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

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  • Oğuzhan Alaşehir

    (Middle East Technical University)

  • Murat Perit Çakır

    (Middle East Technical University)

  • Cengiz Acartürk

    (Middle East Technical University)

  • Nazife Baykal

    (Middle East Technical University)

  • Ural Akbulut

    (Middle East Technical University)

Abstract

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.

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  • Oğuzhan Alaşehir & Murat Perit Çakır & Cengiz Acartürk & Nazife Baykal & Ural Akbulut, 2014. "URAP-TR: a national ranking for Turkish universities based on academic performance," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 101(1), pages 159-178, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:101:y:2014:i:1:d:10.1007_s11192-014-1333-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-014-1333-4
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