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Kırıkkale University

In research, Kırıkkale University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,168 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#821 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,628 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Museology, Religious studies and Oral Surgery — Museology is 19.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,570
of 28,054 · #5,127 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#91
of 308
Research works
7.9k
▲ 101% vs 2013–17
Citations
80k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Kırıkkale 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 #1,168 of 10,521 14.3%1,182 #2623
Social SciencesField #821 of 6,365 15.4%501 #1966
Health SciencesDomain #1,628 of 11,982 5.8%603 #2876
Arts and HumanitiesField #444 of 1,998 15.2%297 #1215
MedicineField #2,527 of 10,443 5.2%424 #4060
EducationSubfield #661 of 1,892 20.0%139 #988
Physical SciencesDomain #4,639 of 12,888 11.9%649 #4339
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,289 of 3,409 10.2%87 #2702
EngineeringField #3,429 of 6,636 9.7%292 #4115
Life SciencesDomain #4,384 of 7,800 8.2%202 #7157

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kırıkkale 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#2,623 #1,168
  2. Social Sciences#1,966 #821
  3. Health Sciences#2,876 #1,628
  4. Arts and Humanities#1,215 #444
  5. Medicine#4,060 #2,527
  6. Education#988 #661
  7. Physical Sciences#4,339 #4,639
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,702 #1,289
  9. Engineering#4,115 #3,429
  10. Life Sciences#7,157 #4,384
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 Kırıkkale University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Museology takes 19.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MuseologySubfield · 62.6 works19×
  2. Religious studiesSubfield · 32.8 works7.5×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 26.3 works5.2×
← 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: 0.70× its world share, 87 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 65 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 107 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 292 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.69× its world share, 63 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.12× its world share, 66 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.56× its world share, 58 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 94 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 424 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.30× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.90× its world share, 297 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 105 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 42 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.36× its world share, 77 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 160 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 502 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kırıkkale University?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Yakup Arıca, Gülay Bayramoğlu and Erol Arcaklıoğlu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kırıkkale University.

  1. 1 M. Yakup Arıca Türkiye · #60,728 worldwide 520 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Gülay Bayramoğlu Türkiye · #70,263 worldwide 414 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Erol Arcaklıoğlu Türkiye · #177,762 worldwide 324 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 İshak Altun Türkiye · #178,219 worldwide 83 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Ertuğrul Çam Türkiye · #378,878 worldwide 143 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Osman Kürşat Arıkan Türkiye · #383,985 worldwide 35 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Üçler Kısa Türkiye · #434,502 worldwide 40 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Hasan Erbay Türkiye · #480,285 worldwide 33 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Ali̇ Aral Türkiye · #564,500 worldwide 54 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Muhittin ELİAÇIK Türkiye · #572,353 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Kırıkkale University

Which keywords describe research at Kırıkkale University?

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

▲ 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 Heritage172▲ 12×13 topics
  2. Mental Health111▲ 2.9×32 topics
  3. Education82▲ 1.81×35 topics
  4. Sufism78▲ 60×2 topics
  5. Ethnography68▲ 15×5 topics
  6. Quality of Life68▲ 1.79×49 topics
  7. Teacher Training68▲ 4.1×14 topics
  8. Qualitative Research62▲ 2.7×12 topics
  9. Human Rights62▲ 2.3×28 topics
  10. Public Policy62▲ 4.7×7 topics
  11. Storytelling60▲ 46×2 topics
  12. Folklore60▲ 43×2 topics
  13. Mythology60▲ 44×2 topics
  14. Rituals60▲ 26×1 topic
  15. Turkish Culture60▲ 68×1 topic
  16. Professional Development54▲ 10×10 topics
  17. Ottoman Empire53▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis52▲ 3.4×17 topics
  19. Social Justice51▲ 3.3×13 topics
  20. Student Perceptions51▲ 11×6 topics
  21. Distance Education50▲ 9.3×3 topics
  22. Teaching50▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Learning50▲ 6.4×3 topics
  24. Psychological Functioning49▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Divan Poetry47▲ 65×1 topic
  26. Turkish Literature47▲ 65×1 topic
  27. Covid-19 Pandemic45▲ 13×1 topic
  28. Metaphors45▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Therapy44▲ 8.5×6 topics
  30. Social Systems42▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Family Constellations42▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Genetic Processes42▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Content Analysis40▲ 12×6 topics
  34. Educational Research40▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Language Teaching38▲ 5.8×6 topics
  36. Theology33▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Bibliometric Analysis33▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Reading Habits33▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Curriculum Evaluation32▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Skill Measurement32▲ 63×1 topic

Which research topics does Kırıkkale University publish most on?

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

Cultural and Sociopoliti…60Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 60 fractional worksTurkish Literature and C…47Turkish Literature and Culture: 47 fractional worksEducation Practices and …45Education Practices and Challenges: 45 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and …42Families in Therapy and Culture: 42 fractional worksEducational Methods and Analysis: 32 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Society Studies: 31 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Stud…25Ottoman and Turkish Studies: 25 fractional worksLegal Issues in Turkey24Legal Issues in Turkey: 24 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 22 fractional worksTurkish Urban and Social Issues: 18 fractional works
MuseologyLiterature and Literary TheoryPhilosophySocial Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 60 works
  2. 2 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 47 works
  3. 3 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 45 works
  4. 4 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 42 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 32 works
  6. 6 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 31 works
  7. 7 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 25 works
  8. 8 Legal Issues in Turkey Political Science and International Relations 24 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 22 works
  10. 10 Turkish Urban and Social Issues Urban Studies 18 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 available65.4%not open34.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kırıkkale University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 101% 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.

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.