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Middle East Technical University

In research, Middle East Technical University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,262 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,159 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#861 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering, Geometry and Topology and Nuclear and High Energy Physics — Civil and Structural Engineering is 3.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,704
of 28,054 · #1,120 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#22
of 308
Research works
27k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
514k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Middle East Technical 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,262 of 12,888 14.3%2,406 #836
Social SciencesDomain #1,159 of 10,521 26.4%974 #963
EngineeringField #861 of 6,636 13.6%1,079 #474
Social SciencesField #888 of 6,365 30.6%498 #855
Computer ScienceField #748 of 4,667 15.7%400 #629
EducationSubfield #304 of 1,892 37.5%143 #344
Environmental ScienceField #1,036 of 3,551 19.9%205 #716
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #365 of 1,201 32.0%107 #534
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #285 of 896 14.5%152 #165
Health SciencesDomain #4,030 of 11,982 18.0%188 #4978

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Middle East Technical 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. Physical Sciences#836 #1,262
  2. Social Sciences#963 #1,159
  3. Engineering#474 #861
  4. Social Sciences#855 #888
  5. Computer Science#629 #748
  6. Education#344 #304
  7. Environmental Science#716 #1,036
  8. Political Science and International Relations#534 #365
  9. Civil and Structural Engineering#165 #285
  10. Health Sciences#4,978 #4,030
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 Middle East Technical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 3.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 151.6 works3.4×
  2. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 20.1 works3.2×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 38.3 works3.2×
  4. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 69.9 works3.2×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 79 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 103 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 51 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.31× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.38× its world share, 82 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 400 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 103 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 49 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.89× its world share, 1,079 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 205 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.59× its world share, 211 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.06× its world share, 92 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.97× its world share, 167 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 130 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.48× its world share, 163 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 60 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 44 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 69 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 141 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 498 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Middle East Technical University?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Deniz, A. M. Guler and Emi̇n Özsoy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Middle East Technical University.

  1. 1 M. Deniz Türkiye · #14,884 worldwide 1.4k citations · 91 works
  2. 2 A. M. Guler Türkiye · #19,405 worldwide 1.4k citations · 103 works
  3. 3 Emi̇n Özsoy Türkiye · #24,829 worldwide 473 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 M. Zeyrek Türkiye · #31,299 worldwide 1.2k citations · 95 works
  5. 5 A. Özpineci Türkiye · #37,499 worldwide 1.2k citations · 100 works
  6. 6 Uğur Soytaş Türkiye · #40,385 worldwide 676 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 İrem Dikmen Türkiye · #47,246 worldwide 315 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 R. Sever Türkiye · #54,392 worldwide 1k citations · 113 works
  9. 9 M. Talat Birgönül Türkiye · #58,632 worldwide 310 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Ahmet M. Hava Türkiye · #75,365 worldwide 423 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Middle East Technical University

Which keywords describe research at Middle East Technical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neoliberalism, Biomedical Applications, Machine Learning, Authoritarianism, Nationalism, Civil Society and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Deep Learning166▲ 1.27×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning140◆ 1.12×77 topics
  3. Climate Change102◆ 0.99×73 topics
  4. Sustainability96◆ 1.03×73 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications94▲ 2.1×35 topics
  6. Globalization88▲ 1.17×69 topics
  7. Renewable Energy85▲ 1.55×41 topics
  8. Neural Networks82▲ 1.39×35 topics
  9. Environmental Impact65◆ 1.00×46 topics
  10. Neoliberalism64▲ 4.7×19 topics
  11. Remote Sensing64▲ 1.36×32 topics
  12. Nanoparticles63▲ 1.31×38 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering62▲ 2.6×13 topics
  14. Nanocomposites60▲ 1.97×21 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties58▲ 1.56×31 topics
  16. Nationalism58▲ 3.3×19 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage56▲ 2.7×22 topics
  18. Heat Transfer56▲ 3.0×17 topics
  19. Authoritarianism41▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Artificial Neural Networks41▲ 2.2×8 topics
  21. Civil Society38▲ 9.0×5 topics
  22. Democratization36▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Gender politics35▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Islam35▲ 4.3×2 topics
  25. AKP34▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Kurdish question34▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Additive Manufacturing32▲ 2.7×7 topics
  28. Student Perceptions31▲ 4.4×6 topics
  29. Large-Eddy Simulation29▲ 4.0×5 topics
  30. Nonlinear Dynamics29▲ 3.4×9 topics
  31. Nanofibers28▲ 3.4×3 topics
  32. Structural Dynamics25▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Probabilistic Analysis25▲ 9.1×2 topics
  34. Dynamic Analysis24▲ 5.1×2 topics
  35. Ground Motion21▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Radial Basis Functions21▲ 7.8×2 topics
  37. Seismic Engineering21▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Quantum Gravity20▲ 6.5×4 topics
  39. Adaptive Mesh Refinement20▲ 8.3×2 topics
  40. High-Order Schemes20▲ 8.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Middle East Technical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Turkey's Politics and Society, Seismic Performance and Analysis, Conducting polymers and applications and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques.

Turkey's Politics and So…34Turkey's Politics and Society: 34 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 21 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 17 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 15 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 13 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 13 fractional worksMathematics Education an…13Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Met…12Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 12 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …11earthquake and tectonic studies: 11 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…11Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 11 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsCivil and Structural EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsComputational Mechanics5 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 34 works
  2. 2 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 21 works
  3. 3 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 17 works
  4. 4 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 15 works
  5. 5 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 13 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 13 works
  7. 7 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 13 works
  8. 8 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 12 works
  9. 9 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 11 works
  10. 10 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 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 available51.8%not open48.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Middle East Technical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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