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Ankara University ranked 2nd in Turkey, 522nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 177 research topics. Ankara University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 56,636 academic publications and 837,126 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 182 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#522 of 14,131 In the World
#86 of 5,830 In Asia
#2 of 175 In Turkey
#1 of 16 In Ankara
#144 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#152 of 2,229 For Orthodontics
#156 of 2,131 For Veterinary
#112 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#762 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 174 other topics

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Biology rankings

Ankara University ranked 3rd for Biology in Turkey and 523rd in the World with 34,163 publications made and 632,843 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 141 In Turkey
#133 of 2,834 In Asia
#523 of 6,833 In the World

Ankara University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 128 239
1993 152 299
1994 188 368
1995 194 396
1996 277 563
1997 261 665
1998 303 902
1999 374 1152
2000 460 1635
2001 485 2009
2002 516 2540
2003 645 3279
2004 707 4215
2005 748 5290
2006 815 6321
2007 890 7961
2008 867 9498
2009 890 11340
2010 916 13648
2011 987 15913
2012 1062 18832
2013 1120 20910
2014 1120 22881
2015 1269 25211
2016 1439 26967
2017 1515 27401
2018 1701 30047
2019 1700 35148
2020 2170 44114
2021 2430 54265
2022 2337 56257
2023 2387 60157
2024 1999 56004

The following table provides academic rankings for Ankara University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 2 46 174
Nutrition and Food Science 3 55 204
Animal Science 6 40 239
Toxicology 3 82 334
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 26 362
Microbiology 3 76 363
Botany 2 82 396
Agricultural Science 3 112 405
Virology 3 95 436
Pharmacology 5 124 448
Immunology 3 122 451
Zoology 3 72 467
Entomology 2 88 484
Oncology and Cancer research 3 153 490
Paleontology 3 101 496
Molecular Biology 1 144 500
Biotechnology 4 144 529
Genetics 3 150 546
Forestry 5 128 574
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 132 601
Biochemistry 3 187 617
Neuroscience 6 142 650
Astrobiology 3 151 665
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 177 684
Nanotechnology 9 375 886
Evolutionary Biology 7 268 1035
Biophysics 6 337 1060

Medicine rankings

Ankara University ranked 3rd for Medicine in Turkey and 401st in the World with 30,814 publications made and 544,585 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 141 In Turkey
#77 of 2,809 In Asia
#401 of 6,775 In the World

Ankara University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 117 197
1993 157 260
1994 146 298
1995 180 328
1996 240 442
1997 237 601
1998 258 747
1999 320 981
2000 393 1437
2001 437 1793
2002 456 2240
2003 577 2877
2004 608 3844
2005 683 4794
2006 721 5687
2007 787 6907
2008 753 8424
2009 769 9869
2010 789 11717
2011 847 13747
2012 894 16034
2013 1007 17730
2014 987 19354
2015 1215 21603
2016 1285 23120
2017 1340 23161
2018 1534 25325
2019 1490 29131
2020 1976 37437
2021 2300 45918
2022 2255 47569
2023 2209 50792
2024 1920 47027

The following table provides academic rankings for Ankara University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 4 30 144
Orthodontics 4 27 152
Veterinary 1 24 156
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 13 163
Dentistry 4 34 164
Dermatology 3 35 208
Urology 2 39 216
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 53 222
Pediatrics 3 35 245
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 76 261
Surgery 3 56 272
Ophthalmology 3 54 274
Plastic Surgery 11 57 277
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 59 295
Optometry 2 60 310
Radiation Therapy 3 94 322
Cosmetology 9 82 327
Toxicology 3 82 334
Anatomy and Physiology 3 61 334
Occupational Therapy 4 47 334
Anesthesiology 5 71 350
Cardiology 3 80 355
Medical Physics 2 48 361
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 26 362
Critical Care Nursing 4 71 420
Pathology 3 96 424
Virology 3 95 436
Pharmacology 5 124 448
Immunology 3 122 451
Psychiatry 3 83 467
Biomedical Engineering 3 136 478
Respiratory Therapy 7 107 479
Family medicine 4 81 483
Oncology and Cancer research 3 153 490
Forensic Science 3 119 495
Pharmacy 4 157 502
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 69 509
Clinical Psychology 4 53 515
Audiology 6 95 527
Physical Therapy 6 82 534
Sports Medicine 5 86 551
Epidemiology 4 122 568
Sports / Exercise science 5 77 582
Health Science 4 112 611
Public Health 3 105 618
Nursing 6 101 650
Social Work 2 46 672
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 128 770
Gerontology 5 145 895

