A total of 10824 institutions, including 5491 universities, were ranked in the 2026 list of Scimago institution rankings. In the 2026 list, Istanbul Medeniyet University ranked 2589th among universities in the world. At the national level, IMU ranked 53rd among 151 Turkish universities. IMU once again proved its success by improving its ranking in indicators related to Research, Innovation and Social performance.
Istanbul Medeniyet University, one of the youngest public universities in Turkey, is among the universities in the Scimago Institutions Ranking;
-4358th in the Global Societal Ranking.
-5875th in the Global Research Ranking.
-8124th in the Global Innovation Ranking.
It is possible to check results by subject area. IMU is very well positioned within the Turkish universities in all areas of teaching and research, particularly in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, where it is ranked as 1st in Turkey.
Istanbul Medeniyet University in the global ranking:
|
Year |
Overall Rank (World) |
Research Rank (World) |
Innovation Rank (World) |
Societal Rank (World) |
Overall Rank in Turkey |
Universities Ranked (Turkey) |
Universities Ranked (World) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6510 | 5875 | 8124 | 4356 | 54 | 152 | 5491 |
|
2025 |
5469 | 5133 | 6274 | 4197 | 42 | 144 | 5051 |
|
2024 |
5132 | 4663 | 6810 | 2830 | 46 | 140 | 4762 |
|
2023
|
6042 |
4481 |
7191 |
4290 |
44 |
134 |
4533 |
|
2022
|
5560 |
4553 |
6283 |
4169 |
39 |
132 |
4364 |
|
2021
|
5577 |
4750 |
5530 |
4038 |
52 |
125 |
4126 |
|
2020
|
4916 |
4705 |
4390 |
4203 |
37 |
112 |
3897 |
Istanbul Medeniyet University in the Results by Subject Area (among universities):
| Area | World | Middle East | OECD | Turkiye |
| Arts and Humanities+ | 2130 | 194 | 1326 | 80 |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2550 | 194 | 1326 | 80 |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2550 | 1692 | 986 | 44 |
| Chemistry | 2477 | 238 | 1834th | 25th |
| Computer Sciences | 2492 | 249 | 1336 | 76 |
| Dentistry | 386 | 54 | 253 | 18 |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 469 | 14 | 302 | 2 |
| Energy | 1955 | 166 | 1021 | 51 |
| Engineering+ | 2289 | 228 | 1256 | 78 |
| Environmental Science | 1657 | 95 | 902 | 29 |
| Mathematics | 2305 | 237 | 1234 | 80 |
| Medicine+ | 2102 | 161 | 1224 | 45 |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 2311 | 276 | 1126 | 73 |
| Psychology | 2172 | 198 | 1424 | 89 |
| Social Sciences+ | 2317th | 126th | 1512th | 33rd |
About SCImago institutions ranking
The SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) is an academic and research-related ranking that combines three different indicators based on research performance (50%), innovation outputs (30%) and societal impact (20%). These indicators are measured by the visibility of the institution on the web using the Scopus database.
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Last Update: 04.03.2026