Istanbul University: Rankings

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Istanbul University ranked 1st in Turkey, 486th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 177 research topics. Istanbul University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 64,760 academic publications and 1,112,877 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 160 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#486 of 14,131 In the World
#69 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 175 In Turkey
#1 of 52 In Istanbul
#71 of 1,054 For Neurosurgery
#79 of 1,950 For Dermatology
#106 of 1,104 For Plastic Surgery
#197 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#780 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 174 other topics

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Biology rankings

Istanbul University ranked 2nd for Biology in Turkey and 402nd in the World with 40,700 publications made and 866,436 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#92 of 2,838 In Asia
#402 of 6,841 In the World

Istanbul University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 142 342
1994 156 507
1995 202 550
1996 257 710
1997 273 934
1998 296 1064
1999 346 1429
2000 435 1910
2001 524 2683
2002 668 3450
2003 740 4407
2004 836 5631
2005 869 7329
2006 937 9099
2007 1065 10855
2008 949 13012
2009 1081 15235
2010 1183 18652
2011 1287 21860
2012 1516 25271
2013 1722 28684
2014 1909 32168
2015 1983 34101
2016 2110 36032
2017 2036 38988
2018 1983 42356
2019 1886 49976
2020 2043 62359
2021 2306 71791
2022 2254 71089
2023 2253 72875
2024 1904 67887
2025 1804 60277

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

Biology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Immunology 1 65 319
Oncology and Cancer research 1 96 332
Pharmacology 2 82 332
Microbiology 2 71 334
Nutrition and Food Science 7 117 351
Animal Science 9 80 362
Forestry 1 72 371
Neuroscience 1 60 379
Virology 2 84 396
Biotechnology 2 93 406
Horticulture 9 130 412
Genetics 1 100 423
Botany 4 94 425
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 82 426
Paleontology 1 91 444
Toxicology 8 135 478
Zoology 4 82 494
Biochemistry 2 140 500
Molecular Biology 2 162 533
Astrobiology 2 135 604
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 174 673
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 130 856
Agricultural Science 17 343 953
Nanotechnology 14 423 973
Evolutionary Biology 12 333 1185
Biophysics 10 403 1199

Medicine rankings

Istanbul University ranked 2nd for Medicine in Turkey and 279th in the World with 40,328 publications made and 796,766 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#49 of 2,817 In Asia
#279 of 6,793 In the World

Istanbul University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 129 273
1994 152 448
1995 186 502
1996 250 628
1997 248 826
1998 274 911
1999 335 1311
2000 409 1732
2001 517 2550
2002 658 3158
2003 756 4075
2004 909 5476
2005 884 7191
2006 914 8994
2007 1033 10686
2008 952 12846
2009 1039 15029
2010 1146 18068
2011 1272 21020
2012 1411 23838
2013 1697 27070
2014 1801 30729
2015 2027 32423
2016 2104 34018
2017 1994 36367
2018 1957 39255
2019 1860 46984
2020 2092 58814
2021 2364 67801
2022 2317 67598
2023 2216 69780
2024 1931 64839
2025 1945 58631

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

Medicine subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 2 13 71
Dermatology 1 8 79
Plastic Surgery 2 12 106
Dentistry 2 23 114
Cosmetology 1 21 117
Orthodontics 2 21 117
Pediatrics 2 15 142
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 38 146
Surgery 1 34 164
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 14 170
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 35 185
Anesthesiology 1 31 199
Urology 1 36 200
Radiation Therapy 2 55 202
Ophthalmology 1 44 219
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 55 222
Anatomy and Physiology 2 40 229
Pathology 2 47 251
Psychiatry 1 33 252
Cardiology 2 44 252
Respiratory Therapy 1 40 255
Veterinary 5 55 268
Occupational Therapy 2 35 273
Critical Care Nursing 2 36 287
Physical Therapy 2 33 289
Epidemiology 1 50 293
Forensic Science 1 65 295
Immunology 1 65 319
Family medicine 2 46 322
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 35 326
Optometry 3 67 329
Sports Medicine 2 36 331
Oncology and Cancer research 1 96 332
Pharmacology 2 82 332
Audiology 2 45 349
Clinical Psychology 2 27 359
Medical Physics 3 58 381
Virology 2 84 396
Nursing 2 52 442
Gerontology 2 49 445
Public Health 2 75 469
Toxicology 8 135 478
Pharmacy 6 171 530
Health Science 2 88 536
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 75 542
Biomedical Engineering 5 193 617
Sports / Exercise science 9 121 751
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 130 856
Social Work 8 122 973

