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Ibn Haldun University

In research, Ibn Haldun University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,963 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,559 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,773 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Social Psychology — Political Science and International Relations is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,880
of 28,054 · #18,993 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#170
of 308
Research works
930
▲ 2165% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
88%
world 28%

What is Ibn Haldun 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 #1,963 of 10,521 23.1%428 #3671
Social SciencesField #1,559 of 6,365 24.7%233 #3153
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,773 of 2,578 18.0%77 #3211

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ibn Haldun 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#3,671 #1,963
  2. Social Sciences#3,153 #1,559
  3. Sociology and Political Science#3,211 #1,773
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 Ibn Haldun University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 48.2 works6.4×
  2. Social PsychologySubfield · 23.7 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: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.60× its world share, 53 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.94× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.84× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.43× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.62× its world share, 233 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ibn Haldun University?

Ranked on the composite score, Erik Ringmar, Üzeyir Ok and Nagíhan Halíloğlu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ibn Haldun University.

  1. 1 Erik Ringmar Türkiye · #169,491 worldwide 104 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Üzeyir Ok Türkiye · #637,068 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Nagíhan Halíloğlu Türkiye · #677,785 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Recep Şentürk Türkiye · #807,955 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Özay Mehmet Türkiye · #1,201,775 worldwide 10 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Mustafa Kemal Yılmaz Türkiye · #1,291,137 worldwide 53 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Sefa Bulut Türkiye · #1,387,206 worldwide 12 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Muhittin Kaplan Türkiye · #1,530,960 worldwide 11 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Ibn Haldun University

Which keywords describe research at Ibn Haldun University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Globalization, Cultural Heritage, Nationalism, Human Rights, Social Media, Culture and Ottoman Empire.

▲ 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. Globalization43▲ 4.3×42 topics
  2. Mental Health40▲ 5.4×24 topics
  3. Social Media28▲ 3.9×21 topics
  4. Cultural Heritage26▲ 9.5×6 topics
  5. Human Rights25▲ 4.9×24 topics
  6. Nationalism23▲ 9.8×15 topics
  7. Education21▲ 2.4×33 topics
  8. Culture19▲ 7.1×8 topics
  9. Ottoman Empire18▲ 49×3 topics
  10. Islamic Education18▲ 9.9×4 topics
  11. Curriculum Development17▲ 4.8×10 topics
  12. Islamic Banking16▲ 7.9×3 topics
  13. Corporate Governance16▲ 4.3×10 topics
  14. Psychological Functioning16▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Economic Growth16▲ 3.7×14 topics
  16. Sufism16▲ 62×2 topics
  17. Gender Equality15▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Secularism15▲ 28×4 topics
  19. Religious Education15▲ 17×4 topics
  20. Identity14▲ 3.9×17 topics
  21. Teacher Training14▲ 4.6×10 topics
  22. Family Constellations14▲ 89×1 topic
  23. Feminism14▲ 9.9×7 topics
  24. Therapy14▲ 14×1 topic
  25. Religion14▲ 5.9×14 topics
  26. Risk Management14▲ 5.7×6 topics
  27. Theology14▲ 28×3 topics
  28. Consumer Behavior13▲ 4.1×10 topics
  29. Middle East13▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Islamic Studies13▲ 84×2 topics
  31. Empire12▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Mu'tazilite Thought12▲ 111×1 topic
  33. Religious Language12▲ 111×1 topic
  34. Neoliberalism12▲ 6.4×12 topics
  35. Finance11▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Iran11▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Islamic reform11▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Financial Stability11▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Ethical Identity10▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Shariah Supervision10▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Ibn Haldun University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Families in Therapy and Culture, Islamic Thought and Society Studies, Islamic Studies and History and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Families in Therapy and Culture: 14 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Society Studies: 12 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…11Islamic Studies and History: 11 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…10Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 10 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 9 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and Society: 6 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…5Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksLegal Issues in Turkey: 5 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 5 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 5 fractional works
Social PsychologyReligious studiesPolitical Science and International RelationsAccounting3 others

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

  1. 1 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 14 works
  2. 2 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 12 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 10 works
  5. 5 Education and Islamic Studies Education 9 works
  6. 6 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  8. 8 Legal Issues in Turkey Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  9. 9 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 5 works
  10. 10 Education and Character Development Education 5 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 available88.0%not open12.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ibn Haldun University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2165% 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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