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90 Turkish universities enter global rankings in 78 scientific fields
The URAP 2025–2026 field rankings included 90 universities from Türkiye in at least one scientific field. Türkiye was ranked in 48 of the 78 fields, while Istanbul Technical University came first nationally with entries in 28 fields.
The URAP Research Laboratory published its 2025–2026 field rankings to highlight universities’ strengths and areas for improvement. Universities around the world were evaluated across 78 different scientific fields.
The rankings were based on universities’ academic performance over the past five years. The impact of articles, total documents and citations within the relevant field, along with international cooperation, were the main criteria used in the evaluation.
China ranks first with 422 universities
This year, 2,566 universities from 121 countries appeared in the rankings for at least one scientific field. China, the United States and India occupied the top three places in the country ranking.
China increased its number of ranked universities to 422 this year, up from 411 in 2024–2025. The rankings included 293 universities from the United States and 146 from India.
Türkiye increased its representation to 90 universities this year, up from 89 last year. Turkish universities were ranked in 48 of the 78 scientific fields announced.
Harvard ranks first globally in 19 fields
Chinese universities ranked first in 36 of the 78 fields evaluated by URAP, while U.S. universities led two fields. The United Kingdom led nine fields and the Netherlands five.
At the university level, Harvard University ranked first globally in 19 fields, taking the top spot. China’s Tsinghua University followed with 15 fields.
The University of Oxford in the United Kingdom ranked first globally in eight fields, while the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands led four fields. At least one university from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands and Australia appeared in the rankings for all 78 fields.
Turkish universities stand out in medicine and engineering
As in the previous year, medicine and health sciences and engineering were the fields with the highest number of Turkish universities. A total of 82 Turkish universities were ranked in medicine and health sciences, and 36 in engineering.
There were 26 Turkish universities in biology, 24 in technology, 19 in mathematics, 12 in physics and 12 in materials science.
Istanbul Technical University leads Türkiye in 28 scientific fields
Istanbul Technical University ranked first among Turkish universities, appearing in 28 scientific fields. Hacettepe University was ranked in 21 fields, Middle East Technical University in 20 and Yıldız Technical University in 19.
Ankara University followed with 17 fields. Gazi University and Atatürk University appeared in 16 fields each, Koç University in 15, Istanbul University in 13, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa in 11, and Ege University and Fırat University in 10 each.
Marmara University, the University of Health Sciences and Near East University were ranked in nine scientific fields each, while Erciyes University and Sakarya University appeared in eight fields each.
Field-specific rankings of universities
Istanbul Technical University ranked 73rd globally in polymer science. It ranked 139th in water resources, 141st in marine science, 151st in civil engineering, 207th in geology, 223rd in artificial intelligence, and 268th in robotics and intelligent systems.
Hacettepe University ranked 116th in dentistry, 129th in pediatrics and 243rd in education. Middle East Technical University ranked 253rd in energy and fuels, 270th in polymers and 291st in civil engineering.
Yıldız Technical University ranked 231st in architecture. Koç University ranked 222nd in political science and 286th in clinical neurology.
Ankara University ranked 103rd in dentistry and 212th in pediatrics. Istanbul University ranked 194th in pediatrics and 215th in dentistry; Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa ranked 233rd in pediatrics, while Marmara University ranked 204th in the same field.
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