Chemistry rankings

Istanbul University ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Turkey and 578th in the World with 26,128 publications made and 584,660 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#172 of 2,785 In Asia
#578 of 6,561 In the World

Istanbul University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 83 252
1994 112 402
1995 132 410
1996 163 540
1997 193 631
1998 219 728
1999 242 1007
2000 272 1358
2001 323 1733
2002 422 2347
2003 492 3091
2004 560 3951
2005 532 4888
2006 625 6133
2007 683 7248
2008 627 8583
2009 723 10174
2010 803 12540
2011 842 14730
2012 996 17107
2013 1105 19586
2014 1203 21871
2015 1248 23260
2016 1309 24472
2017 1253 26722
2018 1263 29139
2019 1187 34282
2020 1262 43153
2021 1465 49703
2022 1386 49247
2023 1483 50636
2024 1254 46367
2025 1080 41209

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

Chemistry subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 4 81 144
Nutrition and Food Science 7 117 351
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 105 455
Biochemistry 2 140 500
Pharmacy 6 171 530
Inorganic Chemistry 4 220 583
Organic Chemistry 5 205 618
Physical chemistry 7 246 645
Environmental Chemistry 10 235 706
Biochemical Engineering 7 233 757
Materials Science 11 297 813
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 282 846
Chemical Engineering 10 379 878
Nanotechnology 14 423 973
Computational Chemistry 16 411 1136

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Istanbul University ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Turkey and 570th in the World with 21,443 publications made and 330,008 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 141 In Turkey
#81 of 2,867 In Asia
#570 of 7,088 In the World

Istanbul University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 43 96
1994 52 197
1995 44 160
1996 74 206
1997 80 287
1998 80 344
1999 96 368
2000 122 594
2001 148 788
2002 220 1106
2003 231 1208
2004 261 1676
2005 292 2283
2006 306 2922
2007 332 3471
2008 343 4331
2009 372 4926
2010 455 5932
2011 532 7232
2012 637 8597
2013 750 9464
2014 926 10802
2015 1063 11711
2016 1099 12593
2017 1198 13634
2018 1181 15782
2019 1303 19519
2020 1611 25600
2021 1719 31268
2022 1663 31597
2023 1642 34479
2024 1252 30148
2025 1006 26681

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 65 295
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 32 353
Occupational Safety and Health 1 46 378
Classics and Ancient History 1 34 382
Demography 2 69 453
International Relations and Diplomacy 11 66 489
Human Rights Law 1 34 500
Philosophy 3 77 527
Linguistics 4 111 559
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 33 602
Special Education 5 56 609
Archaeology 3 132 617
History 3 122 642
Gender Studies 3 46 680
Sociology 3 95 688
International Law 4 88 694
Library and Information science 3 87 696
Anthropology 3 92 719
Political Science 2 103 727
Aesthetics 5 128 741
Publishing 2 118 747
Sports / Exercise science 9 121 751
Radio and Television broadcasting 7 148 777
Political Economy 10 74 781
Broadcast Journalism 4 167 784
Genealogy 3 86 807
Public Policy / Administration 3 103 819
Journalism and Digital Media 5 202 830
Law 5 161 841
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 153 901
Communications and Public Relations 4 165 940
Media Studies 7 101 954
Law Enforcement 1 160 966
Social Work 8 122 973
Art History 5 92 1018
Education Majors 25 222 1024
Military science 5 184 1067
Urban and Regional planning 14 281 1156

Environmental Science rankings

Istanbul University ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Turkey and 598th in the World with 19,103 publications made and 337,940 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 141 In Turkey
#148 of 2,841 In Asia
#598 of 6,888 In the World

Istanbul University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 64 128
1994 63 222
1995 78 233
1996 108 304
1997 112 392
1998 112 451
1999 127 525
2000 173 692
2001 197 915
2002 251 1232
2003 283 1424
2004 337 2004
2005 365 2464
2006 393 3236
2007 467 3858
2008 387 4835
2009 461 5644
2010 546 6645
2011 590 8048
2012 679 9898
2013 714 10479
2014 861 11723
2015 946 12935
2016 1026 14068
2017 1024 15358
2018 964 17108
2019 972 20609
2020 1131 26658
2021 1120 32000
2022 1076 31195
2023 1278 33025
2024 960 29922
2025 768 26590

