Istanbul University: Rankings

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Istanbul University ranked 1st in Turkey, 523rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 164 research topics. Istanbul University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 48,425 academic publications and 733,748 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 144 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#523 of 14,131 In the World
#87 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 175 In Turkey
#1 of 52 In Istanbul
#74 of 1,022 For Neurosurgery
#90 of 1,700 For Dermatology
#102 of 1,067 For Plastic Surgery
#209 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#800 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 161 other topics

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Biology rankings

Istanbul University ranked 2nd for Biology in Turkey and 433rd in the World with 32,210 publications made and 589,260 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#93 of 2,814 In Asia
#433 of 6,770 In the World

Istanbul University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 81 242
1992 98 263
1993 135 259
1994 132 343
1995 182 378
1996 233 483
1997 236 672
1998 284 814
1999 317 1098
2000 402 1422
2001 489 2056
2002 613 2720
2003 664 3425
2004 753 4429
2005 769 5938
2006 847 7375
2007 1013 8838
2008 860 10424
2009 984 12516
2010 1053 15291
2011 1100 17623
2012 1316 20578
2013 1446 23456
2014 1630 26324
2015 1663 28326
2016 1859 29940
2017 1720 31435
2018 1724 34382
2019 1573 40436
2020 1686 48240
2021 1874 55693
2022 1729 58725
2023 1847 58441

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

Biology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Immunology 1 68 336
Oncology and Cancer research 1 98 350
Pharmacology 2 80 351
Microbiology 2 70 361
Nutrition and Food Science 7 119 386
Forestry 2 64 388
Neuroscience 1 57 407
Biotechnology 2 86 411
Virology 1 93 414
Animal Science 12 82 416
Horticulture 9 131 445
Genetics 2 108 452
Botany 4 97 461
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 89 468
Paleontology 1 93 473
Zoology 3 83 513
Biochemistry 2 150 533
Toxicology 9 141 546
Molecular Biology 1 184 594
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 165 662
Astrobiology 2 148 662
Agricultural Science 16 328 960
Nanotechnology 16 431 1012
Biophysics 8 359 1102
Evolutionary Biology 14 366 1283

Medicine rankings

Istanbul University ranked 2nd for Medicine in Turkey and 290th in the World with 31,248 publications made and 535,181 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#48 of 2,781 In Asia
#290 of 6,680 In the World

Istanbul University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 84 165
1992 99 185
1993 129 190
1994 136 286
1995 168 345
1996 236 420
1997 216 599
1998 259 685
1999 299 996
2000 381 1297
2001 467 1941
2002 611 2423
2003 663 3127
2004 813 4269
2005 777 5732
2006 819 7172
2007 956 8470
2008 851 10114
2009 943 11920
2010 1013 14552
2011 1081 16619
2012 1197 19207
2013 1407 21745
2014 1505 24826
2015 1639 26508
2016 1797 27791
2017 1641 29082
2018 1676 31614
2019 1536 37473
2020 1724 45007
2021 1881 51990
2022 1742 55238
2023 1785 55248

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

Medicine subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 3 12 74
Dermatology 1 11 90
Plastic Surgery 1 10 102
Cosmetology 1 17 123
Pediatrics 2 13 135
Dentistry 3 26 139
Orthodontics 2 23 144
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 42 156
Surgery 1 33 176
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 35 195
Radiation Therapy 2 52 200
Urology 1 36 215
Anesthesiology 1 31 215
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 10 216
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 53 232
Ophthalmology 1 43 235
Respiratory Therapy 1 35 244
Anatomy and Physiology 2 41 252
Pathology 1 43 253
Critical Care Nursing 1 24 258
Cardiology 2 48 262
Occupational Therapy 2 29 263
Psychiatry 1 34 263
Physical Therapy 2 29 267
Family medicine 2 31 267
Veterinary 5 69 314
Epidemiology 2 51 315
Forensic Science 1 61 326
Immunology 1 68 336
Sports Medicine 2 33 346
Oncology and Cancer research 1 98 350
Pharmacology 2 80 351
Audiology 2 43 357
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 36 358
Optometry 1 63 363
Clinical Psychology 2 26 384
Nursing 2 43 408
Virology 1 93 414
Gerontology 2 47 455
Public Health 2 68 469
Medical Physics 2 83 478
Health Science 2 84 539
Toxicology 9 141 546
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 74 584
Pharmacy 7 191 599
Biomedical Engineering 6 208 678
Sports / Exercise science 9 110 771

