Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University
In research, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University stands highest in Engineering (#1,996 of 5,901 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,953 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,286 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Museology, Religious studies and Orthodontics (Museology is 10.3× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #4,786 of 22,385 · #7,557 all time
- Rank in Türkiye
- #103 of 297
- Research works
- 6.9k ▲ 67% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 51k 7.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.0% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.63× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 68% world 40%
- International
- 11% world 18%
What is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EngineeringField | #1,996 of 5,901 | 18.1% | 329 | #3815 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #3,953 of 9,585 | 9.9% | 1,079 | #6364 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #5,286 of 10,670 | 13.6% | 836 | #8776 | |
| Social SciencesField | #3,037 of 5,988 | 11.7% | 450 | #4652 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,798 of 3,334 | 12.0% | 201 | #3502 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #1,732 of 3,157 | 10.6% | 234 | #3160 | |
| Mechanical EngineeringSubfield | #847 of 1,319 | 16.2% | 65 | #1680 | |
| Materials ScienceField | #1,491 of 2,276 | 9.6% | 85 | #2667 | |
| SurgerySubfield | #1,138 of 1,532 | 8.2% | 76 | #2526 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #1,409 of 1,896 | 9.8% | 252 | #2796 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 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.
- Engineering#3,815 #1,996
- Social Sciences#6,364 #3,953
- Physical Sciences#8,776 #5,286
- Social Sciences#4,652 #3,037
- Environmental Science#3,502 #1,798
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,160 #1,732
- Mechanical Engineering#1,680 #847
- Materials Science#2,667 #1,491
- Surgery#2,526 #1,138
- Arts and Humanities#2,796 #1,409
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 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University work in?
In 2022-now, 33% of research at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.3× 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 Sciences1,19933.0%
- Social Sciences49713.7%
- Arts and Humanities2777.6%
- Psychology2246.1%
- Business, Management and Accounting812.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance792.2%
- Decision Sciences411.1%
- Health Sciences96926.6%
- Medicine76621.1%
- Dentistry882.4%
- Health Professions882.4%
- Nursing260.7%
- Veterinary20.0%
- Physical Sciences96926.6%
- Engineering38610.6%
- Environmental Science2256.2%
- Materials Science1052.9%
- Computer Science772.1%
- Chemistry541.5%
- Energy351.0%
- Mathematics340.9%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences260.7%
- Physics and Astronomy230.6%
- Chemical Engineering30.1%
- Life Sciences50113.8%
What does Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Museology takes 10.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- MuseologySubfield · 45.8 works10×
- Religious studiesSubfield · 42.7 works7.0×
- OrthodonticsSubfield · 27.2 works6.7×
- Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 42.9 works6.5×
- DentistryField · 87.7 works5.0×
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: Dentistry, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Dentistry4.97×88 works
- Arts and Humanities2.64×277 works
- Psychology2.02×224 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.55×269 works
- Nursing1.46×26 works
- Environmental Science1.25×225 works
- Decision Sciences1.16×41 works
- Medicine1.09×766 works
- Social Sciences1.08×497 works
- Energy1.05×35 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.02×79 works
- Chemistry0.95×54 works
- Health Professions0.91×88 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.86×31 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.82×160 works
- Materials Science0.82×105 works
- Mathematics0.80×34 works
- Engineering0.71×386 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.69×81 works
- Neuroscience0.60×35 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.50×6 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×26 works
- Veterinary0.33×2 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.29×23 works
- Computer Science0.27×77 works
- Chemical Engineering0.26×3 works
- Dentistry 5.0×
- Arts and Humanities 2.6×
- Psychology 2.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.6×
- Nursing 1.5×
- Environmental Science 1.2×
- Decision Sciences 1.2×
- Medicine 1.1×
- Social Sciences 1.1×
- Energy 1.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.0×
- Chemistry 0.9×
- Health Professions 0.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.8×
- Materials Science 0.8×
- Mathematics 0.8×
- Engineering 0.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.7×
- Neuroscience 0.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Veterinary 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering 0.3×
Who are the top researchers at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University?
Ranked on the quality score, Erol Yilmaz, Erdem Cüce and Adnan Mi̇di̇lli̇ lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University.
