TÜBİTAK Projelerindeki Güçlü Araştırma İşbirliğinin Sosyal Ağ Analizi ile Dinamiklerinin Değerlendirilmesi

İşbirliği ağları, araştırmacıların bilimsel işbirliğini gösteren düğümlerden ve çok sayıda bağlantıdan oluşmaktadır. Bu ağları sosyal ağ analizi yöntemi ile incelemek mümkündür. Bu makalenin amacı, Türkiye’deki üniversiteler tarafından yürütülen TÜBİTAK 1001 projeleri kapsamında ortak işbirliğine dayalı oluşturulan üniversiteler arası işbirliği ağlarının görselleştirmesi ve önemli pozisyonda yer alan üniversitelerin tespit edilmesidir. Bu bağlamda TÜBİTAK 1001 proje işbirliklerinin mevcut durumuna ışık tutmak amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemi 2012-2020 yılları arasında yürütülen 2323 adet TÜBİTAK 1001 projesinden oluşmaktadır. Ağın genel yapısı ise toplam 193 üniversite (düğüm) ve 2805 ortak işbirliğini (bağlantı) kapsamaktadır. Her düğüm TÜBİTAK 1001 proje işbirliği ağındaki bir üniversiteyi temsil ederken toplam araştırmacı sayısı 8.205 kişiden oluşmaktadır. Bilimsel işbirliği UCINET 6.732 ve NetDraw 2.168 yazılımı kullanılarak sosyal ağ analizi yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Bu kapsamda öncelikle TÜBİTAK 1001 projeleri ve işbirlikleri hakkında genel bilgilere yer verilmiştir. Ardından en çok işbirliği yapılan üniversiteler ve en güçlü üniversite işbirlikleri tespit edilmiştir. Daha sonrasında ise TÜBİTAK 1001 proje işbirliğini incelemek için merkezilik analizi gibi çeşitli sosyal ağ analizi (SNA) yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. İşbirliklerin sosyal ağlardaki durumunu yansıtan merkezilik hesaplamaları, ağ analizinde en önemli ölçütlerden biridir. Uygulanan analizler sonucunda üniversitelerin ağdaki performans ve rollerini değerlendirmeye yönelik faydalı bilgiler elde edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Kurumlar Arası İşbirliği, Sosyal Ağ Analizi, Merkezilik, TÜBİTAK 1001 Projeleri

Evaluation of the Dynamics of Strong Research Collaboration in TUBITAK Projects by Social Network Analysis

Collaboration networks consist of nodes and a large number of links that show the scientific collaboration of researchers. It is possible to examine these networks with the social network analysis method. The aim of the studyis to visualize the cooperation networks among universities based on joint cooperation within the scope of TUBITAK 1001 projects carried out by universities in Turkey and to identify universities that have an important position. In this context, it is aimed to shed light on the current status of TUBITAK 1001 project collaborations. The sample of the study consists of 2,323 TUBITAK 1001 projects carried out in the 2012-2020 period. The general structure of the network includes a total of 193 universities (nodes) and 2,805 joint collaborations (links). While each node represents a university in the TUBITAK 1001 project cooperation network, the total number of researchers is 8,205. Scientific collaboration is analyzed by social network analysis method using UCINET 6.732 and NetDraw 2.168 software. In this context, various social network analysis (SNA) methods such as centrality analysis are used to examine TUBITAK 1001 project collaboration. As a result of the analyzes applied, useful information is obtained for evaluating the performance and role of universities in the network.

Keywords:

Cross-Institutional Collaboration, Social Network Analysis, Centrality, TÜBİTAK 1001 Project,

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