The corrected Version 2 of the July 2026 Ranking Web of Universities was released on Figshare on 6 August 2026. The document describes coverage of more than 32,000 higher education institutions worldwide, with web data collected in early July and research indicators covering 2021–2025.
Where did country rank 1 go?
Before this update, the site's 2026 page used the January 2026 edition, which listed Chulalongkorn University at CR1 and world rank 376. The current page now reflects July 2026 v2. Chulalongkorn does not appear in the official July file, and CR1, CR12 and CR15 are absent. The publisher gives no institution-level explanation, so the official evidence does not identify July's CR1 and the January result must not be inserted into a different edition. Mahidol has the best world rank among the 12 published Thai rows, but its source country rank remains CR2.
The 12 Thai rows in the public document
| CR | Institution | WR |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mahidol University | 470 |
| 3 | Chiang Mai University | 527 |
| 4 | Kasetsart University | 808 |
| 5 | Khon Kaen University | 817 |
| 6 | Prince of Songkla University | 858 |
| 7 | Thammasat University | 972 |
| 8 | King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi | 1,179 |
| 9 | King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok | 1,280 |
| 10 | King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang | 1,427 |
| 11 | Asian Institute of Technology | 1,434 |
| 13 | Walailak University | 1,664 |
| 14 | Mahasarakham University | 2,015 |
Methodology
- Visibility 50%: external networks linking to the institution's main web domain, using Majestic data.
- Excellence 40%: papers among the top 10% most cited in 27 disciplines during 2021–2025, using SCImago data.
- Openness 10%: total citations during 2021–2025 from OpenAlex for institutions with ROR identifiers.
Webometrics is not a contest for website design, usability or traffic. It uses the web as a proxy for knowledge dissemination, openness, external reach and research impact. The result is therefore informative about digital visibility and scholarly communication, but it is not a direct measure of teaching quality.
Limits of the public document
The document says it publishes the top 15 institutions per country while excluding institutions that use or support unofficial fake mirrors. It does not say that this is the reason for any specific institution, and it also notes that non-inclusion may result from error. Thailand's CR1, CR12 and CR15 must therefore remain gaps from the source; they should not be shifted or filled by inference.
Readers can consult the Version 2 DOI and the official Figshare record for the source document and methodology.