35 Best universities for Neuroscience in Istanbul

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Neuroscience. A graph of 386K citations received by 25.3K 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

#56 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Marmara University

For Neuroscience

#7 in Turkey

#148 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

3. Koc University

For Neuroscience

#21 in Turkey

#297 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

4. Bogazici University

For Neuroscience

#25 in Turkey

#344 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Istanbul Medipol University

For Neuroscience

#37 in Turkey

#425 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

6. Istanbul Technical University

For Neuroscience

#38 in Turkey

#436 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

7. Yeditepe University

For Neuroscience

#43 in Turkey

#462 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

8. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Neuroscience

#46 in Turkey

#524 in Asia

Founded: 2010

9. Uskudar University

For Neuroscience

#53 in Turkey

#606 in Asia

Founded: 2011

10. Yildiz Technical University

For Neuroscience

#54 in Turkey

#610 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

11. Acibadem University

For Neuroscience

#56 in Turkey

#640 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

12. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Neuroscience

#57 in Turkey

#662 in Asia

Founded: 2010

13. Istanbul Kultur University

For Neuroscience

#58 in Turkey

#677 in Asia

Founded: 1997

14. Sabanci University

For Neuroscience

#62 in Turkey

#726 in Asia

Founded: 1996

15. Maltepe University

For Neuroscience

#63 in Turkey

#757 in Asia

Founded: 1997

16. Istanbul Science University

For Neuroscience

#81 in Turkey

#1059 in Asia

Founded: 2006

17. Istanbul Aydin University

For Neuroscience

#82 in Turkey

#1093 in Asia

Founded: 2007

18. Okan University

For Neuroscience

#87 in Turkey

#1219 in Asia

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

19. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Neuroscience

#94 in Turkey

#1362 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

20. Kadir Has University

For Neuroscience

#95 in Turkey

#1383 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

21. Istanbul Arel University

For Neuroscience

#96 in Turkey

#1403 in Asia

Founded: 2007

22. Ozyegin University

For Neuroscience

#100 in Turkey

#1440 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

23. Beykent University

For Neuroscience

#103 in Turkey

#1495 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

24. Nisantasi University

For Neuroscience

#104 in Turkey

#1497 in Asia

Founded: 2009

25. Altinbas University

For Neuroscience

#108 in Turkey

#1597 in Asia

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

26. Dogus University

For Neuroscience

#112 in Turkey

#1675 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

27. Halic University

For Neuroscience

#114 in Turkey

#1741 in Asia

Founded: 1998

28. Galatasaray University

For Neuroscience

#116 in Turkey

#1760 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

29. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Neuroscience

#118 in Turkey

#1770 in Asia

Founded: 2010

30. Isik University

For Neuroscience

#121 in Turkey

#1791 in Asia

Founded: 1996

31. Istanbul Commerce University

For Neuroscience

#125 in Turkey

#1840 in Asia

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

32. Istanbul New Century University

For Neuroscience

#127 in Turkey

#1862 in Asia

Founded: 2016

33. Istanbul Sehir University

For Neuroscience

#131 in Turkey

#1974 in Asia

Founded: 2008

34. Mef University

For Neuroscience

#132 in Turkey

#1976 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

35. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Neuroscience

#134 in Turkey

#2036 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

Universities for Neuroscience near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	69	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	17	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	14	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	67	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	31	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	60	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	52	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	41	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	29	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	66	Kutahya

Universities for Neuroscience near Istanbul

Biology subfields in Istanbul