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Suleyman Demirel University

In research, Suleyman Demirel University stands highest in Social Sciences (#890 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#576 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#322 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Museology, Religious studies and Philosophy — Museology is 14.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,874
of 28,054 · #8,698 all time
Rank in Kazakhstan
#6
of 84
Research works
6.2k
▲ 185% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Suleyman Demirel 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 #890 of 10,521 13.8%1,449 #2008
Social SciencesField #576 of 6,365 15.7%667 #1400
Arts and HumanitiesField #322 of 1,998 15.8%316 #916
Physical SciencesDomain #4,291 of 12,888 7.8%706 #8859
EducationSubfield #686 of 1,892 22.5%156 #1363
Health SciencesDomain #4,830 of 11,982 4.1%476 #9023
Computer ScienceField #2,212 of 4,667 12.7%125 #4544
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,696 of 3,409 5.7%108 #1776
MedicineField #5,325 of 10,443 3.6%321 #9538
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #646 of 1,201 15.6%141 #1557

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Suleyman Demirel 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#2,008 #890
  2. Social Sciences#1,400 #576
  3. Arts and Humanities#916 #322
  4. Physical Sciences#8,859 #4,291
  5. Education#1,363 #686
  6. Health Sciences#9,023 #4,830
  7. Computer Science#4,544 #2,212
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,776 #1,696
  9. Medicine#9,538 #5,325
  10. Political Science and International Relations#1,557 #646
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 Suleyman Demirel University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Museology takes 14.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MuseologySubfield · 49.9 works14×
  2. Religious studiesSubfield · 31.9 works6.7×
  3. PhilosophySubfield · 59.0 works4.8×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 71.7 works4.7×
  5. Social PsychologySubfield · 97.3 works3.9×
← 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: 0.79× its world share, 108 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 80 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 42 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 125 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 256 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 114 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 49 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.18× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 27 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.32× its world share, 32 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 105 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 320 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.82× its world share, 316 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.53× its world share, 141 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.78× its world share, 109 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 184 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 667 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Suleyman Demirel University?

Ranked on the composite score, Vahit Yiğit, Nuri Ömürbek and Michel Ody lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Suleyman Demirel University.

  1. 1 Vahit Yiğit Kazakhstan · #65,609 worldwide 572 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Nuri Ömürbek Kazakhstan · #470,843 worldwide 36 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Michel Ody Kazakhstan · #577,138 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 İsmail KERVANKIRAN Kazakhstan · #620,234 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Kadir Temurçin Kazakhstan · #625,685 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Fahretti̇n Küçük Kazakhstan · #628,349 worldwide 31 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Hasan Hüseyin UZUNBACAK Kazakhstan · #719,568 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Atilla ÖZDEMİR Kazakhstan · #1,000,786 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Giray Kolcu Kazakhstan · #1,014,478 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Bülent Yaşar Kazakhstan · #1,029,534 worldwide 11 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Suleyman Demirel University

Which keywords describe research at Suleyman Demirel University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Mental Health, Sufism, Education, Public Policy, Teacher Training, Student Perceptions and Ottoman Empire.

▲ 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 Heritage161▲ 10×19 topics
  2. Mental Health121▲ 2.9×36 topics
  3. Education117▲ 2.4×49 topics
  4. Sustainability94▲ 1.34×61 topics
  5. Globalization92▲ 1.64×55 topics
  6. Teacher Training82▲ 4.6×16 topics
  7. Social Media79▲ 1.94×30 topics
  8. Public Policy76▲ 5.4×10 topics
  9. Sufism70▲ 50×2 topics
  10. Human Rights69▲ 2.3×39 topics
  11. Qualitative Research68▲ 2.7×17 topics
  12. Economic Growth62▲ 2.5×25 topics
  13. Student Perceptions60▲ 11×7 topics
  14. Ottoman Empire58▲ 28×3 topics
  15. Ethnography58▲ 12×9 topics
  16. Distance Education57▲ 9.7×4 topics
  17. Learning56▲ 6.7×7 topics
  18. Social Justice56▲ 3.4×20 topics
  19. Teaching56▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Professional Development55▲ 9.8×8 topics
  21. Content Analysis47▲ 13×7 topics
  22. Rituals47▲ 19×3 topics
  23. Teacher Perspectives47▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Covid-19 Pandemic47▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Storytelling47▲ 33×3 topics
  26. Folklore47▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Metaphors47▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Mythology47▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Traditional Beliefs46▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Turkish Culture46▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Psychological Functioning44▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Social Systems44▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Therapy43▲ 7.6×4 topics
  34. Family Constellations42▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Genetic Processes42▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Divan Poetry40▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Turkish Literature40▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Quarantine38▲ 8.2×2 topics
  39. Educational Research34▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. Bibliometric Analysis34▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does Suleyman Demirel University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Practices and Challenges, Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies, Families in Therapy and Culture and Turkish Literature and Culture.

Education Practices and …47Education Practices and Challenges: 47 fractional worksCultural and Sociopoliti…46Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 46 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and …42Families in Therapy and Culture: 42 fractional worksTurkish Literature and C…40Turkish Literature and Culture: 40 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Society Studies: 31 fractional worksEducational Methods and Analysis: 30 fractional worksPublic Administration an…26Public Administration and Governance: 26 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Studies: 26 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 21 fractional worksTurkish Urban and Social Issues: 20 fractional works
PhilosophyMuseologySocial PsychologyLiterature and Literary Theory6 others

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

  1. 1 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 47 works
  2. 2 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 46 works
  3. 3 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 42 works
  4. 4 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 40 works
  5. 5 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 31 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 30 works
  7. 7 Public Administration and Governance Political Science and International Relations 26 works
  8. 8 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 26 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 21 works
  10. 10 Turkish Urban and Social Issues Urban Studies 20 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 available82.8%not open17.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.7%domestic only61.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Suleyman Demirel University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 185% 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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