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Samsun University

In research, Samsun University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,875 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,418 of 11,982 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#418 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,741
of 28,054 · #8,900 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#110
of 308
Research works
2.8k
▲ 178% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Samsun 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 #1,875 of 10,521 21.3%444 #4185
Health SciencesDomain #2,418 of 11,982 9.6%572 #4790
Arts and HumanitiesField #418 of 1,998 22.8%114 #1541
MedicineField #2,443 of 10,443 8.8%504 #4651
Physical SciencesDomain #5,062 of 12,888 16.0%346 #8916
Social SciencesField #2,823 of 6,365 19.6%171 #5752
SurgerySubfield #935 of 1,816 16.1%103 #2696
EngineeringField #3,999 of 6,636 13.7%161 #8405
Life SciencesDomain #5,147 of 7,800 10.8%117 #8937
Environmental ScienceField #2,782 of 3,551 19.2%60 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Samsun 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#4,185 #1,875
  2. Health Sciences#4,790 #2,418
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,541 #418
  4. Medicine#4,651 #2,443
  5. Physical Sciences#8,916 #5,062
  6. Social Sciences#5,752 #2,823
  7. Surgery#2,696 #935
  8. Engineering#8,405 #3,999
  9. Life Sciences#8,937 #5,147
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.

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: 0.60× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 47 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 161 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 60 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.66× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 46 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 504 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.67× its world share, 114 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.36× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 171 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Samsun University?

Ranked on the composite score, Elif Çolak, Merve Kılıç and Muammer Türkoğlu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Samsun University.

  1. 1 Elif Çolak Türkiye · #330,814 worldwide 81 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Merve Kılıç Türkiye · #588,466 worldwide 213 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Muammer Türkoğlu Türkiye · #616,433 worldwide 66 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Zeynep Ceylan Türkiye · #678,216 worldwide 98 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Serkan Tulgar Türkiye · #684,170 worldwide 34 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Mustafa Suat Bolat Türkiye · #749,837 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Gökhan Akgül Türkiye · #792,850 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Doğukan Özdemir Türkiye · #824,537 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Özgür Günal Türkiye · #1,175,754 worldwide 14 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Süleyman Sırrı KILIÇ Türkiye · #1,340,763 worldwide 12 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Samsun University

Which keywords describe research at Samsun University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cultural Heritage, Pain Management, Ottoman Empire, Chronic Pain, Sufism, Quality of Life and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology109▲ 1.87×112 topics
  2. Cultural Heritage53▲ 6.5×14 topics
  3. Inflammation45▲ 1.47×62 topics
  4. Climate Change42◆ 1.04×52 topics
  5. Quality of Life40▲ 1.87×46 topics
  6. Mental Health36▲ 1.68×27 topics
  7. Treatment36▲ 2.0×44 topics
  8. Risk Factors35▲ 2.1×32 topics
  9. Diagnosis28▲ 2.0×38 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease27▲ 1.65×32 topics
  11. Pain Management26▲ 7.6×9 topics
  12. Chronic Pain25▲ 7.7×5 topics
  13. Ottoman Empire25▲ 23×3 topics
  14. Public Policy24▲ 3.3×6 topics
  15. Complications23▲ 3.1×16 topics
  16. Sufism23▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis23▲ 2.6×16 topics
  18. Guidelines22▲ 3.2×13 topics
  19. Pathophysiology17▲ 3.9×11 topics
  20. Ethnography17▲ 6.6×3 topics
  21. Perioperative Care16▲ 9.6×3 topics
  22. Postoperative Pain16▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Therapy16▲ 5.6×7 topics
  24. Language Teaching16▲ 4.3×4 topics
  25. Rituals15▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Folklore14▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Mythology14▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Traditional Beliefs14▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Turkish Culture14▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Analgesia13▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Psychological Functioning13▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Theology13▲ 9.3×4 topics
  33. Regional Anesthesia13▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Social Systems13▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Surgical Outcome13▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Family Constellations13▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Genetic Processes13▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Islamic Studies12▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Religious Language12▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Diplomacy12▲ 8.1×6 topics

Which research topics does Samsun University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies, Anesthesia and Pain Management, Families in Therapy and Culture and Islamic Thought and Society Studies.

Cultural and Sociopoliti…14Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 14 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Mana…13Anesthesia and Pain Management: 13 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and Culture: 13 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Soci…12Islamic Thought and Society Studies: 12 fractional worksTurkish Literature and C…11Turkish Literature and Culture: 11 fractional worksEducational Methods and Analysis: 10 fractional worksEducation Practices and Challenges: 10 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Stud…10Ottoman and Turkish Studies: 10 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 10 fractional worksHistorical Turkish Studies: 10 fractional works
MuseologySurgerySocial PsychologyReligious studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 14 works
  2. 2 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 13 works
  3. 3 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 13 works
  4. 4 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 12 works
  5. 5 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 11 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 10 works
  7. 7 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 10 works
  8. 8 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 10 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 10 works
  10. 10 Historical Turkish Studies Political Science and International Relations 10 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 available70.0%not open30.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Samsun University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 178% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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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.