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Ottoman and Turkish Studies

Ottoman and Turkish Studies is a research topic within History. Science Explorer counts 8k research works in it since 1950. 14.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the historical perspectives on public health, medicine, and disease control, with a focus on the Ottoman Empire and its territories. It covers topics such as epidemics, healthcare policies, pandemics, quarantine practices, and the social impact of diseases. The papers provide insights into the development of public health systems and their influence on global health.

  • Epidemics
  • Ottoman Empire
  • Healthcare
  • Disease Control
  • Pandemics
  • Quarantine
  • Medical History
  • Public Policy
  • Social Impact
  • Global Health
Research works
8k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+251%
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Which countries lead Ottoman and Turkish Studies research?

By volume, Türkiye and the United States publish the most (3k and 87 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Türkiye 3k works
  2. 2 United States 87 works
  3. 3 ?? 61 works
  4. 4 Kazakhstan 32 works
  5. 5 Russia 31 works
  6. 6 Azerbaijan 29 works
  7. 7 India 26 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 19 works
  9. 9 Iraq 17 works
  10. 10 Iran 14 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Türkiye: 90.6%United States: 2.6%??: 1.8%Kazakhstan: 1.0%6 others listed: 4.0%91%largest
Türkiye3,019 · 90.6%United States87 · 2.6%??61 · 1.8%Kazakhstan32 · 1.0%6 others listed135 · 4.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Ottoman and Turkish Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi publishes the most Ottoman and Turkish Studies research, followed by Istanbul University and Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ankara Sosyal Bilimler ÜniversitesiTürkiye 80 works
  2. 2 Istanbul UniversityTürkiye 69 works
  3. 3 Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli UniversityTürkiye 69 works
  4. 4 Marmara UniversityTürkiye 64 works
  5. 5 Ankara UniversityTürkiye 56 works
  6. 6 Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart ÜniversitesiTürkiye 49 works
  7. 7 Selçuk UniversityTürkiye 49 works
  8. 8 Van Yüzüncü Yıl ÜniversitesiTürkiye 49 works
  9. 9 Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m BakanliğiTürkiye 47 works
  10. 10 Sakarya UniversityTürkiye 43 works

Where is Ottoman and Turkish Studies research done?

The largest centres of Ottoman and Turkish Studies research in 2022–2025 are Istanbul (Türkiye), Ankara (Türkiye), Konya (Türkiye) and Izmir (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mardin, Çankırı and Bitlis.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Istanbul Türkiye 467 works
  2. 2 Ankara Türkiye 451 works
  3. 3 Konya Türkiye 96 works
  4. 4 Izmir Türkiye 95 works
  5. 5 Eskişehir Türkiye 61 works
  6. 6 Erzurum Türkiye 53 works
  7. 7 Samsun Türkiye 51 works
  8. 8 Çanakkale Türkiye 50 works
  9. 9 Van Türkiye 49 works
  10. 10 Adapazarı Türkiye 44 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MardinTR · 32.8 works114×
  2. ÇankırıTR · 32.5 works104×
  3. BitlisTR · 21.0 works102×
  4. BilecikTR · 28.7 works90×
  5. KırşehirTR · 27.3 works74×
  6. NevşehirTR · 21.4 works72×
  7. EdirneTR · 32.0 works72×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ottoman and Turkish Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Ottoman and Turkish Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Harran University, Ahi Evran University and Akdeniz University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%30%mean 21.13%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Harran University: 34, 25.2%Ahi Evran University: 27, 26.2%Akdeniz University: 25, 26.1%Selçuk University: 49, 20.0%Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi: 80, 14.7%Sakarya University: 43, 17.8%Ordu University: 16, 24.2%Atatürk University: 39, 16.4%Istanbul Medeniyet University: 34, 16.8%Pamukkale University: 24, 23.9%Ahi Evran UniversityAkdeniz UniversityHarran UniversitySelçuk University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Harran UniversityTürkiye 81.925.2%68.5×34 +643.2%
2 Ahi Evran UniversityTürkiye 80.826.2%74.5×27 +292.9%
3 Akdeniz UniversityTürkiye 80.626.1%37.5×25 +317.8%
4 Selçuk UniversityTürkiye 78.320.0%46.7×49 +1012.6%
5 Ankara Sosyal Bilimler ÜniversitesiTürkiye 75.614.7%146.7×80 +413.0%
6 Sakarya UniversityTürkiye 74.617.8%46.5×43 +533.2%
7 Ordu UniversityTürkiye 73.724.2%43.5×16 +268.7%
8 Atatürk UniversityTürkiye 71.616.4%32.7×39 +458.8%
9 Istanbul Medeniyet UniversityTürkiye 71.116.8%81.0×34 +533.3%
10 Pamukkale UniversityTürkiye 71.123.9%37.7×24 +106.0%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Ottoman and Turkish Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 251% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Ottoman and Turkish Studies.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.