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 59 140
Forestry 1 72 371
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 82 426
Paleontology 1 91 444
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 105 455
Earth science and Geophysics 3 132 475
Geology 4 137 549
Environmental Engineering 10 207 606
Geotechnical Engineering 7 210 629
Geography and Cartography 3 146 652
Ecology 4 175 682
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 255 682
Environmental Chemistry 10 235 706
Oceanography 6 226 779
Agricultural Science 17 343 953
Environmental Management 22 341 963
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 321 985
Urban and Regional planning 14 281 1156

Engineering rankings

Istanbul University ranked 8th for Engineering in Turkey and 790th in the World with 17,763 publications made and 340,523 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 141 In Turkey
#255 of 2,841 In Asia
#790 of 6,795 In the World

Istanbul University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 62 131
1994 60 219
1995 86 230
1996 102 305
1997 105 343
1998 119 437
1999 127 535
2000 180 803
2001 167 966
2002 264 1311
2003 314 1702
2004 352 2066
2005 361 2545
2006 441 3451
2007 467 4057
2008 400 4796
2009 467 5736
2010 560 6910
2011 600 8332
2012 636 9815
2013 746 10973
2014 768 12140
2015 888 13288
2016 952 14315
2017 975 15809
2018 917 17904
2019 851 21281
2020 921 26709
2021 929 31930
2022 959 31385
2023 1099 33306
2024 904 30962
2025 707 27814

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 59 140
Biotechnology 2 93 406
Operations Research 9 129 427
Environmental Engineering 10 207 606
Biomedical Engineering 5 193 617
Geotechnical Engineering 7 210 629
Civil Engineering 8 187 641
Aviation 15 166 670
Metallurgical Engineering 7 246 692
Biochemical Engineering 7 233 757
Technical Drawing 10 271 765
Structural Engineering 9 253 794
Product and Industrial Design 11 247 809
Optical Engineering 6 262 813
Materials Science 11 297 813
Architectural Engineering 14 256 822
Petroleum Engineering 6 264 843
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 282 846
Acoustical Engineering 8 251 850
Chemical Engineering 10 379 878
Landscape Architecture 21 342 911
Electronic Engineering 10 349 931
Transportation Engineering 12 298 935
Firefighting and Fire Science 20 392 944
Automation and Control engineering 16 376 949
Mechanical Engineering 19 305 949
Aerospace Engineering 15 287 958
Nanotechnology 14 423 973
Nuclear Engineering 28 460 1104
Construction Management 15 380 1128
Automotive Engineering 28 451 1134
Telecommunications 14 441 1153
Computer Networking 12 436 1184
Electrical Engineering 17 476 1201
Remote Sensing 23 434 1236
Human-Computer Interaction 13 427 1331
Robotics 23 587 1404
Systems Engineering 32 507 1511
Reliability and Quality Engineering 24 681 1643
Computer Engineering 27 748 1707
Renewable Energy Engineering 68 795 1812

Physics rankings

Istanbul University ranked 7th for Physics in Turkey and 765th in the World with 17,436 publications made and 320,744 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 2,822 In Asia
#765 of 6,729 In the World

Istanbul University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 53 122
1994 66 232
1995 83 224
1996 102 333
1997 114 381
1998 118 413
1999 120 510
2000 168 764
2001 160 947
2002 255 1240
2003 301 1658
2004 339 1988
2005 366 2594
2006 437 3487
2007 441 3997
2008 395 4738
2009 434 5287
2010 518 6540
2011 589 7669
2012 613 9144
2013 679 10293
2014 743 11112
2015 866 12369
2016 891 13192
2017 921 14553
2018 851 16953
2019 843 19865
2020 935 25092
2021 948 29837
2022 925 29023
2023 1119 31304
2024 998 30029
2025 751 26940

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 58 381
Astrobiology 2 135 604
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 137 627
Nuclear Physics 9 221 751
Optical Engineering 6 262 813
Materials Science 11 297 813
Acoustical Engineering 8 251 850
Quantum and Particle physics 11 327 970
Nanotechnology 14 423 973
Theoretical Physics 14 275 975
Atomic and Molecular physics 15 362 1110
Biophysics 10 403 1199
Condensed Matter Physics 22 569 1335

Psychology rankings

Istanbul University ranked 2nd for Psychology in Turkey and 356th in the World with 17,405 publications made and 354,539 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#51 of 2,766 In Asia
#356 of 6,663 In the World

