Turkey's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Turkey has 1,040 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 14.8% from 906 in 2022. That places Turkey 26th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi has the most listed scientists (67), followed by Middle East Technical University (METU) (42).
Scientists in Turkey on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 69% 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 1,040 scientists
| Rank in Turkey | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,302 | Sabancı Üniversitesi | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 8 | |
| 2 | 3,422 | İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 30 | |
| 3 | 3,529 |
BD
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Çankaya Üniversitesi | Applied Mathematics | Rank 13 |
| 4 | 3,584 | Atatürk Üniversitesi | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 5 | |
| 5 | 4,354 | Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 25 | |
| 6 | 4,470 |
OE
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Bilkent Üniversitesi | Applied Physics | Rank 129 |
| 7 | 4,919 | Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 22 | |
| 8 | 5,427 | Nişantaşı Üniversitesi | Energy | Rank 57 | |
| 9 | 5,430 | Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Biotechnology | Rank 12 | |
| 10 | 7,080 | Erciyes Üniversitesi | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 31 | |
| 11 | 7,817 | Yaşar Universitesi | Energy | Rank 76 | |
| 12 | 7,878 | Akdeniz Üniversitesi | Materials | Rank 98 | |
| 13 | 8,222 | Sila Science and Energy Unlimited Company | Energy | Rank 78 | |
| 14 | 9,843 |
SJ
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Gaziantep Üniversitesi | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 21 |
| 15 | 10,355 |
EÖ
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Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 51 |
| 16 | 11,236 | İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 146 | |
| 17 | 12,442 | Firat Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi | Applied Physics | Rank 310 | |
| 18 | 13,232 | Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi | Food Science | Rank 43 | |
| 19 | 13,476 | Firat Üniversitesi | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 83 | |
| 20 | 13,613 | Koç Üniversitesi | Psychiatry | Rank 378 | |
| 21 | 13,683 | Koç Üniversitesi | Pathology | Rank 50 | |
| 22 | 14,367 | İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 284 | |
| 23 | 14,442 | Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu | Mathematical Physics | Rank 11 | |
| 24 | 14,597 | Selçuk Üniversitesi | Food Science | Rank 49 | |
| 25 | 14,996 |
OS
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Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 133 |
| 26 | 15,395 | Karadeniz Technical University | Energy | Rank 147 | |
| 27 | 15,472 |
CM
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Kocaeli Üniversitesi | Energy | Rank 148 |
| 28 | 16,334 |
BE
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Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi | Psychiatry | Rank 435 |
| 29 | 17,244 |
YY
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İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | Polymers | Rank 147 |
| 30 | 19,209 |
OO
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İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | Polymers | Rank 166 |
| 31 | 19,455 |
EM
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İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,552 |
| 32 | 20,165 | Medipol Mega University Hospital | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 226 | |
| 33 | 20,878 | Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi | Materials | Rank 248 | |
| 34 | 20,890 | İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 303 | |
| 35 | 21,041 |
JA
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Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | Chemical Engineering | Rank 82 |
| 36 | 21,530 |
BE
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Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,709 |
| 37 | 22,141 | Academic Hospital | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 172 | |
| 38 | 22,663 |
AS
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Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 450 |
| 39 | 22,765 | Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi | Building & Construction | Rank 35 | |
| 40 | 22,788 | Galatasaray Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 454 | |
| 41 | 23,270 | Middle East Technical University (METU) | Energy | Rank 237 | |
| 42 | 23,649 |
BE
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Sabancı Üniversitesi | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 168 |
| 43 | 24,542 | Koç Üniversitesi | Ecology | Rank 421 | |
| 44 | 24,959 | Middle East Technical University (METU) | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 176 | |
| 45 | 25,421 | TOBB University of Economics and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 499 | |
| 46 | 25,441 |
BY
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Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi | Materials | Rank 303 |
| 47 | 25,832 |
KM
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Kadir Has Üniversitesi | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 29 |
| 48 | 25,973 | Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 511 | |
| 49 | 26,109 | Çankaya Üniversitesi | General Mathematics | Rank 83 | |