Chemistry rankings

Ankara University ranked 5th for Chemistry in Turkey and 655th in the World with 23,624 publications made and 475,470 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 140 In Turkey
#203 of 2,781 In Asia
#655 of 6,545 In the World

Ankara University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 101 214
1993 96 250
1994 153 320
1995 134 335
1996 196 476
1997 206 533
1998 222 746
1999 261 951
2000 343 1271
2001 402 1512
2002 428 2037
2003 495 2580
2004 561 3350
2005 564 4174
2006 626 4971
2007 648 6145
2008 618 7182
2009 699 8599
2010 680 10539
2011 706 12152
2012 753 14796
2013 824 16745
2014 772 18458
2015 892 20463
2016 950 21970
2017 1023 22206
2018 1107 24208
2019 1126 27795
2020 1365 33501
2021 1572 41348
2022 1489 41952
2023 1550 44845
2024 1258 41402

The following table provides academic rankings for Ankara University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 7 93 163
Nutrition and Food Science 3 55 204
Pharmacy 4 157 502
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 133 539
Environmental Chemistry 5 187 599
Biochemistry 3 187 617
Biochemical Engineering 4 167 620
Organic Chemistry 7 210 637
Physical chemistry 9 252 670
Inorganic Chemistry 9 268 695
Materials Science 9 270 775
Computational Chemistry 9 238 814
Chemical Engineering 8 349 829
Nanotechnology 9 375 886
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 15 341 968

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Ankara University ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Turkey and 564th in the World with 20,555 publications made and 255,012 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#77 of 2,864 In Asia
#564 of 7,081 In the World

Ankara University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 39 102
1993 48 90
1994 57 92
1995 48 102
1996 69 178
1997 85 168
1998 94 293
1999 105 289
2000 147 384
2001 152 550
2002 184 674
2003 261 847
2004 295 1152
2005 318 1612
2006 347 1902
2007 400 2391
2008 376 2912
2009 471 3612
2010 537 4470
2011 520 5587
2012 547 7436
2013 589 8455
2014 667 9459
2015 806 11429
2016 909 12276
2017 1208 12329
2018 1234 13767
2019 1229 16335
2020 1406 20125
2021 1797 26492
2022 1700 26779
2023 1764 30508
2024 1338 26155

The following table provides academic rankings for Ankara University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 4 16 265
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 26 314
Philosophy 2 55 426
Classics and Ancient History 2 45 431
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 80 443
International Relations and Diplomacy 10 63 475
Radio and Television broadcasting 1 72 492
Special Education 3 32 492
Forensic Science 3 119 495
Human Rights Law 3 43 573
Sports / Exercise science 5 77 582
Education Majors 5 100 585
Linguistics 7 123 596
Occupational Safety and Health 9 98 600
Art History 1 33 607
Demography 3 111 625
Social Work 2 46 672
Political Economy 8 56 697
Genealogy 1 69 721
Broadcast Journalism 1 137 724
History 5 142 726
Gender Studies 5 55 736
Archaeology 7 170 743
Sociology 4 112 760
International Law 5 117 768
Anthropology 4 106 781
Political Science 5 122 795
Aesthetics 7 159 829
Library and Information science 6 138 884
Law 9 198 967
Urban and Regional planning 7 212 976
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 184 976
Media Studies 9 102 980
Military science 4 159 998
Criminology and Criminal Justice 4 103 1037
Public Policy / Administration 6 163 1072
Journalism and Digital Media 17 353 1208
Communications and Public Relations 16 283 1331

Environmental Science rankings

Ankara University ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Turkey and 635th in the World with 19,297 publications made and 358,587 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 141 In Turkey
#161 of 2,838 In Asia
#635 of 6,876 In the World

Ankara University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 49 110
1993 49 119
1994 87 132
1995 84 158
1996 115 224
1997 124 252
1998 141 402
1999 157 431
2000 187 575
2001 202 770
2002 226 1039
2003 322 1279
2004 353 1662
2005 377 2271
2006 428 2737
2007 501 3454
2008 466 4295
2009 548 5157
2010 524 6328
2011 567 8102
2012 627 10353
2013 647 11760
2014 645 12808
2015 737 14969
2016 850 16251
2017 971 15871
2018 1036 17233
2019 1049 20302
2020 1220 24228
2021 1432 30778
2022 1397 30233
2023 1489 33856
2024 1076 29330

