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Middle East Technical University

In research, Middle East Technical University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,747 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,972 of 9,585 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,293 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering, Geometry and Topology and Computational Mechanics (Civil and Structural Engineering is 3.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#2,492
of 22,385 · #3,525 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#27
of 297
Research works
27k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
514k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.72×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Middle East Technical University

What is Middle East Technical University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,747 of 10,670 6.9%2,406 #2265
Social SciencesDomain #1,972 of 9,585 11.5%974 #2974
EngineeringField #1,293 of 5,901 6.9%1,079 #1415
Social SciencesField #1,786 of 5,988 13.0%498 #2837
Materials ScienceField #801 of 2,276 5.2%211 #1632
Computer ScienceField #1,787 of 4,417 7.2%400 #1756
Environmental ScienceField #1,371 of 3,334 10.1%205 #1882
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #471 of 908 8.9%152 #716
EducationSubfield #1,111 of 1,930 14.8%143 #1592
PsychologyField #1,223 of 2,121 8.6%141 #2179

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,265 #1,747
  2. Social Sciences#2,974 #1,972
  3. Engineering#1,415 #1,293
  4. Social Sciences#2,837 #1,786
  5. Materials Science#1,632 #801
  6. Computer Science#1,756 #1,787
  7. Environmental Science#1,882 #1,371
  8. Civil and Structural Engineering#716 #471
  9. Education#1,592 #1,111
  10. Psychology#2,179 #1,223
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Middle East Technical University work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Middle East Technical University is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (28%), Social Sciences (13%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,662 fractional works · 62.8% of its workEngineering: 1,183 fractional works · 27.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 217 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 167 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 137 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 131 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 130 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 78 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 76 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 61 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 442 fractional works · 10.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 162 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 86 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 56 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 50 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 234 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 114 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomaterials: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 232 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 47 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 179 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 60 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 120 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeophysics: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 102 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 95 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 54 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 56 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,092 fractional works · 25.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 564 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEducation: 156 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 144 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 119 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGender Studies: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 179 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 160 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 75 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 64 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 50 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 281 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 118 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 73 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 93 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFood Science: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 60 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 206 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMedicine: 143 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 81 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMiddle EastTechnical…4,241fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences26%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1,18327.9%
    2. Computer Science44210.4%
    3. Materials Science2345.5%
    4. Environmental Science2325.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1794.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1202.8%
    7. Mathematics1022.4%
    8. Chemistry952.2%
    9. Energy561.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering190.4%
  2. Social Sciences1,09225.8%
    1. Social Sciences56413.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities1794.2%
    3. Psychology1603.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance751.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting641.5%
    6. Decision Sciences501.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1182.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences932.2%
    3. Neuroscience601.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.1%
    1. Medicine1433.4%
    2. Health Professions400.9%
    3. Nursing160.4%
    4. Dentistry60.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Middle East Technical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 3.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 166.5 works3.3×
  2. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 22.0 works3.2×
  3. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 77.9 works3.2×
  4. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 40.3 works3.0×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 93 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 118 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 60 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.43× its world share, 95 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 442 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 120 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 56 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.86× its world share, 1,183 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 232 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.58× its world share, 234 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.05× its world share, 102 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.90× its world share, 179 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 40 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 143 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.46× its world share, 179 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 64 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 50 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 75 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 160 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 564 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics2.05×102 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy1.90×179 works
  3. Engineering1.86×1,183 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.80×120 works
  5. Materials Science1.58×234 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.46×179 works
  7. Chemistry1.43×95 works
  8. Energy1.43×56 works
  9. Computer Science1.34×442 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.26×19 works
  11. Psychology1.24×160 works
  12. Decision Sciences1.23×50 works
  13. Environmental Science1.10×232 works
  14. Social Sciences1.05×564 works
  15. Neuroscience0.87×60 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×75 works
  17. Nursing0.76×16 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×118 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×64 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×93 works
  21. Health Professions0.35×40 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.28×4 works
  23. Dentistry0.27×6 works
  24. Veterinary0.23×1 works
  25. Medicine0.18×143 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×6 works

Who are the top researchers at Middle East Technical University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ali Murat Guler, B. Demirköz and Mehmet Somel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Middle East Technical University.