- 1
Erol Yilmaz
Türkiye · #74,524 worldwide 9.5k citations · 189 works
- 2
Erdem Cüce
Türkiye · #78,773 worldwide 11k citations · 258 works
- 3
Adnan Mi̇di̇lli̇
Türkiye · #217,716 worldwide 8.6k citations · 128 works
- 4
Pınar Mert Cuce
Türkiye · #366,410 worldwide 5.9k citations · 137 works
- 5
Kenan Gedik
Türkiye · #652,258 worldwide 1.6k citations · 66 works
- 6
Ecren Uzun Yaylacı
Türkiye · #706,706 worldwide 1.2k citations · 66 works
- 7
Necla Pehlivan
Türkiye · #791,561 worldwide 1.5k citations · 62 works
- 8
Muhammet Aydın
Türkiye · #863,248 worldwide 1.2k citations · 39 works
- 9
Murat Yaylacı
Türkiye · #877,248 worldwide 2.4k citations · 125 works
- 10
İlknur Reisoğlu
Türkiye · #950,501 worldwide 1.1k citations · 58 works
Which keywords describe research at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Mental Health, Sufism, Environmental Impact, Epidemiology, Morphology, Waste Management and Ethnography.
- Turkish Literature
- Religious Language
- Islamic Studies
- Teacher Perspectives
- Covid-19 Pandemic
- Traditional Beliefs
- Storytelling
- Folklore
- Genetic Processes
- Learning
- Student Perceptions
- Psychological Functioning
- Distance Education
- Therapy
- Recycling
- Waste Management
- Qualitative Research
- Inflammation
- Environmental Impact
- Epidemiology
- Cultural Heritage
- Mental Health
- Climate Change
- Sufism
- Meta-Analysis
- Antioxidant
- Professional Development
- Morphology
- Ethnography
- Ottoman Empire
- Social Systems
- Family Constellations
- Teaching
- Mythology
- Rituals
- Turkish Culture
- Metaphors
- Theology
- Mu'tazilite Thought
- 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 Heritage154▲ 7.9×17 topics
- Epidemiology153◆ 1.06×120 topics
- Mental Health138▲ 2.6×35 topics
- Environmental Impact125▲ 2.0×46 topics
- Climate Change118▲ 1.20×72 topics
- Inflammation101▲ 1.31×77 topics
- Sufism75▲ 44×2 topics
- Qualitative Research69▲ 2.2×14 topics
- Meta-Analysis65▲ 3.0×17 topics
- Waste Management65▲ 4.4×8 topics
- Antioxidant64▲ 2.6×46 topics
- Recycling55▲ 4.0×9 topics
- Professional Development52▲ 6.9×7 topics
- Therapy51▲ 7.2×6 topics
- Morphology51▲ 7.8×7 topics
- Distance Education50▲ 7.1×3 topics
- Ethnography50▲ 7.9×4 topics
- Psychological Functioning49▲ 16×2 topics
- Ottoman Empire48▲ 19×3 topics
- Student Perceptions48▲ 7.3×6 topics
- Social Systems47▲ 22×2 topics
- Learning47▲ 4.4×4 topics
- Family Constellations46▲ 44×1 topic
- Genetic Processes46▲ 44×1 topic
- Teaching46▲ 9.6×3 topics
- Folklore45▲ 24×2 topics
- Mythology45▲ 25×2 topics
- Storytelling44▲ 25×3 topics
- Rituals44▲ 15×2 topics
- Traditional Beliefs44▲ 38×1 topic
- Turkish Culture44▲ 38×1 topic
- Covid-19 Pandemic43▲ 8.7×2 topics
- Metaphors42▲ 36×1 topic
- Teacher Perspectives42▲ 30×1 topic
- Theology41▲ 12×4 topics
- Islamic Studies40▲ 38×2 topics
- Mu'tazilite Thought39▲ 51×1 topic
- Religious Language39▲ 51×1 topic
- Divan Poetry36▲ 39×1 topic
- Turkish Literature36▲ 39×1 topic
Which research topics does Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Families in Therapy and Culture, Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies, Education Practices and Challenges and Islamic Thought and Society Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 46 works
- 2 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 44 works
- 3 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 42 works
- 4 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 39 works
- 5 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 36 works
- 6 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 28 works
- 7 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 27 works
- 8 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 26 works
- 9 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 22 works
- 10 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 19 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 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 67% 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 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.015% in 2024.
Fractional works of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 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 11.9% in 2025.
Other research institutions in Rize
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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