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Research in Van

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Van, Türkiye. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
114k
9.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1985-2026
42 years on the record
Van

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 Van?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Van Yüzüncü Yıl ÜniversitesiUniversity 12,502 #9,220

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 Van work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Van is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (16%), Social Sciences (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,739 fractional works · 34.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 758 fractional works · 14.9% of its workEducation: 227 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 190 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 139 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCultural Studies: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 513 fractional works · 10.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 107 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 93 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMuseology: 85 fractional works · 1.7% of its workReligious studies: 60 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 228 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 125 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 116 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAccounting: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 90 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 63 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,373 fractional works · 27.0% of its workEngineering: 382 fractional works · 7.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 82 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 67 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 239 fractional works · 4.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 153 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 152 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 91 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 139 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 131 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 70 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 84 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeophysics: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,036 fractional works · 20.4% of its workMedicine: 801 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSurgery: 94 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 66 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 100 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 92 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 75 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOral Surgery: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 936 fractional works · 18.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 555 fractional works · 10.9% of its workPlant Science: 236 fractional works · 4.7% of its workFood Science: 66 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 239 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 121 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 74 fractional works · 1.5% of its workParasitology: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVan5,084fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences34%

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 Sciences1,73934.2%
    1. Social Sciences75814.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities51310.1%
    3. Psychology2284.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1162.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance901.8%
    6. Decision Sciences340.7%
    1. Engineering3827.5%
    2. Environmental Science2394.7%
    3. Computer Science1533.0%
    4. Materials Science1523.0%
    5. Mathematics1392.7%
    6. Chemistry1312.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences841.7%
    8. Energy400.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy330.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering190.4%
  3. Health Sciences1,03620.4%
    1. Medicine80115.8%
    2. Health Professions921.8%
    3. Dentistry751.5%
    4. Nursing470.9%
    5. Veterinary200.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences55510.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2394.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology741.5%
    4. Neuroscience470.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics210.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Van strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Van is most concentrated in Museology, Numerical Analysis and Forestry (14.1× the world share in Museology).

  1. MuseologySubfield · 78.1 works14×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 35.1 works9.1×
  3. ForestrySubfield · 35.3 works7.5×
  4. Religious studiesSubfield · 54.1 works7.1×
  5. ParasitologySubfield · 34.0 works7.1×
  6. BiochemistrySubfield · 31.5 works5.6×
  7. OrthodonticsSubfield · 24.0 works4.7×
← 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: 2.30× its world share, 497 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 213 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 67 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.13× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.63× its world share, 116 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 140 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 72 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 347 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 211 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 127 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.32× its world share, 124 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.12× its world share, 69 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 83 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 709 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 42 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.06× its world share, 19 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.58× its world share, 470 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 108 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 84 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 202 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 671 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.58×470 works
  2. Dentistry3.12×69 works
  3. Veterinary3.06×19 works
  4. Mathematics2.32×124 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.30×497 works
  6. Nursing1.91×42 works
  7. Chemistry1.63×116 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.47×67 works
  9. Psychology1.46×202 works
  10. Social Sciences1.17×671 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.13×18 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.02×72 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.99×16 works
  14. Environmental Science0.94×211 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.88×213 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.86×84 works
  17. Energy0.82×34 works
  18. Medicine0.81×709 works
  19. Materials Science0.80×127 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.74×108 works
  21. Health Professions0.70×83 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.70×31 works
  23. Neuroscience0.57×42 works
  24. Engineering0.51×347 works
  25. Computer Science0.40×140 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.28×28 works

Which keywords describe research in Van?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Sufism, Ottoman Empire, Ethnography, Oxidative Stress, Folklore, Mythology and Professional Development.

▲ 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 Heritage289▲ 11×18 topics
  2. Climate Change172▲ 1.24×73 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress168▲ 2.0×59 topics
  4. Education162▲ 1.86×52 topics
  5. Mental Health145▲ 1.99×33 topics
  6. Sufism123▲ 52×2 topics
  7. Ottoman Empire117▲ 32×3 topics
  8. Antioxidant116▲ 3.3×50 topics
  9. Teacher Training110▲ 3.5×13 topics
  10. Qualitative Research108▲ 2.5×16 topics
  11. Antioxidants97▲ 4.3×16 topics
  12. Meta-Analysis97▲ 3.2×19 topics
  13. Public Policy96▲ 4.0×7 topics
  14. Ethnography92▲ 10×7 topics
  15. Folklore83▲ 32×2 topics
  16. Mythology83▲ 33×2 topics
  17. Professional Development83▲ 7.8×7 topics
  18. Distance Education82▲ 8.3×3 topics
  19. Rituals82▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Storytelling82▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Traditional Beliefs81▲ 51×1 topic
  22. Turkish Culture81▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Student Perceptions80▲ 8.7×7 topics
  24. Learning76▲ 5.0×6 topics
  25. Teaching76▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Therapy74▲ 7.5×7 topics
  27. Teacher Perspectives72▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Psychological Functioning72▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Covid-19 Pandemic72▲ 10×1 topic
  30. Metaphors72▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Flavonoids72▲ 5.5×12 topics
  32. Phenolic Compounds71▲ 7.6×9 topics
  33. Social Systems71▲ 24×5 topics
  34. Divan Poetry70▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Turkish Literature70▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Family Constellations68▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Genetic Processes68▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Content Analysis66▲ 10×7 topics
  39. Educational Research64▲ 9.3×5 topics
  40. Quarantine58▲ 7.7×2 topics

What research is done in Van?

Cultural and Sociopoliti…75Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 75 fractional worksTurkish Literature and C…67Turkish Literature and Culture: 67 fractional worksEducation Practices and …66Education Practices and Challenges: 66 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and …65Families in Therapy and Culture: 65 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Studies: 49 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Society Studies: 49 fractional worksEducational Methods and …45Educational Methods and Analysis: 45 fractional worksHistorical Turkish Studies: 41 fractional worksAgricultural and Rural Development Research: 35 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural…34Linguistics and Cultural Studies: 34 fractional works
MuseologyLiterature and Literary TheoryPhilosophySocial Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 75 works
  2. 2 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 67 works
  3. 3 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 66 works
  4. 4 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 65 works
  5. 5 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 49 works
  6. 6 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 49 works
  7. 7 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 45 works
  8. 8 Historical Turkish Studies Political Science and International Relations 41 works
  9. 9 Agricultural and Rural Development Research Forestry 35 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 34 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 counting5%10%15%Van13.4% 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 14.7% in 2018.

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