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Yalova University

In research, Yalova University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,079 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#423 of 1,998 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,939 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Museology and Polymers and Plastics — Religious studies is 16.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,501
of 28,054 · #8,048 all time
Rank in Türkiye
#123
of 308
Research works
3.1k
▲ 137% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Yalova 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 #2,079 of 10,521 13.2%732 #2152
Arts and HumanitiesField #423 of 1,998 16.7%164 #1365
Physical SciencesDomain #3,939 of 12,888 12.7%491 #6760
Social SciencesField #2,489 of 6,365 12.4%304 #1476
EngineeringField #2,795 of 6,636 11.7%209 #5985
Health SciencesDomain #8,302 of 11,982 7.9%149 #13078
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,908 of 2,578 11.8%90 #3214
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #976 of 1,201 12.9%79 #2007
MedicineField #8,499 of 10,443 6.7%107 #13009
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,485 of 1,775 18.6%67 #2114

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yalova 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#2,152 #2,079
  2. Arts and Humanities#1,365 #423
  3. Physical Sciences#6,760 #3,939
  4. Social Sciences#1,476 #2,489
  5. Engineering#5,985 #2,795
  6. Health Sciences#13,078 #8,302
  7. Sociology and Political Science#3,214 #1,908
  8. Political Science and International Relations#2,007 #976
  9. Medicine#13,009 #8,499
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,114 #1,485
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 Yalova University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 16.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 38.3 works16×
  2. MuseologySubfield · 23.3 works13×
  3. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 39.8 works6.9×
  4. Social PsychologySubfield · 61.0 works4.8×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.38× its world share, 31 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.92× its world share, 39 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 209 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.98× its world share, 99 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 107 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.95× its world share, 164 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 66 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.17× its world share, 67 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.73× its world share, 120 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 304 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yalova University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sharmili Roy, Cemal Eli̇taş and Mehmet Atilla Taşdelen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yalova University.

  1. 1 Sharmili Roy Türkiye · #547,849 worldwide 111 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Cemal Eli̇taş Türkiye · #651,503 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Mehmet Atilla Taşdelen Türkiye · #810,398 worldwide 89 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Feyyaz Zeren Türkiye · #888,203 worldwide 74 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Mehmet Selçuk Mert Türkiye · #1,220,635 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Hatice Hande Mert Türkiye · #1,297,186 worldwide 45 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Esra Bilgin Şimşek Türkiye · #1,464,339 worldwide 79 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Derya Güroy Türkiye · #1,466,748 worldwide 46 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Ahmet Turan Türkiye · #1,497,065 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Burcu Güvendi Türkiye · #1,617,846 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Yalova University

Which keywords describe research at Yalova University?

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

▲ 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 Heritage92▲ 12×16 topics
  2. Mental Health86▲ 4.1×31 topics
  3. Sufism53▲ 75×2 topics
  4. Globalization51▲ 1.82×40 topics
  5. Sustainability49▲ 1.40×39 topics
  6. Nanocomposites47▲ 4.1×19 topics
  7. Environmental Impact46▲ 1.87×29 topics
  8. Renewable Energy45▲ 2.2×28 topics
  9. Public Policy42▲ 5.9×8 topics
  10. Culture42▲ 5.5×5 topics
  11. Ottoman Empire41▲ 39×3 topics
  12. Social Media39▲ 1.89×25 topics
  13. Psychological Functioning37▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications37▲ 2.2×23 topics
  15. Human Rights36▲ 2.5×27 topics
  16. Therapy36▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Economic Growth36▲ 3.0×19 topics
  18. Family Constellations36▲ 79×1 topic
  19. Genetic Processes36▲ 79×1 topic
  20. Theology35▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Islamic Studies34▲ 81×1 topic
  22. Religious Language34▲ 110×1 topic
  23. Nanomaterials34▲ 2.2×15 topics
  24. Social Justice30▲ 3.5×9 topics
  25. Well-being28▲ 5.1×13 topics
  26. Nationalism25▲ 3.8×9 topics
  27. Ethnography25▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Urbanization24▲ 4.0×6 topics
  29. International Law22▲ 5.0×15 topics
  30. Quarantine21▲ 9.2×2 topics
  31. Rituals21▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Storytelling21▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Folklore20▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Turkish Culture20▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Biodegradable Polymers20▲ 8.2×4 topics
  36. Professional Development19▲ 6.8×6 topics
  37. Divan Poetry19▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Turkish Literature19▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Distance Education19▲ 6.3×4 topics
  40. Teaching19▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Yalova 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 Culture: 36 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Society Studies: 34 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 20 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 19 fractional worksEducation Practices and Challenges: 17 fractional worksOttoman and Turkish Studies: 15 fractional worksHistorical Turkish Studies13Historical Turkish Studies: 13 fractional worksLegal Issues in Turkey13Legal Issues in Turkey: 13 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 13 fractional worksPublic Administration and Governance: 13 fractional works
Social PsychologyReligious studiesMuseologyLiterature and Literary Theory3 others

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

  1. 1 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 36 works
  2. 2 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 34 works
  3. 3 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 20 works
  4. 4 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 19 works
  5. 5 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 17 works
  6. 6 Ottoman and Turkish Studies History 15 works
  7. 7 Historical Turkish Studies Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  8. 8 Legal Issues in Turkey Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  9. 9 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  10. 10 Public Administration and Governance Political Science and International Relations 13 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 available68.9%not open31.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yalova University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 137% 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.