Comparing webometric with web-independent rankings: a case study with   German universities
  In this paper we examine if hyperlink-based (webometric) indicators can be used to rank academic websites. Therefore we analyzed the interlinking structure of German university websites and compared our simple hyperlink-based ranking with official and web-independent rankings of universities. We found that link impact could not easily be seen as a prestige factor for universities. 
Mark Thamm, Philipp Mayr
cs.SI cs.DL physics.soc-ph