Hacettepe University: Rankings

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Hacettepe University ranked 5th in Turkey, 583rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 191 research topics. Hacettepe University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 68,953 academic publications and 1,244,579 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 22 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#583 of 14,131 In the World
#93 of 5,830 In Asia
#5 of 175 In Turkey
#3 of 16 In Ankara
#26 of 2,928 For Radiochemistry
#46 of 1,054 For Neurosurgery
#82 of 2,275 For Orthodontics
#823 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1065 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 188 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 1st for Medicine in Turkey and 269th in the World with 44,791 publications made and 866,742 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 141 In Turkey
#45 of 2,817 In Asia
#269 of 6,793 In the World

Hacettepe University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 291 458
1994 275 603
1995 296 760
1996 429 1105
1997 426 1333
1998 495 1598
1999 536 2075
2000 653 2676
2001 701 3477
2002 653 4403
2003 810 5475
2004 963 6893
2005 1093 8145
2006 994 9794
2007 1011 11182
2008 974 13519
2009 1060 15296
2010 1055 17479
2011 1037 20261
2012 1188 22200
2013 1360 25445
2014 1459 28282
2015 1841 32011
2016 1830 35487
2017 1838 39281
2018 1885 43665
2019 2179 50133
2020 2601 61485
2021 3036 72893
2022 2834 76351
2023 2904 78921
2024 2743 75019
2025 2521 68580

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

Medicine subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 1 5 46
Orthodontics 1 15 82
Dentistry 1 15 84
Occupational Therapy 1 5 98
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 5 110
Pediatrics 1 11 122
Dermatology 2 18 133
Cosmetology 2 26 134
Plastic Surgery 3 19 143
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 41 153
Sports Medicine 1 9 159
Surgery 2 36 171
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 32 176
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 40 177
Radiation Therapy 1 51 188
Audiology 1 17 205
Physical Therapy 1 16 207
Anesthesiology 2 33 208
Anatomy and Physiology 1 37 219
Ophthalmology 2 49 239
Cardiology 1 41 243
Pathology 1 45 249
Urology 3 54 258
Critical Care Nursing 1 30 258
Medical Physics 1 30 260
Family medicine 1 31 270
Psychiatry 2 39 279
Biomedical Engineering 1 78 289
Sports / Exercise science 1 19 294
Optometry 1 56 299
Epidemiology 2 53 306
Respiratory Therapy 2 55 318
Health Science 1 38 319
Toxicology 3 79 327
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 37 327
Pharmacology 1 81 331
Immunology 2 72 334
Nursing 1 37 346
Clinical Psychology 1 24 348
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 44 363
Oncology and Cancer research 2 113 371
Veterinary 10 99 378
Pharmacy 1 110 387
Gerontology 1 40 392
Public Health 1 54 394
Virology 1 83 394
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 41 451
Forensic Science 2 108 465
Social Work 1 30 535

Biology rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 1st for Biology in Turkey and 395th in the World with 42,803 publications made and 938,499 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 141 In Turkey
#88 of 2,838 In Asia
#395 of 6,841 In the World

Hacettepe University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 260 497
1994 276 686
1995 293 825
1996 416 1284
1997 426 1451
1998 532 1784
1999 545 2328
2000 662 2981
2001 691 3769
2002 723 4920
2003 849 6191
2004 986 7539
2005 1101 9004
2006 1033 11144
2007 1067 12637
2008 978 14962
2009 1146 17164
2010 1082 19726
2011 1026 22831
2012 1229 25229
2013 1356 28578
2014 1453 31847
2015 1672 35784
2016 1790 38794
2017 1754 42856
2018 1757 47279
2019 2012 54712
2020 2404 65907
2021 2762 77252
2022 2664 80625
2023 2562 82222
2024 2270 77136
2025 2077 69444

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

Biology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 4 71 241
Microbiology 1 63 320
Toxicology 3 79 327
Biotechnology 1 67 328
Pharmacology 1 81 331
Immunology 2 72 334
Oncology and Cancer research 2 113 371
Virology 1 83 394
Neuroscience 2 65 402
Genetics 2 101 424
Zoology 1 63 438
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 41 451
Botany 5 109 465
Paleontology 2 98 471
Biochemistry 1 129 479
Nanotechnology 4 220 557
Molecular Biology 3 176 566
Horticulture 16 185 569
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 155 617
Astrobiology 4 170 711
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 175 712
Animal Science 21 210 757
Entomology 6 196 786
Agricultural Science 11 266 787
Biophysics 1 228 796
Evolutionary Biology 4 238 947
Forestry 23 340 1120

