05/12/2025
The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) announced its 2025 Research University Performance Rankings. Sabancı University ranked second in Türkiye, demonstrating strong performance in Research Capacity, Research Quality, and Collaboration. Thus, our university maintained its ranking from last year, once again confirming its leading position in Türkiye's research ecosystem.
Stable and Strong Achievement in Research Capacity
In this comprehensive assessment, Sabancı University ranked first in Türkiye in the Research Capacity category. This category, which encompasses the number of scientific publications and citations, the number and volume of national and international projects, and national and international intellectual property outputs, distinguishes Sabancı University as Türkiye's highest-performing research institution.
In last year's performance results, our university achieved significant success, having the highest scores among all universities, particularly in research quality and collaboration and interaction.
A Global Brand
Sabancı University supports its national achievements with its steady rise in international rankings. Our academics' high-quality scientific productivity, interdisciplinary approach, and strong international collaborations further strengthen our university's contribution to our country's global scientific standing every year.
A Leading Role in Contributing to Science and Society
Sabancı University's research vision is based on the understanding of being a scientific center of attraction that leads globally in strategic research areas, adds value to society through interdisciplinary and high-impact research, and produces innovative solutions and commercialized technologies.
To this end, our university develops high-impact strategic collaborations with leading research institutions and universities worldwide. This success in the performance rankings announced by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) is a concrete indicator of the strong progress of our university's research strategy.
