Hacettepe University: Rankings

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Hacettepe University ranked 3rd in Turkey, 568th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 190 research topics. Hacettepe University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 66,011 academic publications and 1,161,496 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 19 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#568 of 14,131 In the World
#95 of 5,830 In Asia
#3 of 175 In Turkey
#2 of 16 In Ankara
#24 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#49 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#85 of 2,229 For Orthodontics
#843 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#913 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 187 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 1st for Medicine in Turkey and 267th in the World with 42,783 publications made and 809,464 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 141 In Turkey
#42 of 2,809 In Asia
#267 of 6,775 In the World

Hacettepe University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 240 393
1993 291 456
1994 275 602
1995 296 759
1996 429 1101
1997 426 1332
1998 495 1598
1999 536 2072
2000 652 2672
2001 701 3475
2002 653 4402
2003 809 5472
2004 962 6892
2005 1092 8144
2006 993 9796
2007 1011 11183
2008 975 13521
2009 1058 15295
2010 1053 17477
2011 1037 20265
2012 1187 22208
2013 1361 25442
2014 1458 28255
2015 1841 31997
2016 1825 35476
2017 1838 39300
2018 1885 43674
2019 2183 50236
2020 2607 61606
2021 3031 73064
2022 2839 76498
2023 2901 78994
2024 2699 74076

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 49
Orthodontics 1 16 85
Dentistry 1 16 86
Occupational Therapy 1 5 99
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 5 111
Pediatrics 1 10 121
Cosmetology 2 24 133
Dermatology 2 17 137
Plastic Surgery 3 16 138
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 41 153
Sports Medicine 1 9 167
Surgery 2 36 174
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 31 175
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 41 189
Radiation Therapy 1 51 190
Anesthesiology 2 32 208
Physical Therapy 1 16 214
Audiology 1 20 214
Anatomy and Physiology 1 37 223
Ophthalmology 2 46 240
Cardiology 1 42 247
Pathology 2 44 249
Urology 3 53 257
Critical Care Nursing 1 29 258
Medical Physics 1 30 264
Family medicine 1 31 268
Psychiatry 2 38 277
Biomedical Engineering 1 78 292
Optometry 1 54 295
Epidemiology 2 50 300
Sports / Exercise science 1 20 307
Respiratory Therapy 2 55 318
Health Science 1 39 320
Toxicology 2 77 324
Pharmacology 1 78 327
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 36 330
Immunology 2 72 333
Nursing 1 36 346
Clinical Psychology 1 25 357
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 46 364
Oncology and Cancer research 2 112 371
Veterinary 10 99 380
Pharmacy 1 110 390
Public Health 1 52 394
Gerontology 1 40 401
Virology 2 85 401
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 40 452
Forensic Science 2 106 466
Social Work 1 32 570

Biology rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 1st for Biology in Turkey and 397th in the World with 41,167 publications made and 889,565 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 141 In Turkey
#86 of 2,834 In Asia
#397 of 6,833 In the World

Hacettepe University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 233 466
1993 260 495
1994 276 686
1995 294 824
1996 416 1281
1997 426 1449
1998 532 1789
1999 544 2327
2000 662 2978
2001 691 3770
2002 723 4921
2003 848 6190
2004 985 7536
2005 1101 9005
2006 1032 11143
2007 1067 12631
2008 978 14969
2009 1144 17164
2010 1082 19727
2011 1027 22849
2012 1228 25241
2013 1356 28581
2014 1451 31829
2015 1678 35767
2016 1791 38819
2017 1756 42861
2018 1753 47308
2019 2013 54805
2020 2408 66082
2021 2757 77504
2022 2667 80833
2023 2564 82431
2024 2237 76334

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 65 237
Microbiology 1 62 320
Toxicology 2 77 324
Pharmacology 1 78 327
Biotechnology 1 66 328
Immunology 2 72 333
Oncology and Cancer research 2 112 371
Virology 2 85 401
Neuroscience 2 63 409
Genetics 2 97 421
Zoology 1 64 441
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 40 452
Botany 5 107 467
Paleontology 2 96 475
Biochemistry 1 129 482
Nanotechnology 4 217 560
Horticulture 16 183 571
Molecular Biology 4 180 578
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 153 612
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 168 702
Astrobiology 4 172 710
Animal Science 21 214 776
Agricultural Science 11 261 779
Entomology 6 193 780
Biophysics 1 227 805
Evolutionary Biology 5 238 960
Forestry 21 337 1114

