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Özyeğin Ranks First in the Ranking of Turkish Universities Founded After 2000!
Our university ranked first in the Ranking of Turkish Universities Founded After 2000 and ranked eighth in the General Ranking of Foundation Universities prepared by the URAP Research Laboratory.
For the 2015-2016 Ranking of Turkish Universities, please visit: http://tr.urapcenter.org/2015/index.php.
Özyeğin Ranks First in the Ranking of Turkish Universities Founded After 2000!
Our university ranked first in the Ranking of Turkish Universities Founded After 2000 and ranked eighth in the General Ranking of Foundation Universities prepared by the URAP Research Laboratory.
The University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) Research Laboratory at the METU Graduate School of Informatics has been ranking Turkish universities based on their academic performance since 2009. In the latest report of the URAP Research Laboratory, Özyeğin University ranked first among Turkish universities founded after 2000 and ranked eighth among foundation universities.
The URAP’s ranking is based on 9 performance indicators which aim to measure academic productivity including the number of articles, the number of articles per faculty, the number of citations, the number of citations per faculty member, the total number of scientific publications, the total number of scientific publications per faculty, the number of PhD students, the percentage of Ph.D. students, and the number of students per faculty. The study ranks the Turkish university based on these 9 performance indicators under 9 different sub-categories:
Universities Founded Before 2000,
Universities Founded After 2000,
Universities Having Medical Schools,
Universities Not Having Medical Schools,
State Universities,
Foundation Universities,
Universities Founded After 2000 Having PhD Students,
Universities Founded After 2000 Not Having PhD Students, and
All Universities.
Accordingly, 72 universities founded before 2000, 62 universities founded after 2000, 95 state universities, 39 foundation universities, as well as universities with or without medical schools were ranked among themselves in their respective categories based on their academic performance.
The METU, Hacettepe University and Istanbul University ranked in the top 3 among state universities, while Bilkent, Sabancı and Koç were placed in the top three among foundation universities.
Prof. Dr. Esra Gençtürk, Rector of Özyeğin University, expressed that she is thrilled to see that Özyeğin University has been ranking among the top foundation universities in Turkey since the beginning of the rankings, which are prepared diligently by the METU, one of the most prestigious and long-standing universities in Turkey.
In evaluating the position of Özyeğin University in the URAP ranking, Prof. Gencturk pointed out that she is pleased with the University’s performance despite the fact that Özyeğin University is still a young university with only 7 years of history. “The fact that we have ranked in the first place among universities founded after 2000 in the URAP ranking is a powerful testimony of the importance we attach to research. Also, our score of scientific publications and citations has gradually increased over the years, which is an attestation of the reputation and research impact of not only our researchers but also of Özyeğin University and the sources that feature our publications.” said Prof. Gencturk.
The 2015-2016 Ranking of Turkish Universities is available at http://tr.urapcenter.org/2015/index.php.
THE PLACE AND ACHIEVEMENT OF ÖZYEĞİN UNIVERSITY IN THE 2015-16 URAP RANKING OF TURKISH UNIVERSITIES
The URAP Research Laboratory was established at the Middle East Technical University in 2009. The main objective of URAP is to develop scientific methods to rank higher education institutions based on their academic performance and share these rankings with the public.
