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Ministry of the Interior

In research, Ministry of the Interior stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,993 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 19.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,786
of 28,054 · #38,795 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#291
of 308
Research works
129
▲ 439% vs 2013–17
Citations
134
1.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
92%
world 28%

What is Ministry of the Interior 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 #7,993 of 10,521 23.6%64 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of the Interior 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).

What does Ministry of the Interior specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 19.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 21.8 works20×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.97× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.96× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of the Interior?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Ottoman Empire, Human Rights, Cultural Heritage, Nationalism, Social Justice, Economic Development and Bureaucracy.

▲ 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. Public Policy17▲ 46×5 topics
  2. Ottoman Empire12▲ 212×3 topics
  3. Human Rights11▲ 14×6 topics
  4. Cultural Heritage10▲ 26×4 topics
  5. Nationalism10▲ 28×4 topics
  6. Social Justice10▲ 22×3 topics
  7. Economic Development7▲ 12×2 topics
  8. Bureaucracy7▲ 499×2 topics
  9. Diplomacy7▲ 98×2 topics
  10. International Relations7▲ 38×2 topics
  11. Governance7▲ 27×2 topics
  12. Modernization6▲ 48×1 topic
  13. Sustainability6▲ 3.6×6 topics
  14. Turkish Republic6▲ 637×1 topic
  15. Democracy6▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Legislation6▲ 50×1 topic
  17. Migration6▲ 25×4 topics
  18. Statecraft6▲ 897×1 topic
  19. Healthcare5▲ 6.2×3 topics
  20. Social Services5▲ 152×1 topic
  21. Urbanization5▲ 16×1 topic
  22. Social Impact5▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Disease Control5▲ 133×1 topic
  24. Epidemics5▲ 391×1 topic
  25. Education4▲ 3.4×5 topics
  26. International Law4▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Black Sea3▲ 109×2 topics
  28. Criminal Law3▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Legal Principles3▲ 585×1 topic
  30. Sufism3▲ 82×2 topics
  31. cultural mobility3▲ 421×1 topic
  32. socio-ecological modeling3▲ 421×1 topic
  33. Neoliberalism3▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Qualitative Research3▲ 4.3×2 topics
  35. Learning3▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Teaching3▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Teacher Training2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  38. AKP2▲ 169×1 topic
  39. Authoritarianism2▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Professional Development2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of the Interior publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Turkish Studies, Public Administration and Governance, Turkish Urban and Social Issues and Ottoman and Turkish Studies.

Historical Turkish Studies: 6 fractional worksPublic Administration and Governance: 6 fractional worksTurkish Urban and Social…5Turkish Urban and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Stud…5Ottoman and Turkish Studies: 5 fractional worksLegal Issues in Turkey: 3 fractional worksOttoman Empire History and Society: 3 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and So…2Turkey's Politics and Society: 2 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Society Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation Practices and Challenges: 2 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and Culture: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsUrban StudiesHistorySociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Turkish Studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  2. 2 Public Administration and Governance Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  3. 3 Turkish Urban and Social Issues Urban Studies 5 works
  4. 4 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 5 works
  5. 5 Legal Issues in Turkey Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Ottoman Empire History and Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 2 works
  9. 9 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 2 works
  10. 10 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 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 available91.7%not open8.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.4%domestic only98.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of the Interior's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 439% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
grewheldshrank

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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