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Akdeniz University

In research, Akdeniz University stands highest in Health Sciences (#294 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#578 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#830 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Museology, Algebra and Number Theory and Orthodontics — Museology is 10.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,116
of 28,054 · #1,650 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#8
of 308
Research works
16k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
214k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Akdeniz University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #294 of 11,982 10.6%1,157 #1177
Social SciencesDomain #578 of 10,521 21.5%1,468 #1164
MedicineField #830 of 10,443 9.5%883 #1835
Social SciencesField #569 of 6,365 22.3%612 #1128
Physical SciencesDomain #1,413 of 12,888 16.5%919 #1297
PsychologyField #280 of 2,181 18.8%255 #1049
EducationSubfield #357 of 1,892 29.3%154 #727
Health ProfessionsField #379 of 1,928 13.7%146 #1063
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #748 of 3,409 15.3%387 #947
Arts and HumanitiesField #454 of 1,998 19.5%350 #1088

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Akdeniz University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,177 #294
  2. Social Sciences#1,164 #578
  3. Medicine#1,835 #830
  4. Social Sciences#1,128 #569
  5. Physical Sciences#1,297 #1,413
  6. Psychology#1,049 #280
  7. Education#727 #357
  8. Health Professions#1,063 #379
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#947 #748
  10. Arts and Humanities#1,088 #454
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Akdeniz University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Museology takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MuseologySubfield · 55.8 works11×
  2. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 24.8 works9.2×
  3. OrthodonticsSubfield · 25.2 works5.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 387 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 210 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 30 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 48 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 121 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 308 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 166 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 73 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.07× its world share, 103 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 71 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.93× its world share, 80 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 146 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 883 worksMedicineNursing: 2.14× its world share, 44 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.87× its world share, 350 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 143 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 74 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 255 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 612 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Akdeniz University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ömer Cívalek, Bekir Akgöz and Yılmaz Şimşek lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Akdeniz University.

  1. 1 Ömer Cívalek Türkiye · #56,825 worldwide 840 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Bekir Akgöz Türkiye · #100,108 worldwide 453 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Yılmaz Şimşek Türkiye · #112,231 worldwide 244 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Oğuz K. Başkurt Türkiye · #144,287 worldwide 189 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Mustafa Erkan Türkiye · #165,927 worldwide 116 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Münire Erman Akar Türkiye · #187,899 worldwide 76 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Sahriye Sönmez Türkiye · #242,922 worldwide 85 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Erkan Alpsoy Türkiye · #247,132 worldwide 114 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Osman Yaldız Türkiye · #270,108 worldwide 108 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Sema Akman Türkiye · #287,026 worldwide 63 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Akdeniz University

Which keywords describe research at Akdeniz University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Mental Health, Ethnography, Sufism, Storytelling, Rituals, Ottoman Empire and Folklore.

▲ 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 institution'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. Epidemiology155◆ 0.93×119 topics
  2. Cultural Heritage148▲ 6.4×18 topics
  3. Mental Health146▲ 2.4×37 topics
  4. Sustainability115◆ 1.11×65 topics
  5. Climate Change112◆ 0.98×83 topics
  6. Education110▲ 1.51×40 topics
  7. Quality of Life109▲ 1.79×51 topics
  8. Social Media86▲ 1.42×30 topics
  9. Depression79▲ 2.1×22 topics
  10. Qualitative Research74▲ 2.0×16 topics
  11. Ethnography66▲ 9.0×5 topics
  12. Teacher Training63▲ 2.4×13 topics
  13. Meta-Analysis62▲ 2.5×20 topics
  14. Well-being58▲ 3.5×14 topics
  15. Anxiety57▲ 2.9×10 topics
  16. Sufism57▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Public Policy55▲ 2.6×9 topics
  18. Student Perceptions54▲ 6.9×7 topics
  19. Storytelling52▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Rituals52▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Ottoman Empire52▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Distance Education52▲ 5.9×4 topics
  23. Folklore51▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Mythology51▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Traditional Beliefs51▲ 36×1 topic
  26. Turkish Culture51▲ 36×1 topic
  27. Professional Development50▲ 6.0×10 topics
  28. Quarantine49▲ 7.3×2 topics
  29. Learning47▲ 3.8×5 topics
  30. Self-Efficacy47▲ 4.2×9 topics
  31. Content Analysis46▲ 8.8×6 topics
  32. Teaching46▲ 8.8×3 topics
  33. Covid-19 Pandemic42▲ 7.2×3 topics
  34. Teacher Perspectives41▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Metaphors41▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Psychological Functioning39▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Cultural Exchange37▲ 6.7×6 topics
  38. Divan Poetry32▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Turkish Literature32▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Social Systems32▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Akdeniz University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies, Education Practices and Challenges, Turkish Literature and Culture and Families in Therapy and Culture.

Cultural and Sociopoliti…51Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 51 fractional worksEducation Practices and …41Education Practices and Challenges: 41 fractional worksTurkish Literature and C…32Turkish Literature and Culture: 32 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and …32Families in Therapy and Culture: 32 fractional worksEducational Methods and Analysis: 28 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Studies: 25 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural…24Linguistics and Cultural Studies: 24 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Society Studies: 24 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 23 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…20Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 20 fractional works
MuseologyPhilosophyLiterature and Literary TheorySocial Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 51 works
  2. 2 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 41 works
  3. 3 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 32 works
  4. 4 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 32 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 28 works
  6. 6 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 25 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 24 works
  8. 8 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 24 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 23 works
  10. 10 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 20 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available54.9%not open45.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Akdeniz University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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