It&#x27;s a personal judgement that is independent of the actual research performed. It&#x27;s only a personal ranking to answer the question &quot;would I want to work there&quot;.<p>I also downgrade universities that have a hard pro copyright stance, do heavy military research etc. It&#x27;s a personal ranking and not one that I&#x27;d tell anyone to follow. People should rank by their own criteria.