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Usak University

In research, Usak University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,052 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#997 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#391 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Museology, Religious studies and Philosophy — Museology is 19.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,083
of 28,054 · #7,532 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#75
of 308
Research works
5.8k
▲ 135% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Usak 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 #1,052 of 10,521 18.5%1,092 #2233
Social SciencesField #997 of 6,365 19.6%465 #2011
Arts and HumanitiesField #391 of 1,998 17.8%291 #1250
EducationSubfield #440 of 1,892 27.7%171 #763
Physical SciencesDomain #3,016 of 12,888 11.9%528 #6936
Health SciencesDomain #2,930 of 11,982 9.5%418 #6200
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,095 of 3,409 10.8%122 #2038
PhilosophySubfield #107 of 290 30.4%67 #404
PsychologyField #1,081 of 2,181 13.9%171 #2169
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,310 of 2,578 16.0%113 #2081

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Usak 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#2,233 #1,052
  2. Social Sciences#2,011 #997
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,250 #391
  4. Education#763 #440
  5. Physical Sciences#6,936 #3,016
  6. Health Sciences#6,200 #2,930
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,038 #1,095
  8. Philosophy#404 #107
  9. Psychology#2,169 #1,081
  10. Sociology and Political Science#2,081 #1,310
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 Usak University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Museology takes 19.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MuseologySubfield · 52.6 works19×
  2. Religious studiesSubfield · 34.9 works9.3×
  3. PhilosophySubfield · 67.3 works7.0×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 122 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.13× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.29× its world share, 46 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 79 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 163 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 62 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.95× its world share, 74 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.75× its world share, 46 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.54× its world share, 50 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 67 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 285 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.47× its world share, 291 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 78 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 66 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.49× its world share, 171 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 465 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Usak University?

Ranked on the composite score, İlker Uğulu, Yılmaz Bayar and Zekerya Batur lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Usak University.

  1. 1 İlker Uğulu Türkiye · #157,333 worldwide 155 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Yılmaz Bayar Türkiye · #405,006 worldwide 67 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Zekerya Batur Türkiye · #450,259 worldwide 22 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Mehmet Aktaş Türkiye · #587,790 worldwide 97 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Hakan Çalışkan Türkiye · #639,069 worldwide 186 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Osman Birgin Türkiye · #682,736 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Osman Nafız Kaya Türkiye · #837,083 worldwide 40 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Mustafa Soba Türkiye · #839,583 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Ali Yavuz Karahan Türkiye · #845,102 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Ozan Örmeci Türkiye · #877,796 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Usak University

Which keywords describe research at Usak University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Sufism, Professional Development, Education, Mental Health, Distance Education, Teaching and Student Perceptions.

▲ 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 Heritage157▲ 13×17 topics
  2. Education113▲ 2.9×39 topics
  3. Mental Health107▲ 3.2×33 topics
  4. Qualitative Research80▲ 4.1×17 topics
  5. Sufism75▲ 67×2 topics
  6. Professional Development72▲ 16×10 topics
  7. Teacher Training70▲ 5.0×12 topics
  8. Distance Education69▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Teaching67▲ 24×5 topics
  10. Student Perceptions64▲ 16×7 topics
  11. Learning63▲ 9.5×4 topics
  12. Meta-Analysis62▲ 4.7×17 topics
  13. Covid-19 Pandemic60▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Metaphors60▲ 77×1 topic
  15. Teacher Perspectives60▲ 67×1 topic
  16. 21st Century Skills54▲ 8.0×5 topics
  17. Ethnography53▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Rituals50▲ 26×3 topics
  19. Folklore49▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Turkish Culture49▲ 65×1 topic
  21. Culture48▲ 4.0×9 topics
  22. Educational Research46▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Content Analysis45▲ 16×7 topics
  24. Language Teaching45▲ 7.8×5 topics
  25. Psychological Functioning44▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Public Policy43▲ 3.9×6 topics
  27. Social Systems43▲ 34×4 topics
  28. Therapy43▲ 9.6×4 topics
  29. Family Constellations42▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Genetic Processes42▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Divan Poetry41▲ 66×1 topic
  32. Turkish Literature41▲ 66×1 topic
  33. Bibliometric Analysis40▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Reading Habits39▲ 48×2 topics
  35. Curriculum Evaluation38▲ 87×1 topic
  36. Skill Measurement38▲ 87×1 topic
  37. Ottoman Empire38▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Theology34▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Islamic Studies34▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Religious Language34▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does Usak 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 Challenges: 60 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 49 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and …42Families in Therapy and Culture: 42 fractional worksTurkish Literature and C…41Turkish Literature and Culture: 41 fractional worksEducational Methods and Analysis: 38 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Society Studies: 34 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural…26Linguistics and Cultural Studies: 26 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Studies: 16 fractional worksTurkish Urban and Social Issues: 16 fractional worksHistorical Turkish Studies: 15 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 60 works
  2. 2 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 49 works
  3. 3 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 42 works
  4. 4 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 41 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 38 works
  6. 6 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 34 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 26 works
  8. 8 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 16 works
  9. 9 Turkish Urban and Social Issues Urban Studies 16 works
  10. 10 Historical Turkish Studies Political Science and International Relations 15 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 available71.1%not open28.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Usak University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 135% 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.

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.