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Research in Kars

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Kars, Türkiye. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Kafkas University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.1k
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
6.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1965-2026
62 years on the record
Kars

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Kars?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kafkas UniversityUniversity 5,098 #3,744

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

Which fields of science does Kars work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Kars is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (15%), Arts and Humanities (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,009 fractional works · 45.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 444 fractional works · 19.9% of its workEducation: 158 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 103 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 80 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCultural Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 285 fractional works · 12.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 62 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhilosophy: 57 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMuseology: 46 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 35 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReligious studies: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 123 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 61 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 77 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAccounting: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 50 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 38 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 30 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 467 fractional works · 21.0% of its workEngineering: 130 fractional works · 5.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 76 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 73 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 60 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 54 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 49 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 47 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 456 fractional works · 20.5% of its workMedicine: 341 fractional works · 15.3% of its workSurgery: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 60 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmall Animals: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 296 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 128 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPlant Science: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 104 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 56 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 33 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKars2,228fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences45%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,00945.3%
    1. Social Sciences44419.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities28512.8%
    3. Psychology1235.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting773.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance502.3%
    6. Decision Sciences301.4%
    1. Engineering1305.8%
    2. Computer Science763.4%
    3. Chemistry733.3%
    4. Environmental Science542.4%
    5. Materials Science492.2%
    6. Mathematics472.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy150.7%
    8. Energy140.6%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Medicine34115.3%
    2. Health Professions602.7%
    3. Veterinary221.0%
    4. Nursing160.7%
    5. Dentistry160.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1285.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1044.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology331.5%
    4. Neuroscience210.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics110.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kars strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kars is most concentrated in Museology, Religious studies and Philosophy (17.1× the world share in Museology).

  1. MuseologySubfield · 41.0 works17×
  2. Religious studiesSubfield · 22.2 works6.8×
  3. PhilosophySubfield · 53.3 works6.4×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 110 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 91 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.42× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.42× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.04× its world share, 62 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 68 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 110 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.96× its world share, 45 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.36× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 53 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 300 worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.71× its world share, 18 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.59× its world share, 259 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 67 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 27 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 109 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 387 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.71×18 works
  2. Arts and Humanities4.59×259 works
  3. Chemistry2.04×62 works
  4. Mathematics1.96×45 works
  5. Psychology1.83×109 works
  6. Social Sciences1.56×387 works
  7. Nursing1.45×14 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.43×27 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.42×28 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.42×10 works
  11. Dentistry1.36×13 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.19×110 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting1.07×67 works
  14. Health Professions1.03×53 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.01×42 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.88×91 works
  17. Energy0.80×14 works
  18. Medicine0.80×300 works
  19. Materials Science0.65×44 works
  20. Neuroscience0.53×17 works
  21. Environmental Science0.48×46 works
  22. Computer Science0.45×68 works
  23. Engineering0.38×110 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.32×14 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.27×2 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Kars?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Sufism, Education, Professional Development, Distance Education, Student Perceptions, Ottoman Empire and Learning.

▲ 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-now 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. Cultural Heritage138▲ 12×12 topics
  2. Education104▲ 2.7×44 topics
  3. Epidemiology97◆ 1.10×104 topics
  4. Mental Health77▲ 2.4×33 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress71▲ 1.94×55 topics
  6. Qualitative Research67▲ 3.5×13 topics
  7. Sufism63▲ 61×2 topics
  8. Teacher Training63▲ 4.6×15 topics
  9. Professional Development60▲ 13×8 topics
  10. Distance Education56▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Student Perceptions54▲ 14×6 topics
  12. Ottoman Empire54▲ 34×3 topics
  13. Learning54▲ 8.1×5 topics
  14. Teaching53▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Ethnography50▲ 13×6 topics
  16. Covid-19 Pandemic49▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Metaphors49▲ 68×1 topic
  18. Teacher Perspectives49▲ 57×1 topic
  19. Storytelling46▲ 43×3 topics
  20. Folklore46▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Mythology46▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Rituals45▲ 25×2 topics
  23. 21st Century Skills45▲ 7.0×4 topics
  24. Traditional Beliefs45▲ 64×1 topic
  25. Turkish Culture45▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Divan Poetry41▲ 71×1 topic
  27. Turkish Literature41▲ 71×1 topic
  28. Educational Research40▲ 13×5 topics
  29. Content Analysis38▲ 13×7 topics
  30. Anticancer Agents37▲ 11×10 topics
  31. Language Teaching36▲ 6.0×7 topics
  32. Therapy34▲ 8.0×5 topics
  33. Social Systems33▲ 26×5 topics
  34. Psychological Functioning33▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Bibliometric Analysis32▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Morphology32▲ 8.0×5 topics
  37. Family Constellations31▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Genetic Processes31▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Curriculum Evaluation31▲ 74×1 topic
  40. Reading Habits31▲ 41×1 topic

What research is done in Kars?

Education Practices and Challenges: 46 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 40 fractional worksTurkish Literature and C…38Turkish Literature and Culture: 38 fractional worksEducational Methods and …29Educational Methods and Analysis: 29 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and Culture: 28 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 27 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Soci…20Islamic Thought and Society Studies: 20 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Studies: 19 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 16 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 13 fractional works
PhilosophyMuseologyLiterature and Literary TheoryEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 46 works
  2. 2 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 40 works
  3. 3 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 38 works
  4. 4 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 29 works
  5. 5 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 28 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 27 works
  7. 7 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 20 works
  8. 8 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 19 works
  9. 9 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 16 works
  10. 10 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 13 works

Research output over time

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Kars15.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.6% in 2024.

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