Chemistry rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Turkey and 514th in the World with 28,289 publications made and 695,240 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 140 In Turkey
#148 of 2,785 In Asia
#514 of 6,561 In the World

Hacettepe University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 184 399
1994 176 541
1995 205 665
1996 317 1039
1997 331 1173
1998 422 1422
1999 421 1932
2000 525 2406
2001 551 2970
2002 571 3993
2003 641 5087
2004 743 6129
2005 779 7219
2006 733 9010
2007 835 10260
2008 710 11955
2009 806 13831
2010 723 15954
2011 776 18401
2012 821 19993
2013 869 22494
2014 941 24847
2015 1095 27335
2016 1132 29607
2017 1106 32222
2018 1126 35466
2019 1264 41119
2020 1472 49245
2021 1631 56821
2022 1553 58327
2023 1546 59620
2024 1310 56203
2025 1160 50015

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

Chemistry subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 1 20 26
Nutrition and Food Science 4 71 241
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 89 336
Pharmacy 1 110 387
Physical chemistry 2 154 402
Chemical Engineering 3 192 446
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 108 465
Organic Chemistry 1 141 467
Biochemical Engineering 2 128 473
Biochemistry 1 129 479
Materials Science 3 180 523
Nanotechnology 4 220 557
Inorganic Chemistry 3 210 568
Environmental Chemistry 6 201 625
Computational Chemistry 13 305 948

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Turkey and 489th in the World with 24,647 publications made and 413,219 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 141 In Turkey
#64 of 2,867 In Asia
#489 of 7,088 In the World

Hacettepe University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 70 141
1994 61 178
1995 72 191
1996 89 306
1997 127 350
1998 129 396
1999 146 526
2000 182 738
2001 174 941
2002 187 1104
2003 202 1426
2004 306 1869
2005 311 2308
2006 304 2883
2007 340 3308
2008 349 4139
2009 464 4924
2010 488 5834
2011 513 7214
2012 628 8128
2013 683 9486
2014 815 10849
2015 1041 12875
2016 1208 14441
2017 1216 16900
2018 1378 19335
2019 1490 22907
2020 1823 29505
2021 2092 36771
2022 2091 38483
2023 2211 42630
2024 1830 38368
2025 1474 34368

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 1 7 182
Sports / Exercise science 1 19 294
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 29 332
Education Majors 2 48 346
Special Education 2 23 387
Demography 1 53 391
Linguistics 1 73 401
Philosophy 1 47 402
Occupational Safety and Health 3 54 409
International Relations and Diplomacy 8 51 443
Publishing 1 47 457
Forensic Science 2 108 465
Library and Information science 1 45 484
Sociology 1 60 506
Human Rights Law 2 37 516
Anthropology 1 50 527
Social Work 1 30 535
International Law 2 66 557
Classics and Ancient History 6 71 564
Journalism and Digital Media 1 120 571
Communications and Public Relations 1 77 596
Art History 2 40 645
Gender Studies 2 42 652
Political Science 1 86 654
Radio and Television broadcasting 5 118 663
Law 2 117 680
Archaeology 5 154 680
Aesthetics 4 119 703
History 4 138 703
Military science 2 79 733
Broadcast Journalism 2 159 770
Genealogy 2 84 789
Public Policy / Administration 5 112 865
Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 79 883
Political Economy 13 102 924
Media Studies 9 103 960
Urban and Regional planning 17 309 1223

Physics rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 3rd for Physics in Turkey and 598th in the World with 21,929 publications made and 475,281 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 141 In Turkey
#174 of 2,822 In Asia
#598 of 6,729 In the World

Hacettepe University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 92 263
1994 97 327
1995 129 391
1996 197 636
1997 230 726
1998 279 817
1999 275 1094
2000 332 1360
2001 370 1748
2002 424 2415
2003 467 3167
2004 495 3764
2005 506 4673
2006 453 5708
2007 594 6477
2008 481 7471
2009 625 8780
2010 572 10142
2011 588 11763
2012 669 13176
2013 660 14651
2014 742 15759
2015 938 17888
2016 976 19121
2017 973 20675
2018 969 22629
2019 1023 26265
2020 1198 31334
2021 1277 36826
2022 1336 38131
2023 1302 39676
2024 1173 37967
2025 985 34014

