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Istanbul University ranked 1st in Turkey, 500th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 174 research topics. Istanbul University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 62,373 academic publications and 1,041,423 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 152 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#500 of 14,131 In the World
#79 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 175 In Turkey
#1 of 52 In Istanbul
#68 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#79 of 1,885 For Dermatology
#107 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#203 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#800 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 171 other topics

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Biology rankings

Istanbul University ranked 2nd for Biology in Turkey and 403rd in the World with 39,286 publications made and 814,015 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#89 of 2,834 In Asia
#403 of 6,833 In the World

Istanbul University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 101 355
1993 142 342
1994 156 506
1995 202 550
1996 257 710
1997 272 933
1998 296 1064
1999 346 1427
2000 435 1909
2001 524 2682
2002 668 3455
2003 742 4408
2004 834 5630
2005 868 7328
2006 939 9105
2007 1066 10875
2008 949 13017
2009 1082 15230
2010 1185 18663
2011 1287 21883
2012 1519 25264
2013 1721 28695
2014 1905 32157
2015 1990 34083
2016 2111 36040
2017 2038 39026
2018 1979 42391
2019 1890 50060
2020 2046 62505
2021 2302 71961
2022 2253 71227
2023 2259 73046
2024 1861 67118

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

Biology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Immunology 1 64 318
Pharmacology 2 79 328
Microbiology 2 67 332
Oncology and Cancer research 1 94 334
Nutrition and Food Science 7 112 353
Forestry 1 70 360
Animal Science 9 77 364
Neuroscience 1 56 375
Virology 1 83 398
Biotechnology 2 88 400
Horticulture 8 126 414
Genetics 1 95 419
Botany 4 95 425
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 82 429
Paleontology 1 86 439
Toxicology 9 133 477
Zoology 4 82 492
Biochemistry 2 139 502
Molecular Biology 2 164 542
Astrobiology 2 134 603
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 172 665
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 134 867
Agricultural Science 15 334 947
Nanotechnology 13 416 968
Evolutionary Biology 12 324 1168
Biophysics 9 395 1193

Medicine rankings

Istanbul University ranked 2nd for Medicine in Turkey and 275th in the World with 38,807 publications made and 749,002 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#46 of 2,809 In Asia
#275 of 6,775 In the World

Istanbul University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 100 265
1993 129 272
1994 152 445
1995 186 504
1996 251 629
1997 248 827
1998 274 911
1999 335 1310
2000 410 1730
2001 517 2547
2002 657 3161
2003 757 4075
2004 907 5475
2005 882 7192
2006 913 8995
2007 1033 10688
2008 952 12843
2009 1040 15027
2010 1147 18065
2011 1273 21036
2012 1412 23843
2013 1697 27065
2014 1803 30705
2015 2024 32392
2016 2105 34044
2017 1998 36385
2018 1959 39266
2019 1861 47055
2020 2095 58891
2021 2370 67955
2022 2318 67719
2023 2225 69770
2024 1881 64079

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

Medicine subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 2 12 68
Dermatology 1 8 79
Plastic Surgery 2 12 107
Cosmetology 1 16 110
Dentistry 2 22 116
Orthodontics 2 20 120
Pediatrics 2 15 143
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 39 150
Surgery 1 35 167
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 14 168
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 35 187
Radiation Therapy 2 53 201
Anesthesiology 1 30 201
Urology 1 37 208
Ophthalmology 1 42 216
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 54 223
Anatomy and Physiology 2 40 233
Pathology 1 41 246
Psychiatry 1 32 249
Cardiology 2 44 253
Respiratory Therapy 1 41 254
Veterinary 5 54 268
Occupational Therapy 2 34 272
Critical Care Nursing 2 32 277
Physical Therapy 2 32 284
Epidemiology 1 48 296
Forensic Science 1 65 305
Immunology 1 64 318
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 36 322
Family medicine 2 46 324
Optometry 3 65 326
Sports Medicine 2 33 327
Pharmacology 2 79 328
Oncology and Cancer research 1 94 334
Audiology 2 44 348
Clinical Psychology 2 26 362
Medical Physics 3 50 367
Virology 1 83 398
Nursing 2 49 440
Gerontology 2 49 445
Public Health 2 71 465
Toxicology 9 133 477
Pharmacy 6 168 527
Health Science 2 86 539
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 75 547
Biomedical Engineering 5 187 608
Sports / Exercise science 9 116 744
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 134 867

