URAP-TR: a national ranking for Turkish universities based on academic performance

Alasehir O., ÇAKIR M. P., ACARTÜRK C., BAYKAL N., AKBULUT U.

SCIENTOMETRICS, cilt.101, sa.1, ss.159-178, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 101 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11192-014-1333-4
  • Dergi Adı: SCIENTOMETRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.159-178
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: National university ranking, Higher education, Academic performance, Size dependency, Ranking indicators, WORLD-REPORT, TURKEY, OUTPUT
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study describes the basic methodological approach and the results of URAP-TR, the first national ranking system for Turkish universities. URAP-TR is based on objective bibliometric data resources and includes both size-dependent and size-independent indicators that balance total academic performance with performance per capita measures. In the context of Turkish national university rankings, the paper discusses the implications of employing multiple size-independent and size-dependent indicators on national university rankings. Fine-grained ranking categories for Turkish universities are identified through an analysis of ranking results across multiple indicators.