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Research in Ankara

Science Explorer records 17 research institutions in Ankara. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Ankara Medipol Üniversitesi, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital and Jandarma ve Sahil Güvenlik Akademisi.

Research institutions
17
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2k
▲ 319% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.5%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Ankara?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ankara Bilkent City HospitalHospital / health system 541 #16,550
2Ankara Medipol ÜniversitesiUniversity 425 #12,993
3Jandarma ve Sahil Güvenlik AkademisiUniversity 285 #24,649
4Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel MüdürlüğüGovernment institution 271 #24,073 all time
5Türkiye Büyük Millet MeclisiGovernment institution 77 not ranked
6National Nanotechnology Research CenterNonprofit 76 not ranked
7Ministry of Treasury and FinanceGovernment institution 75 not ranked
8Ankara Müzik ve Güzel Sanatlar ÜniversitesiUniversity 70 not ranked
9Aile ve Sosyal Hizmetler BakanlığıGovernment institution 44 not ranked
10Türk Tarih KurumuGovernment institution 43 not ranked
11Yurtdışı Türkler ve Akraba Topluluklar BaşkanlığıUniversity 19 not ranked
12Ankara 29 Mayis State HospitalGovernment institution 17 not ranked
13Anka Teknoloji ÜniversitesiUniversity 9 not ranked
14Üniversite ve Araştırma Kütüphanecileri DerneğiNonprofit 8 not ranked
15Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanlığı Savunma Sanayii BaşkanlığıGovernment institution 4 not ranked
16Anı Yayıncılık (Turkey)Company 1 not ranked
17Centurion Pharma (Turkey)Company 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Ankara Bilkent City Hospital: 27.5%Ankara Medipol Üniversitesi: 21.6%Jandarma ve Sahil Güvenlik Akademisi: 14.5%Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü: 13.8%12 others listed: 22.5%28%largest
Ankara Bilkent City Hospital541 · 27.5%Ankara Medipol Üniversitesi425 · 21.6%Jandarma ve Sahil Güvenlik Akademisi285 · 14.5%Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü271 · 13.8%12 others listed443 · 22.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Ankara strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ankara is most concentrated in Political Science and International Relations (3.6× the world share in Political Science and International Relations).

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 64.5 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Ankara?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Ottoman Empire, Public Policy, Nationalism, International Relations and Obesity.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology91▲ 1.91×111 topics
  2. Inflammation54▲ 2.2×71 topics
  3. Cultural Heritage50▲ 7.7×11 topics
  4. Mental Health37▲ 2.1×36 topics
  5. Treatment34▲ 2.3×42 topics
  6. Quality of Life32▲ 1.87×48 topics
  7. Risk Factors32▲ 2.4×34 topics
  8. Public Policy30▲ 5.0×7 topics
  9. Obesity29▲ 3.2×22 topics
  10. Ottoman Empire28▲ 32×3 topics
  11. Nationalism27▲ 4.8×8 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease26▲ 1.92×35 topics
  13. Human Rights25▲ 2.0×20 topics
  14. Social Justice25▲ 3.5×9 topics
  15. Diagnosis24▲ 2.2×36 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome24▲ 2.4×23 topics
  17. International Relations20▲ 7.0×8 topics
  18. Teacher Training20▲ 2.7×13 topics
  19. Neoliberalism18▲ 4.2×12 topics
  20. Ethnography17▲ 8.3×4 topics
  21. Quarantine17▲ 8.9×2 topics
  22. Diplomacy17▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Prevalence17▲ 3.4×14 topics
  24. Adolescents16▲ 3.6×9 topics
  25. International Law16▲ 4.4×9 topics
  26. Education Policy16▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Folklore16▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Modernization16▲ 7.0×2 topics
  29. Turkish Culture16▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Sufism15▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Political History15▲ 91×1 topic
  32. Turkish Republic15▲ 91×1 topic
  33. Global Health15▲ 8.1×4 topics
  34. Pandemics14▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Ethnic Conflict13▲ 23×4 topics
  36. Divan Poetry12▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Turkish Literature12▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Disease Control12▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Epidemics12▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Medical History12▲ 26×1 topic

What research is done in Ankara?

Cultural and Sociopoliti…16Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 16 fractional worksHistorical Turkish Studies15Historical Turkish Studies: 15 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 12 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Stud…12Ottoman and Turkish Studies: 12 fractional worksEducation Practices and …11Education Practices and Challenges: 11 fractional worksLegal Issues in Turkey: 11 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and Society: 9 fractional worksPublic Administration an…9Public Administration and Governance: 9 fractional worksTurkish Urban and Social Issues: 8 fractional worksMusic Education and Analysis: 8 fractional works
MuseologyPolitical Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary TheoryHistory3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 16 works
  2. 2 Historical Turkish Studies Political Science and International Relations 15 works
  3. 3 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 12 works
  4. 4 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 12 works
  5. 5 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 11 works
  6. 6 Legal Issues in Turkey Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  7. 7 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  8. 8 Public Administration and Governance Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  9. 9 Turkish Urban and Social Issues Urban Studies 8 works
  10. 10 Music Education and Analysis Education 8 works

Research output over time

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