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MEF University

In research, MEF University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,170 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,318 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,434 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,353
of 28,054 · #21,439 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#215
of 308
Research works
624
▲ 172% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is MEF 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 #6,170 of 10,521 21.4%135 #8005
Social SciencesField #4,318 of 6,365 26.2%72 #5691
Physical SciencesDomain #9,434 of 12,888 11.3%105 #14755

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MEF 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#8,005 #6,170
  2. Social Sciences#5,691 #4,318
  3. Physical Sciences#14,755 #9,434
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.

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: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.61× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.24× its world share, 50 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.39× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.22× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.68× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MEF University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ayşegül Kibaroğlu, Şuayb S. Arslan and Tuna Çakar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MEF University.

  1. 1 Ayşegül Kibaroğlu Türkiye · #1,068,712 worldwide 36 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Şuayb S. Arslan Türkiye · #1,258,921 worldwide 41 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Tuna Çakar Türkiye · #1,558,622 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at MEF University

Which keywords describe research at MEF University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Machine Learning, Nationalism, Deep Learning, Neoliberalism, Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Machine Learning14▲ 1.62×35 topics
  2. Deep Learning14▲ 1.50×39 topics
  3. Mental Health12▲ 3.0×21 topics
  4. Sustainability12▲ 1.79×24 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 2.4×12 topics
  6. Neural Networks9▲ 2.1×18 topics
  7. Education8▲ 1.78×13 topics
  8. Globalization8▲ 1.48×20 topics
  9. Educational Technology8▲ 2.3×12 topics
  10. Nationalism7▲ 5.5×6 topics
  11. Big Data7▲ 2.8×12 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management6▲ 2.5×10 topics
  13. Neoliberalism6▲ 6.3×8 topics
  14. Cultural Heritage6▲ 4.0×12 topics
  15. Human Rights6▲ 1.96×12 topics
  16. Social Justice5▲ 3.1×7 topics
  17. Public Policy5▲ 3.6×5 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior5▲ 2.7×8 topics
  19. Technology Integration5▲ 5.5×6 topics
  20. Medical Imaging4▲ 3.1×6 topics
  21. Leadership4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  22. Student Engagement4▲ 3.5×7 topics
  23. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 8.9×2 topics
  24. Urbanization4▲ 3.3×4 topics
  25. Authoritarianism4▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Neuroscience4▲ 4.5×4 topics
  27. Emotion4▲ 6.3×9 topics
  28. Migration3▲ 3.8×5 topics
  29. Islam3▲ 5.8×2 topics
  30. Ottoman Empire3▲ 17×3 topics
  31. AKP3▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Community Development3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  33. Customer Experience3▲ 7.8×2 topics
  34. Global Governance3▲ 5.2×8 topics
  35. Kurdish question3▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Corpus Linguistics3▲ 5.2×2 topics
  37. Data Science3▲ 9.5×2 topics
  38. Ethnic Conflict3▲ 22×4 topics
  39. Clinical Decision Support3▲ 7.2×1 topic
  40. Demographic Transition3▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does MEF University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Turkey's Politics and Society, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Turkish Urban and Social Issues and Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques.

Turkey's Politics and So…3Turkey's Politics and Society: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …3Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 3 fractional worksTurkish Urban and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 2 fractional worksTopic Modeling2Topic Modeling: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 2 fractional worksDesign Education and Pra…2Design Education and Practice: 2 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 2 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsHealth InformaticsUrban StudiesEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  2. 2 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 3 works
  3. 3 Turkish Urban and Social Issues Urban Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 2 works
  5. 5 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  6. 6 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available58.9%not open41.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MEF University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 172% 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.

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