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Bilkent University

In research, Bilkent University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,076 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,397 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#562 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,746
of 28,054 · #1,130 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#26
of 308
Research works
12k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
283k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Bilkent 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 #1,076 of 10,521 22.4%704 #805
Physical SciencesDomain #1,397 of 12,888 13.8%1,000 #874
Computer ScienceField #562 of 4,667 21.1%250 #630
Social SciencesField #1,601 of 6,365 24.2%338 #870
EngineeringField #1,899 of 6,636 11.6%401 #945
Arts and HumanitiesField #720 of 1,998 15.5%130 #533
Health SciencesDomain #4,403 of 11,982 9.1%401 #8420
MedicineField #3,985 of 10,443 8.2%362 #7962
PsychologyField #833 of 2,181 20.9%82 #1241
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #470 of 1,201 23.9%109 #334

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bilkent 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#805 #1,076
  2. Physical Sciences#874 #1,397
  3. Computer Science#630 #562
  4. Social Sciences#870 #1,601
  5. Engineering#945 #1,899
  6. Arts and Humanities#533 #720
  7. Health Sciences#8,420 #4,403
  8. Medicine#7,962 #3,985
  9. Psychology#1,241 #833
  10. Political Science and International Relations#334 #470
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.

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: 0.11× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 98 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.32× its world share, 49 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 30 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.41× its world share, 250 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 402 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.35× its world share, 108 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.94× its world share, 52 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.89× its world share, 96 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 362 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.97× its world share, 130 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 51 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 67 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 82 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 338 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bilkent University?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Çiraci, Sinan Gezici and Haldun M. Özaktaş lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bilkent University.

  1. 1 S. Çiraci · #35,716 worldwide 1.2k citations · 98 works
  2. 2 Sinan Gezici · #39,014 worldwide 651 citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Haldun M. Özaktaş · #43,096 worldwide 323 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Pınar Duygulu · #44,941 worldwide 554 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Mehmet Topsakal · #62,476 worldwide 717 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Engin U. Akkaya · #65,339 worldwide 429 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Bahar Y. Kara · #77,241 worldwide 573 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 F. Ömer İlday · #81,652 worldwide 535 citations · 83 works
  9. 9 Refet S. Gürkaynak · #90,869 worldwide 419 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Dilek Önkal · #98,445 worldwide 263 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Bilkent University

Which keywords describe research at Bilkent University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Deep Learning, Authoritarianism, Neoliberalism, Human Rights, Neural Networks, Biosensors and Global Governance.

▲ 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. Deep Learning101▲ 1.30×64 topics
  2. Machine Learning74◆ 0.99×62 topics
  3. Globalization63▲ 1.40×51 topics
  4. Neural Networks62▲ 1.77×30 topics
  5. Nationalism60▲ 5.7×20 topics
  6. Epidemiology57▼ 0.63×111 topics
  7. Human Rights53▲ 2.3×34 topics
  8. Biosensors41▲ 3.5×12 topics
  9. Neoliberalism38▲ 4.6×16 topics
  10. Authoritarianism32▲ 16×4 topics
  11. Identity31▲ 1.90×28 topics
  12. Colonialism31▲ 2.8×27 topics
  13. History30▲ 1.89×25 topics
  14. International Law29▲ 4.2×15 topics
  15. Global Governance29▲ 5.6×14 topics
  16. Religion28▲ 2.6×20 topics
  17. Democracy27▲ 3.3×15 topics
  18. Gender26▲ 2.1×28 topics
  19. Politics26▲ 4.2×12 topics
  20. Civil Society25▲ 9.8×3 topics
  21. Ethics24▲ 2.2×24 topics
  22. Islam24▲ 5.0×2 topics
  23. Democratization24▲ 16×2 topics
  24. AKP24▲ 52×1 topic
  25. Kurdish question24▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Nanocrystals20▲ 3.3×5 topics
  27. Ethnic Conflict20▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Photovoltaics19▲ 5.2×4 topics
  29. Optical Modulators19▲ 5.7×3 topics
  30. Metamaterials19▲ 5.9×5 topics
  31. Integrated Circuits18▲ 5.2×3 topics
  32. Nonlinear Optics18▲ 7.3×4 topics
  33. Fiber Lasers17▲ 7.7×3 topics
  34. Biological Detection16▲ 7.6×2 topics
  35. Lab-on-a-Chip15▲ 5.5×4 topics
  36. Convex Optimization15▲ 8.1×5 topics
  37. Quantum Dots14▲ 6.8×3 topics
  38. Optical Fiber14▲ 5.9×3 topics
  39. Diplomacy14▲ 6.4×5 topics
  40. Band Parameters13▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Bilkent University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Turkey's Politics and Society, Photonic and Optical Devices, Noise Effects and Management and Software Engineering Research.

Turkey's Politics and Society: 24 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 13 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 11 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 11 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 11 fractional worksLegal Issues in Turkey: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…10Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 10 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 10 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…8Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 8 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSpeech and HearingInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Turkey's Politics and SocietyPolitical Science and International Relations 24 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical DevicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Noise Effects and ManagementSpeech and Hearing 11 works
  4. 4 Software Engineering ResearchInformation Systems 11 works
  5. 5 Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Chemistry 11 works
  6. 6 Legal Issues in TurkeyPolitical Science and International Relations 10 works
  7. 7 Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  8. 8 International Relations and Foreign PolicyPolitical Science and International Relations 10 works
  9. 9 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsCondensed Matter Physics 9 works
  10. 10 Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 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 available41.0%not open59.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bilkent University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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