Turkey's Top 2% Scientists 2023
Turkey has 1,395 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 13.3% from 1,231 in 2022. That places Turkey 22nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi has the most listed scientists (62), followed by Firat Üniversitesi (44).
Scientists in Turkey on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 63% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 857 | 614 | ||
| 2021 | 1,150 | +34.2% | 828 | +34.9% |
| 2022 | 1,231 | +7.0% | 906 | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 1,395 | +13.3% | 1,040 | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 1,518 | +8.8% | 1,172 | +12.7% |
| 2025 | 1,564 | +3.0% | 1,308 | +11.6% |
Top 10 institutes in Turkey
By number of listed scientists
All 1,395 scientists
| Rank in Turkey | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 182 | Nisantasi Üniversitesi | Energy | Rank 7 | |
| 2 | 524 | Atatürk Üniversitesi | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 2 | |
| 3 | 630 | Çankaya Üniversitesi | Applied Mathematics | Rank 2 | |
| 4 | 704 | Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 8 | |
| 5 | 753 | Sabanci Üniversitesi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 6 | |
| 6 | 1,139 |
OA
|
Izmir Kâtip Çelebi Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 61 |
| 7 | 1,669 |
DE
|
Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi | Energy | Rank 44 |
| 8 | 1,985 | Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 16 | |
| 9 | 2,030 | Akdeniz Üniversitesi | Materials | Rank 40 | |
| 10 | 2,317 | Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 31 | |
| 11 | 2,526 | Koç Üniversitesi | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 22 | |
| 12 | 2,591 | Istanbul Gelisim Üniversitesi | Environmental Sciences | Rank 36 | |
| 13 | 2,612 | Osmaniye Korkut Ata University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 39 | |
| 14 | 2,834 |
SU
|
Erciyes Üniversitesi | Immunology | Rank 69 |
| 15 | 3,403 |
BE
|
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi | Psychiatry | Rank 87 |
| 16 | 3,747 | Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 148 | |
| 17 | 4,493 | Lefke Avrupa Üniversitesi | Environmental Sciences | Rank 66 | |
| 18 | 4,537 |
SJ
|
Gaziantep Üniversitesi | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 14 |
| 19 | 4,780 | Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi | Environmental Sciences | Rank 70 | |
| 20 | 4,808 | Tokat Gaziosmanpasa Üniversitesi | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 16 | |
| 21 | 5,102 | Firat Üniversitesi | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 50 | |
| 22 | 5,624 |
EÖ
|
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 18 |
| 23 | 5,661 | Sila Science and Energy Unlimited Company | Energy | Rank 120 | |
| 24 | 5,857 | Akdeniz Üniversitesi | Environmental Sciences | Rank 87 | |
| 25 | 6,321 | Çankaya Üniversitesi | General Mathematics | Rank 20 | |
| 26 | 6,512 | Istinye Üniversitesi | Information Systems | Rank 26 | |
| 27 | 6,636 | Koç Üniversitesi | Ecology | Rank 163 | |
| 28 | 6,647 | Hasan Kalyoncu University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 26 | |
| 29 | 6,712 | Yildiz Teknik Üniversitesi | Food Science | Rank 44 | |
| 30 | 6,741 | Gaziantep Üniversitesi | Environmental Sciences | Rank 102 | |
| 31 | 7,030 | Selçuk Üniversitesi | Food Science | Rank 45 | |
| 32 | 7,113 |
JA
|
Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi | Chemical Engineering | Rank 37 |
| 33 | 7,605 | Eskisehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi | Building & Construction | Rank 49 | |
| 34 | 7,618 | Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Biotechnology | Rank 24 | |
| 35 | 7,721 | Gazi Üniversitesi | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 25 | |
| 36 | 7,837 |
OS
|
Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 52 |
| 37 | 7,877 | Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi | Materials | Rank 122 | |
| 38 | 8,164 | Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine | Toxicology | Rank 35 | |
| 39 | 8,238 | Yasar Universitesi | Energy | Rank 174 | |
| 40 | 8,258 | Bingöl Üniversitesi | Environmental Sciences | Rank 123 | |
| 41 | 9,485 |
AR
|
Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 38 |
| 42 | 9,603 | Bursa Teknik Üniversitesi | Civil Engineering | Rank 35 | |
| 43 | 9,635 | Bilkent Üniversitesi | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 85 | |
| 44 | 9,704 | Celal Bayar Üniversitesi | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 92 | |
| 45 | 9,814 | Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Building & Construction | Rank 63 | |
| 46 | 9,874 |
KM
|
Kadir Has Üniversitesi | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 43 |
| 47 | 9,880 | Harran Üniversitesi | General Physics | Rank 65 | |
| 48 | 9,889 | Galatasaray Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 389 | |
| 49 | 10,220 | Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi | Polymers | Rank 67 | |
