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Bilkent University ranked 10th in Turkey, 897th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 137 research topics. Bilkent University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,187 academic publications and 490,119 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 44 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#897 of 14,131 In the World
#195 of 5,830 In Asia
#10 of 175 In Turkey
#5 of 16 In Ankara
#91 of 1,005 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#218 of 1,361 For Political Economy
#244 of 2,300 For Operations Research
#912 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#888 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 134 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Bilkent University ranked 5th for Engineering in Turkey and 721st in the World with 11,582 publications made and 311,859 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 141 In Turkey
#218 of 2,835 In Asia
#721 of 6,782 In the World

Bilkent University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 62 235
1993 86 262
1994 94 354
1995 84 410
1996 105 577
1997 126 660
1998 139 805
1999 146 908
2000 141 1053
2001 154 1125
2002 308 2153
2003 235 2160
2004 232 2461
2005 262 3096
2006 312 3923
2007 386 4358
2008 376 5218
2009 447 5959
2010 386 7174
2011 445 8644
2012 482 10252
2013 526 11439
2014 558 13039
2015 553 14116
2016 580 15247
2017 587 17155
2018 522 19095
2019 511 21269
2020 516 23107
2021 575 24651
2022 536 24152
2023 563 24610
2024 404 21732

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

Physics rankings

Bilkent University ranked 5th for Physics in Turkey and 704th in the World with 10,937 publications made and 306,110 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 141 In Turkey
#211 of 2,817 In Asia
#704 of 6,713 In the World

Bilkent University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 61 238
1993 85 256
1994 86 358
1995 90 431
1996 98 565
1997 110 649
1998 140 799
1999 146 956
2000 134 1063
2001 154 1162
2002 287 2072
2003 235 2120
2004 223 2363
2005 262 2944
2006 288 3705
2007 361 4066
2008 338 4928
2009 397 5524
2010 384 6583
2011 408 8002
2012 454 9520
2013 482 10351
2014 511 11957
2015 529 12963
2016 560 14128
2017 560 15983
2018 493 17544
2019 481 19481
2020 496 21147
2021 557 22470
2022 512 22156
2023 512 22334
2024 379 20138

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

Physics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 1 116 391
Nanotechnology 1 171 431
Theoretical Physics 3 84 443
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 131 449
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 97 473
Optical Engineering 1 133 479
Acoustical Engineering 3 158 591
Quantum and Particle physics 3 182 612
Nuclear Physics 8 182 664
Materials Science 5 236 690
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 186 769
Biophysics 10 424 1249

Computer Science rankings

Bilkent University ranked 4th for Computer Science in Turkey and 695th in the World with 9,313 publications made and 259,810 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 141 In Turkey
#171 of 2,840 In Asia
#695 of 6,845 In the World

Bilkent University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 65 167
1993 79 160
1994 74 248
1995 84 330
1996 91 489
1997 86 505
1998 120 703
1999 120 814
2000 114 887
2001 113 852
2002 261 1957
2003 182 1680
2004 188 1851
2005 221 2413
2006 265 2986
2007 290 3240
2008 303 4038
2009 360 4521
2010 338 5385
2011 344 6440
2012 353 7448
2013 352 8128
2014 417 9130
2015 426 9872
2016 409 11075
2017 420 12552
2018 413 14374
2019 425 16340
2020 463 18658
2021 479 20867
2022 471 19850
2023 489 20636
2024 363 17568

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

Computer Science subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 1 84 333
Database Administration 2 96 389
Telecommunications 3 120 396
Animation 2 112 409
Computer Engineering 1 132 420
Computer Vision 3 132 468
Computer Networking 3 134 475
Computational Linguistics 3 131 518
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 167 539
UX/UI Desgin 4 145 633
Cognitive Science 4 152 636
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 176 651
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 169 655
Cyber Security 4 199 696
Multimedia 6 157 714
Robotics 7 265 727
Machine Learning 12 238 761
Software Engineering 5 164 802
Data Science 6 224 964
Human-Computer Interaction 8 302 1099
Library and Information science 11 208 1136
Neuroscience 35 410 1330
Management Information Systems 16 451 1585

Chemistry rankings

Bilkent University ranked 11th for Chemistry in Turkey and 937th in the World with 8,797 publications made and 299,125 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 140 In Turkey
#320 of 2,781 In Asia
#937 of 6,545 In the World

