The Ankara University Office of the Dean of Research (ARDEK) held a comprehensive “Data Analytics and Strategic Reporting Workshop” on February 11, 2026, in order to make the university’s global success momentum sustainable and to strengthen data-driven management strategies. Following the opening chaired by Vice Rector and Dean of Research Prof. Dr. Kaan Orhan, the workshop, led by Elsevier Training Specialist Saide Sak, focused on critical topics for analyzing the university’s research performance according to international standards.
During the workshop, comparative performance (benchmarking) analyses were carried out against Research Universities and candidate universities based on Q1-Q2 publication volume, and disciplines in which the university performs above the world average were identified using Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) data. In addition to technology-oriented growth areas and the university-industry collaboration scorecard, simulations were worked on for strategies to rise in global rankings such as THE and QS. The university’s digital footprint was verified through data cleaning and the detection of institutional affiliation errors in Scopus, while the thematic areas of funding organizations such as Horizon Europe and ERC and publication performance specific to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were mapped. At the end of the technical sessions, seven different working groups presented the analyses and reports they had prepared.
We thank the Faculty of Open and Distance Education, the Research Projects Support Office Coordinatorship, the Rating Coordinatorship, the Quality Coordinatorship, the Institutional Data Coordinatorship, the Technology Transfer Office, the Social Contribution Coordinatorship, the International Student Coordinatorship, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and all our staff who participated, for their valuable contributions that strengthen our strategic processes.
11.02.2026