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Şırnak University

In research, Şırnak University stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#311 of 1,998 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,019 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,471 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Social Psychology — Religious studies is 27.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,356
of 28,054 · #15,181 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#162
of 308
Research works
1.3k
▲ 450% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Şırnak 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
Arts and HumanitiesField #311 of 1,998 14.4%85 #1157
Social SciencesDomain #2,019 of 10,521 12.2%369 #5119
Social SciencesField #4,471 of 6,365 10.2%131 #7640
Physical SciencesDomain #9,633 of 12,888 10.1%146 #10710
Health SciencesDomain #9,251 of 11,982 7.4%68 #18495
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,018 of 3,409 5.8%80 #5688
Life SciencesDomain #7,142 of 7,800 7.4%103 #13852

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Şırnak 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. Arts and Humanities#1,157 #311
  2. Social Sciences#5,119 #2,019
  3. Social Sciences#7,640 #4,471
  4. Physical Sciences#10,710 #9,633
  5. Health Sciences#18,495 #9,251
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#5,688 #3,018
  7. Life Sciences#13,852 #7,142
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 Şırnak University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 27.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 31.6 works28×
  2. Social PsychologySubfield · 37.9 works6.3×
← 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: 2.44× its world share, 80 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.60× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.28× its world share, 85 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.22× its world share, 49 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.35× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.34× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 131 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Şırnak University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yıldırım İsmail Tosun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Şırnak University.

  1. 1 Yıldırım İsmail Tosun Türkiye · #1,525,336 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Şırnak University

Which keywords describe research at Şırnak University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Sufism, Culture, Mental Health, Psychological Functioning, Therapy, Family Constellations and Genetic Processes.

▲ 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 Heritage60▲ 16×7 topics
  2. Mental Health43▲ 4.3×20 topics
  3. Sufism39▲ 114×2 topics
  4. Culture34▲ 9.5×3 topics
  5. Psychological Functioning31▲ 54×2 topics
  6. Therapy31▲ 23×2 topics
  7. Family Constellations31▲ 143×1 topic
  8. Genetic Processes31▲ 143×1 topic
  9. Theology30▲ 46×2 topics
  10. Islamic Studies29▲ 144×1 topic
  11. Religious Language29▲ 196×1 topic
  12. Economic Growth28▲ 4.8×16 topics
  13. Sustainability26▲ 1.56×29 topics
  14. Renewable Energy24▲ 2.4×16 topics
  15. Globalization22▲ 1.66×18 topics
  16. Ottoman Empire20▲ 40×3 topics
  17. Social Media18▲ 1.88×17 topics
  18. Public Policy17▲ 5.0×6 topics
  19. Monetary Policy15▲ 9.2×5 topics
  20. Ethnography15▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Folklore13▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Turkish Culture13▲ 56×1 topic
  23. Financial Development12▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Panel Data Analysis12▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Nationalism12▲ 3.8×6 topics
  26. Invasive Species12▲ 4.0×12 topics
  27. Urbanization12▲ 4.2×3 topics
  28. Governance11▲ 5.0×5 topics
  29. Secularism11▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Stock Market10▲ 6.2×3 topics
  31. CO2 Emissions10▲ 7.6×3 topics
  32. Divan Poetry9▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Hermeneutics9▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Turkish Literature9▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Christian-Muslim Relations9▲ 48×2 topics
  36. Environmental Regulation9▲ 8.6×2 topics
  37. Financial Constraints9▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Islamic reform9▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Middle East9▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Kuznets Curve8▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Şırnak University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Families in Therapy and Culture, Islamic Thought and Society Studies, Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies and Turkish Literature and Culture.

Families in Therapy and …31Families in Therapy and Culture: 31 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Soci…29Islamic Thought and Society Studies: 29 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 13 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 9 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 9 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 8 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 8 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 8 fractional worksPublic Administration and Governance: 7 fractional worksAgricultural and Rural Development Research: 7 fractional works
Social PsychologyReligious studiesMuseologyLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 31 works
  2. 2 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 29 works
  3. 3 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 13 works
  4. 4 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 9 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  7. 7 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  9. 9 Public Administration and Governance Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  10. 10 Agricultural and Rural Development Research Forestry 7 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 available84.5%not open15.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Şırnak University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 450% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
grewheldshrank

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.