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Atatürk University

In research, Atatürk University stands highest in Social Sciences (#411 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#536 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#320 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Museology, Forestry and Religious studies — Museology is 13.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#887
of 28,054 · #1,617 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#2
of 308
Research works
24k
▲ 79% vs 2013–17
Citations
343k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Atatürk 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
Social SciencesDomain #411 of 10,521 16.9%2,516 #1087
Health SciencesDomain #536 of 11,982 11.8%1,757 #1075
Social SciencesField #320 of 6,365 18.4%1,071 #918
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #238 of 3,409 17.2%717 #516
Physical SciencesDomain #1,048 of 12,888 14.3%1,815 #1573
MedicineField #875 of 10,443 11.3%1,322 #1533
Arts and HumanitiesField #174 of 1,998 15.7%693 #600
Life SciencesDomain #949 of 7,800 16.1%1,285 #1897
EducationSubfield #275 of 1,892 24.0%361 #468
PhilosophySubfield #51 of 290 22.9%136 #231

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Atatürk 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. Social Sciences#1,087 #411
  2. Health Sciences#1,075 #536
  3. Social Sciences#918 #320
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#516 #238
  5. Physical Sciences#1,573 #1,048
  6. Medicine#1,533 #875
  7. Arts and Humanities#600 #174
  8. Life Sciences#1,897 #949
  9. Education#468 #275
  10. Philosophy#231 #51
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 Atatürk University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Museology takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MuseologySubfield · 120.9 works13×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 54.7 works7.1×
  3. Religious studiesSubfield · 65.5 works5.3×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 84.5 works5.2×
← 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: 2.05× its world share, 717 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 388 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 59 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 82 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 39 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.43× its world share, 165 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 216 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 39 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 75 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 610 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 301 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 270 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 63 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 60 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.39× its world share, 121 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 194 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 1,322 worksMedicineNursing: 2.31× its world share, 84 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.54× its world share, 36 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.25× its world share, 693 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 142 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 48 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 140 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.88× its world share, 422 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 1,071 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Atatürk University?

Ranked on the composite score, İlhami Gülçın, A. Türüt and M. Emіn Özdemіr lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Atatürk University.

  1. 1 İlhami Gülçın Türkiye · #64,077 worldwide 759 citations · 80 works
  2. 2 A. Türüt Türkiye · #71,712 worldwide 439 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 M. Emіn Özdemіr Türkiye · #82,532 worldwide 228 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Metin Turan Türkiye · #102,450 worldwide 315 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Murat Kurudirek Türkiye · #120,619 worldwide 397 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Fatih Akçay Türkiye · #123,170 worldwide 109 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Şenol Dane Türkiye · #125,438 worldwide 122 citations · 73 works
  8. 8 Şaki̇r Aydoğan Türkiye · #133,941 worldwide 228 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Mehmet Yılmaz Türkiye · #142,991 worldwide 285 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Sabri Selçuk Atamanalp Türkiye · #150,776 worldwide 102 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Atatürk University

Which keywords describe research at Atatürk University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Sufism, Ethnography, Distance Education, Professional Development, Mental Health, Student Perceptions and Antioxidants.

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage338▲ 8.4×21 topics
  2. Epidemiology295◆ 1.01×125 topics
  3. Mental Health246▲ 2.3×35 topics
  4. Education243▲ 1.92×55 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress236▲ 1.96×62 topics
  6. Inflammation190▲ 1.24×83 topics
  7. Antioxidant165▲ 3.3×51 topics
  8. Qualitative Research158▲ 2.5×21 topics
  9. Antioxidants154▲ 4.7×17 topics
  10. Teacher Training154▲ 3.4×17 topics
  11. Meta-Analysis143▲ 3.3×20 topics
  12. Sufism142▲ 39×2 topics
  13. Ethnography139▲ 11×5 topics
  14. Distance Education137▲ 9.0×4 topics
  15. Professional Development133▲ 9.1×9 topics
  16. Student Perceptions124▲ 9.1×7 topics
  17. Learning119▲ 5.5×7 topics
  18. Rituals119▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Folklore119▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Mythology119▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Storytelling119▲ 33×4 topics
  22. Teaching118▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Traditional Beliefs117▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Turkish Culture117▲ 47×1 topic
  25. Covid-19 Pandemic110▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Teacher Perspectives110▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Metaphors109▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Phenolic Compounds94▲ 6.8×9 topics
  29. Flavonoids93▲ 4.8×12 topics
  30. Ottoman Empire93▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Educational Research92▲ 8.6×5 topics
  32. 21st Century Skills92▲ 4.2×5 topics
  33. Content Analysis91▲ 9.9×7 topics
  34. Divan Poetry83▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Turkish Literature83▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Psychological Functioning82▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Social Systems74▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Family Constellations74▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Genetic Processes74▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Vegetation70▲ 9.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Atatürk 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 Sociopolitical Studies: 117 fractional worksEducation Practices and Challenges: 109 fractional worksTurkish Literature and C…83Turkish Literature and Culture: 83 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and …74Families in Therapy and Culture: 74 fractional worksEducational Methods and Analysis: 67 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Society Studies: 58 fractional worksAgricultural and Rural D…53Agricultural and Rural Development Research: 53 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 50 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 40 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Studies: 39 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 117 works
  2. 2 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 109 works
  3. 3 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 83 works
  4. 4 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 74 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 67 works
  6. 6 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 58 works
  7. 7 Agricultural and Rural Development Research Forestry 53 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 50 works
  9. 9 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 40 works
  10. 10 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 39 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 available59.1%not open40.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Atatürk University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 79% 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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