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Cukurova University

In research, Cukurova University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#253 of 3,409 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,163 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,458 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Algebra and Number Theory and Museology — Forestry is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,553
of 28,054 · #2,482 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#17
of 308
Research works
18k
▲ 76% vs 2013–17
Citations
243k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Cukurova 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #253 of 3,409 12.2%687 #546
Health SciencesDomain #1,163 of 11,982 7.1%1,504 #2467
Physical SciencesDomain #1,458 of 12,888 12.1%1,275 #2202
Social SciencesDomain #1,267 of 10,521 16.3%1,262 #1647
Social SciencesField #964 of 6,365 18.8%491 #1435
MedicineField #1,815 of 10,443 6.2%1,216 #2861
MathematicsField #186 of 1,053 15.4%88 #1149
Life SciencesDomain #1,453 of 7,800 10.5%1,085 #2538
EngineeringField #1,733 of 6,636 12.1%450 #1862
EducationSubfield #517 of 1,892 27.7%166 #775

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cukurova 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#546 #253
  2. Health Sciences#2,467 #1,163
  3. Physical Sciences#2,202 #1,458
  4. Social Sciences#1,647 #1,267
  5. Social Sciences#1,435 #964
  6. Medicine#2,861 #1,815
  7. Mathematics#1,149 #186
  8. Life Sciences#2,538 #1,453
  9. Engineering#1,862 #1,733
  10. Education#775 #517
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 Cukurova University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 43.0 works8.1×
  2. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 25.6 works7.8×
  3. MuseologySubfield · 42.3 works6.7×
  4. Insect ScienceSubfield · 77.4 works5.3×
  5. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 58.1 works5.2×
  6. OrthodonticsSubfield · 24.0 works4.2×
← 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: 2.82× its world share, 687 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 293 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 40 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 47 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 56 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 126 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 55 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 48 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 450 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 252 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 149 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.45× its world share, 88 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.76× its world share, 68 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 142 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.23× its world share, 1,216 worksMedicineNursing: 2.59× its world share, 65 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.77× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.90× its world share, 281 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 98 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 51 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 110 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 230 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 491 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cukurova University?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Oglakci, Dilek Özcengiz and M. Erbil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cukurova University.

  1. 1 M. Oglakci Türkiye · #106,094 worldwide 1.1k citations · 122 works
  2. 2 Dilek Özcengiz Türkiye · #119,633 worldwide 133 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 M. Erbil Türkiye · #128,172 worldwide 208 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 H.Y. Daşgan Türkiye · #146,599 worldwide 156 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Fatih Özoğul Türkiye · #157,877 worldwide 336 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Attila Yazar Türkiye · #163,230 worldwide 147 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Erdem Koç Türkiye · #167,987 worldwide 64 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Münir Ziya Lugal Göksu Türkiye · #237,156 worldwide 122 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Behice Kurtaran Türkiye · #270,978 worldwide 60 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Zehra Hatipoğlu Türkiye · #274,942 worldwide 123 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Cukurova University

Which keywords describe research at Cukurova University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Biological Control, Sufism, Student Perceptions 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology241▲ 1.19×124 topics
  2. Climate Change218▲ 1.58×78 topics
  3. Mental Health144▲ 1.92×35 topics
  4. Sustainability144◆ 1.15×60 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage143▲ 5.1×19 topics
  6. Inflammation126▲ 1.18×82 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress116▲ 1.38×61 topics
  8. Environmental Impact110▲ 1.27×47 topics
  9. Treatment90▲ 1.46×45 topics
  10. Meta-Analysis80▲ 2.7×20 topics
  11. Antioxidants78▲ 3.4×15 topics
  12. Biological Control67▲ 8.8×10 topics
  13. Sufism65▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Student Perceptions65▲ 6.9×7 topics
  15. Professional Development64▲ 6.3×9 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity63▲ 2.8×21 topics
  17. Health Benefits63▲ 3.8×15 topics
  18. Learning59▲ 3.9×5 topics
  19. Distance Education58▲ 5.5×3 topics
  20. Phenolic Compounds58▲ 6.1×8 topics
  21. Migration57▲ 3.3×10 topics
  22. Teaching57▲ 9.0×3 topics
  23. Therapy55▲ 5.4×8 topics
  24. Covid-19 Pandemic54▲ 7.7×2 topics
  25. Metaphors53▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Teacher Perspectives53▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Psychological Functioning47▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Family Constellations45▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Genetic Processes45▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Ethnography45▲ 5.0×2 topics
  31. Vegetation44▲ 8.2×4 topics
  32. Livestock39▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Folklore39▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Mythology39▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Rituals38▲ 8.7×1 topic
  36. Turkish Culture38▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Cooperatives38▲ 9.3×2 topics
  38. Grazing38▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Ottoman Empire38▲ 10.0×3 topics
  40. Rangelands38▲ 79×1 topic

Which research topics does Cukurova University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Practices and Challenges, Families in Therapy and Culture, Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies and Agricultural and Rural Development Research.

Education Practices and …53Education Practices and Challenges: 53 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and …45Families in Therapy and Culture: 45 fractional worksCultural and Sociopoliti…38Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 38 fractional worksAgricultural and Rural D…38Agricultural and Rural Development Research: 38 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Society Studies: 34 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 32 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…30Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 30 fractional worksEducational Methods and …29Educational Methods and Analysis: 29 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural…21Linguistics and Cultural Studies: 21 fractional worksTextile materials and ev…20Textile materials and evaluations: 20 fractional works
PhilosophySocial PsychologyMuseologyForestry6 others

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

  1. 1 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 53 works
  2. 2 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 45 works
  3. 3 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 38 works
  4. 4 Agricultural and Rural Development Research Forestry 38 works
  5. 5 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 34 works
  6. 6 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 32 works
  7. 7 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 30 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 29 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 21 works
  10. 10 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 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 available56.9%not open43.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cukurova University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 76% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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