The following table provides academic rankings for Ankara University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 3 112 405
Paleontology 3 101 496
Mining Engineering 13 177 502
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 133 539
Forestry 5 128 574
Environmental Chemistry 5 187 599
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 132 601
Geology 5 155 615
Earth science and Geophysics 8 176 630
Ecology 7 185 713
Geotechnical Engineering 13 266 765
Geography and Cartography 6 180 784
Hydrology and Water resources management 8 333 860
Environmental Engineering 17 315 867
Oceanography 11 282 939
Urban and Regional planning 7 212 976
Environmental Management 25 365 1034
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 16 357 1082

Physics rankings

Ankara University ranked 8th for Physics in Turkey and 781st in the World with 18,005 publications made and 364,635 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 141 In Turkey
#240 of 2,817 In Asia
#781 of 6,713 In the World

Ankara University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 79 123
1993 64 149
1994 102 196
1995 93 264
1996 139 353
1997 137 307
1998 156 474
1999 163 503
2000 223 661
2001 264 882
2002 304 1179
2003 349 1443
2004 393 1980
2005 370 2515
2006 425 3027
2007 441 3623
2008 394 4329
2009 454 5089
2010 503 6417
2011 530 8165
2012 591 11492
2013 606 13888
2014 641 14911
2015 738 17897
2016 808 20238
2017 928 19481
2018 858 20698
2019 919 23280
2020 1038 26557
2021 1212 32566
2022 1193 31764
2023 1347 34578
2024 974 32041

The following table provides academic rankings for Ankara University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 2 48 361
Nuclear Physics 6 174 650
Astrobiology 3 151 665
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 160 705
Theoretical Physics 7 170 734
Materials Science 9 270 775
Condensed Matter Physics 5 287 792
Optical Engineering 7 257 813
Nanotechnology 9 375 886
Quantum and Particle physics 9 283 897
Acoustical Engineering 9 278 914
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 290 949
Biophysics 6 337 1060
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 579 1388

Engineering rankings

Ankara University ranked 9th for Engineering in Turkey and 837th in the World with 17,611 publications made and 347,451 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 141 In Turkey
#269 of 2,835 In Asia
#837 of 6,782 In the World

Ankara University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 74 135
1993 64 175
1994 106 196
1995 90 232
1996 142 337
1997 131 292
1998 132 438
1999 154 516
2000 215 652
2001 243 870
2002 277 1121
2003 332 1438
2004 375 1893
2005 382 2476
2006 415 3076
2007 433 3700
2008 409 4395
2009 461 5407
2010 456 6478
2011 517 8069
2012 554 10415
2013 589 12477
2014 610 13386
2015 681 15711
2016 771 17190
2017 871 17243
2018 859 18620
2019 890 21158
2020 1027 25287
2021 1246 31710
2022 1195 32035
2023 1347 35208
2024 1018 32262

The following table provides academic rankings for Ankara University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 5 57 242
Agricultural Engineering 4 152 390
Biomedical Engineering 3 136 478
Mining Engineering 13 177 502
Biotechnology 4 144 529
Biochemical Engineering 4 167 620
Metallurgical Engineering 6 235 680
Geotechnical Engineering 13 266 765
Materials Science 9 270 775
Optical Engineering 7 257 813
Chemical Engineering 8 349 829
Automation and Control engineering 12 328 859
Environmental Engineering 17 315 867
Nanotechnology 9 375 886
Acoustical Engineering 9 278 914
Civil Engineering 17 312 956
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 15 341 968
Aerospace Engineering 19 309 1012
Aviation 33 301 1015
Petroleum Engineering 14 347 1025
Automotive Engineering 25 409 1059
Nuclear Engineering 27 444 1078
Telecommunications 12 409 1104
Structural Engineering 26 409 1115
Mechanical Engineering 23 380 1118
Remote Sensing 19 370 1136
Architectural Engineering 26 401 1136
Renewable Energy Engineering 30 452 1145
Systems Engineering 18 339 1175
Operations Research 39 436 1188
Electronic Engineering 15 483 1190
Electrical Engineering 20 496 1250
Transportation Engineering 22 482 1337
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 579 1388
Computer Networking 20 550 1415
Reliability and Quality Engineering 22 668 1627
Human-Computer Interaction 22 562 1635
Computer Engineering 30 845 1881

Computer Science rankings

Ankara University ranked 10th for Computer Science in Turkey and 913th in the World with 12,543 publications made and 237,460 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 141 In Turkey
#253 of 2,840 In Asia
#913 of 6,845 In the World

