Among the recognized rankings one can name such rankings as ARWU, Times QS and THE World
University Rankings, Webometrics (Webometrics Ranking of World Universities) which represents the global
indicator of research activity of higher education institutions on the Internet. Thanks to participation in
Webometrics, a university may become more open for the global scientific community, provides the visibility of
the site and the quality of scientific activity of higher education institution, increases the motivation of its
researchers. The national research Tomsk polytechnic university seeks to become the leading scientific and
educational center. Webometrics became one of indicators to achieve this goal.
The current composite indicator is now built as follows (Ranking Web of Universities):