The state of the question about academic rankings is presented in the context of Ibero-American literature. From a bibliographical research, information was systematized into two categories: conceptual theoretical studies, referenced in the paradigms of conflict and consensus, and empirical referential studies, divided into global, regional and national rankings. After 2010, there is a predominance of empirical studies on institutional performativity and retraction of critical studies to ranking.
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Rankings acadêmicos; Educação superior; Rankings universitários