Chemistry rankings

Istanbul University ranked 4th for Chemistry in Turkey and 613th in the World with 21,110 publications made and 400,289 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 140 In Turkey
#179 of 2,750 In Asia
#613 of 6,447 In the World

Istanbul University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 57 203
1992 67 225
1993 77 196
1994 94 267
1995 127 269
1996 148 362
1997 166 453
1998 209 565
1999 228 776
2000 243 1040
2001 298 1386
2002 381 1890
2003 433 2428
2004 509 3165
2005 485 4053
2006 558 5132
2007 664 6059
2008 563 7113
2009 663 8585
2010 722 10493
2011 700 12113
2012 869 14137
2013 976 16414
2014 1071 18232
2015 1093 19898
2016 1191 20734
2017 1082 22005
2018 1140 24217
2019 1013 28549
2020 1066 34283
2021 1223 39554
2022 1108 41377
2023 1233 41381

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

Chemistry subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 5 86 146
Nutrition and Food Science 7 119 386
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 106 464
Biochemistry 2 150 533
Pharmacy 7 191 599
Inorganic Chemistry 4 229 626
Organic Chemistry 5 204 637
Physical chemistry 8 242 666
Environmental Chemistry 10 230 721
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 268 844
Chemical Engineering 10 357 860
Materials Science 11 302 861
Nanotechnology 16 431 1012
Computational Chemistry 15 376 1110

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Istanbul University ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Turkey and 640th in the World with 15,415 publications made and 196,309 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#86 of 2,845 In Asia
#640 of 7,020 In the World

Istanbul University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 26 58
1992 38 76
1993 38 63
1994 47 153
1995 37 117
1996 65 161
1997 79 213
1998 76 278
1999 87 299
2000 115 423
2001 140 578
2002 208 846
2003 219 970
2004 240 1317
2005 265 1797
2006 291 2378
2007 288 2856
2008 285 3390
2009 329 4053
2010 401 4760
2011 439 5734
2012 548 6898
2013 623 7602
2014 777 8626
2015 818 9442
2016 877 9948
2017 893 10546
2018 908 12225
2019 932 14983
2020 1147 18387
2021 1190 22162
2022 1226 23974
2023 1344 24629

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 1 61 326
Classics and Ancient History 1 39 427
Human Rights Law 2 24 443
Occupational Safety and Health 2 57 455
Demography 2 65 458
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 46 498
International Relations and Diplomacy 10 83 613
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 28 616
Linguistics 5 129 624
Philosophy 3 79 628
Special Education 4 51 647
Archaeology 3 138 667
International Law 4 87 678
Gender Studies 2 43 695
History 3 128 695
Sociology 3 92 698
Library and Information science 3 90 708
Publishing 3 116 716
Anthropology 3 85 740
Sports / Exercise science 9 110 771
Political Science 3 110 800
Public Policy / Administration 3 88 826
Aesthetics 7 163 852
Political Economy 10 85 869
Genealogy 4 95 870
Law 7 157 876
Military science 5 192 1086
Media Studies 12 122 1094
Art History 6 107 1094
Journalism and Digital Media 10 279 1095
Urban and Regional planning 12 272 1107
Education Majors 24 237 1159
Communications and Public Relations 11 197 1161

Environmental Science rankings

Istanbul University ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Turkey and 625th in the World with 14,840 publications made and 219,921 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 140 In Turkey
#148 of 2,811 In Asia
#625 of 6,798 In the World

Istanbul University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 33 104
1992 54 99
1993 61 103
1994 56 189
1995 68 177
1996 101 243
1997 101 291
1998 104 352
1999 113 410
2000 162 520
2001 186 702
2002 232 975
2003 268 1121
2004 295 1519
2005 318 1989
2006 358 2590
2007 446 3152
2008 360 3790
2009 418 4622
2010 487 5486
2011 490 6496
2012 591 7945
2013 598 8602
2014 730 9353
2015 783 10481
2016 899 11380
2017 800 11963
2018 824 13299
2019 721 15854
2020 892 19597
2021 859 23426
2022 865 24519
2023 1043 24682

