Muş Alparslan University
In research, Muş Alparslan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,161 of 9,585 worldwide), Engineering (#3,960 of 5,901 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,179 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Museology, Religious studies and Philosophy (Museology is 16.4× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #5,665 of 22,385 · #6,061 all time
- Rank in Türkiye
- #125 of 297
- Research works
- 3.6k ▲ 30% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 20k 5.7 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.8% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.05× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 92% world 40%
- International
- 6% world 18%
What is Muş Alparslan University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #4,161 of 9,585 | 8.0% | 853 | #4895 | |
| EngineeringField | #3,960 of 5,901 | 14.4% | 148 | #5760 | |
| Social SciencesField | #4,179 of 5,988 | 8.0% | 378 | #4813 | |
| PsychologyField | #1,520 of 2,121 | 6.8% | 148 | #2292 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #1,460 of 1,896 | 9.7% | 243 | #2472 | |
| EducationSubfield | #1,561 of 1,930 | 11.7% | 143 | #1968 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #8,147 of 9,902 | 9.0% | 207 | #11353 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #2,759 of 3,157 | 5.1% | 132 | #4046 | |
| MedicineField | #7,484 of 8,541 | 8.8% | 138 | #10885 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #5,630 of 6,403 | 5.1% | 196 | #7436 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Muş Alparslan 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.
- Social Sciences#4,895 #4,161
- Engineering#5,760 #3,960
- Social Sciences#4,813 #4,179
- Psychology#2,292 #1,520
- Arts and Humanities#2,472 #1,460
- Education#1,968 #1,561
- Health Sciences#11,353 #8,147
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,046 #2,759
- Medicine#10,885 #7,484
- Life Sciences#7,436 #5,630
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 Muş Alparslan University work in?
In 2022-now, 51% of research at Muş Alparslan University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Arts and Humanities (14%), Psychology (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Social Sciences96150.9%
- Social Sciences43022.8%
- Arts and Humanities26313.9%
- Psychology1699.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance502.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting351.9%
- Decision Sciences140.7%
- Physical Sciences46124.4%
- Engineering1638.6%
- Physics and Astronomy723.8%
- Computer Science552.9%
- Mathematics432.3%
- Environmental Science422.2%
- Chemistry372.0%
- Materials Science211.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences130.7%
- Energy100.5%
- Chemical Engineering40.2%
- Health Sciences24412.9%
- Medicine1658.7%
- Health Professions593.1%
- Nursing150.8%
- Dentistry30.1%
- Veterinary20.1%
- Life Sciences22311.8%
What does Muş Alparslan University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Museology takes 16.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- MuseologySubfield · 37.9 works16×
- Religious studiesSubfield · 40.4 works13×
- PhilosophySubfield · 64.9 works8.0×
- Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 59.1 works5.9×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities4.82×263 works
- Psychology2.94×169 works
- Mathematics1.95×43 works
- Social Sciences1.80×430 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.72×72 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.66×149 works
- Nursing1.66×15 works
- Chemistry1.25×37 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.23×50 works
- Health Professions1.19×59 works
- Veterinary0.82×2 works
- Decision Sciences0.78×14 works
- Chemical Engineering0.59×4 works
- Energy0.58×10 works
- Engineering0.58×163 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.57×35 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×52 works
- Neuroscience0.51×16 works
- Environmental Science0.45×42 works
- Medicine0.45×165 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.43×13 works
- Computer Science0.38×55 works
- Materials Science0.32×21 works
- Dentistry0.28×3 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.26×5 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×2 works
- Arts and Humanities 4.8×
- Psychology 2.9×
- Mathematics 1.9×
- Social Sciences 1.8×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.7×
- Nursing 1.7×
- Chemistry 1.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.2×
- Health Professions 1.2×
- Veterinary 0.8×
- Decision Sciences 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.6×
- Energy 0.6×
- Engineering 0.6×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.5×
- Environmental Science 0.5×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.4×
- Computer Science 0.4×
- Materials Science 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at Muş Alparslan University?
Ranked on the quality score, Ercan Bursal, Osman Ülkir and Bekir Yıldırım lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Muş Alparslan University.