Bilkent University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 32 168
1993 43 189
1994 56 235
1995 63 269
1996 73 319
1997 84 405
1998 93 474
1999 107 632
2000 97 737
2001 119 853
2002 190 1365
2003 159 1573
2004 152 1841
2005 198 2356
2006 218 2871
2007 245 3140
2008 249 3770
2009 306 4239
2010 281 5080
2011 322 6179
2012 376 7563
2013 384 8595
2014 449 10557
2015 442 12197
2016 464 14541
2017 481 17319
2018 424 19200
2019 436 22425
2020 399 25092
2021 474 27768
2022 449 27104
2023 457 26834
2024 380 24202

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

Chemistry subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 2 104 430
Nanotechnology 1 171 431
Chemical Engineering 4 252 605
Materials Science 5 236 690
Physical chemistry 10 284 744
Biochemistry 16 421 1123
Organic Chemistry 20 451 1144
Radiochemistry 52 627 1239
Inorganic Chemistry 31 573 1290
Petrology and Geochemistry 39 479 1395
Environmental Chemistry 41 664 1572
Nutrition and Food Science 84 1119 2426

Biology rankings

Bilkent University ranked 21st for Biology in Turkey and 1167th in the World with 8,205 publications made and 276,620 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 141 In Turkey
#412 of 2,834 In Asia
#1167 of 6,833 In the World

Bilkent University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 27 124
1993 27 128
1994 38 168
1995 51 210
1996 45 207
1997 55 264
1998 63 344
1999 78 417
2000 78 516
2001 92 620
2002 146 1041
2003 125 1133
2004 127 1455
2005 135 1835
2006 162 2211
2007 189 2465
2008 183 3074
2009 233 3517
2010 234 4198
2011 259 5034
2012 308 6309
2013 340 7557
2014 401 9507
2015 404 11019
2016 445 13593
2017 437 16384
2018 413 18523
2019 443 21948
2020 444 25363
2021 507 28844
2022 498 28124
2023 584 28005
2024 551 24665

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

Biology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 171 431
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 169 655
Oncology and Cancer research 8 226 657
Evolutionary Biology 2 192 836
Genetics 18 374 1061
Biochemistry 16 421 1123
Biophysics 10 424 1249
Neuroscience 35 410 1330
Molecular Biology 51 574 1488
Paleontology 37 541 1538
Immunology 49 592 1549
Zoology 45 558 1744
Botany 50 735 1875
Virology 55 707 1901
Forestry 54 673 1956
Biotechnology 59 868 2002
Agricultural Science 54 834 2035
Pharmacology 69 1001 2243
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 57 844 2247
Nutrition and Food Science 84 1119 2426
Microbiology 69 1095 2468
Horticulture 98 1364 2986

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Bilkent University ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Turkey and 957th in the World with 8,032 publications made and 185,001 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

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

Bilkent University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 54 79
1993 46 104
1994 59 123
1995 64 173
1996 81 242
1997 82 293
1998 109 419
1999 96 390
2000 111 611
2001 116 623
2002 174 1197
2003 155 1059
2004 168 1323
2005 169 1671
2006 219 2103
2007 229 2302
2008 247 2897
2009 280 3271
2010 253 4134
2011 266 4850
2012 296 5827
2013 311 6319
2014 368 6928
2015 369 7961
2016 366 8551
2017 349 9406
2018 355 11205
2019 375 12464
2020 412 14636
2021 495 16826
2022 463 16002
2023 498 16845
2024 321 13908

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 4 91
Political Economy 1 11 218
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 28 373
Military science 1 31 440
International Law 1 67 554
Classics and Ancient History 6 72 576
Aesthetics 3 109 647
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 92 653
Public Policy / Administration 1 66 683
Linguistics 8 155 711
Gender Studies 4 53 730
Human Rights Law 6 75 756
Media Studies 4 70 793
Urban and Regional planning 4 160 803
Law 4 153 817
Criminology and Criminal Justice 2 69 832
Political Science 6 134 856
Art History 4 70 876
Sociology 6 146 886
History 8 195 900
Archaeology 12 237 932
Anthropology 9 155 953
Philosophy 25 187 972
Communications and Public Relations 8 201 1058
Library and Information science 11 208 1136
Education Majors 31 264 1147
Journalism and Digital Media 25 410 1325
Demography 34 475 1569