Chemistry rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Turkey and 515th in the World with 27,414 publications made and 657,832 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 140 In Turkey
#144 of 2,781 In Asia
#515 of 6,545 In the World

Hacettepe University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 155 358
1993 184 398
1994 176 541
1995 206 664
1996 317 1038
1997 331 1171
1998 422 1422
1999 421 1932
2000 524 2402
2001 551 2969
2002 570 3993
2003 641 5086
2004 743 6127
2005 779 7221
2006 732 9013
2007 835 10255
2008 711 11959
2009 806 13833
2010 723 15953
2011 777 18416
2012 820 20003
2013 868 22524
2014 942 24841
2015 1097 27336
2016 1131 29622
2017 1110 32275
2018 1125 35518
2019 1269 41244
2020 1477 49458
2021 1649 57112
2022 1552 58572
2023 1544 59842
2024 1301 55767

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

Chemistry subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 1 18 24
Nutrition and Food Science 4 65 237
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 87 338
Pharmacy 1 110 390
Physical chemistry 2 149 394
Chemical Engineering 3 190 443
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 105 462
Organic Chemistry 1 137 463
Biochemical Engineering 2 119 467
Biochemistry 1 129 482
Materials Science 3 179 524
Inorganic Chemistry 3 201 559
Nanotechnology 4 217 560
Environmental Chemistry 6 192 614
Computational Chemistry 13 294 939

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Turkey and 501st in the World with 23,520 publications made and 385,718 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, Linguistics.

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

Hacettepe University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 56 168
1993 70 141
1994 61 178
1995 73 191
1996 89 306
1997 127 351
1998 129 396
1999 146 525
2000 182 737
2001 174 941
2002 187 1103
2003 200 1422
2004 307 1866
2005 310 2309
2006 304 2884
2007 340 3310
2008 349 4149
2009 464 4930
2010 489 5837
2011 517 7234
2012 628 8137
2013 683 9481
2014 817 10842
2015 1043 12874
2016 1206 14492
2017 1212 16896
2018 1381 19374
2019 1494 22968
2020 1832 29675
2021 2108 37000
2022 2100 38592
2023 2228 42819
2024 1798 37880

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 11 212
Sports / Exercise science 1 20 307
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 30 344
Education Majors 2 49 352
Special Education 2 22 388
Demography 1 52 393
Linguistics 1 72 407
Philosophy 1 50 414
Occupational Safety and Health 3 55 417
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 51 443
Publishing 1 48 461
Forensic Science 2 106 466
Library and Information science 1 47 495
Human Rights Law 2 36 509
Sociology 1 60 515
Anthropology 1 54 537
Journalism and Digital Media 1 117 561
Social Work 1 32 570
Classics and Ancient History 5 71 573
Communications and Public Relations 1 75 597
International Law 2 72 603
Art History 2 42 664
Political Science 1 89 668
Gender Studies 2 43 673
Archaeology 6 151 682
Law 2 117 691
Radio and Television broadcasting 5 127 697
History 4 137 709
Aesthetics 4 120 714
Military science 2 77 722
Broadcast Journalism 2 152 761
Genealogy 2 84 795
Public Policy / Administration 5 113 859
Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 81 905
Political Economy 13 105 932
Media Studies 7 99 964
Urban and Regional planning 16 297 1197

Physics rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 3rd for Physics in Turkey and 599th in the World with 21,173 publications made and 446,301 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
#171 of 2,817 In Asia
#599 of 6,713 In the World

Hacettepe University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 93 238
1993 92 262
1994 97 327
1995 130 390
1996 197 635
1997 230 726
1998 279 815
1999 275 1097
2000 332 1357
2001 370 1747
2002 424 2417
2003 467 3164
2004 495 3763
2005 507 4668
2006 453 5710
2007 594 6477
2008 482 7470
2009 625 8785
2010 571 10146
2011 591 11773
2012 670 13177
2013 659 14679
2014 746 15758
2015 939 17889
2016 974 19119
2017 975 20679
2018 966 22654
2019 1028 26309
2020 1205 31373
2021 1278 36894
2022 1336 38172
2023 1306 39693
2024 1177 37618

