Ankara University rose from 13th to 9th place in the 2023 Research Universities Rankings. The top 5 indicators where Ankara University achieved the highest increase were “Number of PhD Graduates” with 66.1 percent, “Technology Platform Project Supported under the TÜBİTAK 1004 Program” with 377.9 percent, “R&D and Innovation Carried Out with University-Business World Cooperation within the Scope of Public Funds” with 389 percent, “International Project Fund Amount” with 580.8 percent and “Number of Utility Model/Industrial Design Documents” with 740 percent. We would like to thank all our academics, researchers and colleagues who contributed to this success.