  1. 1 Ali Murat Guler Türkiye · #9,133 worldwide 49k citations · 515 works
  2. 2 B. Demirköz Türkiye · #18,639 worldwide 53k citations · 461 works
  3. 3 Mehmet Somel Türkiye · #113,429 worldwide 7.4k citations · 177 works
  4. 4 S. Bilmiş Türkiye · #128,277 worldwide 12k citations · 208 works
  5. 5 Altuğ Özpineci Türkiye · #158,931 worldwide 37k citations · 473 works
  6. 6 Uğur Soytaş Türkiye · #158,997 worldwide 11k citations · 149 works
  7. 7 Phebe Asantewaa Owusu Türkiye · #245,590 worldwide 8k citations · 91 works
  8. 8 Burçak Otlu Türkiye · #258,234 worldwide 1.8k citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Eren Yüncü #269,704 worldwide 750 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Ahmet Acar Türkiye · #280,545 worldwide 2.4k citations · 134 works
All ranked researchers at Middle East Technical University

What are the most cited papers from Middle East Technical University?

The most cited paper from Middle East Technical University is "Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC" (G. Aad et al., 2012), with 10,856 citations. Next come "Biological properties of extracellular vesicles and their physiological functions" (6,130) and "Diagnostic Assessment of Deep Learning Algorithms for Detection of Lymph Node Metastases in Women With Breast Cancer" (3,405).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC G. Aad et al. · Physics Letters B Open access2,932 authors 14 Aug 2012 10,856
2 Biological properties of extracellular vesicles and their physiological functions María Yáñez‐Mó et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access 2015 6,130
3 Diagnostic Assessment of Deep Learning Algorithms for Detection of Lymph Node Metastases in Women With Breast Cancer Babak Ehteshami Bejnordi et al. · JAMA Open access 12 Dec 2017 3,405
4 Global Iron Connections Between Desert Dust, Ocean Biogeochemistry, and Climate T. D. Jickells, Zhisheng An, K. K. Andersen et al. · Science 31 Mar 2005 3,074
5 A review of renewable energy sources, sustainability issues and climate change mitigation Phebe Asantewaa Owusu, Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie · Cogent Engineering Open access 4 Apr 2016 2,844
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Middle East Technical University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-now 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 Learning184▲ 1.25×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning153◆ 1.08×77 topics
  3. Climate Change117◆ 1.02×78 topics
  4. Sustainability108◆ 1.04×78 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications102▲ 2.0×36 topics
  6. Globalization102▲ 1.22×73 topics
  7. Renewable Energy99▲ 1.61×42 topics
  8. Neural Networks90▲ 1.37×35 topics
  9. Environmental Impact74◆ 1.03×46 topics
  10. Neoliberalism74▲ 4.9×20 topics
  11. Remote Sensing72▲ 1.38×32 topics
  12. Nanoparticles72▲ 1.34×38 topics
  13. Nanocomposites67▲ 2.0×21 topics
  14. Tissue Engineering66▲ 2.5×13 topics
  15. Nationalism64▲ 3.4×20 topics
  16. Mechanical Properties64▲ 1.53×31 topics
  17. Heat Transfer63▲ 3.0×17 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage59▲ 2.6×22 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency53▲ 1.36×35 topics
  20. Authoritarianism46▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Artificial Neural Networks45▲ 2.3×8 topics
  22. Civil Society43▲ 9.3×5 topics
  23. Democratization41▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Gender politics40▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Islam40▲ 4.5×2 topics
  26. AKP39▲ 48×1 topic
  27. Kurdish question39▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Additive Manufacturing34▲ 2.6×7 topics
  29. Student Perceptions34▲ 4.4×6 topics
  30. Large-Eddy Simulation32▲ 4.0×5 topics
  31. Nonlinear Dynamics30▲ 3.2×9 topics
  32. Nanofibers29▲ 3.3×3 topics
  33. Structural Dynamics28▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Probabilistic Analysis28▲ 8.6×2 topics
  35. Dynamic Analysis26▲ 5.1×2 topics
  36. Radial Basis Functions24▲ 8.1×2 topics
  37. Ground Motion24▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Seismic Engineering24▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Adaptive Mesh Refinement23▲ 8.6×2 topics
  40. High-Order Schemes23▲ 8.6×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Turkey's Politics and Society, Seismic Performance and Analysis, Conducting polymers and applications and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics.

Turkey's Politics and So…39Turkey's Politics and Society: 39 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 24 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 18 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 16 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 15 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 14 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…13Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 12 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 12 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …12earthquake and tectonic studies: 12 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 39 works
  2. 2 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 24 works
  3. 3 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 18 works
  4. 4 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 16 works
  5. 5 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 15 works
  6. 6 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 14 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 13 works
  8. 8 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 12 works
  9. 9 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 12 works
  10. 10 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 12 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Middle East Technical University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.017% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Middle East Technical University0.014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Middle East Technical University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Middle East Technical University8.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.6% in 2007.

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What is Middle East Technical University (METU) known for in research?

In research, Middle East Technical University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,747 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,972 of 9,585 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,293 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering, Geometry and Topology and Computational Mechanics (Civil and Structural Engineering is 3.3× its share of world research).

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