Environmental Science rankings

Bilkent University ranked 25th for Environmental Science in Turkey and 1353rd in the World with 5,693 publications made and 152,846 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#25 of 141 In Turkey
#452 of 2,838 In Asia
#1353 of 6,876 In the World

Bilkent University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 27 73
1993 23 73
1994 44 108
1995 44 143
1996 48 128
1997 58 231
1998 55 222
1999 76 308
2000 76 423
2001 81 488
2002 130 811
2003 108 771
2004 111 1017
2005 114 1357
2006 142 1668
2007 177 1858
2008 170 2199
2009 204 2602
2010 176 3119
2011 219 3780
2012 193 4518
2013 234 5229
2014 285 6128
2015 279 6736
2016 259 7207
2017 267 8093
2018 276 9371
2019 273 10599
2020 270 12287
2021 318 13825
2022 331 13409
2023 347 13851
2024 220 11326

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

Environmental Science subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 4 160 803
Geography and Cartography 18 291 1093
Petrology and Geochemistry 39 479 1395
Geology 29 478 1421
Oceanography 24 492 1431
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 28 533 1439
Earth science and Geophysics 36 584 1522
Paleontology 37 541 1538
Ecology 31 544 1562
Environmental Chemistry 41 664 1572
Environmental Management 46 744 1832
Forestry 54 673 1956
Agricultural Science 54 834 2035
Geotechnical Engineering 56 934 2170
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 57 844 2247

Mathematics rankings

Bilkent University ranked 6th for Mathematics in Turkey and 719th in the World with 5,100 publications made and 116,878 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 141 In Turkey
#184 of 2,718 In Asia
#719 of 6,418 In the World

Bilkent University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 29 73
1993 39 68
1994 44 100
1995 37 122
1996 52 192
1997 47 262
1998 79 348
1999 76 344
2000 62 442
2001 66 449
2002 164 1010
2003 117 942
2004 130 971
2005 142 1195
2006 152 1659
2007 177 1834
2008 166 2176
2009 182 2556
2010 180 3268
2011 171 3778
2012 188 4424
2013 200 4627
2014 238 5179
2015 226 5499
2016 243 5873
2017 216 6313
2018 235 7318
2019 221 8483
2020 243 9469
2021 272 10802
2022 233 10012
2023 244 10256
2024 157 7156

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

Mathematics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 6 74 244
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 89 472
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 167 539
Actuarial Science 2 122 701
Statistics 7 183 723
Applied Mathematics 10 222 770
Math Teachers 36 236 1001

Business rankings

Bilkent University ranked 3rd for Business in Turkey and 735th in the World with 3,947 publications made and 97,918 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 141 In Turkey
#157 of 2,646 In Asia
#735 of 6,339 In the World

Bilkent University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 30 59
1993 23 63
1994 33 79
1995 35 123
1996 53 154
1997 37 186
1998 54 241
1999 58 250
2000 63 341
2001 69 389
2002 84 759
2003 96 708
2004 115 846
2005 122 1203
2006 124 1473
2007 141 1551
2008 142 1999
2009 157 2179
2010 144 2777
2011 142 3266
2012 152 3793
2013 135 4009
2014 161 4491
2015 171 4750
2016 168 4612
2017 165 4919
2018 180 5490
2019 146 6288
2020 185 7311
2021 196 8237
2022 200 7875
2023 198 8232
2024 118 6248

The following table provides academic rankings for Bilkent University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 6 74 244
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 74 342
International Business 1 41 377
International Trade 1 48 441
Construction Management 3 115 475
Supply Chain Management 9 185 509
Finance 1 108 555
Entertainment Industry Business 2 83 572
Real Estate 8 184 681
Public Policy / Administration 1 66 683
Actuarial Science 2 122 701
Advertising 3 134 734
Management 5 200 778
Accounting 7 214 947
Marketing 13 261 1021
Project Management 13 256 1158
Engineering Management 8 374 1243
Management Information Systems 16 451 1585

Psychology rankings

Bilkent University ranked 30th for Psychology in Turkey and 1163rd in the World with 3,497 publications made and 77,170 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#30 of 141 In Turkey
#342 of 2,755 In Asia
#1163 of 6,645 In the World

