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Munzur University

In research, Munzur University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,169 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,871 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,176 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Museology, Polymers and Plastics and Literature and Literary Theory — Museology is 16.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,761
of 28,054 · #10,704 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#160
of 308
Research works
2.1k
▲ 254% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Munzur 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 #3,169 of 10,521 13.3%388 #5152
Social SciencesField #2,871 of 6,365 14.0%157 #5041
Physical SciencesDomain #6,176 of 12,888 10.9%439 #8160
EngineeringField #3,628 of 6,636 11.3%177 #6072
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,961 of 3,409 8.4%88 #4062
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,177 of 1,998 12.0%111 #2817
Health SciencesDomain #8,832 of 11,982 7.6%87 #14108
Life SciencesDomain #6,342 of 7,800 9.1%122 #11368
Environmental ScienceField #3,275 of 3,551 5.7%79 #5526
Materials ScienceField #2,396 of 2,468 8.1%71 #4312

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Munzur 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#5,152 #3,169
  2. Social Sciences#5,041 #2,871
  3. Physical Sciences#8,160 #6,176
  4. Engineering#6,072 #3,628
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,062 #1,961
  6. Arts and Humanities#2,817 #1,177
  7. Health Sciences#14,108 #8,832
  8. Life Sciences#11,368 #6,342
  9. Environmental Science#5,526 #3,275
  10. Materials Science#4,312 #2,396
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 Munzur University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Museology takes 16.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MuseologySubfield · 20.7 works16×
  2. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 21.3 works5.1×
  3. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 23.8 works4.3×
← 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: 1.79× its world share, 88 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.14× its world share, 177 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.53× its world share, 79 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.96× its world share, 71 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 1.58× its world share, 8 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.70× its world share, 111 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 156 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Munzur University?

Ranked on the composite score, Özal Yıldırım, Muhammet Gül and Erkan Çelik lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Munzur University.

  1. 1 Özal Yıldırım Türkiye · #177,585 worldwide 314 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Muhammet Gül Türkiye · #325,245 worldwide 177 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Erkan Çelik Türkiye · #375,142 worldwide 133 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Fulya Benzer Türkiye · #588,778 worldwide 69 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Murat Dal Türkiye · #625,022 worldwide 25 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Mevlüt Alataş Türkiye · #763,827 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Murat Çimen Türkiye · #990,301 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Nevzat Akkurt Türkiye · #1,012,386 worldwide 88 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Mehmet Yavuz Paksoy Türkiye · #1,274,876 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Alper Aslan Türkiye · #1,296,633 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Munzur University

Which keywords describe research at Munzur University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Sufism, Ottoman Empire, Environmental Impact, Nanocomposites, Morphology, Ethnography and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage71▲ 12×14 topics
  2. Environmental Impact44▲ 2.5×34 topics
  3. Deep Learning40◆ 1.13×51 topics
  4. Mental Health38▲ 2.5×24 topics
  5. Nanocomposites31▲ 3.8×20 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties30▲ 3.0×23 topics
  7. Sufism29▲ 56×2 topics
  8. Ottoman Empire26▲ 35×3 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications25▲ 2.0×24 topics
  10. Public Policy23▲ 4.6×6 topics
  11. Ethnography22▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Morphology22▲ 12×6 topics
  13. Biogeography22▲ 8.0×11 topics
  14. Conservation21▲ 4.7×13 topics
  15. Rituals20▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Folklore20▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Mythology20▲ 38×2 topics
  18. Traditional Beliefs20▲ 57×1 topic
  19. Turkish Culture20▲ 57×1 topic
  20. Nationalism20▲ 4.1×8 topics
  21. Microstructure18▲ 3.4×15 topics
  22. Divan Poetry18▲ 62×1 topic
  23. Turkish Literature18▲ 62×1 topic
  24. Toxicity18▲ 3.9×15 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis16▲ 5.1×7 topics
  26. Family Constellations15▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Quarantine15▲ 9.3×2 topics
  28. Therapy15▲ 7.5×1 topic
  29. Freshwater13▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Pesticides13▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Environmental Factors12▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Diplomacy12▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Fish12▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Length-Weight Relationships12▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Student Perceptions12▲ 6.5×4 topics
  36. Global Health12▲ 7.8×2 topics
  37. Disease Control12▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Epidemics12▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Theology12▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Education Policy12▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Munzur University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies, Turkish Literature and Culture, Families in Therapy and Culture and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies.

Cultural and Sociopoliti…20Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 20 fractional worksTurkish Literature and C…18Turkish Literature and Culture: 18 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and …15Families in Therapy and Culture: 15 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology…12Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 12 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Studies: 12 fractional worksHistorical Turkish Studies: 11 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Soci…11Islamic Thought and Society Studies: 11 fractional worksEducation Practices and …10Education Practices and Challenges: 10 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural…8Linguistics and Cultural Studies: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology…8Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 8 fractional works
MuseologyLiterature and Literary TheorySocial PsychologyAquatic Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 20 works
  2. 2 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 18 works
  3. 3 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 15 works
  4. 4 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 12 works
  5. 5 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 12 works
  6. 6 Historical Turkish Studies Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  7. 7 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 11 works
  8. 8 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 10 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 8 works
  10. 10 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 8 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 available68.4%not open31.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Munzur University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 254% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.