The URAP’s 2015-16 ranking of Turkish universities was prepared for 136 universities based on their number of articles, number of articles per faculty, number of citations, number of citations per faculty member, total number of scientific publications, total number of scientific publications per faculty, number of PhD students, percentage of PhD students and number of students per faculty. In the general ranking of Turkish universities, the following 9 performance indicators were used:
Table 3:
| No | Indicator | Objective | Source | Description |
| 1 | Number of Articles | Research | InCites | Number of articles published in the SCI, SSCI and AHCI-indexed journals in 2014 |
| 2 | Number of Articles Per Faculty | Research | InCites and YOK | Number of articles published in the SCI, SSCI and AHCI-indexed journals in 2014/Total Faculty in 2012 |
| 3 | Number of Citations | Research | InCites | Total number of citations received between 2012 and 2014 |
| 4 | Number of Citations Per Faculty | Research | InCites and YOK | Total number of citations received between 2012 and 2014 /Total Faculty in 2012 |
| 5 | Total Number of Scientific Publications | Research | InCites and YOK | Total number of publications, conference proceedings etc. between 2012 and 2013 |
| 6 | Total Number of Scientific Publications per Faculty | Research | YÖK | Total number of publications, conference proceeding etc. between 2012 and 2013 / Total Faculty in 2012 |
| 7 | Number of PhD Students | Teaching and Research | YÖK | Number of PhD Students in the academic year of 2014-2015 |
| 8 | Percentage of PhD Students | Teaching and Research | YÖK | Number of PhD Students in the academic year of 2014-2015 / Total Number of Students in the academic year of 2014-2015 |
| 9 | Number of Students Per Faculty | Teaching | YÖK | Total number of students in the academic year of 2014-2015 /Total Faculty in 2014 |
Table 4:
| URAP TURKEY | Overall Score | General Ranking | ||||||||
| University | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bilkent | 650.45 | 695.44 | 671.79 | 705.61 | 677.69 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| Sabancı | 669.93 | 681.13 | 676.10 | 694.96 | 648.29 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Koç | 622.88 | 653.25 | 644.15 | 665.10 | 639.82 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| Özyeğin | 345.60 | 346.60 | 379.28 | 524.95 | 524.12 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 41 | 32 |
| *Although this ranking was first published by the URAP in 2010, the results of the ranking of 2010 were excluded as they were calculated based on different performance indicators and weights. | ||||||||||
According to Table 5, when foundation universities are ranked among themselves, it is seen that Bilkent and Sabancı are competing for the top first and second place, while Koç University has been clinging firmly to its third place spot for the last 5 years. Özyeğin University ranks 8th among the 29 foundation universities in the list. In the general ranking of Turkish universities not having medical schools, it is seen that Özyeğin University has risen from 21 to 11 over the past three years.
Table 5:
| URAP TURKEY | General Ranking of Foundation Universities | General Ranking of Foundation Universities Not Having Medical Schools | ||||||||
| University | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bilkent | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Sabancı | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Koç | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | --- | --- | --- |
| Özyeğin | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
Table 6 shows that OzU was placed first in the general ranking of Turkish universities founded after 2000, and moved up to 5th place among foundation universities not having medical schools, following Bilkent, Sabancı, Doğuş and Atılım Universities.
Table 6:
| URAP TURKEY | General Ranking of Turkish Universities Founded After 2000 | Ranking of Foundation Universities Not Having Medical Schools | ||||||||
| University | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bilkent | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sabancı | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Koç | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 3 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Özyeğin | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
According to Table 7, the total number of students (undergrads and grads) per faculty dropped from 39.49 in 2014 to 35 in 2015 at Bilkent University, and from 28.82 in 2014 to 17.80 in 2015 at Koç University. Koç also increased its total number of PhD students.
Table 7:
| URAP TURKEY | Number of Students (Undergrads + Grads) Per Faculty | Number of PhD Students and Percentage of PhD Students | ||
| University | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bilkent | 39.49 | 35.01 | 560 (0.04) | 564 (0.04) |
| Sabancı | 24.10 | 26.70 | 252 (0.07) | 258 (0.06) |
| Koç | 28.82 | 17.80 | 216 (0.04) | 372 (0.07) |
| Özyeğin | 29.99 | 36.70 | 37 (0.01) | 129 (0.06) |
Chart 1a and b show the article and citation scores to-date in the URAP Ranking of Turkish Universities.
Chart 1 a and b:
Total Article Score/ Total Citation Score
It is seen that OzU has recorded a more than 85 percent increase both in its total score of articles and total score of citations.
Chart 2 a and b: Total Scientific Publication Score / Total PhD Student Score
The chart above shows that the scientific publication score of Özyeğin University peaked in 2014 after the first three years. The chart also demonstrates that OzU’s article score has also been increasing incrementally since 2012 and OzU faculty have been actively contributing to conference proceedings, criticisms and scientific discussions.
About URAP:
The University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) Research Laboratory at the METU Graduate School of Informatics has been ranking Turkish universities based on their academic performance since 2009. In the ranking of Turkish universities, the URAP gathers data published by international sources such as Web of Sciences/InCites as well as YÖK. With its ranking system, the URAP aims to provide guidance to universities about their current position.