2017 tables: Institutions - academic

The 2017 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

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# Institution Share 2015 Share 2016 Count 2016 Change in Adjusted Share* 2015–2016
1 Bilkent University, Turkey 14.13 16.76 36 21.6%
2 Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey 9.44 8.15 70 -11.4%
3 Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey 8.37 5.24 71 -35.8%
4 Boğaziçi University (BU), Turkey 5.68 4.06 134 -26.6%
5 Başkent University, Turkey 1.00 3.45 5 253.8%
6 Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Turkey 1.12 3.30 34 203.7%
7 Koç University (KU), Turkey 2.23 3.02 11 39.1%
8 Sabanci University (SU), Turkey 0.79 2.86 6 269.7%
9 Ankara University, Turkey 2.73 2.43 86 -8.7%
10 Hacettepe University, Turkey 1.83 1.94 47 8.6%
11 Gebze Technical University (GYTE), Turkey 1.94 1.50 2 -20.7%
12 Aksaray University, Turkey – 1.37 4 N/A
13 Doğuş University (DOU), Turkey 0.86 1.10 35 31.2%
14 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University (MSKU), Turkey 0.08 1.06 3 1204.0%
15 Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi (YYÜ), Turkey – 1.05 2 N/A
16 Istanbul University, Turkey 2.12 1.04 11 -49.6%
17 Kocaeli University, Turkey 1.00 1.00 1 2.6%
17 Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University (KMU), Turkey – 1.00 1 N/A
17 İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi, Turkey – 1.00 1 N/A
18 Yeditepe University, Turkey – 0.90 2 N/A
19 Gazi University, Turkey 1.30 0.77 4 -38.8%
20 Ege University, Turkey 0.12 0.71 3 490.8%
21 Çukurova University, Turkey 1.12 0.58 52 -46.8%
22 Antalya International University, Turkey 0.25 0.50 3 106.6%
23 Sakarya University, Turkey 0.48 0.50 1 6.4%
24 Selcuk University, Turkey 0.20 0.45 2 134.7%
25 Ondokuz Mayis University (OMU), Turkey 0.25 0.43 3 74.4%
26 Marmara University, Turkey 0.68 0.34 33 -48.6%
27 Yalova University, Turkey – 0.33 1 N/A
27 Istanbul Kemerburgaz University, Turkey 1.00 0.33 1 -65.8%
28 TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey 0.22 0.28 70 33.0%
29 Istanbul Bilim University, Turkey – 0.26 4 N/A
30 Sinop University, Turkey – 0.25 1 N/A
31 University of Yüzüncü, Turkey 0.93 0.23 2 -75.3%
31 Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey 1.90 0.23 2 -87.9%
32 Ataturk University, Turkey 0.08 0.21 2 159.7%
33 Zirve University (Zirve), Turkey – 0.20 1 N/A
34 Yildiz Technical University (YTU), Turkey 0.83 0.17 30 -78.7%
35 Bartin University, Turkey – 0.17 2 N/A
36 Abdullah Gül University, Turkey 0.38 0.17 1 -54.4%
36 University of Turkish Aeronautical Association (UTAA), Turkey – 0.17 1 N/A
37 Uludag University, Turkey 0.30 0.15 13 -48.3%
38 Özyeğin University, Turkey 0.50 0.15 30 -69.7%
39 Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University (BAIBU), Turkey 0.57 0.14 3 -74.6%
40 Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey 1.28 0.14 2 -88.8%
41 Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University (ACU), Turkey 0.22 0.14 2 -36.0%
42 Adana Science and Technology University (ADANA STU), Turkey – 0.13 1 N/A
43 Bahcesehir University (BAU), Turkey 0.07 0.12 39 76.7%
44 Giresun University, Turkey 0.10 0.10 1 2.6%
45 University of Health Sciences (SBU), Turkey 0.13 0.10 2 -24.1%
46 Namik Kemal University, Turkey 0.02 0.09 2 479.9%
47 Erciyes University, Turkey 0.24 0.08 2 -66.9%
48 Mersin University, Turkey 0.15 0.07 31 -48.7%
49 Gulhane Military Medical Academy (GMMA), Turkey 0.04 0.07 2 90.4%
50 Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey 0.02 0.07 62 279.5%
51 University of Gaziantep (GAUN), Turkey 0.08 0.06 69 -13.3%
52 Akdeniz University, Turkey 0.70 0.06 1 -90.8%
53 Kilis 7 Aralık Üniversitesi, Turkey – 0.06 1 N/A
53 Yaşar University, Turkey – 0.06 1 N/A
54 Bezmialem Vakıf University, Turkey 0.18 0.05 1 -74.2%
55 KTO Karatay University, Turkey 0.03 0.04 15 55.0%
56 Istanbul Aydin University (IAU), Turkey 1.05 0.04 69 -96.2%
57 Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey 0.33 0.04 1 -88.2%
58 Bülent Ecevit University, Turkey 0.11 0.04 1 -65.8%
59 Kahramanmaraş Sütçüimam University (KSU), Turkey 0.00 0.04 2 3259.5%
60 Trakya University, Turkey – 0.03 1 N/A
61 Balıkesir University (BAUN), Turkey 0.25 0.03 1 -88.9%
62 Adıyaman University, Turkey 0.01 0.02 30 171.2%
63 Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University (COMU), Turkey 0.67 0.02 2 -96.6%
64 Izmir Kâtip Celebi University, Turkey – 0.02 1 N/A
65 Near East University (NEU), Turkey – 0.01 6 N/A
66 Üsküdar University, Turkey 0.06 0.01 1 -80.6%
67 Gaziosmanpaşa University, Turkey 0.01 0.01 27 19.2%
68 Kırıkkale University, Turkey – 0.01 1 N/A
69 Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Turkey 0.01 0.01 29 7.9%
70 Kafkas University, Turkey 0.00 0.01 29 59.8%
70 Piri Reis University, Turkey 0.00 0.01 29 141.4%
70 Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Turkey 0.00 0.01 29 59.8%
71 Çağ University, Turkey 0.00 0.00 23 34.0%
72 Karabük University, Turkey – 0.00 1 N/A

Footnote

Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. Users please note:

  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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