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Turkey
Turkey ranks between 5th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Advanced aircraft engines
5–6tied, of 47
1stCN64.6%3rdGB4.3%4thIN2.8%5–6TR2.0%5–6DE2.0%7–11FR1.3%
Fırat University0.5% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
5thof 68
1stCN50.8%3rdGB5.6%4thIN5.0%5thTR3.3%6thAU2.7%7–8IT2.3%
Harran University0.4% of the top 10%
Drones and swarming
11thof 81
1stCN52.2%9–10HK1.8%9–10SG1.8%11thTR1.3%12–13IR1.2%12–13IT1.2%
Tarsus University0.1% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
11thof 90
1stCN34.0%9–10DE2.1%9–10CA2.1%11thTR1.9%12thKR1.8%13–14ES1.3%
Gazi University0.2% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
11–12tied, of 104
1stCN14.8%7–9KR2.8%10thIT2.3%11–12TR2.2%11–12JO2.2%13thEG2.0%
Gazi University0.2% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
11–14tied, of 59
1stCN20.4%10thES2.2%11–14IT1.7%11–14TR1.7%11–14SG1.6%11–14FR1.5%
Sabancı Üniversitesi0.8% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
12thof 86
1stCN46.3%9–11AU1.3%9–11GB1.3%12thTR1.2%13thAE0.9%14–15MY0.8%
Siirt Üniversitesi0.1% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
13thof 68
1stCN44.5%11–12IR1.7%11–12DE1.6%13thTR1.4%14–16MY1.3%14–16IT1.3%
Osmaniye Korkut Ata University0.6% of the top 10%
Inertial navigation
12–15tied, of 402.0 papers of credit
1stCN64.0%12–15IN0.8%12–15ES0.8%12–15TR0.7%12–15EG0.6%16–29BR0.4%
Middle East Technical University0.3% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
13–18tied, of 54
1stCN71.4%10–12HK0.8%13–18MO0.6%13–18TR0.6%13–18BE0.6%13–18TW0.6%
Dicle University0.2% of the top 10%
Space launch
13–17tied, of 180.3 papers of credit
1stCN34.8%13–17PT1.0%13–17HK0.4%13–17TR0.3%13–17GB0.2%13–17BE0.2%
Milli Savunma Üniversitesi0.3% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
16thof 58
1stCN43.0%14–15FI1.4%14–15BE1.2%16thTR1.1%17–22SA0.8%17–22SG0.7%
Istanbul Technical University0.4% of the top 10%
Directed energy
10–21tied, of 210.2 papers of credit
1stCN57.5%10–21CZ0.6%10–21PK0.4%10–21TR0.2%10–21GR0.1%10–21KW0.1%
Bilkent University0.2% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
12–16tied, of 584.2 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%12–16KR0.9%12–16ES0.9%12–16TR0.9%17–20AU0.8%17–20CA0.8%
Izmir Institute of Technology0.4% of the top 10%
Large language models
17thof 96
1stCN27.4%15–16GR1.0%15–16CH1.0%17thTR0.9%18thAE0.8%19–20FR0.7%
Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University0.1% of the top 10%
Radar
16–32tied, of 411.3 papers of credit
1stCN77.0%10–15IR0.3%16–32LU0.3%16–32TR0.2%16–32JP0.2%16–32VN0.2%
Istanbul Medipol University0.2% of the top 10%
Hypersonic flight
18–24tied, of 281.0 papers of credit
1stCN65.9%12–17BE0.5%18–24BR0.3%18–24TR0.3%18–24NL0.2%18–24CA0.2%
Middle East Technical University0.2% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
14–20tied, of 442.0 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%14–20HK0.6%14–20DK0.6%14–20TR0.5%14–20SG0.5%21–31BD0.5%
Karadeniz Technical University0.3% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
17–20tied, of 83
1stCN53.0%17–20TW0.7%17–20NL0.7%17–20TR0.7%17–20IR0.7%21–23ES0.6%
Yıldız Technical University0.2% of the top 10%
Gene editing
19–21tied, of 77
1stUS32.2%16–18ES0.8%16–18SA0.7%19–21TR0.6%19–21BE0.6%19–21SE0.5%
Akdeniz University0.2% of the top 10%
Optical communication
