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Şifa University

In research, Şifa University stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,554 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,131 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,747
of 34,923
Rank in Türkiye
#249
of 335
Research works
468
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.2k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Şifa University

What is Şifa University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #8,554 of 16,688 5.7%392
MedicineField #8,131 of 14,558 4.3%339

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Şifa 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 fields of science does Şifa University work in?

In all years, 84% of research at Şifa University is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Dentistry (8%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 392 fractional works · 83.7% of its workMedicine: 339 fractional works · 72.4% of its workSurgery: 68 fractional works · 14.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 48 fractional works · 10.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 33 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEpidemiology: 20 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 18 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRheumatology: 18 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 40 fractional works · 8.5% of its workOral Surgery: 21 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOrthodontics: 12 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPeriodontics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 46 fractional works · 9.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 29 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKŞifa University468fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences84%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine33972.4%
    2. Dentistry408.5%
    3. Health Professions112.3%
    4. Nursing20.3%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology296.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology61.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.4%
    4. Neuroscience40.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Engineering71.4%
    2. Environmental Science20.5%
    3. Computer Science20.5%
    4. Mathematics20.5%
    5. Materials Science20.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Social Sciences61.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities30.6%
    3. Psychology20.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    5. Decision Sciences10.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 3.31× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.88× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 3.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.31×3 works
  2. Nursing3.12×0 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.90×1 works
  4. Medicine1.88×6 works
  5. Social Sciences1.25×3 works
  6. Computer Science1.24×2 works
  7. Health Professions1.16×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.77×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×1 works
  10. Chemistry0.65×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.63×0 works
  12. Psychology0.51×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.31×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.22×0 works
  15. Engineering0.19×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Şifa University?

Ranked on the quality score, Evren Ok, Osman Sami Ağlarcı and Bilge Gülsüm Nur lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Şifa University.

  1. 1 Evren Ok Türkiye · #1,550,979 worldwide 1.3k citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Osman Sami Ağlarcı Türkiye · #1,602,762 worldwide 682 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Bilge Gülsüm Nur Türkiye · #2,155,129 worldwide 628 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Mehmet Selim Bilgin Türkiye · #2,763,998 worldwide 497 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Sümeyra Tatar Türkiye · #2,876,906 worldwide 369 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Mustafa Altunsoy Türkiye · #2,912,662 worldwide 992 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Mehmet Tanrıver Türkiye · #2,986,573 worldwide 566 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Gülüzar Arzu Turan Türkiye · #3,123,576 worldwide 324 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Elif Filiz Yasa Türkiye · #3,215,449 worldwide 309 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Erhan Dilber Türkiye · #3,418,901 worldwide 782 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Şifa University

What are the most cited papers from Şifa University?

The most cited paper from Şifa University is "Comparative Study of Different Novel Nickel-Titanium Rotary Systems for Root Canal Preparation in Severely Curved Root Canals" (İsmail Davut Çapar, Hüseyin Ertaş, Evren Ok et al., 2013), with 255 citations. Next come "A review of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacture techniques for removable denture fabrication" (235) and "Synergistic Action of Phage and Antibiotics: Parameters to Enhance the Killing Efficacy Against Mono and Dual-Species Biofilms" (179).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Comparative Study of Different Novel Nickel-Titanium Rotary Systems for Root Canal Preparation in Severely Curved Root Canals İsmail Davut Çapar, Hüseyin Ertaş, Evren Ok et al. · Journal of Endodontics 8 Nov 2013 255
2 A review of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacture techniques for removable denture fabrication Mehmet Selim Bilgin, Ebru Nur Baytaroğlu, Ali Erdem et al. · European Journal of Dentistry Open access 9 Mar 2016 235
3 Synergistic Action of Phage and Antibiotics: Parameters to Enhance the Killing Efficacy Against Mono and Dual-Species Biofilms Ergun Akturk, Hugo Oliveira, Sílvio Roberto Branco Santos et al. · Antibiotics Open access 25 Jul 2019 179
4 Selenium treatment in autoimmune thyroiditis: 9-month follow-up with variable doses Ömer Türker, Kamil Kumanlıoğlu, İnanç Karapolat et al. · Journal of Endocrinology Open access Jul 2006 157
5 A cone-beam computed tomography study of root canal morphology of maxillary and mandibular premolars in a Turkish population Evren Ok, Mustafa Altunsoy, Bilge Gülsüm Nur et al. · Acta Odontologica Scandinavica Open access 15 May 2014 138
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Which keywords describe research at Şifa University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Management, Diagnosis, Surgical Management, Inflammation, Treatment, Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology48▲ 2.6×82 topics
  2. Inflammation31▲ 2.9×55 topics
  3. Diagnosis25▲ 5.3×34 topics
  4. Management25▲ 6.9×24 topics
  5. Treatment22▲ 3.6×31 topics
  6. Surgical Management21▲ 9.9×17 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease19▲ 3.7×28 topics
  8. Quality of Life19▲ 3.1×27 topics
  9. Risk Factors19▲ 3.9×21 topics
  10. Chemotherapy16▲ 4.8×18 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome15▲ 3.6×15 topics
  12. Clinical Trials14▲ 4.8×10 topics
  13. Guidelines14▲ 6.1×12 topics
  14. Therapy13▲ 13×7 topics
  15. Revascularization11▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations11▲ 4.6×18 topics
  17. Atherosclerosis11▲ 6.4×9 topics
  18. Imaging11▲ 6.4×4 topics
  19. Magnetic Resonance Imaging10▲ 6.0×5 topics
  20. Sudden Death10▲ 46×2 topics
  21. Fistulas10▲ 57×2 topics
  22. Prognostic Factors10▲ 4.7×10 topics
  23. Metastasis10▲ 6.0×9 topics
  24. Congenital9▲ 107×1 topic
  25. Coronary Artery Anomalies9▲ 107×1 topic
  26. Genetic Susceptibility9▲ 21×4 topics
  27. Myocardial Infarction9▲ 7.5×6 topics
  28. Echocardiography9▲ 7.2×8 topics
  29. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate9▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Root Canal Irrigants9▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Treatment Guidelines9▲ 9.1×5 topics
  32. Cardiac Imaging8▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Dental Materials8▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Restorative Dentistry8▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Fibrosis8▲ 8.6×5 topics
  36. Molecular Characterization8▲ 8.7×4 topics
  37. Coronary Artery Disease7▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Osteoporosis7▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention7▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Cardiac7▲ 87×1 topic

Which research topics does Şifa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Economic and Industrial Development, Engineering and Agricultural Innovations and Biochemical effects in animals.

Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 1 fractional worksEngineering and Agricult…1Engineering and Agricultural Innovations: 1 fractional worksBiochemical effects in a…0Biochemical effects in animals: 0 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tourism: 0 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 0 fractional worksAnorectal Disease Treatm…0Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 0 fractional worksDigitalization and Economic Development in Agriculture: 0 fractional worksBee Products Chemical Analysis: 0 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsAquatic SciencePhysiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  2. 2 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 1 works
  4. 4 Biochemical effects in animals Physiology 0 works
  5. 5 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 0 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 0 works
  9. 9 Digitalization and Economic Development in Agriculture Strategy and Management 0 works
  10. 10 Bee Products Chemical Analysis Insect Science 0 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 available55.9%not open44.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Şifa University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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 Şifa University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000037% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Şifa University0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Şifa University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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