Universities by Research Publications in Türkiye
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Istanbul University3,721,485 citations
88,858
2Hacettepe University3,848,498 citations
83,387
3Ankara University2,615,082 citations
71,482
4Gazi University1,826,331 citations
61,388
5Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi863,970 citations
53,996
6Istanbul Technical University2,387,907 citations
53,396
7Ege University1,977,189 citations
53,285
8Middle East Technical University2,670,137 citations
50,066
9Marmara University1,381,672 citations
47,396
10Atatürk University1,461,663 citations
42,741
11Dokuz Eylül University1,358,844 citations
42,091
12Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa1,451,706 citations
41,018
13Selçuk University998,455 citations
38,829
14Erciyes University1,256,259 citations
35,679
15Cukurova University2,903,833 citations
33,768
16Ondokuz Mayıs University740,648 citations
32,757
17Akdeniz University870,374 citations
31,745
18Yıldız Technical University830,972 citations
31,098
19Bursa Uludağ Üni̇versi̇tesi̇784,518 citations
30,384
20Fırat University997,967 citations
29,916
21Sakarya University620,024 citations
28,313
22Karadeniz Technical University901,762 citations
27,513
23Kocaeli Üniversitesi634,934 citations
25,993
24Koç University879,844 citations
24,555
25Boğaziçi University2,039,737 citations
24,457
26Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi638,166 citations
24,111
27Inonu University652,265 citations
23,711
28Eskişehir Osmangazi University601,653 citations
23,571
29Pamukkale University479,291 citations
23,506
30Başkent University633,771 citations
22,988
31Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi488,804 citations
22,866
32Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi374,444 citations
22,336
33Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi450,841 citations
21,989
34Gaziantep University829,461 citations
21,860
35Bilkent University1,564,859 citations
21,389
36Necmettin Erbakan University285,547 citations
21,311
37Mersin Üniversitesi487,218 citations
19,840
38Anadolu University594,212 citations
19,574
39Dicle University518,399 citations
19,574
40Manisa Celal Bayar University382,291 citations
18,358
41Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University221,075 citations
18,169
42Adnan Menderes University345,595 citations
17,697
43Muğla University277,524 citations
16,809
44Trakya University352,258 citations
16,016
45Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi372,901 citations
15,868
46Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University334,606 citations
15,772
47Istanbul Medipol University246,566 citations
15,443
48Düzce Üniversitesi266,556 citations
15,255
49Kırıkkale University295,318 citations
15,158
50Harran University367,851 citations
15,020
Highlights
Within Türkiye, Istanbul University ranks first in 2026 with 88,858, followed by Hacettepe University (83,387) and Ankara University (71,482).
Across 50 entries, values run from 88,858 (Istanbul University) to 15,020 (Harran University), with a median of 24,284.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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