summary | 第93-94页 |
| Chapter V Analysis | 第94-95页 |
| CHAPTER V ANALYSIS | 第95-109页 |
| Subjects assessment of U.S.News.com top Ranked HEIs | 第96-97页 |
| The output measurement of multidisciplinary units | 第97-98页 |
| Overall Analysis | 第98-99页 |
| Data and methods | 第99-103页 |
| The public policy context | 第103-104页 |
| The output challenges of location and multidisciplinary units | 第104-106页 |
| Bridging the gap for Jiangsu University’s academic outlook | 第106-107页 |
| Chapter Summary | 第107-109页 |
| CHAPTER VI SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUTIONS, IMPLICATIONS & DISCUSSIONS, and RECCOMENDATIONS | 第109-123页 |
| Study Summary | 第111-112页 |
| Study Findings | 第112-115页 |
| Theory of research findings | 第114-115页 |
| Conclusion | 第115-117页 |
| Implications | 第117-119页 |
| Discussion Summary | 第119-120页 |
| Recommendations for further study | 第120-121页 |
| Discussion | 第121-123页 |
| GLOSSARY/ BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第123-130页 |