| 50 | 10,663 |
VM
|
Malatya Turgut Ozal University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 159 |
| 51 | 10,685 | Karadeniz Technical University | Mining & Metallurgy | Rank 4 | |
| 52 | 10,708 | Firat Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 419 | |
| 53 | 10,791 |
CM
|
Kocaeli Üniversitesi | Energy | Rank 230 |
| 54 | 10,833 | Biruni Üniversitesi | Optics | Rank 42 | |
| 55 | 10,946 | Erciyes Üniversitesi | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 47 | |
| 56 | 10,986 | Isletme ve Ekonomi Fakültesi | Economics | Rank 179 | |
| 57 | 11,105 | Eastern Mediterranean University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 103 | |
| 58 | 11,321 |
KC
|
Harran Üniversitesi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 65 |
| 59 | 11,324 | Firat Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi | Applied Physics | Rank 229 | |
| 60 | 11,448 |
OE
|
Bilkent Üniversitesi | Applied Physics | Rank 230 |
| 61 | 11,566 | Istanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi | Materials | Rank 188 | |
| 62 | 11,712 | Erciyes Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 450 | |
| 63 | 11,786 | Erciyes Üniversitesi | Building & Construction | Rank 76 | |
| 64 | 11,803 | Erciyes Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 458 | |
| 65 | 11,870 | Istanbul Üniversitesi | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 21 | |
| 66 | 12,118 | Bursa Uludag Üniversitesi | Materials | Rank 200 | |
| 67 | 12,336 |
EM
|
Firat Üniversitesi | Energy | Rank 268 |
| 68 | 12,382 | Middle East Technical University (METU) | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 65 | |
| 69 | 12,489 |
PK
|
Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 483 |
| 70 | 12,943 | Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi | Chemical Engineering | Rank 68 | |
| 71 | 13,169 | Atilim University | Statistics & Probability | Rank 93 | |
| 72 | 13,180 | Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu | Mathematical Physics | Rank 10 | |
| 73 | 13,254 | Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi | Education | Rank 124 | |
| 74 | 13,312 | Siirt Üniversitesi | Applied Mathematics | Rank 41 | |
| 75 | 13,690 | Harran Üniversitesi | Building & Construction | Rank 91 | |
| 76 | 13,820 | Firat Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 522 | |
| 77 | 14,089 | Selçuk Üniversitesi | Food Science | Rank 99 | |
| 78 | 14,129 | Milli Savunma Üniversitesi | Energy | Rank 311 | |
| 79 | 14,248 | Koç Üniversitesi | Psychiatry | Rank 306 | |
| 80 | 14,837 |
ÇG
|
Iskenderun Technical University | Materials | Rank 253 |
| 81 | 14,946 |
CE
|
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University | Energy | Rank 328 |
| 82 | 15,058 | Karadeniz Technical University | Energy | Rank 329 | |
| 83 | 15,376 | Düzce Üniversitesi | Energy | Rank 334 | |
| 84 | 15,403 |
AA
|
Erciyes Üniversitesi | Energy | Rank 335 |
| 85 | 15,431 | Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 153 | |
| 86 | 15,797 | Bandirma Onyedi Eylül University | Education | Rank 155 | |
| 87 | 16,049 | Bilkent Üniversitesi | Finance | Rank 72 | |
| 88 | 16,254 | Atatürk Üniversitesi | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 223 | |
| 89 | 17,114 | Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 618 | |
| 90 | 17,257 | Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Food Science | Rank 133 | |
| 91 | 17,450 | Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | Chemical Engineering | Rank 103 | |
| 92 | 17,612 |
AS
|
Firat Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 321 |
| 93 | 17,758 |
IC
|
Anadolu Üniversitesi | Environmental Sciences | Rank 265 |
| 94 | 18,106 |
YI
|
Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 183 |
| 95 | 18,317 | Koç Üniversitesi | Pathology | Rank 32 | |
| 96 | 18,329 |
KS
|
Koç Üniversitesi | Chemical Engineering | Rank 106 |
| 97 | 18,821 | Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 297 | |
| 98 | 19,149 | Sakarya Üniversitesi | Chemical Physics | Rank 299 | |
| 99 | 19,202 | Akdeniz Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 675 | |
| 100 | 19,580 |
UM
|
Ozyegin University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 176 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Turkey are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
1,395 scientists affiliated with Turkey are on the 2023 single-year list, and 1,040 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Turkey has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 single-year list, Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi has the most listed scientists from Turkey, with 62. It is followed by Firat Üniversitesi with 44.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Turkey changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Turkey went from 857 scientists in 2020 to 1,395 in 2023, a change of +62.8%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.