Abstract
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Highlights
Research and development (R&D) projects should be one of the main dimensions of universities for providing academic development
This study aims to propose an evaluation approach based on a combined DEMATEL, ANP and TOPSIS methods in order to select R&D projects
The study proposes an integrated approach in which DEMATEL, ANP and TOPSIS methods are used in a combined manner
Summary
Research and development (R&D) projects should be one of the main dimensions of universities for providing academic development. Having R&D projects increases the quality of universities. It is a core performance indicator for monitoring and ranking universities. Universities’ long-term strategy of increasing R&D projects generates economic value for its country and the community. For these reasons, usually there are many projects submitted to the institutions that fund R&D projects. Funding institutions should evaluate the submitted projects in terms of multicriteria and select the suitable ones among them
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