100 Best universities for Nuclear Physics in Turkey

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Nuclear Physics. A graph of 1.87M citations received by 62.7K academic papers made by 122 universities in Turkey 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. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Physics

#109 in Asia

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

2. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Physics

#139 in Asia

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

3. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Nuclear Physics

#141 in Asia

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,086
Founded: 1957

4. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#142 in Asia

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

5. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Physics

#160 in Asia

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

6. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Physics

#175 in Asia

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

7. Ege University

For Nuclear Physics

#178 in Asia

#651 in the World

Founded: 1955

8. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Physics

#185 in Asia

#666 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

9. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#221 in Asia

#751 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

10. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Nuclear Physics

#236 in Asia

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

11. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Nuclear Physics

#290 in Asia

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,417
Founded: 1992

12. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Nuclear Physics

#293 in Asia

#923 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

13. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Nuclear Physics

#307 in Asia

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 7,115
Founded: 1955

14. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Nuclear Physics

#311 in Asia

#970 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

15. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Nuclear Physics

#316 in Asia

#975 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

16. Dokuz Eylul University

For Nuclear Physics

#324 in Asia

#986 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

17. Cumhuriyet University

For Nuclear Physics

#331 in Asia

#998 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

18. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#336 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

19. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Nuclear Physics

#370 in Asia

#1077 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

20. Cukurova University

For Nuclear Physics

#376 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

21. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#397 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

22. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Nuclear Physics

#436 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

23. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Nuclear Physics

#440 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

24. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Nuclear Physics

#451 in Asia

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

25. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Nuclear Physics

#460 in Asia

#1238 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

26. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#464 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

27. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Nuclear Physics

#470 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1992

28. Uludag University

For Nuclear Physics

#485 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

29. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Nuclear Physics

#525 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

30. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#547 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

31. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Nuclear Physics

#552 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

32. Gebze University of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#584 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

33. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Nuclear Physics

#595 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

34. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Nuclear Physics

#613 in Asia

#1544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

35. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Nuclear Physics

#623 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 4,678
Founded: 1982

36. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Physics

#624 in Asia

#1578 in the World

Founded: 1994

37. Harran University

For Nuclear Physics

#637 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Founded: 1992

38. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Nuclear Physics

#663 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,655
Founded: 1982

39. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#668 in Asia

#1655 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

40. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Nuclear Physics

#672 in Asia

#1662 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

41. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Nuclear Physics

#692 in Asia

#1702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

42. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Nuclear Physics

#694 in Asia

#1704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,881
Founded: 1982

43. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Nuclear Physics

#695 in Asia

#1706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

44. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Nuclear Physics

#704 in Asia

#1719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 1,153
Founded: 1975

45. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#716 in Asia

#1746 in the World

Founded: 1996

46. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#729 in Asia

#1765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

47. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Nuclear Physics

#745 in Asia

#1785 in the World

Founded: 1992

48. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Nuclear Physics

#761 in Asia

#1811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

49. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Nuclear Physics

#766 in Asia

#1821 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#779 in Asia

#1845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

51. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Nuclear Physics

#783 in Asia

#1851 in the World

Enrollment: 32,820
Male:Female: 52:48
Founded: 1992

52. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Nuclear Physics

#785 in Asia

#1859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

53. Uskudar University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#799 in Asia

#1897 in the World

Founded: 2011

54. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Nuclear Physics

#840 in Asia

#1964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

55. Mugla University

For Nuclear Physics

#844 in Asia

#1968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

56. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Nuclear Physics

#855 in Asia

#1990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

57. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Nuclear Physics

#880 in Asia

#2035 in the World

Founded: 2006

58. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Nuclear Physics

#889 in Asia

#2052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

59. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Nuclear Physics

#897 in Asia

#2070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

60. Sinop University

For Nuclear Physics

#921 in Asia

#2112 in the World

Founded: 2007

61. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Nuclear Physics

#945 in Asia

#2168 in the World

Enrollment: 30,513
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2006

62. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Nuclear Physics

#950 in Asia

#2184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

63. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Nuclear Physics

#966 in Asia

#2216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

64. Adnan Menderes University

For Nuclear Physics

#968 in Asia

#2218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

65. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Physics

#976 in Asia

#2229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1997

66. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Nuclear Physics

#989 in Asia

#2260 in the World

Founded: 2006

67. Bitlis Eren University

Turkey | Bitlis

For Nuclear Physics

#992 in Asia

#2266 in the World

Founded: 2007

68. Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

For Nuclear Physics

#1030 in Asia

#2331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2007

69. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Physics

#1048 in Asia

#2365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

70. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#1051 in Asia

#2369 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

71. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#1067 in Asia

#2402 in the World

Founded: 2010

72. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Nuclear Physics

#1080 in Asia

#2430 in the World

Founded: 2008

73. Duzce University

For Nuclear Physics

#1089 in Asia

#2452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

74. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Turkey | Osmaniye

For Nuclear Physics

#1097 in Asia

#2463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

75. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Nuclear Physics

#1129 in Asia

#2526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

76. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Nuclear Physics

#1131 in Asia

#2529 in the World

Founded: 2008

77. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Physics

#1136 in Asia

#2537 in the World

Founded: 1997

78. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Nuclear Physics

#1142 in Asia

#2546 in the World

Founded: 2006

79. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Nuclear Physics

#1150 in Asia

#2559 in the World

Founded: 2006

80. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Nuclear Physics

#1151 in Asia

#2560 in the World

Founded: 2006

81. University of Yalova

Turkey | Yalova

For Nuclear Physics

#1166 in Asia

#2588 in the World

Founded: 2008

82. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#1172 in Asia

#2594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

83. Acibadem University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#1174 in Asia

#2596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

84. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#1192 in Asia

#2631 in the World

Founded: 2010

85. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Nuclear Physics

#1203 in Asia

#2660 in the World

Founded: 2006

86. Hitit University

For Nuclear Physics

#1217 in Asia

#2685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

87. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#1218 in Asia

#2687 in the World

Founded: 1997

88. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Nuclear Physics

#1251 in Asia

#2743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

89. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#1263 in Asia

#2766 in the World

Founded: 2007

90. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Nuclear Physics

#1265 in Asia

#2768 in the World

Founded: 2016

91. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Nuclear Physics

#1274 in Asia

#2784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,958
Founded: 2006

92. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Nuclear Physics

#1279 in Asia

#2799 in the World

Founded: 2006

93. Kafkas University

For Nuclear Physics

#1293 in Asia

#2824 in the World

Founded: 1992

94. Siirt University

For Nuclear Physics

#1298 in Asia

#2839 in the World

Founded: 2007

95. Okan University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Physics

#1300 in Asia

#2842 in the World

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

96. Bayburt University

Turkey | Bayburt

For Nuclear Physics

#1301 in Asia

#2844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2008

97. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Nuclear Physics

#1314 in Asia

#2869 in the World

Founded: 2007

98. Usak University

For Nuclear Physics

#1315 in Asia

#2870 in the World

Founded: 2006

99. Mus Alparslan University

For Nuclear Physics

#1329 in Asia

#2895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

100. Abdullah Gul University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Nuclear Physics

#1341 in Asia

#2920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,511
Founded: 2010

The best cities to study Nuclear Physics in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Erzurum, Istanbul, and Izmir.

Physics subfields in Turkey

Acoustical Engineering134

Applied/Engineering Physics22

Astrophysics and Astronomy134

Atomic and Molecular physics77

Condensed Matter Physics105

Materials Science139

Medical Physics25

Nanotechnology126

Optical Engineering138

Quantum and Particle physics140

Theoretical Physics74