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 30 264
Materials Science 3 179 524
Nuclear Physics 2 136 559
Nanotechnology 4 217 560
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 141 651
Optical Engineering 4 210 677
Astrobiology 4 172 710
Quantum and Particle physics 4 210 712
Biophysics 1 227 805
Acoustical Engineering 7 240 832
Theoretical Physics 12 263 956
Atomic and Molecular physics 13 348 1092
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 427 1119
Condensed Matter Physics 13 450 1128

Engineering rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 3rd for Engineering in Turkey and 585th in the World with 21,112 publications made and 484,119 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 141 In Turkey
#167 of 2,835 In Asia
#585 of 6,782 In the World

Hacettepe University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 83 215
1993 90 270
1994 96 311
1995 134 386
1996 180 597
1997 215 686
1998 278 813
1999 262 1055
2000 322 1361
2001 344 1758
2002 410 2434
2003 446 3190
2004 478 3924
2005 481 4783
2006 463 5980
2007 568 6879
2008 481 7921
2009 620 9494
2010 562 10746
2011 606 12582
2012 641 14262
2013 663 16002
2014 796 17566
2015 925 19688
2016 1022 21266
2017 976 23115
2018 932 25383
2019 1085 29649
2020 1218 35334
2021 1323 41873
2022 1315 43365
2023 1306 45381
2024 1198 42683

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 39 83
Biomedical Engineering 1 78 292
Biotechnology 1 66 328
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 87 338
Geotechnical Engineering 3 126 376
Chemical Engineering 3 190 443
Biochemical Engineering 2 119 467
Nuclear Engineering 11 182 492
Materials Science 3 179 524
Remote Sensing 4 134 550
Environmental Engineering 8 182 550
Nanotechnology 4 217 560
Civil Engineering 7 159 561
Metallurgical Engineering 3 188 562
Operations Research 14 186 586
Aerospace Engineering 3 147 599
Human-Computer Interaction 4 139 617
Optical Engineering 4 210 677
Mechanical Engineering 6 204 713
Architectural Engineering 8 220 717
Structural Engineering 8 220 728
Automotive Engineering 18 278 752
Firefighting and Fire Science 16 303 767
Technical Drawing 13 300 825
Acoustical Engineering 7 240 832
Petroleum Engineering 8 267 863
Transportation Engineering 9 271 870
Telecommunications 8 310 901
Systems Engineering 10 237 913
Architecture 9 280 1005
Aviation 32 297 1007
Construction Management 14 342 1045
Engineering Management 6 280 1048
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 378 1073
Electrical Engineering 14 413 1077
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 427 1119
Computer Networking 10 409 1145
Computer Engineering 14 458 1147
Electronic Engineering 16 490 1204
Renewable Energy Engineering 35 506 1246
Automation and Control engineering 25 535 1272
Robotics 18 520 1280

Psychology rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 1st for Psychology in Turkey and 340th in the World with 19,848 publications made and 332,918 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 141 In Turkey
#46 of 2,755 In Asia
#340 of 6,645 In the World

Hacettepe University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 85 127
1993 115 170
1994 105 255
1995 106 298
1996 182 396
1997 163 454
1998 207 617
1999 190 693
2000 224 910
2001 280 1288
2002 261 1680
2003 292 1986
2004 360 2413
2005 411 3037
2006 356 3593
2007 390 4105
2008 411 4812
2009 460 5447
2010 507 6486
2011 456 7479
2012 550 8456
2013 645 9525
2014 747 10753
2015 932 12346
2016 902 13246
2017 965 15320
2018 954 17288
2019 1058 20328
2020 1264 25981
2021 1498 31171
2022 1495 33394
2023 1536 35210
2024 1302 32025

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 99
Psychiatry 2 38 277
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 61 318
Child Psychology 1 22 349
Education Majors 2 49 352
Clinical Psychology 1 25 357
Special Education 2 22 388
Neuroscience 2 63 409
Sexology 2 20 501
Social Work 1 32 570
Social Psychology 2 78 575
Cognitive Science 7 202 764

Environmental Science rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Turkey and 593rd in the World with 19,090 publications made and 374,455 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

