Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Sabancı University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,178
23,341
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Computational Social Science
Machine Learning
Complex Systems
Network Science
Science of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,357
9,633
0.848
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
attachment
parenting
driving behavior
measurement
unemployment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,653
7,219
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Machining
machine tools
chatter
manufacturing processes
milling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,526
6,844
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
energy transition
industrial decarbonization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,787
6,668
0.856
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Mechanical Engineering
Microfluidics
Heat and Mass Transfer
Micro/Nano Scale Heat and Fluid Flow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,246
4,987
0.605
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
human computer interaction
technology enhanced learning
MOOC
learning engineering
VR/AR/XR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,102
4,854
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
biofortification
micronutrients
plant nutrition
plant physiology
elevated co2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,445
3,870
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
semiconductors
supercapacitors
piezoelectrics
energy materials
photovoltaics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,058
3,835
0.633
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
Meshless Methods
Computational Mechanics
Composite Materials and Structures
SHM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,156
3,693
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,308
3,654
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cross-cultural Organizational Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,266
3,620
0.391
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Project and machine scheduling
Innovation
digitalization
and manufacturing strategy development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,230
3,557
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
polymeric materials
composites
nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,106
3,282
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Data Analytics
Decision Making
Digital Transformation
Heuristics
Innovation Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,838
2,990
0.618
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
International relations
globalization
democracy
foreign policy
conflict resolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,141
2,890
0.316
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Computational Mechanics
Structural Health Monitoring
Peridynamics
Composite Structures
Topology Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,384
2,278
0.956
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Fossil and renewable fuels
carbon materials
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,234
2,239
0.359
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Transportation
Logistics
Metaheuristics
Operations Research
Vehicle Routing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,554
2,235
0.629
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Image understanding
Biometrics
Handwriting recognition
NLP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,552
2,171
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biological Physics
Systems Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,032
2,170
0.270
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nanobiotechnology
Biosensors
Nanosensors
Aptamers
mAbs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,570
2,143
0.834
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Microelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,013
2,064
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Logistics
Transportation
Multi Attribute Decision Making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,341
2,055
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Nanotechnology
Polymers
Surface Chemistry
Energy Conversion & Storage
Tissue Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,414
2,006
0.831
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,393
54
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
İsmail Çakmak
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,178
23,341
0.447
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,754
140
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Onur Varol
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,357
9,633
0.848
Computational Social Science
Machine Learning
Complex Systems
Network Science
Science of Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,235
219
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nebi Sümer
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,653
7,219
0.461
attachment
parenting
driving behavior
measurement
unemployment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,444
239
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Erhan Budak
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,526
6,844
0.414
Machining
machine tools
chatter
manufacturing processes
milling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,622
249
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Değer Saygın
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,787
6,668
0.856
energy transition
industrial decarbonization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,705
379
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ali Koşar
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,246
4,987
0.605
Mechanical Engineering
Microfluidics
Heat and Mass Transfer
Micro/Nano Scale Heat and Fluid Flow
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,824
395
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kürşat Çağiltay
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,102
4,854
0.480
human computer interaction
technology enhanced learning
MOOC
learning engineering
VR/AR/XR
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,246
596
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Levent Öztürk
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,445
3,870
0.520
biofortification
micronutrients
plant nutrition
plant physiology
elevated co2
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,610
609
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Emre Erdem
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,058
3,835
0.633
semiconductors
supercapacitors
piezoelectrics
energy materials
photovoltaics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,237
644
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mehmet Yıldız
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,156
3,693
0.716
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
Meshless Methods
Computational Mechanics
Composite Materials and Structures
SHM
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,862
653
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mustafa Atilla Yazıcı
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,308
3,654
0.579
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Plant Sciences
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,312
667
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Syeda Arzu Wasti
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,266
3,620
0.391
Cross-cultural Organizational Behavior
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,003
692
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gündüz Ulusoy
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,230
3,557
0.432
Project and machine scheduling
Innovation
digitalization
and manufacturing strategy development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,195
791
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yusuf Ziya Menceloğlu
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,106
3,282
0.405
polymeric materials
composites
nanoscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,642
907
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kemal Kılıç
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,838
2,990
0.618
Data Analytics
Decision Making
Digital Transformation
Heuristics
Innovation Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,967
957
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Emin Fuat Keyman
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,141
2,890
0.316
International relations
globalization
democracy
foreign policy
conflict resolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,754
1,445
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Adnan Kefal
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,384
2,278
0.956
Computational Mechanics
Structural Health Monitoring
Peridynamics
Composite Structures
Topology Optimization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,641
1,480
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yuda Yürüm
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,234
2,239
0.359
Fossil and renewable fuels
carbon materials
catalysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,120
1,485
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bülent Çatay
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,554
2,235
0.629
Transportation
Logistics
Metaheuristics
Operations Research
Vehicle Routing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,698
1,556
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ayşe Berrin Yanıkoğlu Yeşilyurt
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,552
2,171
0.477
Image understanding
Biometrics
Handwriting recognition
NLP
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,781
1,557
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ali Rana Atılgan
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,032
2,170
0.270
Biological Physics
Systems Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,844
1,592
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Meral Yüce
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,570
2,143
0.834
Nanobiotechnology
Biosensors
Nanosensors
Aptamers
mAbs
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,895
1,691
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yaşar Gürbüz
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,013
2,064
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,970
1,702
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Füsun Ulengin
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,341
2,055
0.473
Logistics
Transportation
Multi Attribute Decision Making
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,093
1,786
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Veera Sadhu
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,414
2,006
0.831
Nanotechnology
Polymers
Surface Chemistry
Energy Conversion & Storage
Tissue Engineering