28 Best universities for Physical chemistry 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 Physical chemistry. A graph of 435K citations received by 17.5K academic papers made by 28 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 Technical University

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Turkey

#143 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Turkey

#221 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul University

For Physical chemistry

#7 in Turkey

#246 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Marmara University

For Physical chemistry

#21 in Turkey

#445 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

5. Koc University

For Physical chemistry

#26 in Turkey

#530 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

6. Bogazici University

For Physical chemistry

#27 in Turkey

#533 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

7. Sabanci University

For Physical chemistry

#39 in Turkey

#651 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Physical chemistry

#67 in Turkey

#1159 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

9. Maltepe University

For Physical chemistry

#72 in Turkey

#1185 in Asia

Founded: 1997

10. Beykent University

For Physical chemistry

#82 in Turkey

#1370 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

11. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Physical chemistry

#83 in Turkey

#1378 in Asia

Founded: 2010

12. Ozyegin University

For Physical chemistry

#94 in Turkey

#1531 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

13. Istanbul Aydin University

For Physical chemistry

#102 in Turkey

#1648 in Asia

Founded: 2007

14. Okan University

For Physical chemistry

#103 in Turkey

#1656 in Asia

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

15. Istanbul Medipol University

For Physical chemistry

#104 in Turkey

#1701 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

16. Kadir Has University

For Physical chemistry

#106 in Turkey

#1729 in Asia

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

17. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Physical chemistry

#109 in Turkey

#1792 in Asia

Founded: 2010

18. Istanbul Kultur University

For Physical chemistry

#110 in Turkey

#1819 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Uskudar University

For Physical chemistry

#111 in Turkey

#1840 in Asia

Founded: 2011

20. Dogus University

For Physical chemistry

#113 in Turkey

#1901 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

21. Altinbas University

For Physical chemistry

#114 in Turkey

#1923 in Asia

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

22. Nisantasi University

For Physical chemistry

#117 in Turkey

#1939 in Asia

Founded: 2009

23. Istanbul Arel University

For Physical chemistry

#120 in Turkey

#1967 in Asia

Founded: 2007

24. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Physical chemistry

#121 in Turkey

#1982 in Asia

Founded: 2010

25. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Physical chemistry

#123 in Turkey

#1995 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

26. Piri Reis University

For Physical chemistry

#124 in Turkey

#2001 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

27. Istanbul Commerce University

For Physical chemistry

#125 in Turkey

#2039 in Asia

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

28. Isik University

For Physical chemistry

#126 in Turkey

#2054 in Asia

Founded: 1996

Universities for Physical chemistry near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	13	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	22	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	41	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	48	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	12	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	58	Bilecik
182	Balikesir University	33	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	51	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	14	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	15	Eskisehir