Question 1

What is Izmir University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Izmir University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,513 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,870 of 10,670 worldwide) and Health Professions (#1,445 of 1,895 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Ophthalmology (Obstetrics and Gynecology is 5.6× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Izmir University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Izmir University ranks #8,932 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#13,501 all time), and #184 of 297 in Türkiye.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Izmir University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Hasan Şahan Arel, Sultan Eser and Bora Tastan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Izmir University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Izmir University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Izmir University is "Efficacy and safety of an inactivated whole-virion SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (CoronaVac): interim results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial in Turkey" (Mine Durusu Tanrıöver et al., 2021), with 934 citations. Next come "Cancer survival in Africa, Asia, and Central America: a population-based study" (632) and "Melatonin Attenuates LPS-Induced Acute Depressive-Like Behaviors and Microglial NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation Through the SIRT1/Nrf2 Pathway" (532).

Question 5

Which research topics does Izmir University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Izmir University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Treatment, Diagnosis, Management, Chemotherapy and Cardiovascular Disease.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Izmir University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Izmir University is in Health Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (50%), Social Sciences (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Izmir University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 107% higher than in 2018-2021.