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

Environmental Science subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 4 57 123
Forestry 2 64 388
Earth science and Geophysics 3 122 459
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 106 464
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 89 468
Paleontology 1 93 473
Geology 4 146 590
Environmental Engineering 10 207 621
Geotechnical Engineering 7 207 630
Geography and Cartography 4 153 694
Environmental Chemistry 10 230 721
Ecology 5 188 726
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 258 741
Oceanography 7 235 835
Environmental Management 22 322 947
Agricultural Science 16 328 960
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 312 994
Urban and Regional planning 12 272 1107

Engineering rankings

Istanbul University ranked 8th for Engineering in Turkey and 833rd in the World with 13,960 publications made and 224,462 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 140 In Turkey
#262 of 2,809 In Asia
#833 of 6,684 In the World

Istanbul University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 27 69
1992 39 78
1993 54 96
1994 52 151
1995 77 153
1996 98 192
1997 90 221
1998 114 344
1999 117 418
2000 163 628
2001 156 752
2002 238 1042
2003 270 1307
2004 309 1645
2005 339 2060
2006 389 2790
2007 439 3401
2008 344 3848
2009 442 4791
2010 503 5545
2011 494 6681
2012 571 7887
2013 639 9083
2014 676 9840
2015 752 11043
2016 842 11895
2017 798 12467
2018 805 14176
2019 711 16818
2020 712 20205
2021 762 24212
2022 749 25662
2023 881 26099

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

Engineering subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 4 57 123
Biotechnology 2 86 411
Operations Research 10 153 514
Environmental Engineering 10 207 621
Geotechnical Engineering 7 207 630
Civil Engineering 8 180 641
Biomedical Engineering 6 208 678
Metallurgical Engineering 8 251 726
Aviation 16 192 792
Structural Engineering 9 262 829
Technical Drawing 7 314 830
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 268 844
Optical Engineering 7 271 854
Petroleum Engineering 11 273 859
Chemical Engineering 10 357 860
Materials Science 11 302 861
Acoustical Engineering 8 274 913
Firefighting and Fire Science 22 373 922
Architectural Engineering 18 300 944
Electronic Engineering 10 349 950
Automation and Control engineering 14 368 955
Product and Industrial Design 13 329 966
Mechanical Engineering 20 305 974
Nanotechnology 16 431 1012
Aerospace Engineering 18 309 1018
Landscape Architecture 22 389 1049
Transportation Engineering 16 392 1178
Telecommunications 16 450 1204
Automotive Engineering 31 473 1223
Computer Networking 13 438 1233
Electrical Engineering 18 478 1236
Remote Sensing 28 427 1264
Human-Computer Interaction 12 439 1413
Systems Engineering 33 484 1512
Reliability and Quality Engineering 22 678 1649
Computer Engineering 23 761 1742
Renewable Energy Engineering 63 808 1843

Psychology rankings

Istanbul University ranked 2nd for Psychology in Turkey and 365th in the World with 13,867 publications made and 243,290 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#51 of 2,703 In Asia
#365 of 6,528 In the World

Istanbul University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 35 71
1992 44 69
1993 47 91
1994 46 117
1995 59 179
1996 99 168
1997 82 250
1998 112 285
1999 117 445
2000 153 557
2001 194 766
2002 268 1025
2003 288 1315
2004 339 1786
2005 334 2347
2006 372 3037
2007 415 3681
2008 365 4212
2009 414 4943
2010 425 5942
2011 483 6909
2012 543 8060
2013 630 9179
2014 674 10655
2015 792 11226
2016 832 12013
2017 816 12547
2018 743 13862
2019 692 16437
2020 809 19652
2021 794 22568
2022 781 24143
2023 813 24308

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

Psychology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 2 29 263
Psychiatry 1 34 263
Sexology 1 9 339
Clinical Psychology 2 26 384
Neuroscience 1 57 407
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 88 504
Child Psychology 3 54 573
Special Education 4 51 647
Social Psychology 3 98 679
Cognitive Science 9 239 886
Education Majors 24 237 1159

Physics rankings

Istanbul University ranked 7th for Physics in Turkey and 823rd in the World with 13,543 publications made and 210,573 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 140 In Turkey
#250 of 2,786 In Asia
#823 of 6,603 In the World