Chemistry rankings

Istanbul University ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Turkey and 574th in the World with 25,300 publications made and 548,178 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#170 of 2,781 In Asia
#574 of 6,545 In the World

Istanbul University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 70 297
1993 83 252
1994 112 403
1995 132 411
1996 164 541
1997 193 632
1998 219 730
1999 242 1010
2000 272 1357
2001 323 1733
2002 422 2348
2003 493 3092
2004 560 3951
2005 532 4888
2006 626 6142
2007 683 7253
2008 628 8587
2009 724 10184
2010 804 12563
2011 843 14755
2012 998 17112
2013 1106 19627
2014 1199 21866
2015 1255 23261
2016 1311 24505
2017 1255 26758
2018 1264 29187
2019 1189 34378
2020 1272 43331
2021 1470 49918
2022 1392 49436
2023 1477 50798
2024 1220 45934

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

Chemistry subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 6 81 146
Nutrition and Food Science 7 112 353
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 103 456
Biochemistry 2 139 502
Pharmacy 6 168 527
Inorganic Chemistry 4 211 575
Organic Chemistry 5 198 611
Physical chemistry 7 237 640
Environmental Chemistry 10 231 703
Biochemical Engineering 6 221 750
Materials Science 11 289 807
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 276 845
Chemical Engineering 10 361 858
Nanotechnology 13 416 968
Computational Chemistry 16 396 1126

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Istanbul University ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Turkey and 570th in the World with 20,665 publications made and 298,300 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

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

Istanbul University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 39 109
1993 43 96
1994 52 196
1995 44 160
1996 74 206
1997 81 287
1998 80 344
1999 96 370
2000 123 594
2001 148 787
2002 222 1105
2003 233 1212
2004 261 1676
2005 292 2284
2006 307 2923
2007 331 3470
2008 343 4341
2009 373 4932
2010 455 5950
2011 534 7248
2012 638 8619
2013 750 9460
2014 929 10787
2015 1068 11694
2016 1098 12640
2017 1199 13703
2018 1183 15816
2019 1303 19616
2020 1602 25719
2021 1725 31507
2022 1665 31751
2023 1658 34588
2024 1228 29812

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 65 305
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 32 367
Occupational Safety and Health 1 46 377
Classics and Ancient History 1 33 383
Demography 2 68 451
International Relations and Diplomacy 11 67 484
Human Rights Law 1 33 489
Philosophy 3 76 537
Linguistics 4 110 557
Special Education 4 50 586
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 33 600
Archaeology 3 130 612
History 3 118 637
Gender Studies 3 47 683
International Law 4 86 685
Sociology 3 95 687
Library and Information science 3 87 697
Anthropology 3 89 722
Political Science 2 104 732
Aesthetics 5 125 736
Publishing 2 118 743
Sports / Exercise science 9 116 744
Political Economy 10 75 792
Genealogy 3 86 807
Broadcast Journalism 4 171 812
Law 5 160 845
Radio and Television broadcasting 8 176 852
Public Policy / Administration 4 112 854
Journalism and Digital Media 5 215 880
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 152 897
Law Enforcement 1 158 961
Communications and Public Relations 5 171 971
Media Studies 8 101 977
Education Majors 23 213 1012
Art History 5 91 1025
Military science 5 178 1043
Urban and Regional planning 14 276 1154

Environmental Science rankings

Istanbul University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Turkey and 590th in the World with 18,497 publications made and 316,621 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 141 In Turkey
#139 of 2,838 In Asia
#590 of 6,876 In the World

Istanbul University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 57 130
1993 64 128
1994 63 223
1995 78 232
1996 109 305
1997 112 393
1998 112 453
1999 127 525
2000 173 692
2001 197 919
2002 252 1234
2003 284 1427
2004 337 2005
2005 365 2465
2006 394 3240
2007 467 3860
2008 387 4846
2009 460 5647
2010 549 6661
2011 591 8073
2012 679 9911
2013 719 10481
2014 860 11709
2015 944 12933
2016 1025 14059
2017 1026 15361
2018 965 17128
2019 979 20665
2020 1134 26752
2021 1119 32110
2022 1072 31214
2023 1282 33047
2024 931 29616

