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Research in Istanbul

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Istanbul. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Atlas Üniversitesi, İstanbul Esenyurt Üniversitesi and Istanbul Health and Technology University.

Research institutions
15
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.3k
▲ 377% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.3%
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 Istanbul?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1İstanbul Başakşehir Çam ve Sakura Şehir HastanesiHospital / health system 459 #18,312
2İstanbul Esenyurt ÜniversitesiUniversity 455 #17,219
3Orient-Institut IstanbulGovernment institution 309 #28,813 all time
4TC İstanbul Rumeli ÜniversitesiUniversity 280 #25,274
5Atlas ÜniversitesiUniversity 277 #12,275
6Istanbul Health and Technology UniversityUniversity 218 #17,746
7Center for Islamic Studies (ISAM)Archive 151 #42,725 all time
8İstanbul Galata ÜniversitesiUniversity 58 not ranked
9Taksim Eğitim ve Araştırma HastanesiHospital / health system 34 not ranked
10Ziraat BankasıGovernment institution 23 not ranked
11Gaziosmanpaşa Eğitim Ve Araştırma HastanesiHospital / health system 17 not ranked
12Bilim AkademisiGovernment institution 6 not ranked
13Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung IstanbulResearch facility 4 not ranked
14Nobel Tip KitabevleriCompany 0 not ranked
15Değerler Eğitimi MerkeziNonprofit 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.

İstanbul Başakşehir Çam ve Sakura Şehir Hastanesi: 20.0%İstanbul Esenyurt Üniversitesi: 19.9%Orient-Institut Istanbul: 13.5%TC İstanbul Rumeli Üniversitesi: 12.2%9 others listed: 34.4%20%largest
İstanbul Başakşehir Çam ve Sakura Şehir Hastanesi459 · 20.0%İstanbul Esenyurt Üniversitesi455 · 19.9%Orient-Institut Istanbul309 · 13.5%TC İstanbul Rumeli Üniversitesi280 · 12.2%9 others listed788 · 34.4%

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

Which keywords describe research in Istanbul?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cultural Heritage, Mental Health, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Treatment, Ethnography and Ottoman Empire.

▲ 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. Epidemiology105▲ 2.0×119 topics
  2. Inflammation58▲ 2.1×73 topics
  3. Mental Health53▲ 2.7×38 topics
  4. Quality of Life43▲ 2.2×52 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage39▲ 5.4×15 topics
  6. Treatment34▲ 2.1×46 topics
  7. Sustainability33◆ 1.02×42 topics
  8. COVID-1931▲ 1.71×18 topics
  9. Risk Factors31▲ 2.1×35 topics
  10. Diagnosis29▲ 2.3×38 topics
  11. Healthcare28▲ 1.84×17 topics
  12. Social Media27▲ 1.44×19 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease27▲ 1.79×32 topics
  14. Pandemic26▲ 1.79×9 topics
  15. Obesity23▲ 2.3×23 topics
  16. Management23▲ 2.2×30 topics
  17. Public Policy22▲ 3.4×7 topics
  18. Well-being22▲ 4.2×14 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome21▲ 1.97×20 topics
  20. Depression21▲ 1.81×21 topics
  21. Ethnography18▲ 7.7×4 topics
  22. Ottoman Empire16▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Thrombosis16▲ 4.3×7 topics
  24. Coping Strategies16▲ 4.8×7 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-216▲ 3.6×6 topics
  26. Quarantine16▲ 7.3×2 topics
  27. Self-Efficacy14▲ 4.1×8 topics
  28. Pathophysiology14▲ 3.6×9 topics
  29. Healthcare Workers14▲ 4.2×5 topics
  30. Content Analysis14▲ 8.2×6 topics
  31. Therapy13▲ 5.1×6 topics
  32. Gender Roles13▲ 8.5×4 topics
  33. Psychological Functioning13▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Employee Behavior12▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Sufism12▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Storytelling12▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Folklore12▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Turkish Culture12▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Family Constellations10▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Genetic Processes10▲ 25×1 topic

What research is done in Istanbul?

Cultural and Sociopoliti…12Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 12 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and …10Families in Therapy and Culture: 10 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Studies: 8 fractional worksOccupational Health and …8Occupational Health and Safety Research: 8 fractional worksGender Studies and Socia…8Gender Studies and Social Issues: 8 fractional worksEducation Practices and Challenges: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 7 fractional worksTurkish Literature and C…7Turkish Literature and Culture: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 7 fractional worksTurkish Urban and Social Issues: 7 fractional works
MuseologySocial PsychologyHistoryRadiological and Ultrasound Technology6 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 12 works
  2. 2 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 10 works
  3. 3 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 8 works
  4. 4 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 8 works
  5. 5 Gender Studies and Social Issues Gender Studies 8 works
  6. 6 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 7 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 7 works
  8. 8 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 7 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 7 works
  10. 10 Turkish Urban and Social Issues Urban Studies 7 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.