| 50 | 26,329 | Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi | Polymers | Rank 232 | |
| 51 | 26,423 | Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi | Biotechnology | Rank 61 | |
| 52 | 26,734 | Istanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi | Materials | Rank 319 | |
| 53 | 26,798 |
AM
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Gazi Üniversitesi | Biotechnology | Rank 63 |
| 54 | 26,854 | Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,231 | |
| 55 | 27,436 | Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 2,103 | |
| 56 | 29,016 |
GA
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İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 215 |
| 57 | 29,201 | Trakya Üniversitesi | Materials | Rank 342 | |
| 58 | 29,558 | Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi | Materials | Rank 347 | |
| 59 | 29,868 | Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi | Chemical Engineering | Rank 112 | |
| 60 | 29,979 | Gazi Üniversitesi | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 84 | |
| 61 | 30,130 | Erciyes Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 591 | |
| 62 | 30,239 |
AR
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Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 187 |
| 63 | 30,673 |
UM
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Ozyegin University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 248 |
| 64 | 32,169 | Sakarya Üniversitesi | Chemical Physics | Rank 721 | |
| 65 | 32,436 | Bilkent Üniversitesi | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 264 | |
| 66 | 33,388 | Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Polymers | Rank 294 | |
| 67 | 33,478 | Koç Üniversitesi | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 273 | |
| 68 | 34,638 |
OA
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Istanbul Üniversitesi | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,401 |
| 69 | 35,829 | İstinye Üniversitesi | Information Systems | Rank 84 | |
| 70 | 36,098 |
ŞU
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Erciyes Üniversitesi | Immunology | Rank 1,146 |
| 71 | 36,410 | Boğaziçi Üniversitesi | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 299 | |
| 72 | 37,554 | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 314 | |
| 73 | 38,215 |
SA
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İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | Energy | Rank 422 |
| 74 | 38,257 | Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 161 | |
| 75 | 38,413 |
YE
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Yeditepe University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 107 |
| 76 | 38,414 | Hasan Kalyoncu University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 255 | |
| 77 | 38,668 | Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Food Science | Rank 146 | |
| 78 | 38,722 | Atatürk Üniversitesi | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 474 | |
| 79 | 39,372 | Ege Üniversitesi | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 53 | |
| 80 | 39,425 | Gaziantep Üniversitesi | Food Science | Rank 150 | |
| 81 | 40,051 |
ÖZ
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Koç Üniversitesi | International Relations | Rank 28 |
| 82 | 40,939 |
ÖS
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Middle East Technical University (METU) | Organic Chemistry | Rank 791 |
| 83 | 41,425 |
BA
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İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 709 |
| 84 | 42,695 |
EH
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Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi | Chemical Physics | Rank 913 |
| 85 | 43,263 | İstinye Üniversitesi | Microbiology | Rank 1,094 | |
| 86 | 43,943 | Marmara Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 316 | |
| 87 | 43,979 | Erciyes Üniversitesi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 876 | |
| 88 | 44,271 |
YI
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Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 179 |
| 89 | 44,340 | Middle East Technical University (METU) | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 758 | |
| 90 | 44,572 | Firat Üniversitesi | Energy | Rank 516 | |
| 91 | 44,788 | İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 370 | |
| 92 | 45,390 | Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) | Applied Physics | Rank 1,181 | |
| 93 | 45,989 | Gazi Üniversitesi | Operations Research | Rank 144 | |
| 94 | 46,186 |
KS
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Koç Üniversitesi | Chemical Engineering | Rank 170 |
| 95 | 47,141 | Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 191 | |
| 96 | 48,080 | Koç Üniversitesi | Microbiology | Rank 1,216 | |
| 97 | 48,213 | Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi | Biotechnology | Rank 127 | |
| 98 | 48,285 | Medeniyet University | Toxicology | Rank 203 | |
| 99 | 48,557 | Başkent Üniversitesi | Surgery | Rank 410 | |
| 100 | 49,167 | Gazi Üniversitesi | Biotechnology | Rank 131 | |
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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 career-long list, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi has the most listed scientists from Turkey, with 67. It is followed by Middle East Technical University (METU) with 42.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Turkey changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Turkey went from 614 scientists in 2020 to 1,040 in 2023, a change of +69.4%.
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.