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 57 134
Forestry 1 70 360
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 82 429
Paleontology 1 86 439
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 103 456
Earth science and Geophysics 3 126 463
Geology 3 128 546
Environmental Engineering 10 198 591
Geotechnical Engineering 7 207 626
Geography and Cartography 3 145 651
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 245 665
Ecology 4 171 678
Environmental Chemistry 10 231 703
Oceanography 6 220 773
Environmental Management 22 328 942
Agricultural Science 15 334 947
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 308 972
Urban and Regional planning 14 276 1154

Engineering rankings

Istanbul University ranked 8th for Engineering in Turkey and 791st in the World with 17,197 publications made and 320,042 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 141 In Turkey
#253 of 2,835 In Asia
#791 of 6,782 In the World

Istanbul University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 42 130
1993 62 131
1994 60 218
1995 86 231
1996 103 306
1997 105 344
1998 119 440
1999 127 535
2000 179 804
2001 167 968
2002 263 1314
2003 314 1702
2004 352 2070
2005 361 2548
2006 442 3462
2007 466 4060
2008 400 4806
2009 468 5741
2010 560 6913
2011 602 8350
2012 638 9817
2013 745 10986
2014 766 12142
2015 891 13301
2016 948 14328
2017 977 15811
2018 924 17942
2019 851 21337
2020 918 26815
2021 936 32049
2022 967 31482
2023 1091 33330
2024 874 30625

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 57 134
Biotechnology 2 88 400
Operations Research 9 127 435
Environmental Engineering 10 198 591
Biomedical Engineering 5 187 608
Geotechnical Engineering 7 207 626
Civil Engineering 8 184 639
Metallurgical Engineering 7 236 685
Aviation 14 168 693
Biochemical Engineering 6 221 750
Architectural Engineering 13 245 785
Structural Engineering 9 247 790
Product and Industrial Design 10 241 805
Materials Science 11 289 807
Optical Engineering 5 255 811
Technical Drawing 12 293 816
Petroleum Engineering 6 257 835
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 276 845
Acoustical Engineering 8 244 846
Chemical Engineering 10 361 858
Landscape Architecture 21 323 886
Firefighting and Fire Science 21 382 917
Electronic Engineering 10 342 925
Mechanical Engineering 19 294 935
Transportation Engineering 12 299 938
Aerospace Engineering 14 283 950
Automation and Control engineering 16 374 950
Nanotechnology 13 416 968
Nuclear Engineering 28 448 1084
Construction Management 15 368 1108
Automotive Engineering 27 444 1127
Telecommunications 13 424 1135
Computer Networking 12 431 1187
Electrical Engineering 17 463 1188
Remote Sensing 23 416 1225
Human-Computer Interaction 13 418 1334
Systems Engineering 32 489 1501
Reliability and Quality Engineering 24 679 1645
Computer Engineering 26 739 1697
Renewable Energy Engineering 69 805 1831

Physics rankings

Istanbul University ranked 7th for Physics in Turkey and 770th in the World with 16,809 publications made and 299,974 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 141 In Turkey
#235 of 2,817 In Asia
#770 of 6,713 In the World

Istanbul University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 45 151
1993 53 122
1994 66 229
1995 83 226
1996 103 334
1997 115 381
1998 118 415
1999 120 511
2000 168 764
2001 160 950
2002 255 1240
2003 301 1658
2004 340 1990
2005 366 2593
2006 437 3497
2007 441 4000
2008 395 4741
2009 434 5288
2010 520 6541
2011 591 7679
2012 613 9145
2013 677 10291
2014 744 11110
2015 872 12383
2016 891 13199
2017 919 14539
2018 854 16977
2019 841 19908
2020 930 25086
2021 947 29872
2022 927 29055
2023 1111 31297
2024 952 29640

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

Physics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 3 50 367
Astrobiology 2 134 603
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 133 628
Nuclear Physics 9 212 744
Materials Science 11 289 807
Optical Engineering 5 255 811
Acoustical Engineering 8 244 846
Quantum and Particle physics 11 320 965
Nanotechnology 13 416 968
Theoretical Physics 15 274 981
Atomic and Molecular physics 15 362 1116
Biophysics 9 395 1193
Condensed Matter Physics 22 564 1336

Psychology rankings

Istanbul University ranked 2nd for Psychology in Turkey and 357th in the World with 16,801 publications made and 332,422 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#51 of 2,755 In Asia
#357 of 6,645 In the World

