Question 1

What is Koç University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Koç University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,020 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,200 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,049 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Reproductive Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Human-Computer Interaction (Reproductive Medicine is 4.1× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Koç University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Koç University ranks #1,075 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,067 all time), and #1 of 297 in Türkiye.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Koç University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Ziya Öniş, Seda Keskın and Savaş Taşoğlu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Koç University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Koç University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Koç University is "Better to give than to receive: Predictive directional measurement of volatility spillovers" (Francis X. Diebold, Kamil Yılmaz, 2011), with 5,816 citations. Next come "On the network topology of variance decompositions: Measuring the connectedness of financial firms" (4,689) and "Wireless Communications Through Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces" (3,516).

Question 5

Which research topics does Koç University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Turkey's Politics and Society, Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications and Ovarian function and disorders.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Koç University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Nationalism, Neoliberalism, Authoritarianism, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Quality of Life and Civil Society.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Koç University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Koç University is in Health Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Engineering (12%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Koç University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% higher than in 2018-2021.