- 1
Ercan Bursal
Türkiye · #1,078,270 worldwide 5k citations · 128 works
- 2
Osman Ülkir
Türkiye · #1,166,843 worldwide 941 citations · 70 works
- 3
Bekir Yıldırım
Türkiye · #1,282,452 worldwide 1.4k citations · 90 works
- 4
Necmettin Çiftçi
Türkiye · #1,764,471 worldwide 245 citations · 38 works
- 5
Arif Karadağ
Türkiye · #1,811,960 worldwide 105 citations · 18 works
- 6
Bünyamin SARİKAYA
Türkiye · #2,349,423 worldwide 288 citations · 66 works
- 7
Sabahattin Yeşilçınar
Türkiye · #2,661,160 worldwide 234 citations · 28 works
- 8
Salih Özer
Türkiye · #2,974,090 worldwide 828 citations · 98 works
- 9
İlyas Bozkurt
Türkiye · #3,025,773 worldwide 220 citations · 22 works
- 10
Mehmet Ali Türkmenoğlu
Türkiye · #3,186,244 worldwide 423 citations · 36 works
Which keywords describe research at Muş Alparslan University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Mental Health, Sufism, Qualitative Research, Professional Development, Education, Language Teaching and Teacher Training.
- Turkish Literature
- Educational Research
- Traditional Beliefs
- Folklore
- Mu'tazilite Thought
- Storytelling
- Theology
- Ethnography
- Ottoman Empire
- Family Constellations
- Social Systems
- Teacher Perspectives
- Covid-19 Pandemic
- Culture
- Teaching
- Student Perceptions
- Professional Development
- Globalization
- Qualitative Research
- Mental Health
- Cultural Heritage
- Education
- Sufism
- Teacher Training
- Language Teaching
- Learning
- Distance Education
- Psychological Functioning
- Metaphors
- Meta-Analysis
- Therapy
- Genetic Processes
- 21st Century Skills
- Content Analysis
- Islamic Studies
- Mythology
- Religious Language
- Rituals
- Turkish Culture
- Divan Poetry
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
- Cultural Heritage137▲ 14×12 topics
- Mental Health110▲ 4.1×34 topics
- Education94▲ 2.9×43 topics
- Qualitative Research76▲ 4.7×11 topics
- Sufism72▲ 81×2 topics
- Globalization68▲ 1.82×48 topics
- Teacher Training66▲ 5.7×17 topics
- Professional Development60▲ 15×8 topics
- Language Teaching57▲ 11×6 topics
- Student Perceptions56▲ 16×7 topics
- Learning55▲ 9.8×5 topics
- Teaching55▲ 22×4 topics
- Distance Education54▲ 15×4 topics
- Culture53▲ 5.4×11 topics
- Psychological Functioning53▲ 34×2 topics
- Covid-19 Pandemic51▲ 20×2 topics
- Metaphors51▲ 84×1 topic
- Teacher Perspectives51▲ 70×1 topic
- Meta-Analysis49▲ 4.4×15 topics
- Social Systems48▲ 44×2 topics
- Therapy48▲ 13×3 topics
- Family Constellations47▲ 86×1 topic
- Genetic Processes47▲ 86×1 topic
- Ottoman Empire47▲ 35×3 topics
- 21st Century Skills42▲ 7.8×6 topics
- Ethnography40▲ 12×3 topics
- Content Analysis39▲ 16×5 topics
- Theology39▲ 23×2 topics
- Islamic Studies39▲ 72×2 topics
- Storytelling39▲ 43×3 topics
- Mythology39▲ 41×3 topics
- Mu'tazilite Thought39▲ 97×1 topic
- Religious Language39▲ 97×1 topic
- Folklore38▲ 40×2 topics
- Rituals37▲ 24×2 topics
- Traditional Beliefs37▲ 62×1 topic
- Turkish Culture37▲ 62×1 topic
- Educational Research36▲ 14×3 topics
- Divan Poetry33▲ 69×1 topic
- Turkish Literature33▲ 69×1 topic
Which research topics does Muş Alparslan University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Education Practices and Challenges, Families in Therapy and Culture, Islamic Thought and Society Studies and Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 51 works
- 2 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 47 works
- 3 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 39 works
- 4 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 37 works
- 5 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 33 works
- 6 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 30 works
- 7 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 22 works
- 8 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 18 works
- 9 Historical Turkish Studies Political Science and International Relations 16 works
- 10 Values and Moral Education Education 15 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Muş Alparslan University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Muş Alparslan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0060% in 2024.
Fractional works of Muş Alparslan 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.7% in 2025.
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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