35 Best universities for Neuroscience in Istanbul

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Neuroscience. A graph of 419K citations received by 26.8K academic papers made by 35 universities in Istanbul was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Istanbul University

For Neuroscience

#1 in Turkey

#60 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Marmara University

For Neuroscience

#7 in Turkey

#152 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

3. Koc University

For Neuroscience

#20 in Turkey

#292 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

4. Bogazici University

For Neuroscience

#26 in Turkey

#349 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Istanbul Medipol University

For Neuroscience

#32 in Turkey

#406 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

6. Istanbul Technical University

For Neuroscience

#38 in Turkey

#442 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

7. Yeditepe University

For Neuroscience

#43 in Turkey

#470 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

8. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Neuroscience

#46 in Turkey

#521 in Asia

Founded: 2010

9. Uskudar University

For Neuroscience

#51 in Turkey

#592 in Asia

Founded: 2011

10. Yildiz Technical University

For Neuroscience

#54 in Turkey

#615 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

11. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Neuroscience

#56 in Turkey

#654 in Asia

Founded: 2010

12. Acibadem University

For Neuroscience

#57 in Turkey

#655 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

13. Istanbul Kultur University

For Neuroscience

#60 in Turkey

#689 in Asia

Founded: 1997

14. Sabanci University

For Neuroscience

#62 in Turkey

#737 in Asia

Founded: 1996

15. Maltepe University

For Neuroscience

#63 in Turkey

#762 in Asia

Founded: 1997

16. Istanbul Aydin University

For Neuroscience

#81 in Turkey

#1066 in Asia

Founded: 2007

17. Istanbul Science University

For Neuroscience

#82 in Turkey

#1077 in Asia

Founded: 2006

18. Okan University

For Neuroscience

#88 in Turkey

#1215 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,908
Founded: 1999

19. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Neuroscience

#94 in Turkey

#1342 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

20. Istanbul Arel University

For Neuroscience

#95 in Turkey

#1355 in Asia

Founded: 2007

21. Kadir Has University

For Neuroscience

#96 in Turkey

#1378 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 5,122
Founded: 1997

22. Ozyegin University

For Neuroscience

#101 in Turkey

#1452 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

23. Nisantasi University

For Neuroscience

#103 in Turkey

#1483 in Asia

Founded: 2009

24. Beykent University

For Neuroscience

#104 in Turkey

#1484 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

25. Altinbas University

For Neuroscience

#108 in Turkey

#1590 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 2008

26. Dogus University

For Neuroscience

#114 in Turkey

#1656 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

27. Halic University

For Neuroscience

#115 in Turkey

#1710 in Asia

Founded: 1998

28. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Neuroscience

#116 in Turkey

#1717 in Asia

Founded: 2010

29. Galatasaray University

For Neuroscience

#121 in Turkey

#1782 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

30. Isik University

For Neuroscience

#124 in Turkey

#1802 in Asia

Founded: 1996

31. Istanbul Commerce University

For Neuroscience

#125 in Turkey

#1829 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,730
Founded: 2001

32. Istanbul New Century University

For Neuroscience

#127 in Turkey

#1847 in Asia

Founded: 2016

33. Mef University

For Neuroscience

#131 in Turkey

#1985 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

34. Istanbul Sehir University

For Neuroscience

#133 in Turkey

#1996 in Asia

Founded: 2008

35. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Neuroscience

#135 in Turkey

#2069 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

Universities for Neuroscience near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	70	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	17	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	14	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	69	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	31	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	59	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	53	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	39	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	29	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	65	Kutahya

Universities for Neuroscience near Istanbul

Biology subfields in Istanbul