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Kırklareli University

In research, Kırklareli University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,880 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,730 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#614 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Museology, Religious studies and Literature and Literary Theory — Museology is 15.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,938
of 28,054 · #9,204 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#118
of 308
Research works
3.1k
▲ 273% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Kırklareli 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 #1,880 of 10,521 13.1%805 #2873
Social SciencesField #1,730 of 6,365 14.9%358 #2140
Arts and HumanitiesField #614 of 1,998 12.6%184 #1268
Physical SciencesDomain #3,993 of 12,888 12.9%353 #6592
Health SciencesDomain #6,128 of 11,982 9.2%218 #11418
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,579 of 2,578 16.2%100 #2584
MedicineField #6,439 of 10,443 9.2%157 #13116
EngineeringField #4,144 of 6,636 9.7%117 #6825
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #867 of 1,201 11.3%106 #1848
Computer ScienceField #3,639 of 4,667 15.6%66 #5678

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kırklareli 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#2,873 #1,880
  2. Social Sciences#2,140 #1,730
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,268 #614
  4. Physical Sciences#6,592 #3,993
  5. Health Sciences#11,418 #6,128
  6. Sociology and Political Science#2,584 #1,579
  7. Medicine#13,116 #6,439
  8. Engineering#6,825 #4,144
  9. Political Science and International Relations#1,848 #867
  10. Computer Science#5,678 #3,639
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 Kırklareli University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Museology takes 15.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MuseologySubfield · 28.4 works16×
  2. Religious studiesSubfield · 26.2 works11×
  3. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 42.9 works5.5×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 106.3 works4.9×
← 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: 0.75× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 117 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.98× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 52 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 156 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.36× its world share, 184 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.91× its world share, 90 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.51× its world share, 79 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.73× its world share, 77 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 358 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kırklareli University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ertuğ Can, Yakup YILMAZ and Aylin Aydın Sayılan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kırklareli University.

  1. 1 Ertuğ Can Türkiye · #529,754 worldwide 41 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Yakup YILMAZ Türkiye · #828,793 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Aylin Aydın Sayılan Türkiye · #859,501 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Murat Tuna Türkiye · #1,129,593 worldwide 27 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Kırklareli University

Which keywords describe research at Kırklareli University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Sufism, Public Policy, Human Rights, Ottoman Empire, Mental Health, Social Justice and Ethnography.

▲ 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 Heritage100▲ 13×14 topics
  2. Sustainability62▲ 1.74×40 topics
  3. Mental Health61▲ 2.8×30 topics
  4. Human Rights57▲ 3.8×34 topics
  5. Globalization54▲ 1.88×48 topics
  6. Sufism52▲ 72×2 topics
  7. Public Policy50▲ 7.0×7 topics
  8. Social Justice43▲ 5.0×14 topics
  9. Ottoman Empire38▲ 36×3 topics
  10. Nationalism38▲ 5.6×13 topics
  11. Economic Growth36▲ 2.9×20 topics
  12. Ethnography34▲ 13×3 topics
  13. International Law32▲ 7.2×14 topics
  14. Therapy30▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Neoliberalism28▲ 5.4×10 topics
  16. Social Systems28▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Psychological Functioning28▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Folklore28▲ 36×3 topics
  19. Rituals28▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Family Constellations28▲ 60×1 topic
  21. Genetic Processes28▲ 60×1 topic
  22. Mythology28▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Storytelling28▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Traditional Beliefs27▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Turkish Culture27▲ 56×1 topic
  26. Divan Poetry27▲ 67×1 topic
  27. Turkish Literature27▲ 67×1 topic
  28. Theology26▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Migration26▲ 5.2×11 topics
  30. Ethnic Conflict26▲ 39×4 topics
  31. Islamic Studies25▲ 58×1 topic
  32. Religious Language25▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Criminal Law25▲ 9.9×3 topics
  34. Civil Liberties23▲ 159×2 topics
  35. Legal Frameworks23▲ 194×2 topics
  36. Ethical Dilemmas23▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Legal Principles23▲ 211×1 topic
  38. Quarantine22▲ 9.4×2 topics
  39. Student Perceptions22▲ 8.1×5 topics
  40. Morphology22▲ 8.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Kırklareli University publish most on?

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

Families in Therapy and …28Families in Therapy and Culture: 28 fractional worksCultural and Sociopoliti…27Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 27 fractional worksTurkish Literature and C…27Turkish Literature and Culture: 27 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Soci…25Islamic Thought and Society Studies: 25 fractional worksLegal Issues in Turkey: 23 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 20 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Stud…17Ottoman and Turkish Studies: 17 fractional worksEducation Practices and Challenges: 16 fractional worksPublic Administration and Governance: 16 fractional worksTurkish Urban and Social…15Turkish Urban and Social Issues: 15 fractional works
Social PsychologyMuseologyLiterature and Literary TheoryReligious studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 28 works
  2. 2 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 27 works
  3. 3 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 27 works
  4. 4 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 25 works
  5. 5 Legal Issues in Turkey Political Science and International Relations 23 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 20 works
  7. 7 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 17 works
  8. 8 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 16 works
  9. 9 Public Administration and Governance Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  10. 10 Turkish Urban and Social Issues Urban Studies 15 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 available78.7%not open21.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kırklareli University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 273% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.