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

Physics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 30 260
Materials Science 3 180 523
Nanotechnology 4 220 557
Nuclear Physics 2 139 560
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 145 652
Optical Engineering 4 213 672
Astrobiology 4 170 711
Quantum and Particle physics 4 216 715
Biophysics 1 228 796
Acoustical Engineering 6 236 817
Theoretical Physics 12 265 955
Atomic and Molecular physics 13 355 1099
Condensed Matter Physics 14 456 1131
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 461 1161

Engineering rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 3rd for Engineering in Turkey and 588th in the World with 21,861 publications made and 515,075 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 141 In Turkey
#170 of 2,841 In Asia
#588 of 6,795 In the World

Hacettepe University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 90 271
1994 96 311
1995 133 387
1996 180 597
1997 215 686
1998 278 816
1999 262 1053
2000 322 1363
2001 344 1757
2002 410 2435
2003 446 3191
2004 478 3926
2005 481 4782
2006 464 5979
2007 568 6877
2008 479 7915
2009 620 9487
2010 562 10745
2011 603 12573
2012 641 14257
2013 663 15985
2014 796 17569
2015 925 19674
2016 1028 21281
2017 976 23086
2018 935 25338
2019 1083 29599
2020 1215 35250
2021 1319 41805
2022 1318 43243
2023 1308 45336
2024 1202 42995
2025 938 38462

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

Engineering subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 2 43 88
Biomedical Engineering 1 78 289
Biotechnology 1 67 328
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 89 336
Geotechnical Engineering 3 126 374
Chemical Engineering 3 192 446
Biochemical Engineering 2 128 473
Nuclear Engineering 11 187 502
Materials Science 3 180 523
Remote Sensing 4 140 552
Nanotechnology 4 220 557
Civil Engineering 7 164 560
Environmental Engineering 8 194 568
Metallurgical Engineering 3 193 568
Operations Research 15 188 583
Aerospace Engineering 3 149 593
Human-Computer Interaction 4 145 614
Optical Engineering 4 213 672
Mechanical Engineering 6 206 704
Structural Engineering 8 226 726
Automotive Engineering 18 272 732
Architectural Engineering 9 224 735
Firefighting and Fire Science 15 306 778
Technical Drawing 11 278 788
Acoustical Engineering 6 236 817
Petroleum Engineering 7 272 867
Transportation Engineering 10 280 882
Systems Engineering 9 236 899
Telecommunications 8 314 903
Architecture 8 267 968
Aviation 33 294 978
Construction Management 14 345 1043
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 373 1061
Engineering Management 6 296 1072
Electrical Engineering 15 427 1095
Computer Networking 10 411 1143
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 461 1161
Computer Engineering 15 472 1171
Electronic Engineering 16 502 1213
Renewable Energy Engineering 36 520 1267
Automation and Control engineering 25 537 1270
Robotics 18 525 1270

Psychology rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 1st for Psychology in Turkey and 336th in the World with 20,758 publications made and 348,592 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 141 In Turkey
#45 of 2,766 In Asia
#336 of 6,663 In the World

Hacettepe University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 115 172
1994 105 255
1995 105 299
1996 182 398
1997 163 456
1998 207 617
1999 190 693
2000 224 911
2001 280 1289
2002 261 1681
2003 293 1994
2004 360 2413
2005 411 3035
2006 357 3591
2007 390 4107
2008 411 4808
2009 461 5438
2010 507 6486
2011 454 7466
2012 549 8440
2013 645 9527
2014 745 10739
2015 928 12348
2016 902 13216
2017 966 15288
2018 952 17236
2019 1055 20214
2020 1251 25767
2021 1475 30906
2022 1492 33128
2023 1529 35023
2024 1310 32394
2025 1232 30078

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

Psychology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 5 98
Psychiatry 2 39 279
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 58 308
Child Psychology 1 21 335
Education Majors 2 48 346
Clinical Psychology 1 24 348
Special Education 2 23 387
Neuroscience 2 65 402
Sexology 2 20 483
Social Work 1 30 535
Social Psychology 2 78 568
Cognitive Science 7 209 761

Environmental Science rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Turkey and 596th in the World with 19,776 publications made and 389,647 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 141 In Turkey
#147 of 2,841 In Asia
#596 of 6,888 In the World

Hacettepe University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 90 169
1994 85 227
1995 101 279
1996 134 417
1997 162 449
1998 210 560
1999 206 734
2000 242 905
2001 238 1238
2002 290 1609
2003 361 2184
2004 388 2624
2005 433 3275
2006 396 4263
2007 457 4763
2008 377 5928
2009 486 6840
2010 505 7926
2011 522 9540
2012 602 10913
2013 634 12453
2014 700 13894
2015 818 15688
2016 928 17106
2017 915 18585
2018 912 20589
2019 1006 24554
2020 1154 29953
2021 1329 35645
2022 1410 36566
2023 1302 38459
2024 1136 35026
2025 864 31742

