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Istanbul Technical University

In research, Istanbul Technical University stands highest in Engineering (#369 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#777 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,132 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Architecture, Building and Construction and Geology — Architecture is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,110
of 28,054 · #1,116 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#7
of 308
Research works
31k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
519k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Istanbul 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 #369 of 6,636 14.0%2,629 #413
Physical SciencesDomain #777 of 12,888 14.5%5,255 #841
Social SciencesDomain #1,132 of 10,521 18.9%1,318 #1162
Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield #31 of 259 25.0%125 #54
Environmental ScienceField #491 of 3,551 15.3%642 #516
Social SciencesField #1,018 of 6,365 17.5%471 #1155
Health SciencesDomain #1,970 of 11,982 19.4%362 #3458
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #401 of 2,318 12.6%459 #430
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #254 of 1,351 12.3%316 #276
Computer ScienceField #925 of 4,667 15.6%684 #1011

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Istanbul 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#413 #369
  2. Physical Sciences#841 #777
  3. Social Sciences#1,162 #1,132
  4. Management Science and Operations Research#54 #31
  5. Environmental Science#516 #491
  6. Social Sciences#1,155 #1,018
  7. Health Sciences#3,458 #1,970
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#430 #401
  9. Mechanical Engineering#276 #254
  10. Computer Science#1,011 #925
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 Technical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Architecture takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArchitectureSubfield · 26.1 works9.1×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 194.2 works4.3×
  3. GeologySubfield · 40.1 works4.0×
  4. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 149.2 works3.8×
  5. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 141.7 works3.7×
  6. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 107.0 works3.6×
← 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, 195 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 160 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 49 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.29× its world share, 33 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.33× its world share, 153 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 684 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 287 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.49× its world share, 101 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.38× its world share, 2,628 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.75× its world share, 642 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.96× its world share, 505 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 70 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 151 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 63 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 258 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 259 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 192 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 178 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 119 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 100 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 471 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Istanbul Technical University?

Ranked on the composite score, A. M. Celâl Şengör, Oǧuz Okay and Tuncay Taymaz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istanbul Technical University.

  1. 1 A. M. Celâl Şengör · #29,959 worldwide 713 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Oǧuz Okay · #61,666 worldwide 507 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Tuncay Taymaz · #71,589 worldwide 427 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Cengiz Kahraman · #76,741 worldwide 1.4k citations · 161 works
  5. 5 Ibraheem Shayea · #86,554 worldwide 356 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Emre Akyüz · #89,756 worldwide 277 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Esra Çapanoğlu · #93,544 worldwide 572 citations · 69 works
  8. 8 Gökhan İnalhan · #97,000 worldwide 262 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 M. Namık Çağatay · #100,902 worldwide 264 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Özer Bekâroĝlu · #112,787 worldwide 302 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Istanbul Technical University

Which keywords describe research at Istanbul Technical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Remote Sensing, Cultural Heritage, Mechanical Properties, Biomedical Applications and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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 Learning375▲ 1.49×79 topics
  2. Machine Learning351▲ 1.46×89 topics
  3. Sustainability321▲ 1.79×80 topics
  4. Climate Change270▲ 1.36×87 topics
  5. Remote Sensing242▲ 2.7×35 topics
  6. Environmental Impact237▲ 1.89×54 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications209▲ 2.4×35 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties195▲ 2.7×37 topics
  9. Renewable Energy194▲ 1.83×47 topics
  10. Neural Networks188▲ 1.66×37 topics
  11. Nanocomposites180▲ 3.0×22 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage162▲ 4.0×26 topics
  13. Nanoparticles145▲ 1.56×41 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency143▲ 2.1×36 topics
  15. Nanomaterials130▲ 1.66×20 topics
  16. Tissue Engineering127▲ 2.8×13 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management121▲ 1.77×22 topics
  18. Drug Delivery112▲ 2.8×16 topics
  19. Artificial Neural Networks98▲ 2.8×9 topics
  20. Graphene94▲ 1.86×12 topics
  21. Heat Transfer85▲ 2.3×19 topics
  22. Optimization83▲ 2.4×25 topics
  23. Risk Management82▲ 2.3×16 topics
  24. Support Vector Machines74▲ 3.2×8 topics
  25. Additive Manufacturing73▲ 3.2×7 topics
  26. Collision Avoidance73▲ 5.4×4 topics
  27. Maritime Transportation70▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Air Quality68▲ 5.0×6 topics
  29. Finite Element Analysis66▲ 3.9×9 topics
  30. Model Predictive Control66▲ 3.4×6 topics
  31. Polymer Composites66▲ 3.4×7 topics
  32. Terrestrial Laser Scanning63▲ 6.8×2 topics
  33. Analytic Hierarchy Process63▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Fuzzy Sets61▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Group Decision Making61▲ 19×1 topic
  36. TOPSIS61▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Path Planning60▲ 6.5×3 topics
  38. Construction57▲ 5.7×3 topics
  39. Human Factors46▲ 8.1×3 topics
  40. Fuel Consumption45▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Istanbul Technical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Maritime Navigation and Safety, 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage and BIM and Construction Integration.

Multi-Criteria Decision …61Multi-Criteria Decision Making: 61 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and …40Maritime Navigation and Safety: 40 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 37 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 36 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 34 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 34 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 33 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…33Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 33 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 30 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 30 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchOcean EngineeringGeologyBuilding and Construction6 others

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

  1. 1 Multi-Criteria Decision MakingManagement Science and Operations Research 61 works
  2. 2 Maritime Navigation and SafetyOcean Engineering 40 works
  3. 3 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageGeology 37 works
  4. 4 BIM and Construction IntegrationBuilding and Construction 36 works
  5. 5 Membrane Separation TechnologiesWater Science and Technology 34 works
  6. 6 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsBiomaterials 34 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesAutomotive Engineering 33 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 33 works
  9. 9 Risk and Safety AnalysisStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty 30 works
  10. 10 Maritime Transport Emissions and EfficiencyEnvironmental Engineering 30 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Istanbul Technical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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