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Table 3.

Similarity between ranking years (O: Overlap; F: Spearman correlation coefficient, M: M-measure)

Measure	2012			2013			2014			2015			2016			2017
Measure	O	F	M	O	F	M	O	F	M	O	F	M	O	F	M	O	F	M
ARWU
2013	98	1.0	0.97
2014	92	0.98	0.97	93	0.98	0.96
2015	93	0.97	0.97	93	0.98	0.95	97	0.99	0.99
2016	89	0.91	0.91	89	0.93	0.93	92	0.95	0.93	91	0.97	0.93
2017	87	0.91	0.9	87	0.91	0.9	90	0.94	0.92	89	0.96	0.92	95	0.97	0.94
2018	85	0.89	0.89	85	0.89	0.90	87	0.93	0.91	86	0.95	0.91	94	0.96	0.93	95	0.97	0.97
THE
2013	92	0.98	0.93
2014	91	0.96	0.89	93	0.98	0.94
2015	83	0.88	0.89	86	0.88	0.86	85	0.90	0.85
2016	85	0.90	0.78	87	0.90	0.75	85	0.92	0.74	89	0.97	0.84
2017	85	0.91	0.71	86	0.89	0.7	85	0.91	0.68	89	0.96	0.77	96	0.98	0.91
2018	85	0.91	0.69	82	0.90	0.67	81	0.92	0.66	86	0.95	0.76	91	0.97	0.88	94	0.98	0.95
QS
2013	95	0.98	0.91
2014	94	0.96	0.88	97	0.98	0.9
2015	93	0.90	0.81	93	0.91	0.87	93	0.92	0.82
2016	91	0.90	0.8	90	0.90	0.82	90	0.91	0.81	95	0.98	0.93
2017	87	0.88	0.79	87	0.89	0.8	87	0.90	0.79	91	0.97	0.9	94	0.99	0.96
2018	86	0.88	0.77	84	0.88	0.78	84	0.89	0.77	89	0.96	0.87	92	0.98	0.93	93	0.98	0.95

Measure	2012			2013			2014			2015			2016			2017
Measure	O	F	M	O	F	M	O	F	M	O	F	M	O	F	M	O	F	M
ARWU
2013	98	1.0	0.97
2014	92	0.98	0.97	93	0.98	0.96
2015	93	0.97	0.97	93	0.98	0.95	97	0.99	0.99
2016	89	0.91	0.91	89	0.93	0.93	92	0.95	0.93	91	0.97	0.93
2017	87	0.91	0.9	87	0.91	0.9	90	0.94	0.92	89	0.96	0.92	95	0.97	0.94
2018	85	0.89	0.89	85	0.89	0.90	87	0.93	0.91	86	0.95	0.91	94	0.96	0.93	95	0.97	0.97
THE
2013	92	0.98	0.93
2014	91	0.96	0.89	93	0.98	0.94
2015	83	0.88	0.89	86	0.88	0.86	85	0.90	0.85
2016	85	0.90	0.78	87	0.90	0.75	85	0.92	0.74	89	0.97	0.84
2017	85	0.91	0.71	86	0.89	0.7	85	0.91	0.68	89	0.96	0.77	96	0.98	0.91
2018	85	0.91	0.69	82	0.90	0.67	81	0.92	0.66	86	0.95	0.76	91	0.97	0.88	94	0.98	0.95
QS
2013	95	0.98	0.91
2014	94	0.96	0.88	97	0.98	0.9
2015	93	0.90	0.81	93	0.91	0.87	93	0.92	0.82
2016	91	0.90	0.8	90	0.90	0.82	90	0.91	0.81	95	0.98	0.93
2017	87	0.88	0.79	87	0.89	0.8	87	0.90	0.79	91	0.97	0.9	94	0.99	0.96
2018	86	0.88	0.77	84	0.88	0.78	84	0.89	0.77	89	0.96	0.87	92	0.98	0.93	93	0.98	0.95

Note: All Spearman correlations (F) were significant: p < .001.