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

Environmental Science subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 2 43 88
Geotechnical Engineering 3 126 374
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 108 465
Paleontology 2 98 471
Earth science and Geophysics 5 143 502
Geology 3 136 547
Environmental Engineering 8 194 568
Environmental Chemistry 6 201 625
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 193 667
Geography and Cartography 4 153 679
Ecology 5 186 707
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 175 712
Agricultural Science 11 266 787
Environmental Management 15 273 813
Oceanography 9 278 922
Forestry 23 340 1120
Urban and Regional planning 17 309 1223

Computer Science rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Turkey and 631st in the World with 18,378 publications made and 354,803 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 141 In Turkey
#151 of 2,842 In Asia
#631 of 6,855 In the World

Hacettepe University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 59 172
1994 75 221
1995 77 238
1996 100 397
1997 94 421
1998 119 525
1999 116 573
2000 173 834
2001 192 1061
2002 195 1337
2003 227 1657
2004 271 1984
2005 296 2555
2006 320 3054
2007 354 3617
2008 360 4425
2009 418 5393
2010 476 6213
2011 431 7264
2012 502 8585
2013 584 9706
2014 721 11121
2015 807 12682
2016 860 14124
2017 887 16432
2018 940 18893
2019 977 21864
2020 1200 27621
2021 1367 33171
2022 1351 35117
2023 1398 36904
2024 1168 34291
2025 1058 31272

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

Computer Science subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Multimedia 2 66 350
Neuroscience 2 65 402
Game Design and Development 2 92 442
Library and Information science 1 45 484
Machine Learning 5 167 594
Human-Computer Interaction 4 145 614
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 155 617
Computational Linguistics 5 180 639
Information Technology 6 151 647
Data Science 3 140 706
Web Design and Development 3 214 724
Cognitive Science 7 209 761
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 231 779
Software Engineering 5 165 789
Computer Vision 7 263 806
Animation 10 311 869
UX/UI Desgin 8 237 882
Telecommunications 8 314 903
Computer Graphics 5 266 908
Cyber Security 9 354 1058
Management Information Systems 6 239 1066
Computer Networking 10 411 1143
Computer Engineering 15 472 1171
Robotics 18 525 1270
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 690 1596

Mathematics rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Turkey and 521st in the World with 11,511 publications made and 199,951 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 141 In Turkey
#125 of 2,725 In Asia
#521 of 6,434 In the World

Hacettepe University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 17 44
1994 22 46
1995 24 55
1996 30 102
1997 38 116
1998 54 157
1999 47 192
2000 66 219
2001 64 338
2002 84 452
2003 97 606
2004 128 707
2005 147 857
2006 161 1292
2007 181 1414
2008 183 1744
2009 238 2226
2010 266 2720
2011 279 3283
2012 333 4090
2013 402 5287
2014 446 5932
2015 588 7085
2016 606 8045
2017 606 9174
2018 616 10984
2019 645 13180
2020 828 16604
2021 979 20912
2022 964 21811
2023 1003 22967
2024 761 18509
2025 629 15701

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

Mathematics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 2 44 238
Statistics 1 122 518
Operations Research 15 188 583
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 160 734
Applied Mathematics 14 246 833
Actuarial Science 9 175 852
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 690 1596

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Hacettepe University

Speciality Turkey Asia World Rank
Graphic Design 1 35 199
Illustration and Concept Art 1 45 265
Interior Design 8 97 325
Photography 2 68 466
Painting and Drawing 5 104 480
Sculpture 5 104 480
Human Resource Management 1 88 490
Development Studies 1 76 494
Performing arts 2 64 531
Creative Writing 1 44 539
Fashion Design 3 116 611
International Economics 6 69 619
Economics 3 119 651
Art & Design 2 121 667
Music 5 124 673
Literature 3 103 674
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 141 701
International Trade 9 110 751
Advertising 4 140 753
International Business 9 118 783
Business 4 176 797
Marketing 6 186 809
Finance 7 192 828
Accounting 3 186 838
Management 10 259 952
Entertainment Industry Business 15 217 974
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 308 1035
Tax Law 8 276 1043
Environmental Economics 20 380 1118
Project Management 16 314 1310