The article reveals the role of the Goodhart's law in building the global university rankings. A review of the methods of manipulation and the errors emerging as a result of this was made; the shortcomings of different types of the rankings and mechanisms that generate the Goodhart's law were showed;...

The plurality of global rankings of Universities is considered in this article. The classification of global ranking is given. Their mutual consistency is evaluated. The procedure of estimation and comparison of the reliability of global rankings is offered and approved.

This article provides an overview of the history of global rankings of Universities. Their influence on politics in higher education is shown; methodological features and limitations of rating systems are considered. Ways of using global rankings in applied research are discusses.