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İskenderun Technical University

In research, İskenderun Technical University stands highest in Engineering (#1,111 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,211 of 12,888 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#396 of 1,351 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science — Aquatic Science is 13.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,478
of 28,054 · #6,606 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#86
of 308
Research works
2.1k
▲ 387% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is İskenderun Technical 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
EngineeringField #1,111 of 6,636 22.1%331 #2270
Physical SciencesDomain #2,211 of 12,888 18.0%585 #4327
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #396 of 1,351 26.1%61 #940
Social SciencesDomain #4,639 of 10,521 16.6%202 #9127
Life SciencesDomain #5,251 of 7,800 13.7%78 #9804
Social SciencesField #5,178 of 6,365 11.8%62 #7980
Environmental ScienceField #3,030 of 3,551 7.8%99 #5143

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where İskenderun Technical 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. Engineering#2,270 #1,111
  2. Physical Sciences#4,327 #2,211
  3. Mechanical Engineering#940 #396
  4. Social Sciences#9,127 #4,639
  5. Life Sciences#9,804 #5,251
  6. Social Sciences#7,980 #5,178
  7. Environmental Science#5,143 #3,030
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 İskenderun Technical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 13.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 22.8 works14×
← 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: 1.22× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.55× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.40× its world share, 331 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.17× its world share, 99 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.52× its world share, 49 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.32× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at İskenderun Technical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Levent Karacan, Emın Ünal and Deniz Ergüden lead among researchers whose main affiliation is İskenderun Technical University.

  1. 1 Levent Karacan · #410,635 worldwide 113 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Emın Ünal · #551,416 worldwide 114 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Deniz Ergüden · #570,411 worldwide 43 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Muharrem Karaaslan · #664,576 worldwide 177 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Oğuzhan Akgöl · #809,303 worldwide 110 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Tolga Depçi · #873,303 worldwide 69 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Mustafa Demirci · #879,699 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Murat Öztürk · #1,023,432 worldwide 77 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Nuriye Say · #1,069,885 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Murat Bikçe · #1,093,138 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at İskenderun Technical University

Which keywords describe research at İskenderun Technical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Microstructure, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Conservation and Electric Vehicles.

▲ 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. Climate Change50▲ 2.0×38 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties48▲ 5.3×32 topics
  3. Environmental Impact45▲ 2.9×37 topics
  4. Sustainability42▲ 1.90×35 topics
  5. Deep Learning35◆ 1.11×52 topics
  6. Machine Learning31◆ 1.04×50 topics
  7. Microstructure25▲ 5.3×15 topics
  8. Biodiversity24▲ 3.5×12 topics
  9. Renewable Energy23▲ 1.73×27 topics
  10. Conservation19▲ 4.7×8 topics
  11. Artificial Neural Networks18▲ 4.1×8 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage18▲ 3.5×15 topics
  13. Recycling17▲ 4.8×5 topics
  14. Electric Vehicles16▲ 5.9×4 topics
  15. Optimization16▲ 3.7×18 topics
  16. Migration16▲ 5.0×4 topics
  17. Waste Management15▲ 4.1×4 topics
  18. Aquaculture14▲ 6.0×6 topics
  19. Morphology14▲ 8.8×2 topics
  20. Freshwater14▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Emissions14▲ 7.4×6 topics
  22. Invasive Species14▲ 3.5×8 topics
  23. Biogeography13▲ 5.4×3 topics
  24. Phylogenetic Analysis13▲ 4.5×5 topics
  25. Environmental Impacts12▲ 4.8×5 topics
  26. Marine Environment12▲ 9.1×3 topics
  27. Fish12▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Length-Weight Relationships12▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Vegetation11▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Air Quality11▲ 6.5×6 topics
  31. Collision Avoidance11▲ 6.5×4 topics
  32. Metal Recovery11▲ 5.9×3 topics
  33. Metamaterial11▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Finite Element Analysis11▲ 5.1×6 topics
  35. Maritime Transportation10▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Pollution10▲ 5.6×3 topics
  37. Wireless Communications10▲ 6.1×2 topics
  38. Antenna10▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Microstrip10▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Alternative Fuels9▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does İskenderun Technical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Antenna Design and Analysis, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

Fish Biology and Ecology…12Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 12 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…10Antenna Design and Analysis: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 8 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 8 fractional worksAgricultural and Rural Development Research: 7 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 7 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…7Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 7 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 7 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 7 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceAerospace EngineeringPollutionAutomotive Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAquatic Science 12 works
  2. 2 Antenna Design and AnalysisAerospace Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesAerospace Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Microplastics and Plastic PollutionPollution 8 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Agricultural and Rural Development ResearchForestry 7 works
  7. 7 Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAquatic Science 7 works
  9. 9 Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesMuseology 7 works
  10. 10 Maritime Navigation and SafetyOcean Engineering 7 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 available67.0%not open33.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has İskenderun Technical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 387% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.