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Istanbul Kültür University

In research, Istanbul Kültür University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,347 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,612 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,850 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Literature and Literary Theory and Arts and Humanities — Literature and Literary Theory is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,554
of 28,054 · #11,661 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#165
of 308
Research works
2.3k
▲ 93% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Istanbul Kültür 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 #4,347 of 10,521 12.1%404 #6129
Physical SciencesDomain #5,612 of 12,888 14.0%157 #8259
Social SciencesField #3,850 of 6,365 14.3%158 #6215
Health SciencesDomain #9,407 of 11,982 10.8%105 #13348
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,601 of 1,998 12.4%96 #2248
MedicineField #9,091 of 10,443 9.3%78 #12435

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Istanbul Kültür 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#6,129 #4,347
  2. Physical Sciences#8,259 #5,612
  3. Social Sciences#6,215 #3,850
  4. Health Sciences#13,348 #9,407
  5. Arts and Humanities#2,248 #1,601
  6. Medicine#12,435 #9,091
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 Istanbul Kültür University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Literature and Literary Theory takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 22.8 works6.1×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 96.3 works4.7×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.17× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.64× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.73× its world share, 96 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.44× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.54× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.62× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 158 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Istanbul Kültür University?

Ranked on the composite score, Özgür Koray Şahingöz, Neslihan Dostoğlu and Çimen Atak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istanbul Kültür University.

  1. 1 Özgür Koray Şahingöz Türkiye · #118,958 worldwide 227 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Neslihan Dostoğlu Türkiye · #623,137 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Çimen Atak Türkiye · #773,257 worldwide 66 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Esra Saatçı Türkiye · #855,303 worldwide 23 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Erol Başar Türkiye · #971,372 worldwide 46 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Özge Çelik Türkiye · #999,307 worldwide 33 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Mehmet Özer Türkiye · #1,193,388 worldwide 30 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Akhan Akbulut Türkiye · #1,445,273 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Elif Damla Arısan Türkiye · #1,567,320 worldwide 13 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Ajda Çoker Gürkan Türkiye · #1,579,891 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Istanbul Kültür University

Which keywords describe research at Istanbul Kültür University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Mental Health, Sufism, Ethnography, Rituals, Folklore, Mythology and Traditional Beliefs.

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage58▲ 15×17 topics
  2. Mental Health38▲ 3.7×25 topics
  3. Globalization24▲ 1.77×39 topics
  4. Education24▲ 2.0×27 topics
  5. Sustainability24▲ 1.39×40 topics
  6. Sufism21▲ 60×2 topics
  7. Ethnography20▲ 16×2 topics
  8. Rituals19▲ 31×4 topics
  9. Folklore19▲ 50×2 topics
  10. Mythology19▲ 51×2 topics
  11. Traditional Beliefs18▲ 78×1 topic
  12. Turkish Culture18▲ 78×1 topic
  13. Divan Poetry18▲ 90×1 topic
  14. Turkish Literature18▲ 90×1 topic
  15. Human Rights16▲ 2.3×21 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management16▲ 2.5×16 topics
  17. Teacher Training14▲ 3.2×10 topics
  18. Nationalism13▲ 3.9×10 topics
  19. Learning12▲ 5.9×4 topics
  20. Culture12▲ 3.3×7 topics
  21. Neoliberalism12▲ 4.7×9 topics
  22. Psychological Functioning12▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Professional Development11▲ 8.1×7 topics
  24. Therapy11▲ 8.1×4 topics
  25. Social Systems11▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Family Constellations11▲ 48×1 topic
  27. Genetic Processes11▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Etymology10▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Linguistics10▲ 8.7×2 topics
  30. Language Contact10▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Morphology10▲ 8.0×2 topics
  32. Student Perceptions10▲ 7.3×5 topics
  33. Teaching10▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Turkic10▲ 48×1 topic
  35. oral epics10▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Distance Education9▲ 6.3×2 topics
  37. Content Analysis9▲ 9.7×6 topics
  38. Ottoman Empire9▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Civil Society8▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Covid-19 Pandemic8▲ 8.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Istanbul Kültür University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies, Turkish Literature and Culture, Families in Therapy and Culture and Linguistics and Cultural Studies.

Cultural and Sociopoliti…18Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 18 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 18 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and Culture: 11 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 10 fractional worksEducation Practices and Challenges: 8 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and So…6Turkey's Politics and Society: 6 fractional worksHistorical Turkish Studies: 4 fractional worksGender Studies and Social Issues: 4 fractional worksLegal Issues in Turkey: 4 fractional worksEducational Methods and Analysis: 4 fractional works
MuseologyLiterature and Literary TheorySocial PsychologyLanguage and Linguistics4 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 18 works
  2. 2 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 18 works
  3. 3 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 11 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 10 works
  5. 5 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 8 works
  6. 6 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  7. 7 Historical Turkish Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Gender Studies and Social Issues Gender Studies 4 works
  9. 9 Legal Issues in Turkey Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 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 available61.1%not open38.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Istanbul Kültür University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 93% 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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