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Research in Mersin

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Mersin, Türkiye. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are European University of Lefke, Toros University and Mersin Üniversitesi.

Research institutions
4
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
150k
11.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Mersin

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 Mersin?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Mersin ÜniversitesiUniversity 10,781 #5,871
2European University of LefkeUniversity 1,227 #5,442
3Toros UniversityUniversity 914 #5,448
4Yenişehir HospitalHospital / health system 494 #16,080

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.

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.

Mersin Üniversitesi: 80.4%European University of Lefke: 9.1%Toros University: 6.8%Yenişehir Hospital: 3.7%80%largest
Mersin Üniversitesi11k · 80.4%European University of Lefke1,227 · 9.1%Toros University914 · 6.8%Yenişehir Hospital494 · 3.7%

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

Which fields of science does Mersin work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Mersin is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,782 fractional works · 35.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 726 fractional works · 14.5% of its workEducation: 222 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 189 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 104 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGender Studies: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 308 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 123 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 108 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 298 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPhilosophy: 71 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 199 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 166 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFinance: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 190 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,469 fractional works · 29.4% of its workMedicine: 1,180 fractional works · 23.6% of its workSurgery: 171 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 86 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 74 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 71 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 67 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 171 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 75 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 77 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOral Surgery: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,268 fractional works · 25.3% of its workEngineering: 377 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 76 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 69 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 235 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 170 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 132 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 85 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 88 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 82 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 48 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 60 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 53 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 59 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 55 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 483 fractional works · 9.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 202 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 75 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 60 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAquatic Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 181 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 90 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMersin5,002fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences36%

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 Sciences1,78235.6%
    1. Social Sciences72614.5%
    2. Psychology3086.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities2985.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1994.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1903.8%
    6. Decision Sciences611.2%
  2. Health Sciences1,46929.4%
    1. Medicine1,18023.6%
    2. Health Professions1713.4%
    3. Dentistry771.5%
    4. Nursing390.8%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Engineering3777.5%
    2. Environmental Science2354.7%
    3. Computer Science1703.4%
    4. Materials Science1322.6%
    5. Mathematics881.8%
    6. Chemistry821.6%
    7. Energy601.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy591.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences551.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering90.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2024.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1813.6%
    3. Neuroscience521.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology330.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics160.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Mersin strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Mersin is most concentrated in Museology and Philosophy (7.7× the world share in Museology).

  1. MuseologySubfield · 41.1 works7.7×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 67.6 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.

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: 0.87× its world share, 180 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 154 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 77 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 156 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 50 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.39× its world share, 56 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 333 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 203 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 118 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 81 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 52 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.78× its world share, 59 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 152 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.18× its world share, 985 worksMedicineNursing: 1.55× its world share, 33 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.19× its world share, 276 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.19× its world share, 167 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 53 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.88× its world share, 175 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 258 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 644 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.78×59 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.19×276 works
  3. Psychology1.94×258 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.88×175 works
  5. Mathematics1.57×81 works
  6. Nursing1.55×33 works
  7. Energy1.39×56 works
  8. Health Professions1.32×152 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.25×53 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.19×167 works
  11. Medicine1.18×985 works
  12. Social Sciences1.17×644 works
  13. Chemistry1.13×77 works
  14. Environmental Science0.94×203 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.91×14 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.87×180 works
  17. Materials Science0.78×118 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.73×50 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×29 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×154 works
  21. Neuroscience0.61×43 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.54×52 works
  23. Engineering0.51×333 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.50×8 works
  25. Computer Science0.46×156 works
  26. Veterinary0.43×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Mersin?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Cultural Heritage, Epidemiology, Distance Education, Student Perceptions, Professional Development, Education and Teaching.

▲ 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. Epidemiology263▲ 1.32×129 topics
  2. Mental Health186▲ 2.6×39 topics
  3. Education152▲ 1.77×65 topics
  4. Cultural Heritage133▲ 5.0×18 topics
  5. Sustainability129◆ 1.06×81 topics
  6. Inflammation127▲ 1.19×82 topics
  7. Quality of Life126▲ 1.75×57 topics
  8. Renewable Energy116▲ 1.60×39 topics
  9. Environmental Impact113▲ 1.33×42 topics
  10. Economic Growth109▲ 2.7×30 topics
  11. Treatment96▲ 1.58×50 topics
  12. Meta-Analysis92▲ 3.1×20 topics
  13. Qualitative Research90▲ 2.1×17 topics
  14. Teacher Training89▲ 2.9×14 topics
  15. Urbanization86▲ 4.2×9 topics
  16. Depression85▲ 1.94×22 topics
  17. Well-being78▲ 4.0×13 topics
  18. Distance Education77▲ 8.0×5 topics
  19. Student Perceptions76▲ 8.4×7 topics
  20. Professional Development75▲ 7.2×9 topics
  21. Learning72▲ 4.9×8 topics
  22. Job Satisfaction72▲ 3.3×12 topics
  23. Public Policy70▲ 3.0×14 topics
  24. Teaching69▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Covid-19 Pandemic64▲ 9.3×3 topics
  26. Metaphors62▲ 39×1 topic
  27. Teacher Perspectives62▲ 32×1 topic
  28. Panel Data Analysis59▲ 7.6×3 topics
  29. Energy Consumption58▲ 5.2×5 topics
  30. Financial Development58▲ 7.7×3 topics
  31. Language Teaching57▲ 4.3×6 topics
  32. Environmental Regulation56▲ 7.5×5 topics
  33. CO2 Emissions55▲ 6.1×4 topics
  34. Kuznets Curve53▲ 9.8×1 topic
  35. Trade Openness53▲ 9.8×1 topic
  36. Content Analysis52▲ 8.2×6 topics
  37. Ottoman Empire49▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Quarantine49▲ 6.7×2 topics
  39. Educational Research48▲ 7.0×6 topics
  40. Rituals41▲ 10.0×3 topics

What research is done in Mersin?

Education Practices and Challenges: 59 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 47 fractional worksCultural and Sociopoliti…38Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 38 fractional worksEducational Methods and …37Educational Methods and Analysis: 37 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Studies: 24 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 24 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…22Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 22 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 21 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 21 fractional worksPublic Administration and Governance: 20 fractional works
PhilosophyEconomics and EconometricsMuseologyEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 59 works
  2. 2 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 47 works
  3. 3 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 38 works
  4. 4 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 37 works
  5. 5 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 24 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 24 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 22 works
  8. 8 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 21 works
  9. 9 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 21 works
  10. 10 Public Administration and Governance Political Science and International Relations 20 works

Research output over time

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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%Mersin17.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.5% in 2025.

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