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Turkish Academy of Sciences

In research, Turkish Academy of Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,902 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Analytical Chemistry and Chemistry (Analytical Chemistry is 75.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,469
of 22,385 · #18,715 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#213
of 297
Research works
400
▲ 138% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.4k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Turkish Academy of Sciences

What is Turkish Academy of Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,902 of 10,670 11.7%130 #12791

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Turkish Academy of Sciences 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 Turkish Academy of Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Turkish Academy of Sciences is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Chemistry (26%), Engineering (16%), Medicine (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 151 fractional works · 63.7% of its workChemistry: 63 fractional works · 26.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 14.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 13 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEngineering: 37 fractional works · 15.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 7.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBioengineering: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 42 fractional works · 17.7% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 15.3% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 10.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 5.1% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKTurkish Academyof Sciences237fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences8%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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. Chemistry6326.4%
    2. Engineering3715.8%
    3. Environmental Science187.8%
    4. Materials Science156.2%
    5. Chemical Engineering72.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.7%
    7. Computer Science41.6%
    8. Energy21.0%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine3615.3%
    2. Health Professions31.4%
    3. Nursing20.8%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences125.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology104.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    1. Social Sciences72.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities41.6%
    3. Psychology31.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.9%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Turkish Academy of Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Analytical Chemistry takes 75.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 34.4 works75×
  2. ChemistryField · 62.6 works17×
← 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: 1.07× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 8.02× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 16.82× its world share, 63 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.57× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.76× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 16.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry16.82×63 works
  2. Chemical Engineering8.02×7 works
  3. Materials Science1.76×15 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.66×1 works
  5. Nursing1.58×2 works
  6. Environmental Science1.57×18 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.08×4 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.07×12 works
  9. Energy1.06×2 works
  10. Engineering1.05×37 works
  11. Medicine0.79×36 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×10 works
  13. Dentistry0.58×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.56×4 works
  15. Health Professions0.51×3 works
  16. Psychology0.43×3 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×2 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×3 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.32×1 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×1 works
  21. Social Sciences0.23×7 works
  22. Neuroscience0.21×1 works
  23. Computer Science0.20×4 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.20×1 works
  25. Mathematics0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Turkish Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Selim Gürsoy, Şener Sağlam and Sezgin Bakırdere lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Turkish Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Selim Gürsoy Türkiye · #1,679,879 worldwide 61 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Şener Sağlam Türkiye · #2,980,055 worldwide 537 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Sezgin Bakırdere Türkiye · #3,336,290 worldwide 57 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Aslı Neslihan Avan Türkiye · #3,730,276 worldwide 862 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Teoman Söhmen Türkiye · #4,002,934 worldwide 282 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Hilal Akbıyık Türkiye · #5,723,058 worldwide 70 citations · 14 works
  7. 7 Hakan Serbest Türkiye · #6,209,537 worldwide 121 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Turkish Academy of Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Turkish Academy of Sciences?

The most cited paper from Turkish Academy of Sciences is "Autonomy and Relatedness in Cultural Context" (Çiğdem Kâğıtçıbaşı, 2005), with 1,328 citations. Next come "Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Defense" (595) and "A review of numerical modeling of solid oxide fuel cells" (511).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Autonomy and Relatedness in Cultural Context Çiğdem Kâğıtçıbaşı · Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 14 Jun 2005 1,328
2 Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Defense Sema Demirci Çekiç, Gülay Özkan, Aslı Neslihan Avan et al. · Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 28 Nov 2021 595
3 A review of numerical modeling of solid oxide fuel cells S. Kakaç, Anchasa Pramuanjaroenkij, Xianfeng Zhou · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 26 Jan 2007 511
4 Value of Children and Family Change: A Three‐Decade Portrait From Turkey Çiğdem Kâğıtçıbaşı, Bilge Ataca · Applied Psychology Jul 2005 480
5 Biomedical Applications of Microfluidic Devices: A Review Ghazaleh Gharib, İsmail Bütün, Zülâl Muganlı et al. · Biosensors Open access 16 Nov 2022 212
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Turkish Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Carbon Nanotubes, Ionic Liquids, Green Analytical Chemistry, Biosensing, Molecularly Imprinted Polymers, Solid-Phase Microextraction, Detection and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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-now 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. Carbon Nanotubes33▲ 42×4 topics
  2. Ionic Liquids28▲ 42×6 topics
  3. Green Analytical Chemistry26▲ 196×2 topics
  4. Biosensing25▲ 122×2 topics
  5. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers25▲ 275×1 topic
  6. Solid-Phase Microextraction25▲ 275×1 topic
  7. Nanomaterials16▲ 6.3×11 topics
  8. Detection15▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Electrochemistry14▲ 27×3 topics
  10. Electrochemical13▲ 84×1 topic
  11. Heavy Metal Ions13▲ 84×1 topic
  12. Biosensors11▲ 9.1×6 topics
  13. Environmental Impact10▲ 2.5×16 topics
  14. Graphene10▲ 6.3×7 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications9▲ 3.3×22 topics
  16. Heavy Metals8▲ 15×6 topics
  17. Nanoparticles8▲ 2.8×16 topics
  18. Nanostructured Materials8▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Electrochemical Biosensors8▲ 48×1 topic
  20. Glucose Sensors8▲ 48×1 topic
  21. Liquid Chromatography8▲ 55×2 topics
  22. Sustainable Technology8▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Toxicity8▲ 7.3×14 topics
  24. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography6▲ 80×2 topics
  25. Metal Recovery6▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Adverse Effects6▲ 56×2 topics
  27. Electrochemical Sensor6▲ 102×2 topics
  28. Rare Earth Elements6▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Mass Spectrometry6▲ 17×5 topics
  30. Adsorption6▲ 12×6 topics
  31. Circular Economy6▲ 9.3×3 topics
  32. Lithium-ion Batteries6▲ 6.2×3 topics
  33. Battery Recycling6▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Bioimaging6▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Hydrometallurgical Processes6▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Toxicity Assessment6▲ 66×2 topics
  37. Toxicology6▲ 14×6 topics
  38. Food Colorants5▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Synthetic Dyes5▲ 137×1 topic
  40. Method Validation5▲ 39×3 topics

Which research topics does Turkish Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Analytical chemistry methods development, Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors and Extraction and Separation Processes.

Analytical chemistry met…25Analytical chemistry methods development: 25 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis…13Electrochemical Analysis and Applications: 13 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …8Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 8 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 6 fractional worksDye analysis and toxicity: 5 fractional worksMercury impact and mitigation studies: 4 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 4 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 4 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 4 fractional worksPesticide Residue Analysis and Safety: 4 fractional works
Analytical ChemistryElectrochemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Analytical chemistry methods development Analytical Chemistry 25 works
  2. 2 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 13 works
  3. 3 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Dye analysis and toxicity Analytical Chemistry 5 works
  6. 6 Mercury impact and mitigation studies Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  7. 7 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 4 works
  8. 8 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 4 works
  9. 9 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 4 works
  10. 10 Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety Food Science 4 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 available37.9%not open62.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Turkish Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 138% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Turkish Academy of Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Turkish Academy of Sciences0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Turkish Academy of Sciences over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Turkish Academy of Sciences10.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.3% in 2023.

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