16–19tied, of 54
1stCN38.8%16–19TW0.9%16–19DK0.9%16–19TR0.9%20–21AU0.8%20–21ES0.8%
Istanbul Technical University0.2% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
17–20tied, of 103
1stCN20.6%17–20JO1.0%17–20FR1.0%17–20TR1.0%17–20FI1.0%21–24BD0.9%
Fırat University0.1% of the top 10%
Small satellites
15–23tied, of 471.8 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%15–23FR1.6%15–23FI1.5%15–23TR1.5%15–23CA1.3%15–23DK1.3%
Istanbul Technical University0.8% of the top 10%
Nuclear fission power
18–25tied, of 643.4 papers of credit
1stCN43.3%18–25ID0.5%18–25SE0.5%18–25TR0.5%18–25NL0.4%18–25MX0.4%
Marmara University0.1% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
20thof 80
1stCN39.9%18–19JP1.2%18–19FI1.2%20thTR0.9%21stMY0.8%22–25LU0.7%
Koç University0.4% of the top 10%
Sonar and underwater acoustics
15–23tied, of 371.0 papers of credit
1stCN71.6%15–23UA0.3%15–23DK0.3%15–23TR0.3%15–23MY0.3%15–23ES0.3%
Istanbul Medipol University0.3% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
22–27tied, of 453.3 papers of credit
1stCN56.1%22–27AT0.5%22–27NL0.5%22–27TR0.5%22–27HR0.5%22–27IL0.4%
Hacettepe University0.2% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
22–27tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%22–27IR0.2%22–27BE0.2%22–27TR0.2%22–27FI0.2%22–27NL0.2%
Eskişehir Osmangazi University0.1% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
23–28tied, of 592.0 papers of credit
1stUS33.6%23–28RU0.4%23–28GR0.3%23–28TR0.3%23–28ET0.3%23–28SA0.3%
İzmir University of Economics0.2% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
27–40tied, of 571.7 papers of credit
1stCN28.9%22–26HU0.4%22–26PK0.4%27–40TR0.3%27–40FI0.3%27–40BA0.3%
Izmir Institute of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Perovskite solar cells
24–28tied, of 764.9 papers of credit
1stCN53.9%24–28IQ0.3%24–28MY0.3%24–28TR0.3%24–28DZ0.3%29–32EG0.2%
Marmara University0.1% of the top 10%
Synthetic biology
25–30tied, of 552.0 papers of credit
1stCN45.7%25–30PK0.4%25–30PL0.4%25–30TR0.3%25–30HK0.3%25–30IL0.3%
Istanbul Technical University0.1% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
25–29tied, of 73
1stCN55.5%25–29BD0.3%25–29FI0.3%25–29TR0.3%25–29SE0.3%30–32NZ0.2%
Istanbul Technical University0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
31–39tied, of 542.0 papers of credit
1stCN31.5%26–30NO0.4%31–39IR0.3%31–39TR0.3%31–39BR0.3%31–39SA0.3%
Outside the top 30
Boğaziçi University0.1% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
30–40tied, of 561.6 papers of credit
1stCN40.8%30–40FI0.2%30–40PT0.2%30–40TR0.2%30–40PK0.2%30–40AZ0.2%
Outside the top 30
Kastamonu University0.1% of the top 10%
New antibiotics and antivirals
33–38tied, of 823.2 papers of credit
1stCN30.3%29–32GR0.5%33–38SE0.4%33–38TR0.4%33–38IE0.4%33–38MO0.4%
Outside the top 30
Istanbul University0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
36–40tied, of 712.2 papers of credit
1stUS34.9%36–40MA0.1%36–40QA0.1%36–40MX0.1%36–40NO0.1%36–40TR0.1%
Outside the top 30
Koç University0.0% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
36–40tied, of 450.2 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%36–40MX0.1%36–40PT0.1%36–40CA0.1%36–40PK0.1%36–40TR0.1%
Outside the top 30
Ankara University0.0% of the top 10%
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced chip manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method