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

Hacettepe University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 73 184
1993 90 169
1994 85 227
1995 101 279
1996 134 417
1997 162 450
1998 210 565
1999 206 735
2000 242 902
2001 238 1240
2002 290 1610
2003 360 2179
2004 388 2624
2005 434 3275
2006 396 4265
2007 457 4767
2008 376 5932
2009 486 6836
2010 505 7929
2011 525 9557
2012 601 10918
2013 638 12453
2014 696 13878
2015 822 15692
2016 926 17133
2017 916 18625
2018 909 20640
2019 1007 24613
2020 1154 30052
2021 1333 35726
2022 1408 36610
2023 1308 38554
2024 1117 34637

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 39 83
Geotechnical Engineering 3 126 376
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 105 462
Paleontology 2 96 475
Earth science and Geophysics 5 137 495
Geology 4 130 548
Environmental Engineering 8 182 550
Environmental Chemistry 6 192 614
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 189 667
Geography and Cartography 4 152 681
Ecology 5 180 698
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 168 702
Agricultural Science 11 261 779
Environmental Management 15 262 795
Oceanography 9 272 915
Forestry 21 337 1114
Urban and Regional planning 16 297 1197

Computer Science rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Turkey and 631st in the World with 17,591 publications made and 332,970 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
#148 of 2,840 In Asia
#631 of 6,845 In the World

Hacettepe University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 55 131
1993 59 170
1994 75 221
1995 77 237
1996 100 394
1997 94 420
1998 119 525
1999 116 573
2000 173 836
2001 192 1060
2002 195 1338
2003 226 1651
2004 272 1987
2005 295 2557
2006 319 3054
2007 354 3615
2008 360 4429
2009 418 5395
2010 476 6212
2011 434 7266
2012 503 8591
2013 586 9708
2014 726 11139
2015 808 12700
2016 859 14125
2017 887 16466
2018 939 18923
2019 981 21923
2020 1205 27832
2021 1381 33398
2022 1355 35326
2023 1415 37178
2024 1157 33903

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 65 342
Neuroscience 2 63 409
Game Design and Development 2 85 447
Library and Information science 1 47 495
Machine Learning 5 162 590
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 153 612
Human-Computer Interaction 4 139 617
Information Technology 6 147 636
Computational Linguistics 5 178 656
Data Science 4 137 706
Web Design and Development 3 223 744
Cognitive Science 7 202 764
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 230 785
Computer Vision 7 258 803
Software Engineering 6 165 803
UX/UI Desgin 8 231 875
Animation 10 312 876
Telecommunications 8 310 901
Computer Graphics 5 269 920
Management Information Systems 6 231 1046
Cyber Security 9 354 1066
Computer Networking 10 409 1145
Computer Engineering 14 458 1147
Robotics 18 520 1280
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 689 1608

Mathematics rankings

Hacettepe University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Turkey and 526th in the World with 11,082 publications made and 201,463 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 141 In Turkey
#123 of 2,718 In Asia
#526 of 6,418 In the World

Hacettepe University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 16 27
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 84 450
2003 97 604
2004 128 707
2005 146 857
2006 161 1295
2007 181 1417
2008 183 1747
2009 239 2233
2010 266 2728
2011 282 3304
2012 334 4108
2013 402 5301
2014 447 5959
2015 593 7119
2016 606 8109
2017 608 9258
2018 617 11099
2019 651 13383
2020 835 17048
2021 994 21301
2022 969 22204
2023 1017 23402
2024 753 18390

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 43 240
Statistics 2 119 516
Operations Research 14 186 586
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 160 740
Applied Mathematics 14 245 838
Actuarial Science 9 173 853
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 689 1608

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Hacettepe University

Speciality Turkey Asia World Rank
Graphic Design 1 33 192
Illustration and Concept Art 1 42 276
Interior Design 8 89 312
Photography 2 66 467
Painting and Drawing 5 107 500
Sculpture 5 107 500
Development Studies 1 79 509
Human Resource Management 1 91 511
Creative Writing 1 45 543
Performing arts 2 66 558
Fashion Design 3 115 618
International Economics 7 71 628
Music 5 116 643
Economics 4 120 658
Art & Design 2 120 677
Literature 3 104 680
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 162 763
International Trade 9 112 765
Advertising 6 148 780
International Business 9 119 796
Business 5 179 806
Marketing 6 185 813
Finance 7 191 833
Accounting 4 191 848
Entertainment Industry Business 13 210 958
Management 10 261 963
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 305 1042
Environmental Economics 18 362 1093
Project Management 15 305 1307