36 Best universities for Paleontology in Istanbul

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 505K citations received by 33.3K academic papers made by 36 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 Paleontology

#1 in Turkey

#93 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Istanbul Technical University

For Paleontology

#3 in Turkey

#106 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Marmara University

For Paleontology

#14 in Turkey

#275 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

4. Bogazici University

For Paleontology

#18 in Turkey

#340 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Yildiz Technical University

For Paleontology

#21 in Turkey

#355 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Paleontology

#34 in Turkey

#512 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Yeditepe University

For Paleontology

#47 in Turkey

#627 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

8. Sabanci University

For Paleontology

#54 in Turkey

#789 in Asia

Founded: 1996

9. Istanbul Medipol University

For Paleontology

#61 in Turkey

#996 in Asia

Founded: 2009

10. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Paleontology

#66 in Turkey

#1077 in Asia

Founded: 2010

11. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Paleontology

#73 in Turkey

#1167 in Asia

Founded: 2010

12. Maltepe University

For Paleontology

#83 in Turkey

#1382 in Asia

Founded: 1997

13. Acibadem University

For Paleontology

#87 in Turkey

#1437 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

14. Istanbul Aydin University

For Paleontology

#92 in Turkey

#1472 in Asia

Founded: 2007

15. Ozyegin University

For Paleontology

#96 in Turkey

#1565 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

16. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Paleontology

#97 in Turkey

#1566 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

17. Galatasaray University

For Paleontology

#100 in Turkey

#1598 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

18. Beykent University

For Paleontology

#104 in Turkey

#1647 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

19. Kadir Has University

For Paleontology

#110 in Turkey

#1726 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

20. Nisantasi University

For Paleontology

#112 in Turkey

#1740 in Asia

Founded: 2009

21. Istanbul Kultur University

For Paleontology

#113 in Turkey

#1763 in Asia

Founded: 1997

22. Altinbas University

For Paleontology

#114 in Turkey

#1771 in Asia

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

23. Uskudar University

For Paleontology

#115 in Turkey

#1773 in Asia

Founded: 2011

24. Okan University

For Paleontology

#116 in Turkey

#1789 in Asia

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

25. Istanbul Commerce University

For Paleontology

#117 in Turkey

#1807 in Asia

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

26. Istanbul Science University

For Paleontology

#122 in Turkey

#1881 in Asia

Founded: 2006

27. Isik University

For Paleontology

#123 in Turkey

#1891 in Asia

Founded: 1996

28. Dogus University

For Paleontology

#124 in Turkey

#1954 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

29. Istanbul New Century University

For Paleontology

#126 in Turkey

#1958 in Asia

Founded: 2016

30. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Paleontology

#129 in Turkey

#2032 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

31. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Paleontology

#131 in Turkey

#2101 in Asia

Founded: 2010

32. Halic University

For Paleontology

#132 in Turkey

#2142 in Asia

Founded: 1998

33. Istanbul Arel University

For Paleontology

#133 in Turkey

#2146 in Asia

Founded: 2007

34. Istanbul Sehir University

For Paleontology

#134 in Turkey

#2184 in Asia

Founded: 2008

35. Mef University

For Paleontology

#135 in Turkey

#2304 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

36. Piri Reis University

For Paleontology

#136 in Turkey

#2305 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

Universities for Paleontology near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	51	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	24	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	20	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	62	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	26	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	52	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	44	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	22	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	27	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	55	Kutahya

Universities for Paleontology near Istanbul

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