Research Performance of Higher Education Institutions in Turkiye Evaluated Over 1980-2022

Turkiye's research performance in higher education has been a subject of growing interest, with studies evaluating the country's performance and offering insights to improve it. A recent study published in Scientometrics has conducted a comprehensive analysis of Turkiye's research performance from 1980 to 2022, using data from the Web of Science and various indicators. The study aimed to identify areas of improvement for policy makers and decision makers.

Key Takeaways:

• The study found that Turkiye has struggled with low productivity in research for many years, with publication impact performing below the world average in all years examined.
• The analysis revealed that while there has been an increase in publication impact in recent years, Turkiye still lags behind the world average.
• The study highlighted that Turkish higher education has some quality problems, with low productivity and poor publication impact.
• The research collaboration in Turkiye is biased towards domestic collaborative publications, with a lack of emphasis on international collaboration.
• Industry collaboration remains in the background, indicating a need for increased engagement with industry partners.
• The study provided practical implications for policy makers and decision makers to improve Turkiye's research performance.

Statistics:

• Turkiye's research performance was evaluated over 1980-2022, with a focus on publication productivity, impact, and collaboration.
• The study used data from the Web of Science and comprehensive indicators to analyze research performance.
• The results showed that Turkiye's publication impact has performed below the world average in all years examined.
• The study found that Turkiye gave more importance to domestic collaborative publications than international collaboration.
• Industry collaboration in Turkiye continues to remain in the background, indicating a need for increased engagement.

Sources:

• Research Performance of Higher Education Institutions In Turkiye: 1980-2022. Scientometrics, 2024;129(8):4771-4793.
• National Defense University, Department of Educational Administration, Istanbul, Turkiye.
• Muammer Maral, researcher at National Defense University.