Istanbul University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 39 80
1992 43 96
1993 47 86
1994 56 148
1995 70 140
1996 94 206
1997 95 255
1998 112 334
1999 106 387
2000 158 576
2001 150 731
2002 232 976
2003 263 1297
2004 293 1591
2005 332 2035
2006 394 2815
2007 406 3390
2008 335 3806
2009 405 4524
2010 474 5302
2011 483 6244
2012 542 7408
2013 589 8424
2014 638 9109
2015 748 10257
2016 800 11005
2017 763 11585
2018 756 13443
2019 704 15600
2020 716 18731
2021 766 22156
2022 716 23297
2023 896 24136

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

Physics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 2 83 478
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 139 649
Astrobiology 2 148 662
Nuclear Physics 9 230 805
Optical Engineering 7 271 854
Materials Science 11 302 861
Acoustical Engineering 8 274 913
Quantum and Particle physics 12 332 998
Theoretical Physics 16 282 1001
Nanotechnology 16 431 1012
Biophysics 8 359 1102
Atomic and Molecular physics 15 369 1135
Condensed Matter Physics 23 563 1351

Computer Science rankings

Istanbul University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Turkey and 755th in the World with 12,165 publications made and 218,645 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 140 In Turkey
#185 of 2,809 In Asia
#755 of 6,752 In the World

Istanbul University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 29 49
1992 24 60
1993 40 84
1994 31 96
1995 47 113
1996 53 111
1997 56 153
1998 88 236
1999 85 352
2000 115 473
2001 136 638
2002 203 872
2003 222 1193
2004 249 1535
2005 252 2021
2006 325 2661
2007 305 3226
2008 290 3709
2009 353 4553
2010 398 5343
2011 360 6262
2012 503 7561
2013 578 8511
2014 612 9997
2015 639 10650
2016 739 11510
2017 716 12418
2018 667 14287
2019 675 16571
2020 727 20057
2021 725 23270
2022 774 25395
2023 851 25452

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

Computer Science subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 1 57 407
Information Technology 3 119 589
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 165 662
Library and Information science 3 90 708
Machine Learning 10 222 743
Cognitive Science 9 239 886
Computer Vision 14 326 980
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 14 318 1035
Computational Linguistics 13 344 1047
Telecommunications 16 450 1204
Computer Networking 13 438 1233
Multimedia 17 337 1248
Computer Graphics 15 434 1300
Cyber Security 14 489 1379
Management Information Systems 12 347 1387
Human-Computer Interaction 12 439 1413
Data Science 15 456 1563
Software Engineering 24 533 1701
Computer Engineering 23 761 1742
Blockchain and Cryptography 28 873 1940

Mathematics rankings

Istanbul University ranked 6th for Mathematics in Turkey and 701st in the World with 6,757 publications made and 115,545 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 140 In Turkey
#170 of 2,673 In Asia
#701 of 6,305 In the World

Istanbul University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 10 12
1992 6 6
1993 8 15
1994 6 25
1995 9 28
1996 16 42
1997 24 56
1998 26 70
1999 18 78
2000 31 114
2001 40 156
2002 87 239
2003 100 351
2004 102 539
2005 110 864
2006 158 1055
2007 149 1324
2008 153 1615
2009 180 2001
2010 219 2289
2011 227 2542
2012 297 3264
2013 337 3758
2014 369 4522
2015 400 5163
2016 438 5393
2017 390 5757
2018 404 6822
2019 356 8215
2020 466 10270
2021 498 12835
2022 482 14227
2023 574 14588

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

Mathematics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 10 153 514
Statistics 4 161 672
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 182 812
Actuarial Science 8 175 902
Math Teachers 24 201 971
Applied Mathematics 23 351 1094
Blockchain and Cryptography 28 873 1940

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Istanbul University

Speciality Turkey Asia World Rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 3 62 320
Interior Design 13 136 512
International Economics 4 62 576
Cinematography 4 46 585
Entrepreneurship 1 77 641
International Trade 4 82 679
Real Estate 7 169 683
International Business 5 92 708
Entertainment Industry Business 5 120 746
Development Studies 3 157 792
Fashion Design 6 160 803
Illustration and Concept Art 8 227 827
Advertising 7 149 851
Painting and Drawing 9 237 855
Sculpture 9 237 855
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 219 870
Economics 7 175 880
Creative Writing 5 112 918
Art & Design 7 178 918
Tax Law 5 208 923
Business 9 212 928
Literature 8 172 939
Marketing 10 219 959
Accounting 8 201 961
Finance 10 223 967
Management 13 278 1032
Human Resource Management 13 276 1155
Project Management 16 298 1300
Environmental Economics 28 550 1447