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Selected Publications:

2010

Liu, N.C. & Cheng, Y. (2010). “Global University Rankings and Their Impact”, invited chapter in P. Altbach, ed., “Leadership for World-Class Universities: Challenges for Developing Countries”. New York and London: Routledge.

Cheng, Y. & Liu, N.C. (2010). “The Academic Ranking of World Universities and the Performance of Asia Pacific Universities”, invited chapter in S. Kaur, M. Sirat and W.G. Tierney, eds., “Quality Assurance and University Rankings in Higher Education in the Asia Pacific: Challenges for Universities and Nations”. Malaysia: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Deng, Q.Q., Wang, Q. & Liu, N.C. (2010), “National Initiatives for Building World-Class Universities: Comparison between Asian and European Experiences”, invited chapter in “Higher Education Forum” (Vol. 7). Research Center for Higher Education of Hiroshima University.

Wang, Q. & Lowe, John. (2010) “Young people’s management of the transition from education to employment in the knowledge-based sector in Shanghai”. American Educational Research Association 2010 Annual Meeting, Denver, USA.

Yu, K. (2010). Diversification to a Degree: An Exploratory Study of Students' Experience at Four Higher Education Institutions in China. Bern: Peter Lang.

Wu, D. & Yu, K. (2010). In the red? Debt levels at higher education institutions in China. Asia Pacific Education Review, 11(3).

Ertl, H. & Yu, K. (2010). Institutional Diversification in Chinese Higher Education. International Higher Education, 58, 18.

Yu, K. (2010, 21 June). Benchmarking Chinese Provinces on Tertiary Education. Paper presented at the World Bank’s Benchmarking Education Systems for Results: East Asia Regional Conference, Singapore.

2009

Sadlak,J. & Liu, N.C. eds. (2009). “The World-Class University as Part of a New Higher Education Paradigm: From Institutional Quality to Systematic Excellence”. Bucharest: UNESCO-CEPES.

Liu, N.C., Cheng, Y., & Sadlak,J. eds. (2009). “University Ranking: Internationalization and Diversification”. Shanghai: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press. (In Chinese)

Xie, Y.L., Cheng, Y. & Liu, N.C. (2009). “Searching for Globally Feasible Indicators from Domestic Rankings”. Evaluation in Higher Education, 3(2), 73-86.

Liu, N.C. (2009). “The Story of the Academic Ranking of World Universities”. International Higher Education, (54), 2-3.

Zhu, J.W. & Liu, N.C. (2009). “Research Performance of Chinese Research Universities: A Scientometric Study”. Journal of Higher Education (China), 30(2), 30-35. (In Chinese)

Zhu, J.W. & Liu, N.C. (2009). “Comparative Study on the Research Performance of Chinese, German and Japanese Top Universities: A Scientometric Approach”. Fudan Education Forum (China), 7(3), 59-62. (In Chinese)

Liu, L. & Liu, N.C. (2009). “Bibliometric Analysis of SSCI Publications of China from 1978-2007”. Information Science (China), 27(10), 1590-1594. (In Chinese)

Liu, L. & Liu, N.C. (2009). “Comparative Analysis of SSCI Publications of Universities in Mainland China, Taiwan China, South Korea and Japan from 1978-2007”. Journal of Higher Education (China), 30(12), 17-23. (In Chinese)

Wang, Q., Cheng, Y. & Liu, N. C.(2009) “Exploring World-Class University from an International Perspective”. Chinese Higher Education, vol.24.

Salmi, J. (2009) The Challenge of Establishing World-Class Universities. Sun, W. and Wang Q. (translators). Shanghai: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press.

Wang, Q. (2009) “Internationalisation of Higher Education and Building World-class universities in Mainland China: a Case of Shanghai Jiao Tong University”. Alliance for International Education Shanghai Gathering 2010, Shanghai, China.

Feng, Z. L., Zhao, W. H. & Feng, Y. G.(2009). “Strategic Presidency in Research Universities”. Tsinghua Journal of Education. 30(5), 75-79. (In Chinese)

Liu, S. X. (2009). Research on the fostering leading scholars for achieving the goal of an innovative country. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (In Chinese)

Liu, S. X. (2009). Research on the structure and management of the undergraduate programs of China. Beijing: The Higher Education Press. (In Chinese)

Liu, S. X. (2009). The pressure of the diverse development of the graduate education. Journal of Higher Education (China), 30(2), 61-65.

Yu, K. & Ertl, H. (2009, 8 - 10 December). Diversification to a degree: The student intake and experience at different types of higher education institutions in China. Paper presented at the Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Conference 2009, Newport, Wales.

Liu, L.(2009). “The Exploration on the Internationalization of Social Sciences Research In China”. Beijing: China Society Press. (In Chinese)

Yi, G.F., Liu, L. & Jiang, L.L. (2009). “Research on the Interactive Development of International Metropolis and World-Class University: A Case Analysis of New York City, Research in Educational Development (China),2009(23),71-75 (In Chinese)

Yi, G.F., Hou, H.Y. & Zhao, W.H. (2009). “Creating a Citation Landscape in Higher Education Research: Evidences from the Seven Higher Education Journals 2000—2008”, Fifth International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics (WIS) & Tenth COLLNET Meeting, 13-16 September, 2009, Dalian, China.

Liu, N.C., Jan Sadlak, Wu, Y., Yang, L., eds. (2009). World-Class Universities: Stragety, Innovation and Reform. Shanghai: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press.

Wu, Y., Yang, J., Cheng, Y. & Liu, N. C. (2009). "Long-term Evaluation of Schools at Shanghai Jiao Tong University: A Case Study”, in Xian Jun Liu, eds. Case of Institutional Study in China, Vol 1. WuHan, China: HuaZhong University of Science & Technology Press, 2009.

