Turkish universities excel in Stanford's World Top 2% Scientists List

Numerous Turkish universities have achieved significant recognition in the 2026 “World Top 2% Scientists List,” a study conducted by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier. The ranking evaluates researchers based on bibliometric indicators such as citation counts, h-index, and hm-index, categorizing them into “Career-Long Impact” and “Single-Year Impact.”

Fırat University emerged as a major leader in Turkey, placing 48 academics in the career-long category and 46 in the 2025 single-year category, ranking 4th nationally in both categories. Other institutions also reported high representation: Bahçeşehir University (BAU) included 10 academics, Eskişehir Osmangazi University (ESOGÜ) featured 21 researchers, and Adana Alparslan Türkeş University (ATÜ) had 12.

Additional successes were noted by Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University (9 scientists), Gümüşhane University (6 scientists), Erzurum Technical University (8 scientists), Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University (5 scientists), Konya Technical University (14 scientists), Ondokuz Mayıs University (18 scientists), Afyon Kocatepe University (10 scientists), and Bursa Technical University (9 scientists). These results highlight the growing international scientific visibility and research productivity of the Turkish academic community across various disciplines including engineering, medicine, and social sciences.