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Trakya University

In research, Trakya University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,099 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,681 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,257 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Museology, Orthodontics and Language and Linguistics — Museology is 13.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,563
of 28,054 · #5,824 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#90
of 308
Research works
9.4k
▲ 107% vs 2013–17
Citations
94k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Trakya 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,099 of 11,982 8.5%849 #2449
Social SciencesDomain #1,681 of 10,521 13.7%1,095 #2893
Social SciencesField #1,257 of 6,365 15.2%452 #2229
MedicineField #2,524 of 10,443 7.0%666 #3250
Physical SciencesDomain #4,137 of 12,888 10.0%513 #5717
Arts and HumanitiesField #737 of 1,998 13.7%294 #1581
EducationSubfield #862 of 1,892 21.7%135 #1227
Health ProfessionsField #908 of 1,928 12.8%110 #1738
EngineeringField #3,976 of 6,636 9.8%165 #4923
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,595 of 2,578 16.9%106 #2369

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Trakya 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. Health Sciences#2,449 #1,099
  2. Social Sciences#2,893 #1,681
  3. Social Sciences#2,229 #1,257
  4. Medicine#3,250 #2,524
  5. Physical Sciences#5,717 #4,137
  6. Arts and Humanities#1,581 #737
  7. Education#1,227 #862
  8. Health Professions#1,738 #908
  9. Engineering#4,923 #3,976
  10. Sociology and Political Science#2,369 #1,595
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 Trakya University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Museology takes 13.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MuseologySubfield · 45.6 works13×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 20.2 works6.5×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 55.0 works4.5×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 106 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 134 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 41 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 34 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 105 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 165 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 83 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 47 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.67× its world share, 49 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 110 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 666 worksMedicineNursing: 1.68× its world share, 23 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.69× its world share, 294 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 92 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 75 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 157 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 452 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Trakya University?

Ranked on the composite score, Necdet Süt, Erdem Uçar and Servet Altay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Trakya University.

  1. 1 Necdet Süt Türkiye · #174,805 worldwide 103 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Erdem Uçar Türkiye · #189,285 worldwide 46 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Servet Altay Türkiye · #204,103 worldwide 145 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Dilek Memiş Türkiye · #282,873 worldwide 100 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 İrfan Çiçin Türkiye · #377,342 worldwide 91 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Korhan Cengiz Türkiye · #389,463 worldwide 102 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Ahmet Beyarslan Türkiye · #397,063 worldwide 46 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Metin Aydoğdu Türkiye · #398,529 worldwide 147 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Volkan İnal Türkiye · #450,025 worldwide 45 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Necdet Süt Türkiye · #471,973 worldwide 41 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Trakya University

Which keywords describe research at Trakya University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Ottoman Empire, Ethnography, Professional Development, Student Perceptions, Education, Teacher Training and Epidemiology.

▲ 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 Heritage133▲ 8.8×16 topics
  2. Epidemiology132▲ 1.21×113 topics
  3. Education97▲ 2.0×37 topics
  4. Mental Health79▲ 1.96×34 topics
  5. Ottoman Empire68▲ 33×3 topics
  6. Teacher Training67▲ 3.9×13 topics
  7. Public Policy61▲ 4.5×5 topics
  8. Qualitative Research59▲ 2.5×11 topics
  9. Meta-Analysis54▲ 3.3×18 topics
  10. Ethnography53▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Professional Development52▲ 9.4×7 topics
  12. Nationalism51▲ 4.0×11 topics
  13. Student Perceptions50▲ 9.8×6 topics
  14. Learning48▲ 5.9×6 topics
  15. Teaching47▲ 14×5 topics
  16. Distance Education46▲ 8.2×4 topics
  17. Rituals44▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Folklore44▲ 30×2 topics
  19. Mythology44▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Storytelling44▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Covid-19 Pandemic44▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Traditional Beliefs44▲ 47×1 topic
  23. Turkish Culture44▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Metaphors43▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Teacher Perspectives43▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Sufism42▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Quarantine41▲ 9.3×2 topics
  28. International Relations39▲ 5.9×10 topics
  29. Content Analysis38▲ 11×6 topics
  30. Global Health36▲ 8.7×5 topics
  31. Diplomacy34▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Pandemics33▲ 42×2 topics
  33. Bibliometric Analysis33▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Educational Research33▲ 8.3×4 topics
  35. Disease Control33▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Medical History32▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Education Policy32▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Epidemics32▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Political History32▲ 83×1 topic
  40. Turkish Republic32▲ 83×1 topic

Which research topics does Trakya University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies, Education Practices and Challenges, Ottoman and Turkish Studies and Historical Turkish Studies.

Cultural and Sociopoliti…44Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 44 fractional worksEducation Practices and …43Education Practices and Challenges: 43 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Stud…32Ottoman and Turkish Studies: 32 fractional worksHistorical Turkish Studies32Historical Turkish Studies: 32 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 31 fractional worksEducational Methods and Analysis: 28 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural…26Linguistics and Cultural Studies: 26 fractional worksOttoman Empire History and Society: 20 fractional worksMusic Education and Analysis: 17 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and Culture: 16 fractional works
MuseologyPhilosophyHistoryPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 44 works
  2. 2 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 43 works
  3. 3 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 32 works
  4. 4 Historical Turkish Studies Political Science and International Relations 32 works
  5. 5 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 31 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 28 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 26 works
  8. 8 Ottoman Empire History and Society Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  9. 9 Music Education and Analysis Education 17 works
  10. 10 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 16 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 available61.0%not open39.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Trakya University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 107% 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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