Advancing ResearchPolicy, Management, and the Scholarly Ecosystem

The Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC) is dedicated to strengthening the scholarly enterprise through independent, evidence-based inquiry.

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Studying the Research Enterprise

Our goal is to generate independent analysis and knowledge that enhances academic research policy, management, and equity.

As a research-focused independent non-profit, we are scholars who seek to produce original, rigorous, and timely research in collaboration with colleagues from across the globe.

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Our Focus Areas

Higher Education Demographics

Exploring how shifting faculty demographic composition reshapes institutional strategies for recruitment, retention, and faculty migration.

Team Scholarship & Collaboration

Investigating the origin, structure, and success of research collaborations.

Evolution of Scholarly Disciplines

Analyzing the intellectual and institutional mechanisms that drive disciplinary specialization.