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Physics and Astronomy research in Türkiye

Koç University ranks first in Türkiye for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022-now (#665 worldwide), followed by Gazi University and Biruni University.

Türkiye's world rank
#36
of 76 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5k
Top-10% rate
8.1%
Ranked institutions
20

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in Türkiye?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Koç UniversityIstanbul #66510.47.3%90
2Gazi UniversityAnkara #9076.215.1%101
3Biruni UniversityZeytinburnu #9096.122.9%98
4Middle East Technical UniversityAnkara #9435.64.5%167
5Istanbul Technical UniversityIstanbul #9775.18.0%151
6Bilkent UniversityAnkara #1,0534.17.2%97
7Yıldız Technical UniversityIstanbul #1,0703.912.0%135
8Boğaziçi UniversityIstanbul #1,1003.54.5%73
9Atatürk UniversityErzurum #1,1492.99.2%60
10Fırat UniversityElâzığ #1,1782.511.8%94
11Istanbul UniversityIstanbul #1,2002.36.2%142
12Bursa Uludağ Üni̇versi̇tesi̇Bursa #1,2521.710.3%61
13Ankara UniversityAnkara #1,295124.05.6%103
14Sakarya UniversityAdapazarı #1,33780.07.0%67
15Akdeniz UniversityAntalya #1,34968.010.2%74
16Muş Alparslan UniversityMuş #1,35067.03.1%70
17Sivas Cumhuriyet ÜniversitesiSivas #1,35265.010.3%107
18Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart ÜniversitesiÇanakkale #1,38531.01.2%92
19Ege UniversityIzmir #1,40413.01.6%107
20Erciyes UniversityKayseri #1,4152.02.9%68

Institutions in Türkiye above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physics and Astronomy, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in Türkiye?

Ali Murat Guler, M. Oglakci and B. Demirköz rank highest among researchers based in Türkiye, on their papers in Physics and Astronomy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ali Murat Guler#9,133 worldwide overall190.3 of 446 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2M. Oglakci#26,318 worldwide overall167.5 of 477 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3B. Demirköz#18,639 worldwide overall148.0 of 379 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Mustafa Yilmaz#493,239 worldwide overall183.7 of 436 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Türkiye on their work in Physics and Astronomy alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Türkiye compares with other countries in Physics and Astronomy