Bilkent University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 10 19
1993 13 32
1994 16 35
1995 20 50
1996 16 80
1997 16 92
1998 22 99
1999 30 131
2000 30 196
2001 23 169
2002 53 435
2003 52 364
2004 44 347
2005 55 500
2006 79 701
2007 98 804
2008 75 1069
2009 107 1256
2010 107 1485
2011 111 1792
2012 140 2176
2013 121 2526
2014 140 2771
2015 148 3093
2016 177 3620
2017 156 4193
2018 165 5167
2019 183 5929
2020 231 7697
2021 222 8687
2022 245 8670
2023 301 8957
2024 258 7803

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

Psychology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 28 373
Cognitive Science 4 152 636
Social Psychology 10 191 950
Education Majors 31 264 1147
Child Psychology 30 256 1213
Neuroscience 35 410 1330
Clinical Psychology 54 447 1628
Psychiatry 57 540 1660

Economics rankings

Bilkent University ranked 3rd for Economics in Turkey and 646th in the World with 3,156 publications made and 72,813 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 140 In Turkey
#118 of 2,553 In Asia
#646 of 6,167 In the World

Bilkent University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 19 13
1993 13 22
1994 17 23
1995 19 53
1996 39 75
1997 33 111
1998 50 127
1999 38 131
2000 55 222
2001 63 282
2002 59 462
2003 86 479
2004 87 542
2005 93 748
2006 89 987
2007 104 1065
2008 99 1378
2009 101 1484
2010 109 1815
2011 112 2165
2012 118 2637
2013 109 2661
2014 148 3000
2015 142 3181
2016 164 3201
2017 120 3282
2018 133 3822
2019 134 4309
2020 158 5357
2021 184 6037
2022 178 5983
2023 179 6237
2024 87 4829

The following table provides academic rankings for Bilkent University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 4 91
Political Economy 1 11 218
International Economics 1 19 290
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 74 342
International Trade 1 48 441
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 89 472
Finance 1 108 555
Actuarial Science 2 122 701
Development Studies 10 211 957

Art & Design rankings

Bilkent University ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Turkey and 692nd in the World with 2,085 publications made and 39,165 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#3 of 139 In Turkey
#126 of 2,428 In Asia
#692 of 5,966 In the World

Bilkent University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 12 19
1993 8 32
1994 16 46
1995 13 42
1996 21 83
1997 16 88
1998 33 111
1999 23 116
2000 40 197
2001 23 152
2002 59 305
2003 47 263
2004 41 316
2005 40 400
2006 66 491
2007 74 587
2008 66 664
2009 99 844
2010 65 949
2011 90 1158
2012 77 1391
2013 76 1350
2014 103 1623
2015 119 1614
2016 86 1720
2017 98 1963
2018 78 2152
2019 86 2397
2020 105 2757
2021 112 2999
2022 96 2906
2023 99 3090
2024 70 2586

The following table provides academic rankings for Bilkent University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Interior Design 2 16 72
Computer Graphics 1 84 333
Animation 2 112 409
Architecture 3 84 413
Cinematography 5 41 530
Entertainment Industry Business 2 83 572
UX/UI Desgin 4 145 633
Graphic Design 10 146 639
Aesthetics 3 109 647
Illustration and Concept Art 8 162 673
Multimedia 6 157 714
Fashion Design 5 143 716
Literature 5 134 795
Painting and Drawing 12 221 802
Sculpture 12 221 802
Art History 4 70 876
Creative Writing 7 123 918
Landscape Architecture 24 361 940

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Bilkent University

Speciality Turkey Asia World Rank
Neurosurgery 57 361 952
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 45 355 1054
Cardiology 60 451 1315
Medicine 43 448 1323
Ophthalmology 63 503 1409
Radiation Therapy 54 586 1413
Pathology 51 547 1517
Audiology 53 488 1528
Orthodontics 63 536 1653
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 67 680 1664
Anatomy and Physiology 57 594 1665
Surgery 70 594 1679
Dermatology 70 705 1762
Public Health 38 595 1831
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 60 546 1871
Dentistry 67 662 1874
Pediatrics 67 617 1884
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 113 569 1901
Critical Care Nursing 67 664 1988
Physical Therapy 67 717 2089
Sports Medicine 65 716 2125
Health Science 58 630 2146
Healthcare Management (MHA) 61 719 2250
Nursing 67 746 2350
Anesthesiology 89 968 2510