Istanbul University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 51 124
1994 52 162
1995 67 233
1996 103 216
1997 91 338
1998 117 364
1999 126 555
2000 170 750
2001 207 1000
2002 286 1298
2003 318 1672
2004 371 2204
2005 380 2889
2006 408 3837
2007 441 4582
2008 397 5340
2009 435 6109
2010 472 7279
2011 560 8716
2012 634 9951
2013 731 11311
2014 785 13070
2015 920 13530
2016 961 14444
2017 951 15496
2018 863 16817
2019 803 20179
2020 934 25008
2021 991 28838
2022 1024 28868
2023 988 30052
2024 790 27241
2025 793 25166

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

Psychology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 1 33 252
Occupational Therapy 2 35 273
Clinical Psychology 2 27 359
Sexology 1 8 369
Neuroscience 1 60 379
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 90 414
Child Psychology 4 64 565
Special Education 5 56 609
Social Psychology 3 100 648
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 153 901
Cognitive Science 10 264 911
Social Work 8 122 973
Education Majors 25 222 1024

Computer Science rankings

Istanbul University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Turkey and 731st in the World with 15,367 publications made and 306,696 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
#185 of 2,842 In Asia
#731 of 6,855 In the World

Istanbul University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 43 115
1994 36 144
1995 49 167
1996 55 155
1997 60 219
1998 94 307
1999 93 440
2000 129 639
2001 147 803
2002 214 1082
2003 242 1500
2004 280 1863
2005 284 2480
2006 346 3295
2007 329 3940
2008 324 4719
2009 366 5399
2010 422 6529
2011 455 7870
2012 566 9215
2013 656 10554
2014 680 12030
2015 729 12985
2016 838 13969
2017 851 15350
2018 755 17611
2019 775 20406
2020 847 25850
2021 880 30252
2022 975 30520
2023 1045 31547
2024 843 29540
2025 757 26674

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 60 379
Information Technology 4 127 571
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 174 673
Library and Information science 3 87 696
Machine Learning 10 235 750
Cognitive Science 10 264 911
Computer Vision 13 348 989
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 13 354 1049
Computational Linguistics 13 395 1084
Telecommunications 14 441 1153
Multimedia 16 334 1167
Computer Networking 12 436 1184
Management Information Systems 11 326 1282
Cyber Security 14 471 1299
Data Science 10 373 1313
Human-Computer Interaction 13 427 1331
Robotics 23 587 1404
Computer Graphics 19 498 1408
Computer Engineering 27 748 1707
Software Engineering 24 551 1723
Blockchain and Cryptography 26 882 1943

Mathematics rankings

Istanbul University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Turkey and 697th in the World with 8,165 publications made and 161,743 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 141 In Turkey
#180 of 2,725 In Asia
#697 of 6,434 In the World

Istanbul University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 12 18
1994 7 33
1995 8 34
1996 20 57
1997 24 72
1998 30 97
1999 23 94
2000 34 149
2001 42 188
2002 85 302
2003 106 439
2004 106 626
2005 120 1036
2006 158 1246
2007 165 1480
2008 163 1914
2009 187 2190
2010 216 2655
2011 266 2979
2012 295 3683
2013 368 4392
2014 402 5236
2015 428 5889
2016 465 6151
2017 460 6740
2018 435 7858
2019 421 9600
2020 532 12880
2021 561 16248
2022 577 16431
2023 652 17398
2024 432 13414
2025 373 11746

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

Mathematics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 9 129 427
Statistics 4 168 666
Actuarial Science 3 132 729
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 164 743
Math Teachers 27 196 863
Applied Mathematics 28 398 1177
Blockchain and Cryptography 26 882 1943

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Istanbul University

Speciality Turkey Asia World Rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 63 276
Cinematography 4 33 490
International Economics 3 54 512
Real Estate 5 133 522
Entrepreneurship 2 70 552
Interior Design 14 175 571
Illustration and Concept Art 6 136 592
Painting and Drawing 6 138 597
Sculpture 6 138 597
Photography 7 100 603
International Business 4 82 620
International Trade 4 76 631
Performing arts 5 90 650
Entertainment Industry Business 4 100 659
Advertising 2 125 692
Development Studies 4 148 729
Music 9 142 767
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 207 770
Tax Law 4 168 779
Creative Writing 4 94 782
Fashion Design 7 167 784
Graphic Design 13 197 788
Economics 6 163 792
Accounting 2 173 794
Literature 5 141 797
Finance 5 184 798
Art & Design 7 172 853
Business 7 201 854
Marketing 8 218 906
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 275 986
Management 11 279 994
Human Resource Management 14 244 1062
Supply Chain Management 16 446 1075
Project Management 11 236 1102
Environmental Economics 29 487 1333