2008

Cheng, Y. & Liu, N.C. (2008). “Examining Major Rankings According to the Berlin Principles”. Higher Education in Europe, 33(2/3), 201-208.

Cheng, Y. & Liu, N.C. (2008). “Tracking the Development of China’s Top Universities Using Scientometric Indicators, 1997-2005”. Frontiers of Education in China, 3(3), 415-428.

Cehng, Y. & Liu, N.C. (2008). “The Influences and Applications of University Ranking - A Case Study of the Academic Ranking of World Universities”. Higher Education Research & Evaluation (China), (1), 65-68. (In Chinese)

Yang, L. & Liu, N.C. (2008). “Classification and Positioning of Chinese Research Universities”. Journal of Higher Education (China), 29(11), 23-29. (In Chinese)

Feng, Z. L. & Zhao, W. H. (2008). “The Roles of Research Universities in Indigenous National Technological Innovation”. Frontiers of Education in China. 3 (3), 398-414. (In English)

Ertl, H., Hayward, G., Wright, S., Edwards, A., Lunt, I., Mills, D., & Yu, K. (2008). The Student Learning Experience in Higher Education: Literature Review Report for the Higher Education Academy. York: Higher Education Academy.

Altbach, P. G., Balan, J. eds, Wu, Y., Song, G. S., transl. (2008). World-Class Universities: Practices in Asia and Latin American. Shanghai: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press.

2007

N.C. Liu and L. Zhou, eds. (2007). “Building Research Universities in China for Achieving the Goal of an Innovative Country”. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (In Chinese)

J. Sadlak and N.C. Liu, eds. (2007). “World-Class University and Ranking: Aiming Beyond Status”. Bucharest: UNESCO-CEPES.

N.C. Liu. (2007). “Flagship Universities of China: Differentiation, Classification and World-Class”, invited chapter in P. Altbach and J. Balan, eds., “World-Class Worldwide: Transforming Research Universities in Asia and Latin America”. John Hopkins University Press.

Y. Cheng and N.C. Liu. (2007). “Academic Ranking of World Universities by Broad Subject Fields”. Higher Education in Europe, 32(1), 17-30.

Y. Cheng and N.C. Liu.(2007). Quantitative comparison of Chinese top universities with world-class universities by broad subject fields. Journal of Higher Education (China),28(10): 1-8. (In Chinese)

Y. Cheng and N.C. Liu. (2007). Analysis of the founding years of world-known universities. Tsinghua Journal of Education (China), 28(4): 56-63. (In Chinese)

Y. Cheng and N.C. Liu. (2007). Mapping the development of Chinese top universities in recent years based on scientometric indicators. Science of Science and Management of Science and Technology (China), 28(9): 132-138. (In Chinese)

Lin, X. Q., Cheng, Y., Liu, N. C. (2007). The history and trends of rankings and league tables of higher education institutions worldwide. World Education Information (China), (11):22-24. (In Chinese)

Zhao, W. H., Cheng, Y., Chen, L. L., Liu, N. C. (2007). Facilitating interdisciplinary research and teaching: Experience from United States. China Higher Education (China), (1): 61-63. (In Chinese)

Cheng, Y., Liu, N. C. (2007). GDP as an indicator for the development of a world-class university. In J. Sadlak and N.C. Liu (eds.), The World-Class University and Ranking: Aiming Beyond Status. Bucharest, UNESCO-CEPES, pp. 355-361.

Wang, Q. (2007) “Perceptions of the labour market in Shanghai and their implications for education and training”. UKFIET ‘Oxford’ International Conference on Education and Development, Oxford, UK.

Wang, Q. (2007) “A real story of doing a PhD – the development of my literature review”. The Student Conference “Research Education: Different Ways of Knowing and Doing”, School of Education, University of Birmingham, UK.

Z. L. Feng and W. H. Zhao (2007). Chapter in N.C. Liu and L. Zhou, eds. , “Building Research Universities in China for Achieving the Goal of an Innovative Country”. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (In Chinese)

Z. L. Feng and W. H. Zhao (2007). “A Study on Rationalization of Administration Structures at the Tertiary Level in China’s Research Universities”. Fudan Education Forum. 5(6), 35-39. (In Chinese)

Liu, S. X. (2007). Universities in China before 1949. Taiyuan: Shanxi Education Press. (In Chinese)

Li Liu and Y. Cheng. (2007). “Social Science Research in Research Universities” in N.C. Liu and L. Zhou, eds. “Building Research Universities in China for Achieving the Goal of an Innovative Country”. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (In Chinese)

L. Liu. (2007). “The research evaluation of University of Tampere in Finland and its illumination”, Science of Science and Management of S.& T., (China), (9), 127-131. (In Chinese).

H. Zh. Chen (2007). Traditional and New-created Writing System of Bouyei Nationality. China Ethnic Education,December, 22-23.

H. Zh. Chen (2007). Canada: Bilingual Education Solved Languages Discord. China Ethnic News, April 20,2007.

W.H. Zhao and F. Gong, eds. (2007). “System of Modern Universities: Problems and Countermeasures”, Shanghai: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press. (In Chinese)

N.C. Liu, Jan Sadlak, Y. Cheng, Y. Wu, eds. (2007). World-Class Universities: Characteristics, Evaluation and Building. Shanghai: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press.

N. C. Liu, S. X. Liu, Y. Wu, J. Yang and L. Yang. (2007). “Educating the Next Generation of Engineers for the Global Workplace”, Research in Higher Education of Engineering (China), (1), 24-27.