Ankara University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 43 66
1993 36 91
1994 39 90
1995 45 127
1996 64 141
1997 71 181
1998 91 282
1999 86 309
2000 121 441
2001 131 544
2002 152 764
2003 201 964
2004 216 1161
2005 207 1390
2006 226 1723
2007 261 2207
2008 267 2821
2009 275 3323
2010 309 4062
2011 348 4866
2012 376 6175
2013 406 7113
2014 422 7676
2015 483 8738
2016 528 9760
2017 631 10055
2018 659 11027
2019 642 12893
2020 857 16725
2021 1054 20808
2022 1033 22035
2023 1072 25087
2024 853 23191

The following table provides academic rankings for Ankara University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 6 142 650
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 177 684
Animation 8 286 830
Library and Information science 6 138 884
Machine Learning 15 310 926
Computer Vision 11 312 929
Computational Linguistics 12 370 1059
Cognitive Science 14 345 1091
Telecommunications 12 409 1104
Cyber Security 11 371 1114
Computer Graphics 12 353 1123
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 17 407 1176
Multimedia 17 350 1217
Data Science 9 356 1289
Software Engineering 15 390 1399
Computer Networking 20 550 1415
Management Information Systems 17 452 1587
Human-Computer Interaction 22 562 1635
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 742 1702
Computer Engineering 30 845 1881

Psychology rankings

Ankara University ranked 3rd for Psychology in Turkey and 556th in the World with 12,077 publications made and 183,612 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 141 In Turkey
#98 of 2,755 In Asia
#556 of 6,645 In the World

Ankara University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 31 73
1993 49 93
1994 53 116
1995 69 117
1996 93 143
1997 81 221
1998 106 290
1999 118 333
2000 144 508
2001 167 626
2002 163 879
2003 205 1139
2004 216 1386
2005 231 1727
2006 246 2079
2007 265 2380
2008 285 2905
2009 273 3373
2010 313 3963
2011 319 4622
2012 334 5314
2013 373 5834
2014 401 6531
2015 473 7040
2016 502 7355
2017 584 7840
2018 583 8444
2019 569 10405
2020 824 13597
2021 986 16771
2022 981 18015
2023 938 19839
2024 845 17868

The following table provides academic rankings for Ankara University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 4 47 334
Psychiatry 3 83 467
Special Education 3 32 492
Clinical Psychology 4 53 515
Child Psychology 3 59 553
Education Majors 5 100 585
Neuroscience 6 142 650
Social Work 2 46 672
Sexology 6 51 713
Social Psychology 8 174 905
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 24 290 906
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 184 976
Cognitive Science 14 345 1091

Mathematics rankings

Ankara University ranked 8th for Mathematics in Turkey and 796th in the World with 7,852 publications made and 147,055 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 141 In Turkey
#206 of 2,718 In Asia
#796 of 6,418 In the World

Ankara University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 9 23
1993 10 21
1994 16 20
1995 17 36
1996 23 41
1997 21 42
1998 27 76
1999 32 85
2000 51 180
2001 75 195
2002 66 299
2003 96 428
2004 112 500
2005 113 693
2006 132 761
2007 160 985
2008 122 1204
2009 150 1431
2010 224 1966
2011 219 2479
2012 206 3322
2013 271 4280
2014 281 4809
2015 346 6033
2016 373 6334
2017 444 6413
2018 442 7123
2019 442 8366
2020 569 10563
2021 736 13969
2022 699 14409
2023 726 15991
2024 544 11854

The following table provides academic rankings for Ankara University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 10 94 556
Applied Mathematics 9 206 724
Statistics 8 203 791
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 226 947
Operations Research 39 436 1188
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 742 1702

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Ankara University

Speciality Turkey Asia World Rank
Performing arts 1 28 276
Interior Design 7 78 281
Real Estate 3 66 321
Cinematography 2 30 480
Agricultural Economics 5 157 512
Creative Writing 2 48 577
Entertainment Industry Business 3 88 607
Graphic Design 7 137 615
International Economics 6 70 626
Literature 2 97 657
International Trade 5 82 666
Development Studies 3 129 684
International Business 6 96 716
Fashion Design 6 153 739
Tax Law 4 162 752
Art & Design 5 145 757
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 161 760
Painting and Drawing 11 204 771
Sculpture 11 204 771
Illustration and Concept Art 13 217 789
Economics 9 178 843
Finance 9 204 874
Music 15 198 901
Hospitality and Hotel Management 25 302 914
Human Resource Management 9 218 969
Marketing 11 250 994
Business 12 258 1033
Advertising 14 241 1047
Environmental Economics 24 417 1212
Accounting 15 328 1284
Management 18 427 1359
Project Management 21 388 1517
Investment Banking and Stock trading 29 526 1529