Istanbul University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 42 97
1993 51 124
1994 52 161
1995 67 233
1996 103 215
1997 92 338
1998 117 363
1999 126 553
2000 170 750
2001 207 1000
2002 286 1299
2003 319 1671
2004 369 2204
2005 379 2890
2006 410 3836
2007 440 4565
2008 397 5340
2009 436 6106
2010 473 7284
2011 558 8744
2012 636 9964
2013 731 11340
2014 782 13024
2015 924 13525
2016 964 14458
2017 954 15544
2018 863 16902
2019 802 20262
2020 943 25234
2021 1000 29011
2022 1029 29108
2023 994 30223
2024 768 26974

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

Psychology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 1 32 249
Occupational Therapy 2 34 272
Clinical Psychology 2 26 362
Sexology 1 8 365
Neuroscience 1 56 375
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 91 417
Child Psychology 4 62 567
Special Education 4 50 586
Social Psychology 3 97 649
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 152 897
Cognitive Science 10 256 911
Education Majors 23 213 1012

Computer Science rankings

Istanbul University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Turkey and 729th in the World with 14,816 publications made and 295,224 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 141 In Turkey
#184 of 2,840 In Asia
#729 of 6,845 In the World

Istanbul University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 25 79
1993 43 115
1994 36 143
1995 49 167
1996 55 154
1997 60 220
1998 94 306
1999 93 438
2000 129 639
2001 147 803
2002 213 1083
2003 242 1501
2004 279 1862
2005 284 2482
2006 347 3302
2007 329 3942
2008 324 4720
2009 367 5394
2010 422 6527
2011 458 7881
2012 568 9215
2013 657 10567
2014 676 12011
2015 739 12982
2016 834 13968
2017 855 15369
2018 763 17655
2019 781 20482
2020 855 26066
2021 896 30462
2022 972 30681
2023 1044 31743
2024 820 29148

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 56 375
Information Technology 3 126 576
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 172 665
Library and Information science 3 87 697
Machine Learning 10 231 746
Cognitive Science 10 256 911
Computer Vision 13 336 978
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 13 343 1045
Computational Linguistics 13 379 1074
Telecommunications 13 424 1135
Computer Networking 12 431 1187
Multimedia 16 346 1210
Management Information Systems 12 323 1282
Data Science 10 360 1299
Cyber Security 13 467 1305
Human-Computer Interaction 13 418 1334
Computer Graphics 19 490 1400
Computer Engineering 26 739 1697
Software Engineering 24 550 1726
Blockchain and Cryptography 27 888 1960

Mathematics rankings

Istanbul University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Turkey and 698th in the World with 7,917 publications made and 151,800 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 141 In Turkey
#177 of 2,718 In Asia
#698 of 6,418 In the World

Istanbul University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 6 11
1993 12 18
1994 7 35
1995 8 36
1996 20 57
1997 25 73
1998 30 97
1999 23 94
2000 34 148
2001 42 189
2002 83 303
2003 105 439
2004 106 628
2005 120 1039
2006 159 1249
2007 165 1482
2008 163 1924
2009 187 2195
2010 215 2657
2011 266 2994
2012 296 3697
2013 367 4413
2014 403 5257
2015 428 5931
2016 466 6213
2017 461 6820
2018 433 7929
2019 426 9732
2020 539 13228
2021 571 16581
2022 582 16814
2023 661 17787
2024 432 13328

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

Mathematics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 9 127 435
Statistics 4 164 672
Actuarial Science 3 128 717
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 162 747
Math Teachers 27 192 849
Applied Mathematics 27 386 1163
Blockchain and Cryptography 27 888 1960

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Istanbul University

Speciality Turkey Asia World Rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 63 279
Cinematography 4 35 501
Real Estate 4 126 511
International Economics 4 55 521
Entrepreneurship 2 67 546
Interior Design 14 162 550
International Business 4 82 626
International Trade 4 73 631
Painting and Drawing 6 147 636
Photography 7 112 636
Sculpture 6 147 636
Performing arts 4 86 642
Illustration and Concept Art 6 151 643
Entertainment Industry Business 4 105 679
Advertising 2 129 705
Development Studies 4 143 730
Tax Law 3 156 744
Music 10 143 763
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 201 763
Creative Writing 4 93 781
Fashion Design 7 167 790
Accounting 2 170 790
Economics 6 162 794
Finance 5 180 797
Literature 6 135 800
Graphic Design 13 208 818
Business 7 200 859
Art & Design 7 170 859
Marketing 8 216 906
Management 11 272 986
Supply Chain Management 16 432 1051
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 290 1052
Human Resource Management 15 252 1094
Project Management 11 237 1108
Environmental Economics 29 471 1310