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Galatasaray University

In research, Galatasaray University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,238 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,422 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,619 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management Science and Operations Research, Decision Sciences and Political Science and International Relations — Management Science and Operations Research is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,570
of 28,054 · #12,109 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#166
of 308
Research works
1.9k
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Galatasaray 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 #3,238 of 10,521 18.1%326 #3264
Social SciencesField #3,422 of 6,365 17.1%139 #4487
Physical SciencesDomain #7,619 of 12,888 14.2%165 #10133
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,948 of 2,578 19.3%70 #1552
Computer ScienceField #3,656 of 4,667 17.4%66 #3883

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Galatasaray 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#3,264 #3,238
  2. Social Sciences#4,487 #3,422
  3. Physical Sciences#10,133 #7,619
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#1,552 #1,948
  5. Computer Science#3,883 #3,656
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 Galatasaray University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management Science and Operations Research takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 26.1 works9.3×
  2. Decision SciencesField · 34.7 works6.3×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 42.9 works5.1×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.49× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.74× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.50× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.02× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.85× its world share, 70 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.33× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.51× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 139 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Galatasaray University?

Ranked on the composite score, Gülçin Büyüközkan, Ziya Ulukan and Tankut Acarman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Galatasaray University.

  1. 1 Gülçin Büyüközkan Türkiye · #12,354 worldwide 968 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Ziya Ulukan Türkiye · #167,017 worldwide 276 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Tankut Acarman Türkiye · #314,977 worldwide 144 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Orhan Feyzıog̃lu Türkiye · #578,703 worldwide 100 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Mehtap Dursun Türkiye · #848,307 worldwide 107 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Özgün Pınarer Türkiye · #1,235,664 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Caner Dinçer Türkiye · #1,300,261 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Françoise Le Lièvre Türkiye · #1,308,618 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Gülfem Işıklar Alptekin Türkiye · #1,414,101 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Kerem Rızvanoğlu Türkiye · #1,509,767 worldwide 28 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Galatasaray University

Which keywords describe research at Galatasaray University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Deep Learning, Supply Chain Management, Social Media, Analytic Hierarchy Process, Nationalism, Big Data and Fuzzy Sets.

▲ 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 Learning40▲ 2.0×43 topics
  2. Sustainability39▲ 2.8×35 topics
  3. Machine Learning28▲ 1.48×38 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management25▲ 4.7×14 topics
  5. Social Media25▲ 3.1×22 topics
  6. Globalization21▲ 1.89×35 topics
  7. Big Data20▲ 3.9×14 topics
  8. Consumer Behavior17▲ 4.7×12 topics
  9. Neural Networks17▲ 1.90×18 topics
  10. Nationalism16▲ 6.3×10 topics
  11. Human Rights16▲ 2.7×20 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence16▲ 2.0×18 topics
  13. Internet of Things16▲ 3.2×9 topics
  14. Analytic Hierarchy Process15▲ 45×3 topics
  15. Cultural Heritage14▲ 4.7×11 topics
  16. Fuzzy Sets14▲ 44×1 topic
  17. TOPSIS14▲ 58×1 topic
  18. International Law14▲ 8.1×11 topics
  19. Governance14▲ 7.2×9 topics
  20. Economic Growth13▲ 2.8×12 topics
  21. Healthcare13▲ 2.0×12 topics
  22. International Relations12▲ 8.6×9 topics
  23. Economic Development12▲ 2.5×12 topics
  24. Neoliberalism11▲ 5.2×9 topics
  25. Environmental Management10▲ 4.6×5 topics
  26. Smart Cities9▲ 6.4×4 topics
  27. Diplomacy8▲ 16×5 topics
  28. Customer Relationship Management8▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Consumer Engagement8▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Electronic Word-of-Mouth8▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Global Governance8▲ 6.2×6 topics
  32. Ottoman Empire8▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Authoritarianism8▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Islam8▲ 6.3×4 topics
  35. Geopolitics8▲ 8.6×6 topics
  36. Product Design7▲ 9.2×3 topics
  37. Content Analysis7▲ 10.0×4 topics
  38. Gender politics7▲ 32×2 topics
  39. AKP7▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Kurdish question7▲ 59×1 topic

Which research topics does Galatasaray University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Turkey's Politics and Society and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour.

Multi-Criteria Decision …14Multi-Criteria Decision Making: 14 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 8 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and Society: 7 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 5 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 5 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technologies: 5 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…5Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 5 fractional worksLegal Issues in Turkey5Legal Issues in Turkey: 5 fractional worksRecommender Systems and …4Recommender Systems and Techniques: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…4Environmental Sustainability in Business: 4 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsInformation Systems and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 14 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  3. 3 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  4. 4 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 5 works
  5. 5 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 5 works
  6. 6 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 5 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 5 works
  8. 8 Legal Issues in Turkey Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  9. 9 Recommender Systems and Techniques Information Systems 4 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 4 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 available45.9%not open54.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Galatasaray University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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